Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-465: Commissioning of peace officers

A. The Commissioner of Public Safety may commission as peace

officers one member of the security team of the Oklahoma State

Senate and one member of the security team of the Oklahoma House of

Representatives, provided such commissioned officers must obtain and

maintain certification as full-time peace officers pursuant to

Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Any such commissioned officers are hereby declared to be

peace officers of the State of Oklahoma and shall be so deemed and

taken in all courts having jurisdiction of offenses against the laws

of the state. Such commissioned officers shall have the powers and

authority now and hereafter vested by law in other peace officers,

including the power of arrest, enforcement of the criminal laws of

this state, search and seizure, and the authority for serving or

execution of civil process.

C. The jurisdiction of such commissioned officers shall include

all powers of arrest granted to the sergeant at arms as set forth in

Section 773 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but the

jurisdiction of such commissioned officers shall otherwise be

limited to the Capitol building, grounds, and parking lots described

in Sections 15.1 and 15.3 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. Any commission issued by the Commissioner pursuant to this

section shall be subject to all requirements set forth by the

Commissioner, and the Commissioner may limit the power and scope of

the commission. Further, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke the

commission for any reason, and the commission shall be deemed

terminated upon the commissioned officer's separation of service or

reassignment to another position outside the security team of their

respective bodies.

E. Such commissioned officers shall not be deemed to be

officers, agents, or employees of the Department of Public Safety,

and no action or omission by such commissioned officers shall be

deemed to be an action or omission of the Department of Public

Safety.