Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2-106

A. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and

Dangerous Drugs Control shall, in addition to other powers and

duties vested in the Director:

1. Cooperate with federal and other state agencies in

discharging the responsibilities concerning traffic in narcotics and

dangerous substances and in suppressing the abuse of dangerous

substances;

2. Arrange for the exchange of information between governmental

officials concerning the use and abuse of dangerous substances;

3. Coordinate and cooperate in training programs on dangerous

substances law enforcement at the local and state levels;

4. Cooperate with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and

Dangerous Drugs Control by establishing a centralized unit which

will accept, catalog, file and collect statistics including records

of drug-dependent persons and other dangerous substance law

offenders within the state, and make such information available for

federal, state and local law enforcement purposes; and may collect

and furnish statistics for other appropriate purposes; and

5. Coordinate and cooperate in programs of eradication aimed at

destroying wild or illicit growth of plant species from which

controlled dangerous substances may be extracted.

B. Results, information and evidence received from the Oklahoma

State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control relating to

the regulatory functions of Section 2-101 et seq. of this title

including results of inspections conducted by that agency, may be

relied upon and acted upon by the Director in conformance with the

regulatory functions under Section 2-101 et seq. of this title.

C. The Director is further authorized and directed to:

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1. Coordinate and cooperate in educational programs designed to

prevent and deter misuse and abuse of controlled dangerous

substances;

2. Promote better recognition of the problems of misuse and

abuse of controlled dangerous substances within the regulated

industry and among interested groups and organizations;

3. Assist the regulated industry, interested groups and

organizations in contributing to the reduction of misuse and abuse

of controlled dangerous substances;

4. Consult with interested groups and organizations to aid them

in solving administrative and organizational problems;

5. Assist in evaluating procedures, projects, techniques and

controls conducted or proposed as part of educational programs on

misuse and abuse of controlled dangerous substances;

6. Disseminate the results of research on misuse and abuse of

controlled dangerous substances to promote a better public

understanding of what problems exist and what can be done to combat

them;

7. Assist in the education and training of state and local law

enforcement officials in their efforts to control misuse and abuse

of controlled dangerous substances;

8. Conduct an annual seminar to be attended by selected law

enforcement officers in order to teach new techniques and advances

in the investigation of violations of the Uniform Controlled

Dangerous Substances Act; and

9. Supervise and direct agents appointed in the performance of

their function of enforcement of the provisions of Section 2-101 et

seq. of this title.

D. The Director is further authorized and directed to:

1. Encourage research on misuse and abuse of controlled

dangerous substances;

2. Cooperate in establishing methods to assess accurately the

effects of controlled dangerous substances and to identify and

characterize controlled dangerous substances with potential for

abuse; and

3. Cooperate in making studies and in undertaking programs of

research to:

a. develop new or improved approaches, techniques,

systems, equipment and devices to strengthen the

enforcement of Section 2-101 et seq. of this title,

b. determine patterns of misuse and abuse of controlled

dangerous substances and the social effects thereof,

and
dangerous substances with potential for

abuse; and

3. Cooperate in making studies and in undertaking programs of

research to:

a. develop new or improved approaches, techniques,

systems, equipment and devices to strengthen the

enforcement of Section 2-101 et seq. of this title,

b. determine patterns of misuse and abuse of controlled

dangerous substances and the social effects thereof,

and

c. improve methods for preventing, predicting,

understanding and dealing with the misuse and abuse of

controlled dangerous substances.

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E. The Director shall prepare a yearly report on all deaths and

nonfatal overdoses which were the result or probable result of abuse

of a controlled dangerous substance. The yearly report shall be

limited to statistical information including, but not limited to,

the county where the death or nonfatal overdose occurred, age, race,

gender, type of controlled dangerous substances involved in the

death or nonfatal overdose, and the method in which the controlled

dangerous substance was obtained by the person, when available.

F. The Director may enter into contracts with public agencies,

institutions of higher education and private organizations or

individuals for the purpose of conducting research, demonstrations

or special projects which bear directly on misuse and abuse of

controlled dangerous substances.

G. The Director may enter into contracts for educational and

research activities without performance bonds.

H. The Director may authorize persons engaged in research or

scientific activities on the use and effects of dangerous substances

to withhold the names and other identifying characteristics of

persons who are the subjects of such research. Persons who obtain

this authorization may not be compelled in any state civil,

criminal, administrative, legislative or other proceeding to

identify the subjects of research for which such authorization was

obtained.

I. The Director may authorize the lawful possession,

distribution and use of controlled dangerous substances by persons

engaged in research or scientific activities; authorization for

possession of controlled dangerous substances may be extended to

persons engaged in a program of drug education or persons in the

performance of an official duty. Persons who obtain this

authorization shall be exempt from state prosecution for possession,

distribution or use of dangerous substances to the extent authorized

by the Director.

J. The Director is authorized to accept gifts, bequests,

devises, contributions and grants, public or private including

federal funds or funds from any other source for use in furthering

the purpose of the office of the Director.

K. The Director is authorized to purchase or sell real

property, together with appurtenances, in the name of the Oklahoma

State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control upon approval

of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs

Control Commission.

L. The Director is authorized to purchase and maintain motor

vehicles and other equipment for use by the employees of the Bureau.

M. The Director shall be in charge of all monies appropriated

for or deposited to the credit of the office of the Director and is

authorized to approve claims and payrolls as provided in Section

41.26 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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N. The Director shall have the authority of a peace officer and

is authorized to commission assistants of the office as peace

officers.

O. The Director shall have the authority to enter into

interagency transfers with the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma

Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission as provided for in

Section 1 of this act.

P. Upon determining that a practitioner is prescribing a
nd

is authorized to commission assistants of the office as peace

officers.

O. The Director shall have the authority to enter into

interagency transfers with the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma

Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission as provided for in

Section 1 of this act.

P. Upon determining that a practitioner is prescribing a

controlled dangerous substance to a person engaged in fraudulent or

deceptive efforts to fill or refill multiple prescriptions for

controlled dangerous substances, the Director shall provide written

or electronic notification alerting the practitioner to the

possibility that the person may be unlawfully obtaining prescription

drugs in violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances

Act.