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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2554: Duties of law enforcement officers

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A. A law enforcement officer shall make a diligent effort to

determine whether any disabled person he finds is an epileptic or a

diabetic or suffers from some other type of illness that would cause

the condition. Whenever feasible, this effort shall be made before

the person is charged with a crime or taken to a place of detention.

B. In seeking to determine whether a disabled person suffers

from an illness, a law enforcement officer shall make a reasonable

search for an identifying device and an identification card of the

type described in subsection B, Section 3 of this act, and examine

them for emergency information. The law enforcement officer may not

search for an identifying device or an identification card in a

manner or to an extent that would appear to a reasonable person in

the circumstances to cause an unreasonable risk of worsening the

disabled person's condition.

C. A law enforcement officer who finds a disabled person

without an identifying device or identification card is not relieved

of his duty to that person to make a diligent effort to ascertain

the existence of any illness causing the disabled condition.

D. A cause of action against a law enforcement officer does not

arise from his making a reasonable search of the disabled person to

locate an identifying device or identification card, even though the

person is not wearing an identifying device or carrying an

identification card.

E. A law enforcement officer who determines or has reason to

believe that a disabled person is suffering from an illness causing

his condition shall promptly notify the person's physician, if

practicable. If the officer is unable to ascertain the physician's

identity or to communicate with him, the officer shall make a

reasonable effort to cause the disabled person to be transported

immediately to a medical practitioner or to a facility where medical

treatment is available. If the officer believes it unduly dangerous

to move the disabled person, he shall make a reasonable effort to

obtain the assistance of a medical practitioner.

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