Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1350.7

A. The Director of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and

Training, and any staff member designated by the Director, shall

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

for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of the Bail Enforcement

and Licensing Act, and all other duties which are or may be

conferred upon the Council by the Bail Enforcement and Licensing

Act. The powers and duties conferred on the Director or any staff

member appointed by the Director as a peace officer shall not limit

the powers and duties of other peace officers of this state or any

political subdivision thereof. Nothing in the Bail Enforcement and

Licensing Act shall be construed to restrict the Director from

appointing the same staff members as peace officers to enforce both

the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act and the

Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act.

B. The Council shall have the following powers and duties:

1. To promulgate rules and forms to implement, enforce and

carry out the purposes of the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act;

2. To establish and enforce standards governing the training of

persons required to be licensed pursuant to the Bail Enforcement and

Licensing Act with respect to:

a. issuing, denying, or revoking certificates of approval

to bail enforcement training schools, and programs

administered by the state, a county, a municipality, a

private corporation, or an individual,

b. certifying instructors at approved bail enforcement

training schools,

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c. establishing minimum requirements for bail enforcement

training schools and periodically reviewing these

standards, and

d. providing for periodic inspection of all bail

enforcement training schools or programs;

3. To establish minimum curriculum requirements for training as

the Council may require for bail enforcers and armed bail enforcers.

Training requirements for unarmed bail enforcers shall be not less

than forty (40) hours of instruction which shall be in addition to

the Phase I, II, and III training requirements. Training

requirements for armed bail enforcers shall be the same as for

unarmed bail enforcers plus Phase IV firearm and weapons training;

4. To establish minimum requirements for a mandatory continuing

education program for all licensed bail enforcers which shall

include, but not be limited to:

a. establishing a designated minimum number of clock

hours of required attendance, not less than twenty-

four (24) clock hours during the licensing period, at

accredited educational functions,

b. establishing the penalties to be imposed upon a

licensee for failure to comply with the continuing

education requirements, and

c. providing that the expense of such continuing

education shall be paid by the licensee participating

therein;

5. To grant a waiver of any training requirement, except

firearms training and weapons training which shall be required for

an armed bail enforcer license, unless the applicant has completed

at least one (1) year of full-time employment as an armed security

guard, armed private investigator, or CLEET-certified law

enforcement officer within the three-year period immediately

preceding the date of application and the applicant provides

sufficient documentation thereof as may be required by the Council;

6. To grant an applicant credit for fulfilling any prescribed

course or courses of training, including firearms training, upon

submission of acceptable documentation of comparable training. The

Council may grant or refuse any such credit at its discretion;

7. To issue the licenses and identification cards provided for

in the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act;

8. To investigate alleged violations of the Bail Enforcement

and Licensing Act, or rules promulgated pursuant thereto, and to

deny, suspend, or revoke licenses and identification cards if
mentation of comparable training. The

Council may grant or refuse any such credit at its discretion;

7. To issue the licenses and identification cards provided for

in the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act;

8. To investigate alleged violations of the Bail Enforcement

and Licensing Act, or rules promulgated pursuant thereto, and to

deny, suspend, or revoke licenses and identification cards if

necessary, or to issue notices of reprimand to licensees with or

without probation under the rules promulgated by the Council;

9. To investigate alleged violations of the Bail Enforcement

and Licensing Act by persons not licensed in this state as bail

enforcers and to impose administrative sanctions pursuant to rule,

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to seek injunctions pursuant to Section 1750.2A of Title 59 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or seek criminal prosecution, or any and all of

the foregoing;

10. To provide all forms for applications, identification

cards, badges, and licenses required by the Bail Enforcement and

Licensing Act;

11. To immediately suspend a license if a licensee's actions

present a danger to the licensee or to the public; and

12. To require additional testing for continuation or

reinstatement of a license if a licensee exhibits an inability to

exercise reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.

C. The Council may use staff and resources established for the

Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act to implement,

administer and enforce the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act and

shall use funds available from the CLEET Bail Enforcement Revolving

Fund created pursuant to Section 21 of this act for necessary

financial support for the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act.

D. Nothing in the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act or the

Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act shall be

construed to prohibit the Council from authorizing approved training

schools or individuals to conduct combined education or training for

security guards, private investigators and bail enforcers, including

Phases I, II, III and IV training.