{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-56-56-162.4","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-162.4","heading":"Peace officers for Commission","body":"The Director of the Department of Human Services shall have the\n\nauthority to commission certified employees within the Office of the\n\nInspector General of the Department as peace officers. The\n\nauthority of employees so commissioned shall include the authority\n\nto investigate crimes committed against the Department or crimes\n\ncommitted in the course of any program administered by the\n\nDepartment and the authority to investigate cases of Medicaid\n\nrecipient fraud. Employees so commissioned shall also have the\n\nauthority to serve and execute process, bench warrants and other\n\ncourt orders in any judicial or administrative proceeding in which\n\nthe Department is a party or participant. Use and possession of\n\nfirearms shall be at the discretion of the Director of the\n\nDepartment of Human Services, for the fraud unit only. To become\n\nqualified as peace officers for the commission, employees shall\n\nfirst obtain a certificate as provided for in Section 3311 of Title\n\n70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 56"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os56.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"2f17454ad36ede7abb1eef752435e4fb35bed95eb16f08fbd66274a19ed87436","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-56-56-162.3","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-56-56-162.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}