Oklahoma § 70-3311.16 - CLEET authority to conduct Basic Peace Officer
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 70-3311.16 — CLEET authority to conduct Basic Peace Officer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-3311.16. CLEET authority to conduct Basic Peace Officer
Certification Academies and other law enforcement related training.
A. 1. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
(CLEET) is authorized to conduct full-time Basic Peace Officer
Certification Academies and other law enforcement related training
for individuals not commissioned or appointed by a law enforcement
agency under rules established by the Council.
2. CLEET may establish and certify additional law enforcement
and criminal justice programs at state-supported technology center
schools in the State of Oklahoma operating under the State Board of
Career and Technology Education for teaching students between
sixteen (16) and nineteen (19) years of age. The tuition or fees
for law enforcement and criminal justice-related programs shall be
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similar in cost as other vocational and technical education courses
and subjects offered at technology center schools and shall be
determined by the State Board of Career and Technology Education.
B. The tuition or fees for attending the Basic Peace Officer
Certification Academies or other law enforcement related training
will be at a rate established by CLEET and approved by the Council.
Tuition or fees charged under this section shall be deposited in the
Peace Officer Revolving Fund established in Section 3311.7 of this
title.
C. Individuals not commissioned or appointed by a law
enforcement agency who are trained in the Basic Peace Officer
Certification Academies shall be required to meet minimum
requirements established for peace officers as set forth in Section
3311 of this title. Any fees relating to meeting these requirements
shall be the responsibility of the individual. Individuals applying
for the Academies shall be required to submit a fingerprint check to
CLEET prior to acceptance.
D. The Council is authorized to promulgate emergency rules to
effectuate the provisions of this section.
E. Upon successful completion of the Basic Peace Officer
Certification Academy, CLEET certification of the individual shall
become effective upon employment by an Oklahoma law enforcement
agency. Employment and certification must be obtained within two
(2) years of completion of the Basic Peace Officer Certification
Academy.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 168, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. Amended by Laws
2021, c. 62, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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