Oklahoma § 21-2200 - Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force

§ 21-2200. Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force

A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until June 1, 2026,

the Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force. The purpose of the

task force shall be to provide the Legislature and the Governor with

information on organized retail crime and the advantages and

drawbacks of instituting various countermeasures to counter losses

from retail theft in the state.

B. The task force shall consist of fifteen (15) members as

follows:

1. Three members, appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall

be an individual who represents state or local law enforcement;

2. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Oklahoma State Senate;

3. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House

of Representatives;

4. One member appointed by the District Attorneys Council;

5. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Retail Merchants

Association;

6. One member appointed by the State Chamber;

7. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association;

8. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs

of Police;

9. One member appointed by the Attorney General;

10. One member from the Convenience Distributors of Oklahoma;

and

11. One member from the Oklahoma Grocers Association.

C. Quorum for official business of the task force shall be

eight members. A chairperson and a vice chairperson shall be

elected by a majority vote of the members of the task force.

D. Members who were serving on the task force as of December

31, 2024, shall automatically be on the Oklahoma Organized Retail

Crime Task Force. Appointed members shall, to the greatest extent

practicable, have by education or experience, knowledge of organized

retail theft. The chair shall hold the first meeting of the task

force no later than ninety (90) days after June 6, 2023. Any

vacancies in the membership of the task force shall be filled in the

same manner provided for in the initial appointment.

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E. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation

but shall receive travel reimbursement for necessary travel expenses

incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the

State Travel Reimbursement Act. The task force shall be staffed by

the Office of the Attorney General.

F. The task force may consult with any organization, government

entity, or person in the development of its report required pursuant

to the provisions of subsection G of this section.

G. On or before December 31, 2025, the task force shall

electronically submit to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of

the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the

chairs of the House and Senate committees that oversee public

safety, a report containing, but not limited to, the following

information based on available data:

1. A review of laws and regulations on organized retail crime

used by other states, the federal government, and foreign countries

to regulate the marketplace;

2. The use of organized retail theft’s impact on state and

local tax receipts;

3. The need for interagency coordination of public education

and outreach and prevention programs for business owners; and

4. Legislative and regulatory recommendations, if any, to

increase transparency and security, enhance consumer protections,

prevent organized retail theft, and to address the long-term

economic impact related to the prevalence of organized retail crime.

H. The Office of the Attorney General may employ, either

directly or through memorandums of understanding or crossdeputization agreements, persons to serve as Oklahoma Organized

Retail Crime Task Force officers whose primary responsibility shall

be to prevent, respond to, investigate, and prosecute criminal

violations related to organized retail crime.

Added by Laws 2023, c. 333, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2023. Amended

by Laws 2025, c. 329, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

§21-540Av1. Eluding peace officer.

A. Any operator of a motor vehicle who has received a visual

and audible signal, a flashing red light, flashing red and blue

lights, flashing blue and white lights, or any other combination of

flashing red, blue, and white lights, and a siren from a peace

officer driving a motor vehicle showing the same to be an official

police, sheriff, highway patrol or state game ranger vehicle

directing the operator to bring the vehicle to a stop and who

willfully increases the speed or extinguishes the lights of the

vehicle in an attempt to elude such peace officer, or willfully

attempts in any other manner to elude the peace officer, or who does

elude such peace officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The peace

officer, while attempting to stop a violator of this section, may

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communicate a request for the assistance of other peace officers

from any office, department or agency. Any peace officer within

this state having knowledge of such request is authorized to render

such assistance in stopping the violator and may effect an arrest

under this section upon probable cause. Violation of this

subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by

not more than one (1) year imprisonment in the county jail, or by a

fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than

Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment. A second or subsequent violation of this subsection

shall be punishable by not more than one (1) year in the county

jail, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)

nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine

and imprisonment.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section in such manner as to endanger any other person shall be

deemed guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody

of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than one (1)

year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not less than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. 1. Any person who causes an accident, while eluding or

attempting to elude an officer, resulting in great bodily injury to

any other person while driving or operating a motor vehicle within

this state and who is in violation of the provisions of subsection A

of this section may be charged with a violation of the provisions of

this subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a felony

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not more than five

(5) years, and a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00).

2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means

bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which

causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or

impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 52, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1965. Amended

by Laws 1980, c. 115, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 104, §

1, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 81, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18,

1991; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1996, c.

110, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 210, eff. July 1,

1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 118, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws

2000, c. 185, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2025, c. 224, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2025.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 210 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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§21-540Av2. Eluding peace officer.

A. Any operator of a motor vehicle who has received a visual

and audible signal, a red light and a siren from a peace officer

driving a motor vehicle showing the same to be an official police,

sheriff, highway patrol or state game ranger vehicle directing the

operator to bring the vehicle to a stop and who willfully increases

the speed or extinguishes the lights of the vehicle in an attempt to

elude such peace officer, or willfully attempts in any other manner

to elude the peace officer, or who does elude such peace officer, is

guilty of a misdemeanor. The peace officer, while attempting to

stop a violator of this section, may communicate a request for the

assistance of other peace officers from any office, department or

agency. Any peace officer within this state having knowledge of

such request is authorized to render such assistance in stopping the

violator and may effect an arrest under this section upon probable

cause. Violation of this subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor

and shall be punishable by not more than one (1) year imprisonment

in the county jail or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars

($100.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or by both

such fine and imprisonment. A second or subsequent violation of

this subsection shall be punishable by not more than one (1) year in

the county jail or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or both

such fine and imprisonment.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section in such manner as to endanger any other person shall be

deemed guilty of a Class C1 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through E of Section

20L of this title, or by a fine of not less than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. 1. Any person who causes an accident, while eluding or

attempting to elude an officer, resulting in great bodily injury to

any other person while driving or operating a motor vehicle within

this state and who is in violation of the provisions of subsection A

of this section may be charged with a violation of the provisions of

this subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class C1

felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through E of Section 20L of this title, and a fine of

not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means

bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which

causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or

impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 52, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1965. Amended

by Laws 1980, c. 115, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 104, §

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1, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 81, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18,

1991; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1996, c.

110, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 210, eff. July 1,

1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 118, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws

2000, c. 185, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 192, eff.

Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 210 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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