Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-360.17
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Jurisdiction of campus police officers - Authority of
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campus police departments.
A. The jurisdiction of campus police officers includes the
campus and pursuant to an agreement authorized by Section 360.15 et
seq. of this title, the highways, streets, roads, alleys, easements,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 436
and other public ways immediately adjacent to their campus and any
other areas authorized by such agreement. This delineation of
jurisdiction, however, shall not be understood as limiting the
completion of any necessary enforcement activities which began
within these jurisdictions and are in compliance with the agreements
made with the municipality or county sheriff pursuant to Section
360.15 et seq. of this title. In the absence of an agreement, only
those law enforcement activities which began on campus may be
completed off campus and such activities must be completed in a
timely manner. Such law enforcement activities shall only be
authorized if the campus police have coordinated the activities with
the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in that off
campus area. In addition, a campus police officer shall have
jurisdiction in other locations pursuant to an agreement authorized
by Section 360.15 et seq. of this title. Such agreement may
authorize the chief administrative officer of the law enforcement
agency to request assistance pursuant to the agreement. Campus
police officers, commissioned pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of
this title, shall have the same powers, liabilities, and immunities
as sheriffs or police officers within their jurisdiction.
B. As limited by law, the provisions of this section, and the
governing board, a CLEET certified campus police officer shall have
the authority to enforce:
1. State criminal statutes;
2. Municipal ordinances, if authorized by an agreement with the
municipality; and
3. Rules and regulations of the school, institution of higher
education or airport public trust or its beneficiary employing such
campus police officer.
C. As limited by law, the provisions of this section, and the
governing board, the campus police department shall have the same
authority as a municipal police department.
D. Campus police departments formed by private institutions of
higher education pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of this title
shall be deemed to be public agencies in the State of Oklahoma for
the limited purposes of enforcing the criminal statutes of Oklahoma
and making agreements with local law enforcement agencies or
political subdivisions of the state pursuant to Section 360.15 et
seq. of this title, provided, that the trustees of airport public
trusts shall also be deemed to be a public agency of this state as
provided in Section 179 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
A. The jurisdiction of campus police officers includes the
campus and pursuant to an agreement authorized by Section 360.15 et
seq. of this title, the highways, streets, roads, alleys, easements,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 436
and other public ways immediately adjacent to their campus and any
other areas authorized by such agreement. This delineation of
jurisdiction, however, shall not be understood as limiting the
completion of any necessary enforcement activities which began
within these jurisdictions and are in compliance with the agreements
made with the municipality or county sheriff pursuant to Section
360.15 et seq. of this title. In the absence of an agreement, only
those law enforcement activities which began on campus may be
completed off campus and such activities must be completed in a
timely manner. Such law enforcement activities shall only be
authorized if the campus police have coordinated the activities with
the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in that off
campus area. In addition, a campus police officer shall have
jurisdiction in other locations pursuant to an agreement authorized
by Section 360.15 et seq. of this title. Such agreement may
authorize the chief administrative officer of the law enforcement
agency to request assistance pursuant to the agreement. Campus
police officers, commissioned pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of
this title, shall have the same powers, liabilities, and immunities
as sheriffs or police officers within their jurisdiction.
B. As limited by law, the provisions of this section, and the
governing board, a CLEET certified campus police officer shall have
the authority to enforce:
1. State criminal statutes;
2. Municipal ordinances, if authorized by an agreement with the
municipality; and
3. Rules and regulations of the school, institution of higher
education or airport public trust or its beneficiary employing such
campus police officer.
C. As limited by law, the provisions of this section, and the
governing board, the campus police department shall have the same
authority as a municipal police department.
D. Campus police departments formed by private institutions of
higher education pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of this title
shall be deemed to be public agencies in the State of Oklahoma for
the limited purposes of enforcing the criminal statutes of Oklahoma
and making agreements with local law enforcement agencies or
political subdivisions of the state pursuant to Section 360.15 et
seq. of this title, provided, that the trustees of airport public
trusts shall also be deemed to be a public agency of this state as
provided in Section 179 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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