Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-150.4
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Commission - Powers and duties
Official statutory text
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties and
responsibilities:
1. To appoint the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation, whose compensation shall be determined by the
Legislature.
2. To hear any complaint against the Bureau or any of its
employees according to the following procedure:
a. Only those complaints which have been submitted in
writing and are signed will be acted upon by the
Commission.
b. All hearings on complaints shall be conducted in
executive sessions, and shall not be open to the
public.
c. The Commission shall have limited access to pertinent
investigative files when investigating a complaint.
The Director shall provide a procedure whereby the
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identification of all persons named in any
investigative file except the subject of the complaint
and the complaining witness shall not be revealed to
the members of the Commission. Any consideration of
files shall be in executive session not open to the
public. No information or evidence received in
connection with the hearings shall be revealed to any
person or agency. Any violation hereof shall be
grounds for removal from the Commission, and shall
constitute a misdemeanor.
3. To make recommendations to the Director of any needed
disciplinary action necessary as a result of an investigation
conducted upon a complaint received.
4. To establish general procedures with regard to assisting
law enforcement officers and district attorneys.
5. To establish a program of training for agents utilizing
such courses as the National Police Academy conducted by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
6. To require the Director to advise the Commission on the
progress of pending investigations. All discussions of pending
investigations shall be conducted in executive session not open to
the public and no minutes of such sessions shall be kept. The
Director shall not reveal the identity of any witnesses interviewed
or the substance of their statements. No information received by
the Commission shall be revealed to any person or agency by any
Commission member. Any violation of this paragraph by a Commission
member shall be grounds for removal from the Commission and shall
constitute a misdemeanor.
responsibilities:
1. To appoint the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation, whose compensation shall be determined by the
Legislature.
2. To hear any complaint against the Bureau or any of its
employees according to the following procedure:
a. Only those complaints which have been submitted in
writing and are signed will be acted upon by the
Commission.
b. All hearings on complaints shall be conducted in
executive sessions, and shall not be open to the
public.
c. The Commission shall have limited access to pertinent
investigative files when investigating a complaint.
The Director shall provide a procedure whereby the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 264
identification of all persons named in any
investigative file except the subject of the complaint
and the complaining witness shall not be revealed to
the members of the Commission. Any consideration of
files shall be in executive session not open to the
public. No information or evidence received in
connection with the hearings shall be revealed to any
person or agency. Any violation hereof shall be
grounds for removal from the Commission, and shall
constitute a misdemeanor.
3. To make recommendations to the Director of any needed
disciplinary action necessary as a result of an investigation
conducted upon a complaint received.
4. To establish general procedures with regard to assisting
law enforcement officers and district attorneys.
5. To establish a program of training for agents utilizing
such courses as the National Police Academy conducted by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
6. To require the Director to advise the Commission on the
progress of pending investigations. All discussions of pending
investigations shall be conducted in executive session not open to
the public and no minutes of such sessions shall be kept. The
Director shall not reveal the identity of any witnesses interviewed
or the substance of their statements. No information received by
the Commission shall be revealed to any person or agency by any
Commission member. Any violation of this paragraph by a Commission
member shall be grounds for removal from the Commission and shall
constitute a misdemeanor.
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