Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-180m: Enforcement of act
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- OK Code
- Title 47
In addition to all other duties as provided by law, it is hereby
declared to be, and shall be the duty of all sheriffs, deputy
sheriffs, district attorneys, enforcement officers appointed by the
Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma, and all highway
patrolmen within the State of Oklahoma:
1. To enforce the provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of
this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995;
2. To apprehend and detain any motor vehicle or vehicles and
driver or operator and their aides who are operating any motor
vehicle, upon or along the highways of this state, for a reasonable
length of time, for the purpose of investigating and determining
whether such vehicle is being operated in violation of any of the
provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of this title or the Motor
Carrier Act of 1995;
3. To make arrests for the violation of the provisions of
Sections 180 through 180m of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of
1995, without the necessity of procuring a warrant;
4. To sign the necessary complaint and to cause the violator or
violators to be promptly arraigned before a court of competent
jurisdiction for trial;
5. To aid and assist in the prosecution of the violator or
violators in the name of the State of Oklahoma to the end that this
law shall be enforced;
6. To report all such arrests for violations of Sections 180
through 180m of this title to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma
within ten (10) days after making such arrest and to furnish such
information concerning same as the Commission may request; and
7. At the request of the Corporation Commission, to seize and
confiscate any and all identification devices and to forward the
same to the Corporation Commission for cancellation.
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