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Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-28-113.1: Prosecutions by verified complaint - Means of

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verification - Signature.

A. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, when a law

enforcement officer issues a citation or ticket as the basis for a

complaint or information, for an offense against a municipal

ordinance which is declared to be a misdemeanor, the citation or

ticket shall be properly verified if:

1. The issuing officer subscribes the officer's signature on

the citation, ticket or complaint to the following statement:

"I, the undersigned issuing officer, hereby certify and swear

that I have read the foregoing information and know the facts and

contents thereof and that the facts supporting the criminal charge

stated therein are true." Such a subscription by an issuing

officer, in all respects, shall constitute a sworn statement, as if

sworn to upon an oath administered by an official authorized by law

to administer oaths; and

2. The citation or ticket states the specific facts supporting

the criminal charge and the ordinance or statute alleged to be

violated; or

3. A complainant verifies by oath, subscribed on the citation,

ticket or complaint, that he has read the information, knows the

facts and contents thereof and that the facts supporting the

criminal charge stated therein are true. For purposes of such an

oath and subscription, any law enforcement officer of the state,

county or municipality of the State of Oklahoma issuing the

citation, ticket or complaint shall be authorized to administer the

oath to the complainant.

B. As used in this section, the term “signature” shall include

a digital or electronic signature, as defined in Section 15-102 of

Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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