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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 21 By: Dahm
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to county sheriffs; declaring c ertain
66	66	authority; prohibiting a certain federal employee to
67	67	make an arrest, search, or seiz ure without written
68	68	permission of county sheriff; providing exceptions;
69	69	allowing denial of permission by sheriff; requiring
70	70	certain permission of the Attorney Genera l; requiring
71	71	certain elements in written permission request;
72	72	providing for validity of written permission;
73	73	providing for violations; prohibiting discretion of
74	74	district attorney to not prosecute violations;
75	75	declaring federal authority of a county sheriff to be
76	76	rejected; providing for codification; and declaring
77	77	an emergency.
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83	83	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
84	84	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
85	85	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 517.2 of Title 19, unless there
86	86	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
87	87	A. The elected sheriff of each county is th e senior
88	88	authoritative peace officer of that county. The primary duties of
89	89	the sheriff are to keep the peace in the county and to secu re and
90	90	protect the liberties a nd security of the residen ts of the county.
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142	142	B. A federal employee who is not desig nated by Oklahoma law as
143	143	an Oklahoma peace officer may no t make an arrest, search, or seizure
144	144	in this state without th e written permission of t he sheriff or
145	145	designee of the sheriff of the county in which the arrest , search,
146	146	or seizure will occur unless:
147	147	1. The arrest, search, or seizure will take place on a fede ral
148	148	enclave for which juri sdiction has been actively ceded to the United
149	149	States of America by an Oklahoma statute;
150	150	2. The federal employee witnesses the commission of a crime,
151	151	the nature of which re quires an immediate arrest;
152	152	3. The intended subject of t he arrest, search, or seizure is an
153	153	employee of the sheriff ’s office or is an elected county or state
154	154	officer; or
155	155	4. The federal employee has probable ca use to believe that the
156	156	subject of the arrest , search, or seizure has close connections with
157	157	the sheriff, which connections are likely to result in the subject
158	158	being informed of the impend ing arrest, search, or seizure .
159	159	C. The county sheriff or designee of the sheriff ma y refuse
160	160	permission for any reason that the sheriff or designee considers
161	161	sufficient.
162	162	D. A federal employee who is not designated by Oklahoma law as
163	163	a peace officer and who desires to exercise an exception to
164	164	paragraph 3 of subsection B of this section shall obtain the written
165	165	permission of the Attorney General for the arrest, s earch, or
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217	217	seizure unless the resulting delay in obtain ing permission could
218	218	cause serious harm to one or more individuals or to a community or
219	219	would potentially cause flight of the s ubject of the arrest, search,
220	220	or seizure in order to avoid prosecution. The Attorney General may
221	221	refuse the permission for any reason that the Attorney General
222	222	considers sufficient.
223	223	E. A federal employee who is not designated by Oklahoma law as
224	224	a peace officer and who desires to exercise an exception to
225	225	paragraph 4 of subsection B of this section shall obtain the written
226	226	permission of the Attorney General. The request for permission
227	227	shall include a written statement, under oath, describing the
228	228	federal employee’s probable cause. The Attorney General may refuse
229	229	the request for any reason that the Attorney General considers
230	230	sufficient.
231	231	F. A permission request to the county sheriff or Attorney
232	232	General shall contain:
233	233	1. The name of the subject of the arrest, search, or seizure;
234	234	2. A clear statement of pro bable cause for the arrest, search,
235	235	or seizure or a federal arrest, search , or seizure warrant that
236	236	contains a clear statemen t of probable cause;
237	237	3. A description of specific assets, if any, to be searched for
238	238	or seized;
239	239	4. A statement of the date and time that the arrest, search, or
240	240	seizure is to occur; and
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292	292	5. The address or location where the in tended arrest, search,
293	293	or seizure will be attempted.
294	294	G. The request may be in letter form , either typed or
295	295	handwritten, but shall be countersigned with the original signature
296	296	of the county sheriff or designee of the sheriff or by th e Attorney
297	297	General, to constitute valid permission. The permission is valid
298	298	for forty-eight (48) hours after it is signed. The sher iff or
299	299	Attorney General shall keep a copy of the permission request on
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301	301	H. An arrest, search, or seizure or attempted arrest, search,
302	302	or seizure in violation o f subsection B is unlawful and individuals
303	303	involved shall be prosecuted by the district attorney of the county
304	304	for kidnapping if an arrest or attempted arrest occurred, for
305	305	trespass if a search or attempted search occurred, for theft if a
306	306	seizure or attempted seizure occurred, and for any applicable
307	307	homicide offense if loss of life occurred.
308	308	I. The district attorney of the county has no discretion not to
309	309	prosecute once a claim of violation of th e provisions of this
310	310	section has been made by the county sheriff or designee of the
311	311	sheriff, and failure to abide by this mandate subjects the district
312	312	attorney to be subject to removal in accorda nce with the provisions
313	313	of Section 1181.1 et seq. of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
314	314	J. Pursuant to the Tenth Amendment to the United States
315	315	Constitution, the Legislature declares that any federal law
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367	367	purporting to give federal em ployees the authority of a county
368	368	sheriff in this state is not recogn ized by this state, is
369	369	specifically rejected by this st ate, and is declared to be null and
370	370	void, and of no effect in this state.
371	371	SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
372	372	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
373	373	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
374	374	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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