Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1750.3A
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Psychological evaluation of applicants for armed
Official statutory text
security guard or private investigator license - Exemption.
A. Each applicant for an armed security guard license or armed
private investigator license shall be administered any current
standard form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
(MMPI), or other psychological evaluation instrument approved by the
Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, which shall be
administered during the firearms training phase required by Section
1750.3 of this title. The security training school administering
such instrument shall forward the response data to a psychologist
licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
for evaluation. The licensed psychologist shall be of the
applicant's choice. Applicants with comparable training shall
complete the psychological test and evaluation requirements prior to
licensing. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to bear
the cost of the psychological evaluation.
B. If the licensed psychologist is unable to certify the
applicant's psychological capability to exercise appropriate
judgment, restraint, and self-control, after evaluating the data,
the psychologist shall employ whatever other psychological measuring
instruments or techniques deemed necessary to form a professional
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1257
opinion. The use of any psychological measuring instruments or
techniques shall require a full and complete written explanation to
the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training.
C. The psychologist shall forward a written psychological
evaluation, on a form prescribed by the Council, to the Council
within fifteen (15) days of the evaluation, even if the applicant is
found to be psychologically at risk. The Council may utilize the
results of the psychological evaluation for up to six (6) months
from the date of the evaluation after which the applicant shall be
reexamined. No person who has been found psychologically at risk in
the exercise of appropriate judgment, restraint, or self-control
shall reapply for licensing until one (1) year from the date of
being found psychologically at risk.
D. 1. Active full-time peace officers who have been certified
as full-time peace officers by the Council on Law Enforcement
Education and Training shall be exempt from the provisions of this
section.
2. Retired full-time peace officers who have been certified as
full-time peace officers by the Council on Law Enforcement Education
and Training shall be exempt from the provisions of this section for
a period of five (5) years from retirement.
3. Retired peace officers who are not exempt from this section
and who have previously undergone treatment for a mental illness,
condition, or disorder which required medication or supervision, as
defined by paragraph 7 of Section 1290.10 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes may apply for an armed security guard license or
armed private investigator license only after three (3) years from
the last date of treatment or upon presentation of a certified
statement from a licensed physician stating that the person is
either no longer disabled by any mental or psychiatric illness,
condition, or disorder or that the person has been stabilized on
medication for ten (10) years or more.
E. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall
not issue or renew an armed security guard license, armed private
investigator license, armed bail enforcer license or any other
license permitting a person to carry a firearm or weapon if the
applicant has been involuntarily committed for a mental illness,
condition or disorder pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-410 of
Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes or any involuntary commitment in
another state pursuant to the provisions of law of that state. The
preclusive period shall be permanent as provided by Section
922(g)(4) of Title 18 of the United States Code, unless the person
applicant has been involuntarily committed for a mental illness,
condition or disorder pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-410 of
Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes or any involuntary commitment in
another state pursuant to the provisions of law of that state. The
preclusive period shall be permanent as provided by Section
922(g)(4) of Title 18 of the United States Code, unless the person
has been granted relief from the disqualifying disability pursuant
to Section 1290.27 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
A. Each applicant for an armed security guard license or armed
private investigator license shall be administered any current
standard form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
(MMPI), or other psychological evaluation instrument approved by the
Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, which shall be
administered during the firearms training phase required by Section
1750.3 of this title. The security training school administering
such instrument shall forward the response data to a psychologist
licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
for evaluation. The licensed psychologist shall be of the
applicant's choice. Applicants with comparable training shall
complete the psychological test and evaluation requirements prior to
licensing. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to bear
the cost of the psychological evaluation.
B. If the licensed psychologist is unable to certify the
applicant's psychological capability to exercise appropriate
judgment, restraint, and self-control, after evaluating the data,
the psychologist shall employ whatever other psychological measuring
instruments or techniques deemed necessary to form a professional
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1257
opinion. The use of any psychological measuring instruments or
techniques shall require a full and complete written explanation to
the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training.
C. The psychologist shall forward a written psychological
evaluation, on a form prescribed by the Council, to the Council
within fifteen (15) days of the evaluation, even if the applicant is
found to be psychologically at risk. The Council may utilize the
results of the psychological evaluation for up to six (6) months
from the date of the evaluation after which the applicant shall be
reexamined. No person who has been found psychologically at risk in
the exercise of appropriate judgment, restraint, or self-control
shall reapply for licensing until one (1) year from the date of
being found psychologically at risk.
D. 1. Active full-time peace officers who have been certified
as full-time peace officers by the Council on Law Enforcement
Education and Training shall be exempt from the provisions of this
section.
2. Retired full-time peace officers who have been certified as
full-time peace officers by the Council on Law Enforcement Education
and Training shall be exempt from the provisions of this section for
a period of five (5) years from retirement.
3. Retired peace officers who are not exempt from this section
and who have previously undergone treatment for a mental illness,
condition, or disorder which required medication or supervision, as
defined by paragraph 7 of Section 1290.10 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes may apply for an armed security guard license or
armed private investigator license only after three (3) years from
the last date of treatment or upon presentation of a certified
statement from a licensed physician stating that the person is
either no longer disabled by any mental or psychiatric illness,
condition, or disorder or that the person has been stabilized on
medication for ten (10) years or more.
E. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall
not issue or renew an armed security guard license, armed private
investigator license, armed bail enforcer license or any other
license permitting a person to carry a firearm or weapon if the
applicant has been involuntarily committed for a mental illness,
condition or disorder pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-410 of
Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes or any involuntary commitment in
another state pursuant to the provisions of law of that state. The
preclusive period shall be permanent as provided by Section
922(g)(4) of Title 18 of the United States Code, unless the person
applicant has been involuntarily committed for a mental illness,
condition or disorder pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-410 of
Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes or any involuntary commitment in
another state pursuant to the provisions of law of that state. The
preclusive period shall be permanent as provided by Section
922(g)(4) of Title 18 of the United States Code, unless the person
has been granted relief from the disqualifying disability pursuant
to Section 1290.27 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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