Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-99: Peace officers
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- Title 21
The term "peace officer" means any sheriff, police officer,
federal law enforcement officer, tribal law enforcement officer, or
any other law enforcement officer whose duty it is to enforce and
preserve the public peace.
Every United States Marshal, Marshals Service deputy or other
federal law enforcement officer who is employed full-time as a law
enforcement officer by the federal government or is otherwise acting
under the authority of a Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs Commission
and has been certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education
and Training, who is authorized by federal law to conduct any
investigation of, and make any arrest for, any offense in violation
of federal law shall have the same authority, and be empowered to
act, as peace officers within the State of Oklahoma in rendering
assistance to any law enforcement officer in an emergency, or at the
request of any officer, and to arrest any person committing any
offense in violation of the laws of this state.
R.L. 1910, § 2826. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 240, § 3, emerg. eff.
May 24, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 43, § 2, emerg. eff. April 7, 1997; Laws
2013, c. 249, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
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