{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-27-115.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-27-115.1","heading":"Prosecutions by verified complaint - Means of","body":"verification.\n\nNotwithstanding other provisions of law, when a law enforcement\n\nofficer issues a citation or ticket as the basis for a complaint or\n\ninformation, for an offense against a municipal ordinance which is\n\ndeclared to be a misdemeanor, the citation or ticket shall be\n\nproperly verified if:\n\n1. The issuing officer subscribes the officer's signature on\n\nthe citation, ticket or complaint to the following statement:\n\n\"I, the undersigned issuing officer, hereby certify and\n\nswear that I have read the foregoing information and know\n\nthe facts and contents thereof and that the facts supporting\n\nthe criminal charge stated therein are true.\"\n\nSuch a subscription by an issuing officer, in all respects, shall\n\nconstitute a sworn statement, as if sworn to upon an oath\n\nadministered by an official authorized by law to administer oaths;\n\nand\n\n2. The citation or ticket states the specific facts supporting\n\nthe criminal charge and the ordinance or statute alleged to be\n\nviolated; or\n\n3. A complainant verifies by oath, subscribed on the citation,\n\nticket or complaint, that he has read the information, knows the\n\nfacts and contents thereof and that the facts supporting the\n\ncriminal charge stated therein are true. For purposes of such an\n\noath and subscription, any law enforcement officer of the state,\n\ncounty or municipality of the State of Oklahoma issuing the\n\ncitation, ticket or complaint shall be authorized to administer the\n\noath to the complainant.","path":["OK Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os11.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"7c597371481d60b8a9d3c2efd0e1e28ef8544b5d2cbb76939b179ca36c4484c9","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-27-115","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-27-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}