Oklahoma § 44-230 - Police officers (OMD) - Powers and duties

§ 44-230. Police officers (OMD) - Powers and duties

A. The Adjutant General of the State of Oklahoma is hereby

authorized to appoint such officers as are necessary to be

designated as police officers (OMD), for the purpose of protecting

all properties of, owned by or under the control of the Oklahoma

National Guard wherever located in the State of Oklahoma. The

Adjutant General shall promulgate rules which prescribe the duties

for the officers thus appointed, designate their uniforms, fix their

compensation upon appointment and provide for removal from their

appointment. Each such police officer (OMD) shall be given a

written commission evidencing his or her appointment and authority,

together with a detailed description of his or her person in order

to properly identify his or her official capacity; the form of such

commission shall be prescribed by the Adjutant General.

B. Any police officer (OMD) appointed pursuant to the

provisions of this section shall have, with the sole exception of

the serving or execution of civil process, all the powers vested by

law in peace officers in the protection and guarding of the grounds,

buildings and equipment of, owned by or under the control of the

Oklahoma National Guard. The police officer (OMD) shall:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 44. Militia

1. Direct his or her attention to the prevention of improper

conduct, interference with, or trespassing upon the property of,

owned by or under the control of the Oklahoma National Guard; and

2. If required, make arrests and take into custody persons

guilty of improper conduct or trespassing.

C. It shall be the duty of the district attorney of the

district wherein the improper conduct, interference or trespassing

is alleged to have taken place to prosecute such offense upon a

complaint filed by such police officer (OMD).

Added by Laws 1971, c. 135, § 1. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 14, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 406, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999.