Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-465
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Commissioning of peace officers
Official statutory text
A. The Commissioner of Public Safety may commission as peace
officers one member of the security team of the Oklahoma State
Senate and one member of the security team of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives, provided such commissioned officers must obtain and
maintain certification as full-time peace officers pursuant to
Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Any such commissioned officers are hereby declared to be
peace officers of the State of Oklahoma and shall be so deemed and
taken in all courts having jurisdiction of offenses against the laws
of the state. Such commissioned officers shall have the powers and
authority now and hereafter vested by law in other peace officers,
including the power of arrest, enforcement of the criminal laws of
this state, search and seizure, and the authority for serving or
execution of civil process.
C. The jurisdiction of such commissioned officers shall include
all powers of arrest granted to the sergeant at arms as set forth in
Section 773 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but the
jurisdiction of such commissioned officers shall otherwise be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 453
limited to the Capitol building, grounds, and parking lots described
in Sections 15.1 and 15.3 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. Any commission issued by the Commissioner pursuant to this
section shall be subject to all requirements set forth by the
Commissioner, and the Commissioner may limit the power and scope of
the commission. Further, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke the
commission for any reason, and the commission shall be deemed
terminated upon the commissioned officer's separation of service or
reassignment to another position outside the security team of their
respective bodies.
E. Such commissioned officers shall not be deemed to be
officers, agents, or employees of the Department of Public Safety,
and no action or omission by such commissioned officers shall be
deemed to be an action or omission of the Department of Public
Safety.
officers one member of the security team of the Oklahoma State
Senate and one member of the security team of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives, provided such commissioned officers must obtain and
maintain certification as full-time peace officers pursuant to
Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Any such commissioned officers are hereby declared to be
peace officers of the State of Oklahoma and shall be so deemed and
taken in all courts having jurisdiction of offenses against the laws
of the state. Such commissioned officers shall have the powers and
authority now and hereafter vested by law in other peace officers,
including the power of arrest, enforcement of the criminal laws of
this state, search and seizure, and the authority for serving or
execution of civil process.
C. The jurisdiction of such commissioned officers shall include
all powers of arrest granted to the sergeant at arms as set forth in
Section 773 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but the
jurisdiction of such commissioned officers shall otherwise be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 453
limited to the Capitol building, grounds, and parking lots described
in Sections 15.1 and 15.3 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. Any commission issued by the Commissioner pursuant to this
section shall be subject to all requirements set forth by the
Commissioner, and the Commissioner may limit the power and scope of
the commission. Further, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke the
commission for any reason, and the commission shall be deemed
terminated upon the commissioned officer's separation of service or
reassignment to another position outside the security team of their
respective bodies.
E. Such commissioned officers shall not be deemed to be
officers, agents, or employees of the Department of Public Safety,
and no action or omission by such commissioned officers shall be
deemed to be an action or omission of the Department of Public
Safety.
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