Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-162.2
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Campus police and juvenile officers - Appointment -
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The Department of Human Services shall have the authority to
appoint campus police for institutions, county office buildings and
any other buildings and their adjacent grounds under the
jurisdiction of the Department, in the same manner and with the same
powers as campus police appointed by governing boards of state
institutions for higher education under the provisions of Sections
360.11 through 360.14 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The
Department may also appoint and commission juvenile officers to
assist it in maintaining custody of children committed to the
Department, and in making investigations and in prosecuting court
proceedings under the provisions of Sections 233 through 236 of this
title, relating to child support enforcement. Such officers shall
have the powers of peace officers, including the authority to serve
and execute process, bench warrants and other court orders in cases
in which the Department is a party or a participant. Each juvenile
officer shall be required to execute a bond in such form and amount
as may be approved by the Department, the cost thereof to be paid by
the Department.
The Department of Human Services shall have the authority to
appoint campus police for institutions, county office buildings and
any other buildings and their adjacent grounds under the
jurisdiction of the Department, in the same manner and with the same
powers as campus police appointed by governing boards of state
institutions for higher education under the provisions of Sections
360.11 through 360.14 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The
Department may also appoint and commission juvenile officers to
assist it in maintaining custody of children committed to the
Department, and in making investigations and in prosecuting court
proceedings under the provisions of Sections 233 through 236 of this
title, relating to child support enforcement. Such officers shall
have the powers of peace officers, including the authority to serve
and execute process, bench warrants and other court orders in cases
in which the Department is a party or a participant. Each juvenile
officer shall be required to execute a bond in such form and amount
as may be approved by the Department, the cost thereof to be paid by
the Department.
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