Oklahoma § 74-150.4 - Commission - Powers and duties

§ 74-150.4. Commission - Powers and duties

The Commission shall have the following powers and duties and

responsibilities:

1. To appoint the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation, whose compensation shall be determined by the

Legislature.

2. To hear any complaint against the Bureau or any of its

employees according to the following procedure:

a.

Only those complaints which have been submitted in

writing and are signed will be acted upon by the

Commission.

b.

All hearings on complaints shall be conducted in

executive sessions, and shall not be open to the

public.

c.

The Commission shall have limited access to pertinent

investigative files when investigating a complaint.

The Director shall provide a procedure whereby the

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identification of all persons named in any

investigative file except the subject of the complaint

and the complaining witness shall not be revealed to

the members of the Commission. Any consideration of

files shall be in executive session not open to the

public. No information or evidence received in

connection with the hearings shall be revealed to any

person or agency. Any violation hereof shall be

grounds for removal from the Commission, and shall

constitute a misdemeanor.

3. To make recommendations to the Director of any needed

disciplinary action necessary as a result of an investigation

conducted upon a complaint received.

4. To establish general procedures with regard to assisting

law enforcement officers and district attorneys.

5. To establish a program of training for agents utilizing

such courses as the National Police Academy conducted by the Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

6. To require the Director to advise the Commission on the

progress of pending investigations. All discussions of pending

investigations shall be conducted in executive session not open to

the public and no minutes of such sessions shall be kept. The

Director shall not reveal the identity of any witnesses interviewed

or the substance of their statements. No information received by

the Commission shall be revealed to any person or agency by any

Commission member. Any violation of this paragraph by a Commission

member shall be grounds for removal from the Commission and shall

constitute a misdemeanor.

Laws 1976, c. 259, § 4, operative July 1, 1976.