Oklahoma § 22-36.2 - National Park Service rangers - Arrest authority and
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 22-36.2 — National Park Service rangers - Arrest authority and, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-36.2. National Park Service rangers - Arrest authority and
immunity from suit.
A National Park Service ranger who, in the official capacity as
park ranger, is authorized by law to make arrests shall, when making
an arrest in this state for a nonfederal offense, have the same
legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law
enforcement officer if the arrest is made under the following
circumstances:
1. The Park Service ranger reasonably believes that the person
arrested has committed a felony in the presence of the ranger or is
committing a felony in the presence of the ranger;
2. The Park Service ranger reasonably believes the person
arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the
peace in the presence of the ranger or is committing a misdemeanor
that amounts to a breach of the peace in the presence of the ranger;
or
3. The Park Service ranger is rendering assistance to a law
enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request
of such officer or pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between
the state or a political subdivision of the state and the United
States Department of the Interior National Park Service.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 41, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1996.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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