Oklahoma § 74-152.3

§ 74-152.3.

Additional powers and duties of Bureau.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government

In addition to the other powers and duties of the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation provided by law, the Bureau shall have the

power and duty to:

1. Review records from any oil reclaimer to ensure that oil is

not stolen;

2. To enter upon any public or private property to conduct

inspections at reasonable hours to ensure that any operation of an

oil reclaiming facility is not a conduit for unlawful oil and for

the purpose of investigating oil or gas theft operations and to take

necessary action if any operation is found to be a conduit for

stolen oil or gas;

3. Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of this

state, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies,

and with affected groups and political subdivisions concerning oil

reclaiming operations, the transportation of unlawful oil and

unlawful gas and stolen oil field equipment;

4. Institute and maintain or intervene in any action or

proceeding where deemed necessary by the Bureau to ensure that any

operation of an oil reclaiming facility is not a conduit for

unlawful oil or for the purpose of prosecuting persons involved in

oil field equipment theft;

5. Conduct investigations of organized oil or gas theft rings

and stolen oil field equipment rings;

6. Determine sources and outlets for unlawful oil or unlawful

gas or stolen oil field equipment;

7. Stop any vehicle transporting or appearing to transport any

oil, gas or salt water, for the purpose of inspecting, measuring,

and taking samples of the cargo and inspecting load tickets to

ensure that such vehicle is not transporting unlawful gas or

unlawful oil;

8. Stop any vehicle transporting or appearing to transport any

oil field equipment, for the purpose of inspecting the cargo being

transported and to inspect bills of lading to ensure that the

vehicle is not transporting stolen oil field equipment;

9. Investigate any theft of oil or gas or oil field equipment

of which the agency receives notice;

10. Arrest or cause the arrest of any person when reasonable

grounds exist to believe such person is in possession of unlawful

oil, unlawful gas or stolen oil field equipment;

11. Coordinate the efforts of this state to reduce oil, gas and

oil field equipment theft with local, state, and federal law

enforcement agencies;

12. Develop educational programs on detection and prevention of

oil, gas and oil field equipment theft; and

13. Exercise all incidental powers necessary and proper for the

administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government

Added by Laws 1985, c. 187, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws

1986, c. 201, § 10, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 2008, c. 364, § 3,

eff. Jan. 1, 2009.