Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-420.7

permit - Complaints and arrests - Condemnation of systems and

appliances - Duties of Attorney General.

A. It shall be the duty of the Administrator to inspect, or to

provide for the inspection of, any LPG systems, containers,

apparatus, or appliances installed in this state, and any LPG bulk-

delivery trucks or trailers used in this state, whenever in the

discretion of the Administrator, any deputy, or any safety code

enforcement officer such inspection is necessary to effectuate the

purposes of this act. The Administrator and any deputy or safety

code enforcement officer are hereby severally empowered and

authorized to enter upon any premises where any such installation is

being or has been made to conduct such inspection.

B. The Administrator, under the direction of the Board, shall

require proving of metering system to determine the accuracy to be

within the manufacturer's tolerance not to exceed plus or minus one

percent (1%) at any time. The LPG liquid meter system shall be

designed and constructed to provide for applying lead-and-wire seals

in such a manner that no modifications or adjustments which would

affect the accuracy of deliveries, can be made without mutilating

the seal or seals.

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C. Every person to whom the Board or the Administrator issues a

registration permit as herein provided shall have immediate

possession of the permit at all times when engaged in that phase of

the LPG business for which the same was issued and shall display the

same upon demand of the Administrator, the chief deputy

administrator, or any deputy administrator or safety code

enforcement officer.

D. The Administrator and the chief deputy administrator, and

such deputies and safety code enforcement officers as the

Administrator shall by appropriate written commission appoint, shall

have all of the powers and authority of peace officers of this state

in making arrests for violations of this act or the safety rules

promulgated thereunder, or in serving any process, notice or order

connected with the enforcement of this act issued by the

Administrator.

E. The Administrator, the chief deputy administrator and any

deputy administrator or safety code enforcement officer are hereby

empowered and authorized to sign complaints against and to cause the

arrest of any person charged with a violation or violations of this

act or the safety rules promulgated thereunder. In the event the

district attorney fails or refuses to draw or endorse any complaint

submitted to the district attorney and the complainant, whether it

be the Administrator, the chief deputy administrator or any deputy

administrator or safety code enforcement officer, desires to secure

prosecution of the complaint, then and in that event any court of

competent jurisdiction shall be authorized to issue a warrant for

the arrest of the person charged in the complaint and the

complainant shall not be required to file with the court the bond

provided to be filed with and approved by the court in Sections 231

through 233 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

F. The Administrator and any deputy or safety code enforcement

officer are hereby severally empowered and authorized to condemn any

liquefied petroleum gas system, container, apparatus or appliance in

this state not manufactured, fabricated, assembled or installed in

accordance with the safety rules adopted or promulgated under this

act, and shall have the authority to forbid the use of any such

system, container, apparatus or appliance unless and until the same

have been made to comply in all respects with such safety rules.

G. The Administrator is hereby empowered and authorized to

inspect or cause the inspection of the records of any person, firm

or corporation pertaining to the installation by such person, firm

or corporation of liquefied petroleum gas systems, containers,

apparatus or appliances in this state.
ppliance unless and until the same

have been made to comply in all respects with such safety rules.

G. The Administrator is hereby empowered and authorized to

inspect or cause the inspection of the records of any person, firm

or corporation pertaining to the installation by such person, firm

or corporation of liquefied petroleum gas systems, containers,

apparatus or appliances in this state.

H. The Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma shall appear

and represent the Administrator and the Board and members thereof,

or any of them, in all litigation or other proceedings that may

arise in the discharge of duties and shall, at the request of the

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Administrator, assist the district attorney in prosecuting charges

of violations of this act.