Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-508.4
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Investigations Division
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 113
A. There is hereby created the Investigations Division within
the Department of Corrections. The purpose of the Division shall be
to investigate allegations of criminal acts by inmates, offenders or
employees of the Department, as well as to investigate allegations
of constitutional or policy violations.
B. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall employ
the proper personnel and adopt the necessary procedures to carry out
the duties of the Investigations Division and shall appoint a
Director of the Division who shall administer the activities of the
Division.
C. The Investigations Division of the Department of Corrections
shall have the jurisdiction and authority to investigate all
allegations of criminal behavior at any facility owned or operated
by the Department, or any private prison facility or other facility
with which the Department contracts to house inmates from the State
of Oklahoma.
D. The Investigations Division shall have jurisdiction and
authority to investigate any escape committed by prisoners under the
custody and control of the Department of Corrections. If it is
determined that a prisoner has escaped the custody of the
Department, in violation of Section 443 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, the Department is authorized to issue a warrant for the
arrest of the escapee and the warrant shall have the force and
effect of any warrant of arrest issued by a district court in the
state. Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of a
district attorney to issue an arrest warrant for the escapee.
E. All officers, investigators, agents and immediate
supervisory staff of listed positions assigned to the Investigations
Division shall be deemed peace officers and shall possess the powers
granted by law to peace officers. Officers, investigators, agents
and supervisory staff of the Investigations Division shall meet all
of the training and qualifications for peace officers required by
Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
A. There is hereby created the Investigations Division within
the Department of Corrections. The purpose of the Division shall be
to investigate allegations of criminal acts by inmates, offenders or
employees of the Department, as well as to investigate allegations
of constitutional or policy violations.
B. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall employ
the proper personnel and adopt the necessary procedures to carry out
the duties of the Investigations Division and shall appoint a
Director of the Division who shall administer the activities of the
Division.
C. The Investigations Division of the Department of Corrections
shall have the jurisdiction and authority to investigate all
allegations of criminal behavior at any facility owned or operated
by the Department, or any private prison facility or other facility
with which the Department contracts to house inmates from the State
of Oklahoma.
D. The Investigations Division shall have jurisdiction and
authority to investigate any escape committed by prisoners under the
custody and control of the Department of Corrections. If it is
determined that a prisoner has escaped the custody of the
Department, in violation of Section 443 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, the Department is authorized to issue a warrant for the
arrest of the escapee and the warrant shall have the force and
effect of any warrant of arrest issued by a district court in the
state. Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of a
district attorney to issue an arrest warrant for the escapee.
E. All officers, investigators, agents and immediate
supervisory staff of listed positions assigned to the Investigations
Division shall be deemed peace officers and shall possess the powers
granted by law to peace officers. Officers, investigators, agents
and supervisory staff of the Investigations Division shall meet all
of the training and qualifications for peace officers required by
Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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