Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-116a: Appointment - Qualifications - Political activities -

Application of act - United States and agencies, powers respecting -

Arrests - Information - Seal.

(a) A majority of the courts of record of such county shall

appoint a person of good character with training and experience in

probation, parole or other related form of social case work.

(b) Said probation officer shall not in any manner be concerned

in demanding, soliciting or receiving any assessments, subscriptions

or contributions, whether voluntary or involuntary, to any political

party. It shall be unlawful for any such person to be in any manner

concerned with demanding or soliciting such assessments,

subscriptions or contributions from any person.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this

section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction

thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or

both, and in addition thereto any person so convicted shall forfeit

his office or employment and shall not thereafter be employed by the

courts in any capacity. It shall be the duty of the courts to

dismiss from office any officer or other employee thereof who shall

violate any of the provisions of this section.

(c) The provisions of this act are hereby extended to all

persons who, at the effective date thereof, may be on probation or

parole, or eligible to be placed on probation or parole under

existing laws, with the same force and effect as if this act had

been in operation at the time such persons were placed on probation

or parole or became eligible to be placed thereon as the case may

be.

(d) Said probation officer shall have the authority to accept

from the United States or any of its agencies and from the State of

Oklahoma or any of its agencies, such advisory services, funds,

equipment or supplies as may be made available to said officer for

any of the purposes contemplated by this act, and to enter into such

contracts and agreements with the United States, or any of its

agencies, the State of Oklahoma or any of its agencies, as may be

necessary, proper, and convenient, not contrary to the laws of this

state.

(e) Any probation officer may arrest a probationer or parolee

without a warrant or may deputize any other officer with power of

arrest to do so by giving him a written statement setting forth that

the probationer or parolee has, in the judgment of the probation

officer, violated the conditions of probation.

(f) All penal, eleemosynary or other institution under the

jurisdiction of the State of Oklahoma, and any law enforcement

agency or officer of the state or of any city or county within this

state shall furnish said probation officer with any and all

information requested by him pertaining to any person placed on

probation or under his jurisdiction.

(g) Said officer shall adopt an official seal of which the

courts shall take judicial notice, said seal shall be placed upon

all official correspondence or papers pertaining to any case coming

within his jurisdiction.