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3128 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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3330 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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35-HOUSE BILL 1190 By: West (Rick) of the House
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32+HOUSE BILL 1190 By: West (Rick)
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4538 AS INTRODUCED
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4740 An Act relating to law enforcement education and
4841 training; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3311, as
4942 last amended by Section 1, Chapte r 65, O.S.L. 2024
5043 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 3311), which relates to
5144 the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
5245 Training; modifying certain background investigation
5346 requirement; prohibiting the certification of
5447 permanent resident aliens; providing an e xception;
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6154 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PE OPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
6255 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3311, as
6356 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 65, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp.
6457 2024, Section 3311), is amended to read as follows:
6558 Section 3311. A. There is hereby created a Council on Law
6659 Enforcement Education and Training which shall be, and is hereby
6760 declared to be, a governmental law enforcement agency of the State
6861 of Oklahoma, body politic and corporate, with powers of government
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9763 functions necessary to ensure the professional training and
9864 continuing education of law enforcement officers in this state.
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9991 These rights, privileges and functions include, but are not limited
10092 to, those specified in Sections 3311 through 3311.15 of this title
10193 and in the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act and
10294 the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act. The Council shall be
10395 authorized to require agency employees and the employees of agency
10496 contractors in positions to have access to Oklahoma Peace Officer
10597 records, Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator records,
10698 Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act records, to be subject to a
10799 criminal history search by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
108100 Investigation, as well as be fingerprinted for submission of the
109101 fingerprints through the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to
110102 the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history
111103 check. The Council shall be the recipient of the results of the
112104 record check. In accordance with Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the
113105 Oklahoma Statutes, this includes a national criminal record with a
114106 finger print analysis. The Council shall be composed of thirteen
115107 (13) members as follows:
116108 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, or
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118110 2. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
119111 Dangerous Drugs Control, or designee;
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149140 4. One member appointed by the Governor who shall b e a law
150141 enforcement administrator representing a tribal law enforcement
151142 agency;
152143 5. One member appointed by the Governor who shall be a chief of
153144 police of a municipality with a p opulation over one hundred thousand
154145 (100,000), as determined by the latest Federal Decennial Census;
155146 6. One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the
156147 Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association who shall be a sheriff of a county
157148 with a population under twenty -five thousand (25,000), as determined
158149 by the latest Federal Decennial Census;
159150 7. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs
160151 of Police who shall be a chief of police representing a municipality
161152 with a population over ten thousand (10,000), as determined by the
162153 latest Federal Decennial Census;
163154 8. One member shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of
164155 the Oklahoma Sheriffs ' Association who shall be a sheriff of a
165156 county with a population of twenty -five thousand (25,000) or more,
166157 as determined by the latest Federal Decennial Census;
167158 9. One member appointed by the B oard of Directors of the
168159 Fraternal Order of Police who shall have experience as a training
169160 officer;
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199189 11. One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the
200190 Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association who shall be a
201191 full-time law enforcement officer in good standing with CLEET within
202192 a county with a popu lation under fifty thousand (50,000);
203193 12. The President Pro Tempore of the Ok lahoma State Senate
204194 shall appoint one member from a list of three or more nominees
205195 submitted by a statewide organization representing cities and towns
206196 that is exempt from taxatio n under federal law and designated
207197 pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.,
208198 Section 170(a); and
209199 13. The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall
210200 appoint one member from a list of three or more nominees submitted
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212202 accreditation standards and training programs for law enforcement
213203 agencies throughout this state.
214204 The Executive Director selected by the Council shall be an ex
215205 officio member of the Council and shall ac t as Secretary. The
216206 Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall select a
217207 chair and vice-chair from among its members. Members of the Council
218208 on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall not receive a salary
219209 for duties performed as members of the Council, but shall be
220210 reimbursed for their actual and necessary expense s incurred in the
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250239 B. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training is
251240 hereby authorized and directed to:
252241 1. Appoint a larger Advisory Council to discuss problems and
253242 hear recommendations concerning necessary research, minimum
254243 standards, educational needs, and other matters imperative to
255244 upgrading Oklahoma law enforcement to pr ofessional status;
256245 2. Promulgate rules with respect to such matters as
257246 certification, revocation, suspension, withdrawal and reinstatement
258247 of certification, minimum courses of study, testing and test scores,
259248 attendance requirements, equipment and faciliti es, minimum
260249 qualifications for instructors, minimum standards for basic and
261250 advanced in-service courses, and seminars for Oklahoma police and
262251 peace officers;
263252 3. Authorize research, basic and advanced courses, and seminars
264253 to assist in program planning dir ectly and through subcommittees;
265254 4. Authorize additional staff and services n ecessary for
266255 program expansion;
267256 5. Recommend legislation necessary to upgrade Oklahoma law
268257 enforcement to professional status;
269258 6. Establish policies and regulations concerning the number,
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300288 members of legally constituted local, coun ty, and state law
301289 enforcement agencies on the basis of educational and financi al need;
302290 7. Appoint an Executive Director to direct the staff, inform
303291 the Council of compliance with the provisions of this section and
304292 perform such other duties imposed on the Council by law. An
305293 Executive Director appointed by the Council must qualify for the
306294 position with a bachelor or higher degree in law enforcement from an
307295 accredited college or university, or a bachelor or higher degree in
308296 a law-enforcement-related subject area, and a minimum of five (5)
309297 years of active law enforcement experience inc luding, but not
310298 limited to, responsibility for enforcement, investigation,
311299 administration, training, or curriculum implementation.
312300 The Executive Director of the Council on Law En forcement
313301 Education and Training may hire an Assistant Director to perform
314302 such duties as directed by the Executive Director.
315303 The Executive Director of the Council on Law Enforcement
316304 Education and Training may commission CLEET staff as peace officers
317305 for purposes consistent with the duties of CLEET as set out in state
318306 law. The powers and duties conferred on the Executive Director or
319307 any staff member appointed by the Executive Director as a peace
320308 officer shall not limit the powers and duties of other peace
321309 officers of this state or any political subdivision thereof. The
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350337 Director as a peace officer may, upon request, assist any federal,
351338 state, county or municipal law enforcement agency;
352339 8. Enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of
353340 classroom space, food, an d lodging expenses as may be necessary for
354341 law enforcement officers attending any official course of
355342 instruction approved or conducted by the Council. Such expenses may
356343 be paid directly to the contracting agency or business
357344 establishment. The food and lodging expenses for each law
358345 enforcement officer shall not exceed the authorized rates as
359346 provided for in the State Travel Reimbursement Act; provided,
360347 however, the Council may pr ovide food and lodging to law enforcement
361348 officials attending any official cou rse of instruction approved or
362349 conducted by the Council rather than paying for the provision of
363350 such food and lodging by an outside contracting agency or business
364351 establishment;
365352 9. a. Certify canine teams, consisting of a dog and a
366353 handler working together as a team, trained to detect:
367354 (1) controlled dangerous substances, or
368355 (2) explosives, explosive materials, explosive
369356 devices, or materials which could be used to
370357 construct an explosive device;
371358 provided, the dog of a certified canine team shall not
372359 be certified at any time as both a drug dog and a bomb
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401387 been previously certified as either a drug dog or a
402388 bomb dog shall not be elig ible at any time to be
403389 certified in the other category.
404390 b. Upon retiring the dog from the service it was
405391 certified to perform, the law enforcement department
406392 that handled the dog shall retain possession of the
407393 dog. The handler shall have first option of a dopting
408394 the dog. If that option is not exercised, the law
409395 enforcement department shall provide for its adoption.
410396 Once adopted the dog shall not be placed back into
411397 active service;
412398 10. Enter into a lease, loan or other agreement with the
413399 Oklahoma Development Finance Authority or a local public trust for
414400 the purpose of facilitating the financing of a new facility for its
415401 operations and use and pledge, to the extent authorized by law, all
416402 or a portion of its receipts of the assessment penalty herein
417403 referenced for the payment of its obligations under such lease, loan
418404 or other agreement. It is the intent of the Legislature to increase
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420406 monies to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Train ing to
421407 make payments on the lease, loan or other agreement for the purpose
422408 of retiring the bonds to be issued by the Oklahoma Development
423409 Finance Authority or local public trust. Such lease, loan or other
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452437 constitute an indebtedness of this state or be backed by the full
453438 faith and credit of this state, and the lease, loan or other
454439 agreement and the bonds shall contain a statement to such effect;
455440 11. Accept gifts, bequests, devises, contrib utions and grants,
456441 public or private, of real or personal property;
457442 12. Appoint an advisory committee composed of representatives
458443 from security guard and private investigative agencies to advise the
459444 Council concerning necessary research, minimum standards for
460445 licensure, education, and other matters related to licensure of
461446 security guards, security guard agencies, private investigators, and
462447 private investigative agencies;
463448 13. Enter into agreements with individuals, educational
464449 institutions, agencies, and b usiness and tribal entities for
465450 professional services, the use of facilities and supplies, and staff
466451 overtime costs incurred as a result of the user 's requests to
467452 schedule functions after -hours, on weekends, or anytime such
468453 requests extend staff beyond its normal capacity, whereby
469454 contracting individuals, educational institutions, a gencies, and
470455 business and tribal entities shall pay a fee to be determined by the
471456 Council by rule. All fees collected pursuant to facilities usage
472457 shall be deposited to the cred it of the C.L.E.E.T. Training Center
473458 Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3311.6 of this title.
474459 All other fees collected pursuant to these agreements shall be
475460 deposited to the credit of the Peace Officer Revolving Fund created
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503487 pursuant to Section 33 11.7 of this title. The Council is authorized
504488 to promulgate emergency rules t o effectuate the provisions of this
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506490 14. Promulgate rules to establish a state firearms
507491 requalification standard for active peace officers and meet any
508492 requirements imposed on the Council by the federal Law Enforcement
509493 Officers Safety Act of 2004;
510494 15. Set minimal criteria relating to qualifications for chief
511495 of police administrative training pursuant to Section 34 -102 of
512496 Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, assist in dev eloping a course of
513497 training for a Police Chief Administrative School, and app rove all
514498 police chief administrative training offered in this state;
515499 16. Appoint a Curriculum Review Board to be composed of six (6)
516500 members as follows:
517501 a. one member shall be s elected by the Chancellor for
518502 Higher Education, who possesses a background of
519503 creation and review of curriculum and experience
520504 teaching criminal justice or law enforcement courses,
521505 who shall serve an initial term of one (1) year,
522506 b. one member shall repres ent a municipal jurisdiction
523507 with a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or m ore
524508 and who shall be a management -level CLEET-certified
525509 training officer, who shall serve an initial term of
526510 two (2) years,
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555538 a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or more and
556539 who shall be a management -level CLEET-certified
557540 training officer, who shall serve an initial term of
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559542 d. one member shall represent a municipal jurisdiction
560543 with a population of less th an fifty thousand (50,000)
561544 and who shall be a CLEET -certified training officer ,
562545 who shall serve an initial term of two (2) years,
563546 e. one member shall represent a county jurisdiction with
564547 a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) and
565548 who shall be a CLEET-certified training officer, who
566549 shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, and
567550 f. one member selected by the Oklahoma Department of
568551 Career and Technology, who shall have experience in
569552 the creation and review of curriculum as well as
570553 experience in teaching criminal justice or law
571554 enforcement courses, who shall serve an initia l term
572555 of three (3) years.
573556 After the initial terms of office, all members shall be
574557 appointed to serve three -year terms. Any member may be reappointed
575558 to serve consecutive terms. Members shall serve without
576559 compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses pursuant to
577560 the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Board shall review and
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605587 establish curriculum for all CLEET academies and training courses
606588 pursuant to procedures estab lished by the Council on Law Enforcement
607589 Education and Training;
608590 17. Conduct review and verification of any records relating to
609591 the statutory duties of CLEET;
610592 18. Receive requested reports including investigative reports,
611593 court documents, statements, or other applicable information from
612594 local, county and state agencies and other agencies for use in
613595 actions where a certification or license issued by CLEET may be
614596 subject to disciplinary or other actions provided by law;
615597 19. Summarily suspend a certificatio n of a peace officer,
616598 without prior notice but otherwise subject to administra tive
617599 proceedings, if CLEET finds that the actions of the certified peace
618600 officer may present a danger to the peace officer, the public, a
619601 family or household member, or involve a crime against a minor. A
620602 certified copy of the information or indictment charging such a
621603 crime shall be considered clear and convincing evidence of the
622604 charge; and
623605 20. Approve law enforcement agencies and police departments in
624606 accordance with the follow ing:
625607 a. this section applies only to an entity authorized by
626608 statute or by the Constitution to create a law
627609 enforcement agency or police department and
628610 commission, appoint, or employ officers that first
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657638 agency or police department and first begins to
658639 commission, appoint, or employ officers on or after
659640 November 1, 2011,
660641 b. the entity shall submit to CLEET, a minimum of sixty
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662643 agency or police department, info rmation regarding:
663644 (1) the need for the law enforcement agency or police
664645 department in the community,
665646 (2) the funding sources for the law enforcement
666647 agency or police department, and proof that no
667648 more than fifty percent (50%) of the funding of
668649 the entity will be derived from ticket revenue or
669650 fines,
670651 (3) the physical resources available to officers,
671652 (4) the physical facilities that the law enforcement
672653 agency or police department will operate
673654 including descriptions of the evidence room,
674655 dispatch area, restro om facilities, and public
675656 area,
676657 (5) law enforcement policies of the law enforc ement
677658 agency or police department including published
678659 policies on:
679660 (a) use of force,
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708688 (c) mental health,
709689 (d) professional conduct of officers,
710690 (e) domestic abuse,
711691 (f) response to missing persons,
712692 (g) supervision of part-time officers, and
713693 (h) impartial policing,
714694 (6) the administrative structure of the law
715695 enforcement agency or police department,
716696 (7) liability insurance, and
717697 (8) any other information CLEET requi res by rule,
718698 c. within sixty (60) days of receiving an entity 's
719699 request, CLEET will forward to the entity by certified
720700 mail, return receipt requested, a letter of
721701 authorization or denial to create a law enforcement
722702 agency or police department and commissio n, appoint,
723703 or employ officers, signed by the Executive Director
724704 of CLEET, and
725705 d. in cases of denial, the entity may appeal the decision
726706 of the Executive Director to the full CLEET Council.
727707 The Executive Director shall ensure that the final
728708 report is provided to all members of the Council. The
729709 Council shall review and make recomme ndations
730710 concerning the report at the first meeting of the
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758737 Council to occur after all members of the Council have
759738 received the report. The Council may, by majority
760739 vote:
761740 (1) order additional information be provided,
762741 (2) order confirmation of the opinion of the
763742 Executive Director, or
764743 (3) order authorization of the entity.
765744 C. 1. Payment of any fee provided for in this section may be
766745 made by a nationally recognized credit or debit card issued to the
767746 applicant. The Council may publicly post and collect a fe e for the
768747 acceptance of the nationally recognized credit or debit card not to
769748 exceed five percent (5%) of the amount of the payment. For purposes
770749 of this subsection, "nationally recognized credit card " means any
771750 instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate,
772751 charge plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an
773752 issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining goods, services,
774753 or anything else of value and which is accepted by over one thousand
775754 merchants in this state. "Debit card" means an identification card
776755 or device issued to a person by a business organization which
777756 permits such person to obtain access to or activate a consumer
778757 banking electronic facility. The Council shall determine which
779758 nationally recognized credit or debit cards will be accepted as
780759 payment for fees.
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808786 2. Payment for any fee provided for in this title may be made
809787 by a business check. The Council may:
810788 a. add an amount equal to the amount of the service
811789 charge incurred, not to exceed three percent (3%) of
812790 the amount of the check as a service charge for the
813791 acceptance and verification of the check, or
814792 b. add an amount of no more than Five Dollars ($5.00) as
815793 a service charge for the acceptance and verification
816794 of a check. For purposes of this subsection,
817795 "business check" shall not mean a money order,
818796 cashier's check, or bank-certified check.
819797 D. Failure of the Legislature to appropriate necessary funds to
820798 provide for expenses and operations of the Council on Law
821799 Enforcement Education and Training shal l not invalidate other
822800 provisions of this section relating to the creation and duties of
823801 the Council.
824802 E. 1. No person shall be eligible for employment as a peace
825803 officer or reserve peace officer until the employing law enforcement
826804 agency has conducted a background investigation of such person
827805 consisting of the following:
828806 a. a fingerprint search submitted to the Oklahoma State
829807 Bureau of Investigation with a return report to the
830808 submitting agency that such person has no felony
831809 record,
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859836 b. a fingerprint search submitted to the Federal Bureau
860837 of Investigation with a return report to the
861838 submitting agency that such person has no felony
862839 record,
863840 c. such person has undergone psychological evaluation by
864841 a psychologist licensed by the State of Oklahoma and
865842 has been evaluated to be suitable to serve as a peace
866843 officer in the State of Oklahoma,
867844 d. the employing agency has verified that such person has
868845 a high school diploma or a GED equivalency certificate
869846 as recognized by state law,
870847 e. such person is not participating i n a deferred
871848 sentence agreement for a felony, a crime involving
872849 moral turpitude or a crime of domestic violence, and
873850 does not have any criminal charges pending in any
874851 court in this state, another state, in tribal court or
875852 pursuant to the United States Code,
876853 f. such person is not currently subject to an order of
877854 the Council revoking, suspending, or accepting a
878855 voluntary surrender of peace officer certification,
879856 g. such person is not currently undergoing treatment for
880857 a mental illness, condition or disorder. For purposes
881858 of this subsection, "currently undergoing treatment
882859 for mental illness, condition or disorder " means the
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910886 person has been diagnosed by a licensed physician,
911887 psychologist, or licensed mental health professional
912888 as being afflicted with a substantial disorder of
913889 thought, mood, perception, psychological orientation
914890 or memory that significantly impairs judgment,
915891 behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to
916892 meet the ordinary demands of life and such condition
917893 continues to exist,
918894 h. such person is twenty-one (21) years of age.
919895 Provided, this requirement shall not affect those
920896 persons who are already employed as a police or peace
921897 officer prior to November 1, 1985, a nd
922898 i. such person has provided proof of United States
923899 citizenship or resident alien status, pursuant to an
924900 employment eligibility verification form from the
925901 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services .
926902 2. To aid the evaluating psychologist in inter preting the test
927903 results including automated scoring and interpretations, the
928904 employing agency shall provide the psychologist a statement
929905 confirming the identity of the individual taking the test as the
930906 person who is employed or seeking employment as a pea ce officer of
931907 the agency and attesting that it administered the psychological
932908 instrument in accordance with standards within the test document.
933909 The psychologist shall report to the employing agency the evaluation
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961936 of the assessment instrument and may inclu de any additional
962937 recommendations to assist the employing agency in determinin g
963938 whether to certify to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
964939 Training that the person being evaluated is suitable to serve as a
965940 peace officer in this state. No additiona l procedures or
966941 requirements shall be imposed for performance of the psychological
967942 evaluation. The psychological instrument utilized shall be
968943 evaluated by a psychologist licensed by the State of Oklahoma, and
969944 the employing agency shall certify to the Coun cil that the
970945 evaluation was conducted in accordance with this provision and th at
971946 the employee or applicant is suitable to serve as a peace officer in
972947 this state.
973948 a. Any person found not to be suitable for employment or
974949 certification by the Council shall no t be employed,
975950 retained in employment as a peace officer, or
976951 certified by the Council for at least one (1) year, at
977952 which time the employee or applicant may be
978953 reevaluated by a psychologist licensed by the State of
979954 Oklahoma. This section shall also be app licable to
980955 all reserve peace officers in this state.
981956 b. Any person who is cert ified by CLEET and has undergone
982957 the psychological evaluation required by this
983958 subparagraph and has been found to be suitable as a
984959 peace officer shall not be required to be reeva luated
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1012986 for any subsequent employment as a peace officer
1013987 following retirement or any break in service as a
1014988 peace officer, unless such break in service exceeds
1015989 five (5) years or the Council determines that a peace
1016990 officer may present a danger to himself or h erself,
1017991 the public, or a family or household member.
1018992 c. All persons seeking ce rtification shall have their
1019993 name, gender, date of birth, and address of such
1020994 person submitted to the Department of Mental Health
1021995 and Substance Abuse Services by the Council. Th e
1022996 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
1023997 Services shall respond to the Council within ten (10)
1024998 days whether the computerized records of the
1025999 Department indicate the applicant has ever been
10261000 involuntarily committed to an Oklahoma state mental
10271001 institution. In the event that the Department of
10281002 Mental Health and Substance Abuse S ervices reports to
10291003 the Council that the applicant has been involuntarily
10301004 committed, the Council shall immediately inform the
10311005 employing agency.
10321006 All basic police courses shall incl ude a minimum of four (4)
10331007 hours of education and training in recognizing and managing a person
10341008 appearing to require mental health treatment or services. The
10351009 training shall include training in crime and drug prevention, crisis
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10631036 intervention, youth and famil y intervention techniques, recognizing,
10641037 investigating and preventing abuse and exploitation of elderly
10651038 persons, mental health issues, and criminal jurisdiction on
10661039 Sovereign Indian Land.
10671040 Subject to the availability of funding, for full -time salaried
10681041 police or peace officers a basic police course academy shall consist
10691042 of a minimum of six hundred (600) hours.
10701043 For reserve deputies a basic reserve academy shall consist of a
10711044 minimum of two hundred forty (240) hours.
10721045 3. Beginning January 1, 2018, any reserve peac e officer who has
10731046 completed the two-hundred-forty-hour reserve peace officer
10741047 certification program and who has been in active service in that
10751048 capacity for the past six (6) months shall be eligible to attend a
10761049 three-hundred-sixty-hour basic full-time training academy to become
10771050 certified as a full-time peace or police officer.
10781051 4. Every person who has not been certified as a police or peace
10791052 officer and is duly appointed or elected as a police or peace
10801053 officer shall hold such position on a temporary basis only , and
10811054 shall, within six (6) months from the date of appointment or taking
10821055 office, qualify as required in this subsection or forfeit such
10831056 position. In computing the time for qualification, all service
10841057 shall be cumulative from date of first appointment or t aking office
10851058 as a police or peace officer with any department in this state.
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11131085 a. The Council may extend the time requirement specified
11141086 in this paragraph for good cause as determined by the
11151087 Council.
11161088 b. A duty is hereby imposed upon the employing agency to
11171089 withhold payment of the compensation or wage of such
11181090 unqualified officer.
11191091 c. If the police or peace officer fails to forfeit the
11201092 position or the employing agency fails to require the
11211093 officer to forfeit the position, the district attorney
11221094 shall file the prope r action to cause the forfeiting
11231095 of such position. The district court of the county
11241096 where the officer is employed shall have jurisdiction
11251097 to hear the case.
11261098 5. The Council may certify officers who have completed a course
11271099 of study in another state deemed b y the Council to meet standards
11281100 for Oklahoma peace officers providing the offi cer's certification in
11291101 the other state has not been revoked or voluntarily surrendered and
11301102 is not currently under suspension.
11311103 6. For purposes of this section, a police or peace officer is
11321104 defined as a full-time duly appointed or elected officer who is paid
11331105 for working more than twenty -five (25) hours per week and whose
11341106 duties are to preserve the public peace, protect life and property,
11351107 prevent crime, serve warrants, transport pri soners, and enforce laws
11361108 and ordinances of this state, or any political subdiv ision thereof;
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11641135 provided, elected sheriffs and their deputies and elected,
11651136 appointed, or acting chiefs of police shall meet the requirements of
11661137 this subsection within the first si x (6) months after assuming the
11671138 duties of the office to which they are elected or appointed or for
11681139 which they are an acting chief; provided further, that this section
11691140 shall not apply to persons designated by the Director of the
11701141 Department of Corrections as peace officers pursuant to Section 510
11711142 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
11721143 F. No person shall be certified as a police or peace officer by
11731144 the Council or be employed by the state, a county, a city, or any
11741145 political subdivision thereof, who is:
11751146 1. Is currently subject to an order of the Council revoking,
11761147 suspending, or accepting a voluntary surrender of peace officer
11771148 certification or who has;
11781149 2. Has been convicted of a felony, a crime involving moral
11791150 turpitude, or a crime of domestic violence, unless a full pardon has
11801151 been granted by the proper agency; however, any person who ha s been
11811152 trained and certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education
11821153 and Training and is actively employed as a full -time peace officer
11831154 as of November 1, 1985, shall not be s ubject to the provisions of
11841155 this subsection for convictions occurring prior to November 1, 1985 ;
11851156 or
11861157 3. Is a permanent resident alien; provided, however, any person
11871158 who has been trained and certified by the Council and is actively
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12151185 employed as a full-time peace officer as of November 1, 2025, shall
12161186 not be subject to the provisions of this paragraph.
12171187 G. 1. The Council is hereby authorized to provide to any
12181188 employing agency the following information regarding a person who is
12191189 or has applied for employment as a police or peace officer of such
12201190 employing agency:
12211191 a. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Federal
12221192 Bureau of Investigation reports,
12231193 b. administration of the psychological tests provided for
12241194 herein,
12251195 c. performance in the course of study or other basi s of
12261196 certification,
12271197 d. previous certifications issued, and
12281198 e. any administrative or judicial determination denying
12291199 certification.
12301200 2. An employing agency shall not be liable in any action
12311201 arising out of the release of contents of personnel information
12321202 relevant to the qualifications or ability of a person to perform the
12331203 duties of a police or peace officer when such information is
12341204 released pursuant to written authorization for release of
12351205 information signed by such person and is provided to another
12361206 employing agency which has employed or has received an application
12371207 for employment from su ch person.
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12651234 3. As used in this subsection, "employing agency" means a
12661235 political subdivision or law enforcement agency which either has
12671236 employed or received an employment applicat ion from a person who, if
12681237 employed, would be subject to this section.
12691238 H. 1. A law enforcement agency employing police or peace
12701239 officers in this state shall report the hiring, resignation, or
12711240 termination for any reason of a police or peace officer to the
12721241 Council within ten (10) days. Failure to comply with the provisions
12731242 of this subsection may disqualify a law enforcement agency from
12741243 participating in training programs sponsored by the Council. Every
12751244 law enforcement agency employing police or peace office rs in this
12761245 state shall submit to CLEET on or before October 1 of each calendar
12771246 year a complete list of all commissioned employees with a current
12781247 mailing address and phone number for each such employee. In
12791248 addition to the above, CLEET may impose an adminis trative fine for
12801249 violations of this section.
12811250 2. A tribal law enforcement agen cy that has peace officers
12821251 commissioned by an Oklahoma law enforcement agency pursuant to a
12831252 cross-deputization agreement with the State of Oklahoma or any
12841253 political subdivision o f the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the
12851254 provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes
12861255 shall report the commissioning, resignation, or termination of
12871256 commission for any reason of a cross -deputized tribal police or
12881257 peace officer to CLEET wi thin ten (10) days of the commissioning,
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13161284 resignation, or termination. Failure to comply with the provisions
13171285 of this subsection may disqualify a tribal law enforcement agency
13181286 from participating in training programs sponsored by the Council.
13191287 I. It is unlawful for any person to willfully make any
13201288 statement in an application to CLEET knowing the statement is false
13211289 or intentionally commit fraud in any application to the Council for
13221290 attendance in any CLEET -conducted or CLEET-approved peace officer
13231291 academy or Collegiate Officer Program or for the purpose of
13241292 obtaining peace officer certifi cation or reinstatement. It is
13251293 unlawful for any person to willfully submit false or fraudulent
13261294 documents relating to continuing education rosters, transcripts or
13271295 certificates, or any canine license application. Any person
13281296 convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a
13291297 felony punishable by imprisonment in the Department of Corrections
13301298 for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5)
13311299 years, or by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
13321300 or by both such fine an d imprisonment. In addition to the above,
13331301 CLEET may impose an administrative fine.
13341302 J. 1. A police or peace officer shall be subject to
13351303 disciplinary action to include a denial, suspension, revocation or
13361304 acceptance of voluntary surrender of peace officer certification
13371305 upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence for the following:
13381306 a. conviction of a felony or a crime of domestic
13391307 violence,
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13681335 provided, if the conviction is a single isolated
13691336 incident that occurred more than five (5) years ago
13701337 and the Council is satisfied that the person has been
13711338 sufficiently rehabilitated, the Council may, in its
13721339 discretion, certify such pers on providing that all
13731340 other statutory requirements have been met,
13741341 c. a verdict of guilt or entry of a plea of guilty or
13751342 nolo contendere or an "Alford" plea or any plea other
13761343 than a not guilty plea for a felony offense, a crime
13771344 of moral turpitude, or a crim e of domestic violence,
13781345 d. falsification or a willful misrepresentation of
13791346 information in an employment application or
13801347 application to the Council on Law Enforcement
13811348 Education and Training, records of evidence, or in
13821349 testimony under oath,
13831350 e. revocation or voluntary surrender of police or peace
13841351 officer certification in another state for a violation
13851352 of any law or rule or in settlement of any
13861353 disciplinary action in such state,
13871354 f. involuntary commitment of a reserve or peace officer
13881355 in a mental institution or li censed private mental
13891356 health facility for any mental illness, condition or
13901357 disorder that is diagnosed by a licensed physician,
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14181384 psychologist or a licensed mental health professional
14191385 as a substantial disorder of thought, mood,
14201386 perception, psychological orien tation, or memory that
14211387 significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to
14221388 recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary
14231389 demands of life. Provided, the peace officer
14241390 certification may be reinstated upon the Council
14251391 receiving notification of a psych ological evaluation
14261392 conducted by a licensed physician, psychologist or
14271393 licensed mental health professional which attests and
14281394 states by affidavit that the officer and the
14291395 evaluation test data of the officer have been examined
14301396 and that, in the professional o pinion of the
14311397 physician, psychologist or licensed mental health
14321398 professional, the officer is psychologically suitable
14331399 to return to duty as a peace officer. Notwithstanding
14341400 any other provision of state law pertaining to
14351401 confidentiality of hospital or other medical records,
14361402 and as allowable under federal law, CLEET may subpoena
14371403 or request a court to subpoena records necessary to
14381404 assure compliance with these provisions. Any
14391405 confidential information received by CLEET for such
14401406 purpose shall retain its confiden tial character while
14411407 in the possession of CLEET,
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14701435 h. entry of a final order of protection against applicant
14711436 or officer, or
14721437 i. any violation of the Oklahoma Private Security
14731438 Licensing Act.
14741439 2. Disciplinary proceedings shall be commenced b y filing a
14751440 complaint with the Council on a form approved by the Council. Any
14761441 employing agency or other person having information may submit such
14771442 information to the Council for consideration as provided in this
14781443 subsection.
14791444 3. Upon the filing of the compla int, a preliminary
14801445 investigation shall be conducted to determine whether:
14811446 a. there is reason to believe the person has violated any
14821447 provision of this subsection or any other provision of
14831448 law or rule, or
14841449 b. there is reason to believe the person has been
14851450 convicted of a felony, a crime involving moral
14861451 turpitude or a domestic violence o ffense or is
14871452 currently participating in a deferred sentence for
14881453 such offenses.
14891454 4. When the investigation of a complaint does not find the
14901455 person has violated any of the provisio ns of this subsection, or
14911456 finds that the person is sufficiently rehabilitated as provided in
14921457 subparagraph b or f of paragraph 1 of this subsection, no
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15201484 disciplinary action shall be required and the person shall remain
15211485 certified as a police or peace officer. When the investigation of a
15221486 complaint finds that the person has violated any of the provisions
15231487 of this subsection, the matter shall be referred for disciplinary
15241488 proceedings. The disciplinary proceedings shall be in accordance
15251489 with Articles I and II of t he Administrative Procedures Act.
15261490 5. The Council shall revoke the certification of any person
15271491 upon determining that such person has been convicted of a felony or
15281492 a crime involving moral turpitude or a domestic violence offense or
15291493 has entered a plea of gui lty, or nolo contendere or an "Alford" plea
15301494 or any plea other than a not guilt y plea for a felony offense, a
15311495 crime of moral turpitude or a crime of domestic violence or is the
15321496 respondent in a final victim protective order; provided, that if the
15331497 conviction has been reversed, vacated or otherwise invalidated by an
15341498 appellate court, such conviction shall not be the basis for
15351499 revocation of certification; provided further, that any person who
15361500 has been trained and certified by the Council on Law Enforcement
15371501 Education and Training and is actively employed as a full -time peace
15381502 officer as of November 1, 1985, shall not be subject to the
15391503 provisions of this subsection for convictions occurring prior to
15401504 November 1, 1985. The sole issue to be determined at the hearing
15411505 shall be whether the person has been convicted of a felony, a crime
15421506 involving moral turpitude or a domestic violence offense or is the
15431507 named respondent/defendant in a final victim protective order.
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15711534 6. The Council shall revoke the certification of any person
15721535 upon determining that such person has received a deferred sentence
15731536 for a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude or a domestic
15741537 violence offense.
15751538 7. The Council may suspend the certification of any person upon
15761539 a determination that such person has been i nvoluntarily committed to
15771540 a mental institution or mental health facility for a mental illness,
15781541 condition or disorder as provided in subparagraph f of paragraph 1
15791542 of this subsection.
15801543 8. Every law enforcement agency in this state shall, within
15811544 thirty (30) days of a final order of termination or resignation
15821545 while under investigation o f a CLEET-certified peace officer, report
15831546 such order or resignation in writing to the Executive Director of
15841547 the Council. Any report, upon receipt by the Council, shall be
15851548 considered as personnel records and shall be afforded confidential
15861549 protection pursuant to Sections 24A.7 and 24A.8 of Title 51 of the
15871550 Oklahoma Statutes. Any medical or other confidential records
15881551 obtained by subpoena pursuant to this subsection shall not be made a
15891552 part of such report. The Executive Director shall ensure that the
15901553 report is provided to all members of the Council. The Council shall
15911554 review and make recommendations concerning the report at the first
15921555 meeting of the Council to occur after all members of the Council
15931556 have received the report. The Council may, by a majority vote,
15941557 order the suspension, for a given period of time, or revocation of
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16221584 the CLEET certification of the peace officer in question if there
16231585 are grounds for such actions pursuant to thi s section and the peace
16241586 officer in question has been provided with notice and an opportunity
16251587 for a hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
16261588 Suspension or revocation of CLEET certification pursuant to this
16271589 paragraph shall be reported to the d istrict attorney for the
16281590 jurisdiction in which the peace officer was employed, to the
16291591 liability insurance company of the law enforcement agency that
16301592 employed the peace officer, the chief elected official of the
16311593 governing body of the law enforcement agency and the chief law
16321594 enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency.
16331595 9. For all other violations of this subsection, the hearing
16341596 examiner shall take into consideration the severity of the
16351597 violation, any mitigating circumstances offered by the person
16361598 subject to disciplinary action, and any other evidence relevant to
16371599 the person's character to determine the appropriate disciplinary
16381600 action.
16391601 10. a. A police or peace officer may voluntarily surrender
16401602 and relinquish the peace officer certification to
16411603 CLEET. Pursuant to such surrender or relinquishment,
16421604 the person surrendering the certific ation shall be
16431605 prohibited from applying to CLEET for reinstatement
16441606 within five (5) years of the date of the surrender or
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16721633 relinquishment, unless otherwise provided by law for
16731634 reinstatement.
16741635 b. No person who has had a police or peace officer
16751636 certification from another state revoked or
16761637 voluntarily surrendered and has not been reinstated by
16771638 that state shall be considered for certification by
16781639 CLEET.
16791640 c. Any person seeking reinstatement of police or peace
16801641 officer certification which has been suspended,
16811642 revoked, or voluntarily surrendered may apply for
16821643 reinstatement pursuant to promulgated CLEET rules
16831644 governing reinstatement. Except as provided in this
16841645 subsection, any person whose certifi cation has been
16851646 revoked, suspended or voluntarily surrendered for any
16861647 reason including failure to comply with mandatory
16871648 education and training requirements, shall pay a
16881649 reinstatement fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars
16891650 ($150.00) to be deposited to the credit of the Peace
16901651 Officer Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section
16911652 3311.7 of this title.
16921653 11. A duty is hereby imposed upon the district attorney who, on
16931654 behalf of the State of Oklahoma, prosecutes a person holding police
16941655 or peace officer or reserve peace off icer certification for a
16951656 felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime of domestic
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17231683 violence in which a plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or an "Alford"
17241684 plea or any other plea other than a not guilty plea or other finding
17251685 of guilt is entered by, agai nst or on behalf of a certified police
17261686 or peace officer to report such plea, a greement, or other finding of
17271687 guilt to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
17281688 within ten (10) days of such plea agreement or the finding of guilt.
17291689 12. Any person or agency required or authorized to submit
17301690 information pursuant to this section to the Council shall be immune
17311691 from liability arising from the submission of the information as
17321692 long as the information was submitted in good faith and without
17331693 malice.
17341694 13. Any peace officer employed by a law enforcement agency in
17351695 this state which has in ternal discipline policies and procedures on
17361696 file with CLEET shall be exempt from the disciplinary proceedings
17371697 and actions provided for in this subsection; provided, however, suc h
17381698 exemption shall not apply if the peace officer has been convicted of
17391699 a felony crime, a crime of moral turpitude, or a crime of domestic
17401700 violence.
17411701 14. All criminal proceedings initiated against a CLEET -
17421702 certified peace officer or reserve peace officer sha ll be reported
17431703 by the officer to CLEET immediately after arrest or discovery o f the
17441704 filing of such criminal proceeding. All CLEET -certified peace
17451705 officers and reserve peace officers shall be required to report when
17461706 a victim protective order has been issue d against the officer
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17741733 including orders issued on an emergency basis and all final orders
17751734 of protection. Failure to give notice pursuant to the provisions of
17761735 this paragraph may be cause to initiate an action against the
17771736 officer by CLEET.
17781737 15. As used in this subsection:
17791738 a. "law enforcement agency " means any department or
17801739 agency of the state, a county, a municipality, or
17811740 political subdivision thereof, with the duties to
17821741 maintain public order, make arrests, and enforce the
17831742 criminal laws of this state or munic ipal ordinances,
17841743 which employs CLEET-certified personnel,
17851744 b. "final order of termination " means a final notice of
17861745 dismissal from employment provided after all
17871746 grievance, arbitration, and court actions have been
17881747 completed, and
17891748 c. "resignation while under in vestigation" means the
17901749 resignation from employment of a peace officer who is
17911750 under investigation for any felony violation of law, a
17921751 crime of moral turpitude, a crime of domestic
17931752 violence, or the resignation from employment of a
17941753 peace officer as part of an arbitration or plea
17951754 agreement.
17961755 K. 1. Every canine team in the state trained to detect
17971756 controlled dangerous substances shall be certified, by test, in the
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18251783 detection of such controlled dangerous substances and shall be
18261784 recertified annually so long as the c anine is used for such
18271785 detection purposes. The certification test and annual
18281786 recertification test provisions of this subsection shall not be
18291787 applicable to canines that are owned by a law enforcement agency and
18301788 that are certified and annually recertified i n the detection of
18311789 controlled dangerous substances by the United States Customs
18321790 Service. No employee of CLEET may be involved in the training or
18331791 testing of a canine team.
18341792 2. The Council shall appoint a Drug Dog Advisory Council to
18351793 make recommendations co ncerning minimum standards, educational
18361794 needs, and other matters imperative to the certification of canines
18371795 and canine teams trained to detect controlled dangerous substances.
18381796 The Council shall promulgate rules based upon the recommendations of
18391797 the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory Council shall
18401798 include, but need not be limited to, a commissioned officer with
18411799 practical knowledge of such canines and canine teams from each of
18421800 the following:
18431801 a. the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
18441802 Drugs Control,
18451803 b. the Department of Public Safety,
18461804 c. a police department,
18471805 d. a sheriff's office, and
18481806 e. a university or college campus police department.
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18771834 Dollars ($200.00) and the annual recertifica tion test fee shall be
18781835 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per canine team. A retest fee of
18791836 Fifty Dollars ($50.00) will be charged if the team fails the test.
18801837 No such fee shall be charged to any local, state or federal
18811838 government agency. The fees provided for in this paragraph shall be
18821839 deposited to the credit of the CLEET Fund created pursuant to
18831840 Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
18841841 L. 1. Every canine team in the state trained to detect
18851842 explosives, explosive materials, explosive devices, and materials
18861843 which could be used to construct an explosive device shall be
18871844 certified, by test, in the detection of such explosives and
18881845 materials and shall be recertified annually so long as the canine is
18891846 used for such detection purposes. The certification te st and annual
18901847 recertification test provisions of this subsection shall not be
18911848 applicable to canines that are owned by a law enforcement agency if
18921849 such canines are certified and annually recertified in the detection
18931850 of explosives and materials by the United States Department of
18941851 Defense. No employee of CLEET may be involved in the training or
18951852 testing of a canine team.
18961853 2. The Council shall appoint a Bomb Dog Advisory Council to
18971854 make recommendations concerning minimum standards, educational
18981855 needs, and other matters imperative to the certification of canines
18991856 and canine teams trained to detect explosives, explosive materials,
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19271883 explosive devices and materials which could be used to construct an
19281884 explosive device. The Council shall promulgate rules based upon the
19291885 recommendations of the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory
19301886 Council shall include, but need not be limited to, a commissioned
19311887 officer with practical knowledge of such canines and canine teams
19321888 from each of the following:
19331889 a. the Department of Public Saf ety,
19341890 b. a police department,
19351891 c. a sheriff's office, and
19361892 d. a university or college campus police department.
19371893 3. The fee for the certification test shall be Two Hundred
19381894 Dollars ($200.00) and the annual recertification test fee shall be
19391895 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per canine team. A retest fee of
19401896 Fifty Dollars ($50.00) will be charged if the team fails the test.
19411897 No such fee shall be charged to any local, state or federal
19421898 government agency. The fees provided for in this paragraph shall be
19431899 deposited to the credit of the CLEET Fund created pursuant to
19441900 Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of t he Oklahoma Statutes.
19451901 M. All tribal police officers of any Indian tribe or nation who
19461902 have been commissioned by an Oklahoma law enforcement agency
19471903 pursuant to a cross-deputization agreement with the State of
19481904 Oklahoma or any political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma
19491905 pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of the
19501906 Oklahoma Statutes shall be eligible for peace officer certification
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19791934 enforcement agencies of the State of Oklaho ma and its political
19801935 subdivisions. CLEET shall issue peace officer certification to
19811936 tribal police officers who, as of July 1, 2003, are commissioned by
19821937 an Oklahoma law enforceme nt agency pursuant to a cross -deputization
19831938 agreement with the State of Oklahoma or any political subdivision of
19841939 the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of
19851940 Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and have met the training and
19861941 qualification requirements of this section.
19871942 N. If an employing law enforcement agency in this state has
19881943 paid for CLEET training and the salary of a person while that person
19891944 is completing in this state a basic police course approved by the
19901945 Council and if within one (1 ) year after the date the person is
19911946 commissioned with the law enforcement agency that person resigns and
19921947 is hired by another law enforcement agency in this state, the second
19931948 law enforcement agency or the person receiving the training shall
19941949 reimburse the original employing law enforcement agency for the cost
19951950 of CLEET training and sal ary paid to the person while completing the
19961951 basic police course by the original employing law enforcement
19971952 agency. If the person leaves the original employing law enforcement
19981953 agency later than one (l) year, but less than two (2) years, after
19991954 the date the person is commissioned with the law enforcement agency,
20001955 the second law enforcement agency or the person receiving the
20011956 training shall reimburse the original employing law enforceme nt
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20291983 agency fifty percent (50%) of the cost of CLEET training and salary
20301984 paid to the person while completing the basic police course by the
20311985 original employing law enforcement agency. CLEET shall not be a
20321986 party to any court action based on this provision.
20331987 O. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, in
20341988 its discretion, may waive all or part of any moneys due to the
20351989 Council, if deemed uncollectable by the Council.
20361990 P. Peace officers, reserve peace officers, tribal peace
20371991 officers, agencies, bail en forcers, security guards and private
20381992 investigators shall maintain with the Cou ncil current mailing
20391993 addresses and shall notify the Council, in writing, of any change of
20401994 address or name. Notification of change of name shall require
20411995 certified copies of any m arriage license or other court document
20421996 which reflects the change of name. Notice of change of address or
20431997 telephone number must be made within ten (10) days of the effected
20441998 change. Notices shall not be accepted over the phone. In any
20451999 proceeding in which the Council is required to serve notice or an
20462000 order on an individual or an ag ency, the Council may send a letter
20472001 to the mailing address on file with the Council. If the letter is
20482002 returned and a notation of the U.S. Postal Service indicates
20492003 "unclaimed", or "moved", or "refused" or any other nondelivery
20502004 markings and the records of the Council indicate that no change of
20512005 address as required by this subsection has been received by the
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20802033 deemed by the Court as having been legally served for all purposes.
20812034 Q. All CLEET record s of bail enforcers may be released only in
20822035 compliance with this section and the Bail Enforcement and Licensing
20832036 Act. All records in CLEET possession concerning other persons or
20842037 entities shall be released only in compliance with this section and
20852038 the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
20862039 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
20872040
2088-COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
2089-OVERSIGHT, dated 02/27/2025 - DO PASS.
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