{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-99","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-99","heading":"Peace officers","body":"\n\nThe term \"peace officer\" means any sheriff, police officer,\n\nfederal law enforcement officer, tribal law enforcement officer, or\n\nany other law enforcement officer whose duty it is to enforce and\n\npreserve the public peace.\n\nEvery United States Marshal, Marshals Service deputy or other\n\nfederal law enforcement officer who is employed full-time as a law\n\nenforcement officer by the federal government or is otherwise acting\n\nunder the authority of a Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs Commission\n\nand has been certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education\n\nand Training, who is authorized by federal law to conduct any\n\ninvestigation of, and make any arrest for, any offense in violation\n\nof federal law shall have the same authority, and be empowered to\n\nact, as peace officers within the State of Oklahoma in rendering\n\nassistance to any law enforcement officer in an emergency, or at the\n\nrequest of any officer, and to arrest any person committing any\n\noffense in violation of the laws of this state.\n\nR.L. 1910, § 2826. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 240, § 3, emerg. eff.\n\nMay 24, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 43, § 2, emerg. eff. April 7, 1997; Laws\n\n2013, c. 249, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.","path":["OK Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"4caca8e849b4da95616fc45f519844d6c855dd299823c094b7cbcadf45b77248","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-988","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-991"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}