An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1144 By: McCall of the House
and
Treat of the Senate
An Act relating to state government; authorizing the
commission of certain peace officers; providing for
powers and duties; declaring jurisdiction of
officers; providing for suspension or revocation of
commission; declaring officers are not employ ees of
the Department of Public Safety; providing for
codification; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: State Government
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 465 of Title 74, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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 jurisdict ion 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,
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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 pursu ant 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.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservatio n
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 17th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_______________________________ __
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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