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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.17. Transfer of Statistical Analysis Division of Crime Commission to Bureau of Investigation.

A. Effective July 1, 1980, the Statistical Analysis Division of the present Oklahoma Crime Commission shall be transferred to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. All unexpended funds, property, records, personnel and any outstanding financial obligations or encumbrances of the Crime Commission which relate to the Statistical Analysis Division are hereby transferred to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
B. Effective July 1, 1988, the personnel transferred from the Oklahoma Crime Commission to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and persons occupying the position of any such personnel on July 1, 1988, shall become subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration. All incumbent employees subject to this subsection shall be classified without regard to status or examinations. Such employees shall be granted status in the class of positions to which the employee's position is allocated by the Office of Personnel Management.
C. It is the intent of the Legislature that the mission of the Statistical Analysis Division not be changed by this transfer, and that the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation continue prior cooperative agreements made with the Criminal Justice Agencies of the state.
Amended by Laws 1988, c. 324, § 10, operative July 1, 1988.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.17a. Transfers of Criminal Justice Resource Center functions.

A. Effective July 1, 2009, the Criminal Justice Resource Center of the Legislative Service Bureau shall be transferred to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Attorney General as follows:
1. The functions of the Criminal Justice Resource Center relating to administration and research shall be transferred to the Office of Criminal Justice Statistics, which is hereby created within the Information Services Division of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation;
2. The functions of the Criminal Justice Resource Center relating to data processing and information technology shall be transferred to the Information Technology Systems Division of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; and
3. The functions of the Criminal Justice Resource Center relating to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shall be transferred to the Office of the Attorney General.
All unexpended funds, property, records, personnel and any outstanding financial obligations or encumbrances of the Criminal Justice Resource Center are hereby transferred to the entities specified in this subsection.
B. Effective July 1, 2009, the personnel transferred from the Criminal Justice Resource Center to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Attorney General and persons occupying the position of any such personnel on July 1, 2009, shall become employees of such agencies and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration.
C. Effective July 1, 2009, any reference in the Oklahoma Statutes to the Criminal Justice Resource Center shall be a reference to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation or the Office of the Attorney General, as appropriate with respect to the content of the reference.
D. Upon the effective date of this act, the Office of Criminal Justice Statistics shall be known as the Statistical Analysis Center and shall be a unit of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 178, § 1. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 14, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.18. Reward System - Creation - Implementation - Information required to collect - Additional requirements.

A. There is hereby created an Oklahoma Reward System to be administered by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of providing a method of disbursing cash awards, referred to as a reward, to persons giving valuable information resulting in the arrest and conviction of an accused person or materially assisting in the investigation of the commission or attempted commission of a crime as determined by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
B. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall implement such procedures and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. Such procedures shall include a method for determining the amount of reward to be offered for information on a crime or series of crimes and which such crimes shall have a reward offered to assist in their solution.
C. Any person seeking to collect all or part of a reward offered under the provisions of this section shall submit the following information to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation:
1. The crime which was committed;
2. The name of the victim of the crime;
3. The name of the person arrested and convicted;
4. The name of the law enforcement agency with which the applicant cooperated; or
5. A written statement from that law enforcement agency providing details of the extent of the cooperation provided.
D. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall make such additional requirements as deemed necessary to assure proper disbursal of the reward funds. Any person regularly employed as a peace officer, district attorney or assistant district attorney or any member of immediate family shall be prohibited from receiving any cash award from said fund.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 83, § 1, operative July 1, 1981. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 210, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.19a. OSBI Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to be designated the "OSBI Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of any monies received from the sale of surplus property, fees and receipts collected pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, fines, forfeitures, fees, charges, receipts, donations, gifts, bequests, contributions, devises, interagency reimbursements, federal funds unless otherwise provided by federal law or regulation, or any other source. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for operating expenses of the Bureau, for the purpose of implementing the Oklahoma Reward System pursuant to Section 150.18 of this title, and to purchase equipment and provide training to law enforcement agencies located in the state, pursuant to Section 62.9 of this title. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 201, § 6, emerg. eff. June 4, 1986. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 276, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 833.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.19b. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Centennial Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to be designated the “Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Centennial Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation from gifts, donations, or any other source. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of celebrating the centennial of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 38, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.21. Legal division established - Duties - Restrictions.

A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall establish or provide for a legal division and the Director may employ attorneys as needed, which attorneys, in addition to advising the Director, the Commission and employees of the Bureau on legal matters, may appear for and represent the Director, the Commission and employees of the Bureau in administrative hearings and other legal actions and proceedings. No attorney of the Bureau shall enter an appearance in a criminal action nor engage in private practice of the law while in the employment of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, except for the purpose of representing the agency in motions to quash subpoenas, other discovery matters, expungement applications, evidentiary hearings, forfeiture proceedings or when requested to do so by another prosecuting authority.
B. It shall continue to be the duty of the Attorney General to give official opinions to and to prosecute and defend actions for the Director, Commission and employees of the Bureau, if requested to do so.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 64, § 1, emerg. eff. March 30, 1982. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 388, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 42, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2021, c. 469, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.21a. Crimes information unit.

A. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may establish a crimes information unit within the Bureau.
B. With authorization from the Director of the Bureau, the crimes information unit or any employee of the Bureau may:
1. Investigate organized crime, criminal conspiracies, and threats of violent crime;
2. Collect information concerning the activity and identity of individuals reasonably believed to be engaged in organized crime, criminal conspiracies, or threatening violent crime;
3. Analyze collected information and disseminate such information to other law enforcement agencies for the purposes of criminal investigation and crime prevention;
4. Coordinate the effort of this state with local, state and federal agencies to protect its citizens against organized crime, criminal conspiracies and threats of violent crime by creating a clearinghouse of crime-related information for use by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies; and
5. Provide training to peace officers of this state concerning the legal collection, preservation and dissemination of crime-related information.
C. Release of information compiled pursuant to this section shall be prohibited except for release of information to law enforcement officers and prosecutorial authorities for the purpose of criminal investigation, criminal prosecution, and crime prevention. Unauthorized release or unauthorized use of this information shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by incarceration in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year or a fine not exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. As used in this section, "unauthorized release" or "unauthorized use" shall include, but not be limited to, giving the information to any person who is not a law enforcement officer unless necessitated by an ongoing criminal investigation, or release of information to a law enforcement officer who is not engaged in a criminal investigation requiring the information or who is not authorized by his or her agency to receive such information, or release of information in violation of any rules promulgated by the Bureau. Information collected and compiled under the authority of this section shall be privileged and not discoverable nor subject to subpoena or order for production issued by any court, other than production in a district court criminal proceeding for the prosecution of crimes which are the subject of the information sought. The Director of OSBI shall make a quarterly report to the OSBI Commission of all information collected and compiled under the authority of this section.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 154, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.21b. OSBI reports concerning use of deadly force.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, when the Commissioner of Public Safety has requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to conduct a criminal investigation of any incident involving the use of deadly force by a commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety while in the official performance of such officer’s duties, the Commissioner may use the report and the investigative information and materials in the furtherance of administrative matters within the Department, including, but not limited to, taking personnel actions and conducting internal investigations. Under no circumstances shall an OSBI report of its investigation of any incident involving the use of deadly force by a commissioned officer of any law enforcement agency other than the Department of Public Safety be provided to the employing agency for the purpose of or be used by that agency for the purpose of administrative matters or any purpose other than criminal prosecution.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 230, § 4, emerg. eff. May 26, 1999. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 130, § 10, emerg. eff. April 20, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.22. Special motor carrier enforcement officers - Transfer to State Bureau of Investigation.

A. As of July 1, 1985, the persons employed as of June 30, 1985, by the Corporation Commission as special motor carrier enforcement officers and as the supervisor officer pursuant to Section 171.1 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be and are ordered transferred to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of oil and gas theft investigations.
B. No employee transferred pursuant to this section shall be required to accept a lesser grade or salary than presently received plus any salary adjustments provided by the Legislature for state employees. No entrance examination shall be required for the persons so transferred.
C. All such persons shall retain all leave, sick or annual, and any retirement benefits which have accrued during their tenure with the Commission.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 282, § 5, emerg. eff. July 22, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.24. Automated fingerprint identification system - Coordination with law enforcement agencies.

On or before January 1, 1991, there shall be established within the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation a computerized fingerprint identification system (AFIS). The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall coordinate the use of this system and equipment with federal, state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies. All county sheriff departments and all police departments for municipalities may participate in this system. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall establish standards and guidelines for fingerprinting for the automated fingerprint identification system. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may place any fingerprint received by the Bureau for any purpose in its AFIS database.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 282, § 4, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 35, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.25. A.F.I.S. Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, to be designated the "A.F.I.S. Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, from appropriations, federal grants and assessments levied to said fund pursuant to law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of maintaining and operating the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (A.F.I.S.) until the indebtedness for the purchase of the automated fingerprint identification system equipment has been satisfied and to purchase equipment and provide training to law enforcement agencies located in the state, pursuant to Section 62.9 of this title. After the indebtedness has been satisfied, any monies not necessary for the maintenance, operating and upgrading expenses of the A.F.I.S. may be used for purchase, renovation or leasing of buildings, upgrading of laboratory equipment, and other capital expenditures of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and to purchase equipment and provide training to law enforcement agencies located in the state, pursuant to Section 62.9 of this title. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 282, § 5, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 188, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 276, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 834.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.27. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory - Coordination of use with law enforcement agencies – Forensic DNA technical manager.

A. There shall be established within the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory for the purpose of determining DNA profiles to be used for evidence in criminal proceedings. The OSBI shall coordinate the use of this laboratory and equipment with federal, state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies. All county sheriff departments and all police departments for municipalities may participate in this laboratory. The OSBI shall establish standards and guidelines for the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory and shall comply with any regulations applicable to DNA testing, sampling and laboratory standards.
B. The OSBI may make a DNA profile of any blood or saliva specimen received for any other purpose by the Bureau and place the DNA profile in its DNA population database. The DNA population database shall not be indexed by donor name, and the Bureau shall promulgate rules to protect the privacy of the DNA donors.
C. The OSBI may contract for the services of a Forensic DNA Technical Manager as reasonably necessary to ensure the continued operations of the DNA laboratory. The OSBI shall be exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, and effectuating such a contract or contracts.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 227, § 3, emerg. eff. May 23, 1991. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 35, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2002, c. 235, § 3, emerg. eff. May 9, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 143, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 441, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2006, c. 303, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.28. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory - Acquisition or transmittal of specimens and information - Procedures.

The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall establish the procedures, methods and forms necessary for the acquisition or transmittal of specimens and information between the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and participating law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 227, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.28b. Standardized sexual assault evidence kit.

A. All accredited crime laboratories in the State of Oklahoma must supply to all law enforcement agencies the same standardized sexual assault evidence kit for the collection of DNA or other evidence as a result of an alleged crime of sexual assault.
B. A sexual assault evidence kit, or other DNA evidence if a kit is not collected, must be submitted to the appropriate accredited crime laboratory for forensic testing within twenty (20) days after receipt of the evidence by a law enforcement agency if a report of the sexual assault is made to the law enforcement agency, unless the victim requests that the sexual assault evidence kit not be tested.
C. If, at the time the forensic medical examination is conducted, a report of the sexual assault is not made or if the victim requests that the sexual assault evidence kit not be tested, the medical provider shall inform the victim in writing of his or her right to request the testing of the sexual assault evidence kit at any future time. The law enforcement agency shall submit the sexual assault evidence kit to the appropriate accredited crime laboratory for forensic testing within twenty (20) days of such request. However, nothing in this subsection shall negate the responsibility of a medical provider to report a suspected sexual assault as provided for in Section 40.3A of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. A collected sexual assault evidence kit, whether tested or untested, must be retained in a secure, environmentally safe manner for not less than fifty (50) years or for the length of the statute of limitations for the alleged crime, whichever is longer.
E. Each law enforcement agency is responsible for the maintenance and storage of untested kits either in their own evidence storage or through an agreement with another agency with larger capacity.
F. By January 1, 2020, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and each accredited crime laboratory, in coordination with Oklahoma Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Task Force, shall adopt and disseminate guidelines and procedures for the collection, submission and testing of DNA evidence that is obtained in connection with an alleged sexual assault. Priority testing shall be given for sexual assault evidence kits that will yield evidentiary value to the investigation and prosecution of the alleged sexual assault.
G. OSBI may inquire as to the condition and location of a sexual assault evidence kit that has not been submitted to a forensic laboratory within the deadlines established in subsection B of this section.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 382, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 2019. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 130, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.28c. Priority protocol for testing untested sexual assault evidence kits.

A. In addition to guidelines and procedures for the collection, submission and testing of DNA evidence that is obtained in connection with an alleged sexual assault, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and each accredited crime laboratory within the State of Oklahoma in partnership with the Oklahoma Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Task Force shall implement a priority protocol for the testing of untested sexual assault evidence kits, which shall include, but not be limited to:
1. A process to identify the kits that were never examined and those that were partially examined for probability of obtaining Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) eligible DNA profiles;
2. Whether the statute of limitations has passed for the alleged crime;
3. Whether the offender is a stranger or non-stranger to the victim; and
4. A process to identify those kits where the victim was or is participating in the criminal justice process and has consented to the testing of the kit.
B. Untested kits that have been identified as part of the current backlog of untested or kits not submitted shall not be tested where:
1. The victim has not reported to law enforcement;
2. The victim has requested that the kit not be tested; or
3. The offender has been convicted for the crime and his or her profile is in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
C. OSBI may initiate an investigation on any previously untested or partially tested sexual assault evidence kit once testing has been completed.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 382, § 2, emerg. eff. May 14, 2019. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 130, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.29. Petty cash fund.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is hereby given authority to create a petty cash fund not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for each office of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which may be expended for the purpose of providing change for cash payments for criminal history record checks and other Oklahoma Open Records Act search and copy fees.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 71, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 74, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 156, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.30. Audits of petty cash fund.

Any audit including but not limited to a financial statement audit performed by the State Auditor and Inspector's Office or an independent licensed public accountant on the funds, accounts, vouchers and books and fiscal affairs of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall include an audit of the petty cash fund created pursuant to the provisions of the section detailing the various items of receipts and expenditures of the fund.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 71, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.31. Business operations - Rules and procedures - Accounts receivable.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may promulgate rules and establish procedures for the business operations of the Bureau under the Oklahoma Open Records Act. The Bureau is hereby granted the authority to establish policies and procedures for creating accounts receivable for individuals, corporations, and government agencies for providing copies of its open records in advance of payment, including the providing of criminal history information and related services.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 71, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.32. Firearms Laboratory Improvement Fund.

A. There is hereby established the "Firearms Laboratory Improvement Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. The fund shall not be subject to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of monies received from all state agencies which seize assets pursuant to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1994. Each agency's contribution shall be determined on a pro rata basis based on the percentage of forfeitures collected by the agency during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, in relation to the total monetary value of all forfeitures collected by all agencies contributing to the fund. The amount each agency is to contribute shall be determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Cabinet Secretary for Safety and Security. Funds shall be transferred pursuant to a time schedule established by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Cabinet Secretary for Safety and Security, but all such funds shall be transferred as available. The total amount of money to be paid into the fund shall not exceed One Hundred Forty-five Thousand Dollars ($145,000.00). Funds collected in the Drugfire Project Fund during the 1994 fiscal year shall be carried over into the Firearms Laboratory Improvement Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. The Firearms Laboratory Improvement Fund shall be used to upgrade the firearms laboratory services of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation criminalistics laboratory. Expenditures from the fund shall be used only for training of personnel, matching funds for federal grants to obtain laboratory instrumentation, the purchase of laboratory instrumentation and equipment, and to upgrade existing laboratory instrumentation and equipment. If the Firearms Laboratory Improvement Fund is not expended by June 30, 1996, funds contributed by agencies shall be repaid to the agencies.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 237, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 193, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 835.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 150.29 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.34. Judicial background investigations.

Of the full-time-equivalent employees authorized for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, one employee shall be employed for the purpose of conducting judicial background investigations requested by the Judicial Nominating Commission. When not conducting investigations for the Judicial Nominating Commission, the employee may be involved in investigations as requested by the Council on Judicial Complaints and in other investigations as deemed appropriate by the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; provided, however, the first priority of the employee will be to respond to requests of the Commission.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 235, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 153, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.35. Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund – Creation - Use of fund

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to be designated the "Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all appropriated funds, any funds from state, federal or other grants, the funds collected from assessments provided by Section 1313.4 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any monies transferred from the OSBI Revolving Fund; and any other monies designated to or deposited to the benefit of this fund. All monies accruing to the credit of this fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of improvement of the forensic science services of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation including, but not limited to:
1. Purchase, construction, renovation, financing or leasing of facilities and equipment;
2. Purchase, rental, upgrades, repair, and maintenance of instrumentation and equipment;
3. Salaries, benefits, training, equipment, supplies, and overhead expenses for agency personnel;
4. Education, training and development of OSBI personnel;
5. Destruction of seized property and chemicals;
6. Accreditation and quality assurance expenses;
7. Professional services contracts;
8. Purchase equipment and provide training to law enforcement agencies located in this state, pursuant to Section 62.9 of this title; and
9. Enhancement or implementation of forensic technologies.
Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 225, § 5, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 276, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 836.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-150.38. Child Abuse Response Team (CART) - Employees - Qualifications - Report.

A. Subject to the availability of funds, there is hereby established within the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation the Child Abuse Response Team (CART) for the purpose of investigating cases of physical and sexual abuse of a child. For the purpose of implementing CART, the Bureau shall employ at least eight Law Enforcement Special Agents assigned to the CART, which shall be full-time-equivalent positions within the Bureau. The previously unclassified positions of CART investigator and CART forensic interviewer shall be transferred to and placed in the classified service without a loss in salary.
B. In addition to any other law or rule specifying requirements or qualifications for an OSBI agent to be employed by the Bureau, the Child Abuse Response Team employees shall be qualified for the respective positions as follows:
1. Every CART Agent shall:
a.
have at least three (3) years of experience as a criminal investigator in a law enforcement agency or agencies,
b.
be currently certified as a peace officer by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET),
c.
have served as the primary criminal investigative officer in a law enforcement agency or agencies on cases of physical or sexual abuse of a child,
d.
have graduated from an accredited college or university with a bachelor degree,
e.
have experience in conducting forensic interviews of children in cases of physical or sexual abuse of a child,
f.
have experience testifying in cases of physical or sexual abuse of a child, and
g.
have completed at least one hundred (100) hours of education or training on forensic interviewing of a child.
2. If the director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is unable to find a person whose qualifications meet or exceed the qualifications specified for the position of Law Enforcement Special Agent assigned to the CART, the director is authorized to offer such position to a person whose qualifications substantially meet the qualifications specified for the position.
C. The Bureau may promulgate rules, procedures and forms necessary to establish and implement the functions of the Child Abuse Response Team and to coordinate responsibilities with other persons or agencies having responsibilities relating to child abuse investigation and response to child abuse. Members of the Child Abuse Response Team are authorized, when available, to be involved and utilized in investigations of crimes other than cases of physical and sexual abuse of a child.
D. On or before July 1, 2015, the Bureau shall submit to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives a statistical report regarding the activities of the CART.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 326, § 2, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 153, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2014, c. 406, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-151.1. Internet Crimes Against Children unit - Local cooperative agreements.

A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall establish an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit for the primary purpose of investigating Internet crimes committed against children, including, but not limited to, offenses related to child pornography and solicitation of minors for pornography, prostitution or sex-related offenses. The unit shall additionally promote safe Internet use among children and their parents by various media or printed-material campaigns or by offering educational programs to schools or communities throughout this state. The Bureau shall employ sufficient employees to investigate and implement the ICAC unit.
B. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is hereby authorized to enter into local cooperative agreements with local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of appointing ICAC Affiliate Task Force Agents to assist the ICAC unit of the Bureau. ICAC Affiliate Task Force Agents shall be employees and commissioned law enforcement officers of the local law enforcement agency entering into agreement with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and shall not be employees of the Bureau. ICAC Affiliate Task Force Agents shall have general peace officer powers and the authority to arrest persons throughout the state for the purpose of investigating Internet crimes committed against children including, but not limited to, offenses related to child pornography, solicitation of minors for pornography, prostitution or sex-related offenses. ICAC Affiliate Task Force Agents shall promote safe Internet use among children and parents of children by various media or printed-material campaigns or by offering educational programs to schools or communities throughout Oklahoma. The Director of the Bureau may renew, suspend or revoke any agreement appointing an ICAC Affiliate Task Force Agent at any time. ICAC Affiliate Task Force Agents serve solely at the discretion and will of the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 183, § 3, emerg. eff. May 22, 2006. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 115, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-152.3. Additional powers and duties of Bureau.

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.
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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-152.4. Oil reclamation - Inspections.

The Director, investigators, and any other agent of the Bureau shall have the right at all times to go upon property where oil is being reclaimed in order to inspect, gauge, or take samples from pipelines, tank farms, pump stations, and any and all other facilities used for the reclamation of oil.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 187, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-152.5. Disposition of monies - Reports - Oil and Gas Theft Recovery Revolving Fund.

A. All monies received from fines and forfeitures for violations of the provisions of this act on behalf of the Bureau, when collected by the court clerk, shall be deposited by such clerk as follows:
1. Fifty percent (50%) thereof with the county treasurer to be credited to the general fund of the county and so reported; and
2. Fifty percent (50%) shall be transmitted to the Oil and Gas Theft Recovery Fund by cash voucher and so reported.
B. All transmittals of monies under this section shall be accompanied by a report showing the name of the court, the number of the case, the style of the case and the amount of fine and forfeiture in each separate instance.
C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Bureau, to be designated the "Oil and Gas Theft Recovery Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Bureau, from fines and forfeitures received pursuant to this act. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Bureau for the purpose of effectuating the provisions of this act. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 187, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 837.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-152.6. Certain peace officers authorized to stop certain vehicles - Taking samples and inspecting load ticket - Presumption of unlawful cargo.

A. Each agent of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, each agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, each highway patrolman, each sheriff and each state-certified peace officer in this state is authorized to stop any vehicle transporting or appearing to transport oil, gas or salt water, for the purpose of inspecting, measuring, and taking samples of the cargo and inspecting the load ticket of such vehicle to ensure that the cargo conforms to such load ticket. Except as authorized in subsection C of this section, upon stopping any vehicle pursuant to this section, such patrolmen, agents, sheriffs or peace officers are not authorized to take any samples of the cargo of such vehicle until the vehicle arrives at its destination as indicated on its load ticket.
B. Each agent of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, each agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, each highway patrolman, each sheriff and each state-certified peace officer in this state is authorized to stop any vehicle transporting or appearing to transport oil field equipment, for the purpose of inspecting the cargo and inspecting the bill of lading of the vehicle to ensure that the cargo conforms to the bill of lading.
C. Such patrolmen, agents, sheriffs or peace officers may take samples of the cargo of such vehicle if the vehicle has an out-of-state destination as indicated on its load ticket or if no destination is indicated on the load ticket.
D. A rebuttable presumption that the cargo is unlawful oil or unlawful gas and probable cause for the arrest of any person transporting oil, gas or salt water and the seizure of the vehicle and the oil or gas transported in the vehicle pursuant to Section 152.8 of this title shall be established if:
1. The person transporting oil or gas or salt water fails to produce the load ticket upon proper request therefor;
2. The load ticket does not contain such information so as to describe or otherwise evidence the cargo as required by state or federal laws; or
3. The inspection, measuring, or taking samples of said oil or gas or salt water reveals that the contents of the vehicle are not the same as those described in the load ticket.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 187, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 364, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-152.7. Failure to stop vehicle or permit inspection - Penalties - Disposition of monies.

A. Each person transporting oil or gas or salt water who:
1. Willfully and knowingly fails to stop his vehicle when commanded to do so by any person authorized to stop and inspect a vehicle pursuant to Section 5 of this act; or
2. Willfully fails to permit inspection by such authorized person of the contents of the vehicle or the load ticket in the possession of such person or accompanying such vehicle, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any monies received from fines pursuant to this section shall be deposited pursuant to Section 4 of this act.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 187, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-152.10. Additional employees for investigation of oil field theft and fraud.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, subject to the availability of funds, shall be granted an additional two full-time-equivalent employees to be employed for the purpose of conducting oil field theft and fraud investigations except in cases of emergency.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 339, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 153, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
NOTE: This section was editorially renumbered from § 150.36 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-152.11. Bill of sale or invoice – Records - Violation.

A. Before purchasing or acquiring pipeline equipment, oil field equipment or used materials, a dealer, broker, or peddler shall require that a bill of sale or invoice for the used materials be executed by the seller or the person who acquires the pipeline equipment, oil field equipment or used materials. The dealer, broker, or peddler shall keep a copy of each bill of sale or invoice at the place of business of the dealer, broker or peddler.
B. The bill of sale or invoice shall include:
1. The name and address of the dealer, broker, or peddler;
2. The serial or other identifying number of the pipeline equipment, oil field equipment or used materials, if available;
3. The kind, make, size, weight, length, and quantity of the pipeline equipment, oil field equipment or used materials purchased or acquired;
4. The date of the purchase or acquisition, if different from the date of the bill of sale or invoice;
5. The name and address of the seller; and
6. The legal description and well name or physical address of the property at the time purchased or acquired.
C. A dealer, broker or peddler shall keep at the place of business of the dealer, broker or peddler all records required to be kept pursuant to this section for two (2) years after the date of the purchase or acquisition of the materials.
D. A person, dealer, peddler or broker who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each violation.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 364, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-152.12. Inspections.

A. Any agent of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, any agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, any commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety, and each sheriff in this state may enter the business premises of a dealer, broker or peddler during normal business hours to inspect the premises and the records of the dealer, broker or peddler to determine whether the dealer, broker or peddler is in compliance with the requirements provided in Section 6 of this act.
B. A dealer, broker or peddler must allow and shall not interfere with inspections conducted pursuant to this section.
C. Each inspection conducted under this section shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness and shall be
conducted in a reasonable manner.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 364, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.