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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1402: Enforcement of laws – Costs – Authority of other

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entities.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, enforcement of

both traffic laws and the general laws of the State of Oklahoma on

the turnpikes shall be the exclusive authority of the Department of

Public Safety, and the cost thereof shall be borne by the Oklahoma

Turnpike Authority. Provided that the Authority shall be liable

only for such costs as may be agreed to by it under contract or

agreement with the Commissioner of Public Safety.

B. Upon a written request by the Department of Wildlife

Conservation to the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Department of

Public Safety, upon the approval of the Commissioner of Public

Safety, may enter into a written agreement with the Department of

Wildlife Conservation permitting the Department of Wildlife

Conservation to perform on the turnpikes of this state those law

enforcement duties specified in the agreement. The request by the

Department of Wildlife Conservation must be acted upon by the

Commissioner within sixty (60) days of receiving such request. The

costs of performing those law enforcement duties shall be the

responsibility of the Department of Wildlife Conservation and no

costs shall be the responsibility of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

or the Department of Public Safety.

C. On the turnpikes, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

shall have the authority to investigate and enforce all laws

relating to any crime listed in Section 571 of Title 57 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

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