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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.8. Uniform force and effect - Authority of cities, towns and counties.

The rules promulgated pursuant to Section 324.1 et seq. of this title shall have uniform force and effect throughout the state and no municipality or subdivision shall enact or enforce any ordinances, rules for construction of or major alterations to buildings with standards less stringent than the building code, as last adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission. Provided, nothing in this act shall prevent or take away from any city, town or county, the authority to enact and enforce rules containing higher standards and requirements than those provided herein nor prevent or take away from any city, town or county the authority to amend such adopted codes to make changes necessary to accommodate local conditions. And provided further, that nothing in this act shall in any way impair the power of any municipality, county or subdivision to regulate the use of land by zoning, building codes or restricted fire district regulations.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 8, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 236, § 1, emerg. eff. June 12, 1971; Laws 1990, c. 199, § 1, emerg. eff. May 10, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 324, § 3, emerg. eff. June 14, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 136, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2005, c. 119, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2009, c. 439, § 19, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 80, § 2 repealed by Laws 2010, c. 2, § 100, emerg. eff. March 3, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.9. Investigations - Reports - Fees, fines and administrative penalties.

A. The State Fire Marshal or deputies of the State Fire Marshal may make investigations to determine the origin and cause of fires, explosions, or suspected arson, and violations of other related laws and codes. The State Fire Marshal and the agents of the State Fire Marshal shall be peace officers and have and exercise all the powers and authority of other peace officers, with responsibility for the enforcement of statutes relating to the State Fire Marshal. This shall include the authority to enforce, issue citations for violations of state and city-adopted codes, and make arrests for felony offenses relevant to the duties of the State Fire Marshal. All reports and all results of investigations relevant to the State Fire Marshal statutes shall be available and shall be freely interchanged between the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
B. The State Fire Marshal Commission may establish fees, fines, and administrative penalties for inspections, plan reviews, and permits as provided in the adopted codes of the Commission, as long as the fees, fines, and administrative penalties do not conflict with any applicable state law. All fees, fines, and administrative penalties shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 9, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 143, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 432, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 439, § 20, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.10. Additional powers of Fire Marshal.

In addition to any other authority or powers provided by law herein granted, the State Fire Marshal shall be authorized to:
1. Advise, assist and coordinate with the State Emergency Management Director in the development of Emergency Management plans;
2. Assist any city, town or county in the enforcement of the Codes herein adopted upon the request of the officials thereof; and
3. Serve as a code variance and appeals board for the trades and industries he or she regulates which do not have statutory code variance and appeals boards.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 329, § 59, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003; Laws 2015, c. 82, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.11b. Hotels or motels - School or college housing - Provision of visual smoke detectors to deaf or hard-of-hearing guests.

A. Any person, partnership, corporation, organization, state, city, town, county, or other subdivision of this state, operating a building or structure used as a hotel or motel, within the State of Oklahoma, shall provide, at no additional charge to deaf and hard-of-hearing guests and upon request of such guests, portable smoke detectors of the type suitable for providing visual warning to such guests, a room equipped with fixed visual warning smoke detectors or a ground floor guest room accessible to the out-of-doors. Each hotel or motel shall have available at least one portable visual warning smoke detector, one room equipped with a fixed visual warning smoke detector or one ground floor guest room accessible to the out-of-doors for each fifty guest rooms of such hotel or motel. No hotel or motel shall be required to have more than a total of six portable visual warning smoke detectors, six rooms with fixed visual warning smoke detectors or six ground floor guest rooms accessible to the out-of-doors. Each hotel or motel shall have at least one such smoke detector, one room equipped with a fixed visual warning smoke detector or one ground floor guest room accessible to the out-of-doors.
B. Any school or college that provides housing to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals shall make a visual warning smoke detector available for each such individual's use and may require users to post a refundable deposit.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 146, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 38, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.11c. Removable coverings over emergency escape and rescue openings in residences.

Any residential occupancy built or retrofitted after November 1, 2005, that have installed bars, grills, covers, screens, or similar devices that are placed over emergency escape and rescue openings, bulkhead enclosures, windows, or window wells, shall be releasable or removable from the inside without the use of a key, tool, or force greater than that which is required for normal operation of the escape and rescue openings, bulkhead enclosures, windows, or window wells.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 54, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.12. Transfer of powers and duties to Fire Marshal.

Upon the effective date of this act the powers and duties conferred by the provisions of 74 O.S.1961, Sections 314 through 318 and Section 320, are hereby vested in the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Amended by Laws 1983, c. 333, § 28, emerg. eff. June 29, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.13. Administrative procedures.

The Fire Marshal Commission and the State Fire Marshal shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 13, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 206, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.14. Legal advisor.

The Attorney General shall be the legal advisor for the office of the State Fire Marshal and the Fire Marshal Commission and shall appear for and represent the State Fire Marshal, the Fire Marshal Commission and any of his deputies or agents in any and all litigation that may arise in the discharge of their respective duties.
Laws 1965, c. 257, § 14, eff. July 1, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.19. Violations – Penalties - Hearings.

Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, city, town, school district, county or other subdivision of government who fails to comply with the provisions of Section 324.11 of this title or any lawful order of the State Fire Marshal shall be subject to payment of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each day's failure to comply; provided, that any person or entity described above who is fined shall have the right to a hearing before the State Fire Marshal that complies with the rules promulgated by the ýState Fire Marshal Commission. The hearing request shall be submitted in ýwriting to the State Fire Marshal within ten (10) days of the fine notice. ýAfter the hearing, the State Fire Marshal shall issue a proposed order ýcontaining findings of fact and conclusions of law, which shall be sent to ýthe appellant upon issuance. The proposed order shall also be presented to ýthe State Fire Marshal Commission at a public meeting scheduled at least ýten (10) days after the issuance of the proposed order, with notice thereof ýprovided to the appellant. The State Fire Marshal Commission may adopt, ýmodify, or deny, in whole or in part, the proposed order of the State Fire ýMarshal. The Commission shall issue a final order containing findings of ýfact and conclusions of law and give notice to the parties involved. Any party aggrieved by the final order of the State Fire Marshal Commission ýmay appeal to the district court of the county in which the property is ýlocated. This hearing process supersedes any hearing or appeal section in ýthe building codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code ýCommission. Fine collections shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Revolving Fund created in Section 324.20b of this title.
Laws 1980, c. 96, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 311, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.20. Collection and disposition of funds.

All monies collected by the Office of the State Fire Marshal from contracts or other sources, for services performed, shall be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the State Fire Marshal Revolving Fund created in Section 324.20b of this title.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 180, § 4, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 308, § 3, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 190, § 7, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 19, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.20b. State Fire Marshal Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Fire Marshal to be designated the "State Fire Marshal Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of 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 the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Fire Marshal for authorized purposes. 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 1998, c. 169, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 265, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 269, § 4, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 848; Laws 2022, c. 311, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.21. Certified copy of fire investigation report - Fee.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be authorized to prepare under the Seal of the Office and deliver upon request, a certified copy of fire investigation reports, as authorized in Section 314 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, charging a fee of Two Dollars ($2.00) per page for each document so authenticated. Fees collected by the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the General Revenue Fund of the state.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 180, § 5, operative July 1, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-325.1. Firefighter Training Advisory Committee.

A. The Oklahoma Council on Firefighter Training is hereby abolished and all powers, duties and responsibilities of the Oklahoma Council on Firefighter Training shall be transferred to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. All equipment, vehicles, records, furniture and fixtures of the Oklahoma Council on Firefighter Training shall be turned over to the Office of the State Fire Marshal by January 1, 2018. Any unexpended balance of the Oklahoma Council on Firefighter Training's operational funds as of January 1, 2018, shall be transferred to the State Fire Marshal Revolving Fund.
B. There is hereby established within the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Firefighter Training Advisory Committee.
C. The Committee shall consist of representatives of the Oklahoma State Fire Service, with the total number and length of appointments to be determined by the State Fire Marshal Commission.
D. The Committee shall:
1. Advise and assist the State Fire Marshal Commission in identifying firefighter training needs and setting the firefighter training goals for the State of Oklahoma;
2. Advise and assist the State Fire Marshal Commission in interacting with the Homeland Security Department's Preparedness and Awareness Division on firefighter training and grants;
3. Advise and assist the State Fire Marshal Commission in administering and maintaining the incentive and recognition programs established for Oklahoma firefighters; and
4. Advise and assist the State Fire Marshal Commission in ensuring that the state has consistent basic and continuing education programs that include steps for all ranks or positions of career and volunteer firefighters, by setting minimum standards for career, recommended levels for volunteer, identifying training programs and courses required for fire service members to achieve those levels.
E. The Committee shall assist the State Fire Marshal Commission in advising the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate and the Oklahoma State Fire Service on fire and emergency service training needs for the state. The State Fire Marshal Commission shall submit an annual report or recommendations regarding fire and emergency service training needs to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate not later than December 31 each year.
F. The Committee shall meet at the discretion of the State Fire Marshal Commission.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 515, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 161, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2017, c. 232, § 2, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-325.3. Unified command protocol for emergency incidents - Training curriculum and materials – Locations - Records.

A. Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training in conjunction with the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security and the State Fire Marshal Commission shall develop a program to educate firefighters on a unified command protocol for emergency incidents occurring in this state. This program shall be offered statewide by Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training. Methods of training may include, but are not limited to:
1. Live classroom sessions with approved instructors;
2. Live exercises and drills with approved instructors;
3. Interactive television;
4. Independent study; and
5. Web-based methods.
B. The training program shall be in compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and shall include provisions consistent with the National Fire Protection Association training courses.
C. The program shall have curriculum and training materials that are consistently utilized by all training providers at all training locations.
D. Subject to funding, these programs shall be offered at facilities approved by Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training and shall include, but not be limited to, other institutions of higher education, technology center school facilities, local fire departments and other qualified entities.
E. Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training shall carry out all duties and responsibilities in accordance with Section 3401.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 175, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 220, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2017, c. 232, § 3, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-325.4. Firefighter Training Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the State Fire Marshal to be designated the "Firefighter Training Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of monies received by the Office of the State Fire Marshal from the General Revenue Fund or any source pursuant to the provisions of any law or agreement. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Office of the State Fire Marshal for payment of the firefighter training programs through Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training. 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 2007, c. 175, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 849.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-326.2. Definitions.

As used in the Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act:
1. “Agent” means any person authorized by the Tax Commission to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes;
2. “Cigarette” means any roll for smoking, whether made wholly or in part of tobacco or any other substance, irrespective of size or shape, and whether or not such tobacco or substance is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other ingredient, if the wrapper is in greater part made of any material except tobacco;
3. “Manufacturer” means:
a.
any entity which manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes or causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced anywhere that such manufacturer intends to be sold in this state, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer, or
b.
the first purchaser anywhere that intends to resell in the United States cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the original manufacturer or maker does not intend to be sold in the United States, or
c.
any entity that becomes a successor of an entity described in subparagraph a or b of this paragraph;
4. “Quality control and quality assurance program” means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing. Such a program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability values stated in paragraph 6 of subsection B of Section 3 of this act for all test trials used to certify cigarettes in accordance with this act;
5. “Repeatability” means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall ninety-five percent (95%) of the time;
6. “Retail dealer” means any person, other than a manufacturer or wholesale dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes;
7. “Sale” means any transfer of title or possession or both, exchange or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatever or any agreement therefor. In addition to cash and credit sales, the giving of cigarettes as samples, prizes or gifts, and the exchanging of cigarettes for any consideration other than money, are considered sales;
8. “Sell” means to sell, or to offer or agree to do the same;
9. “Tax Commission” means the Oklahoma Tax Commission; and
10. “Wholesale dealer” means any person other than a manufacturer who sells cigarettes to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale, and any person who owns, operates or maintains one or more cigarette vending machines in, at or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 155, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-326.5. “FSC” mark – Provision of certification copies to wholesalers and agents - Inspection.

Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with Section 4 of this act shall be marked with the letters "FSC", which signify Fire Standards Compliant, appearing in eight-point type or larger and permanently printed, stamped, engraved or embossed on the package at or near the UPC Code. Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with Section 4 of this act shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers, agents and retail dealers shall permit the State Fire Marshal, the Tax Commission, the Attorney General, and their employees to inspect markings of cigarette packaging marked in accordance with this section.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 155, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-326.7. Rules – Tax Commission inspection.

A. The State Fire Marshal may promulgate rules, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
B. The Tax Commission in the regular course of conducting inspections of wholesale dealers, agents and retail dealers, as authorized under Sections 301 through 325 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes may inspect such cigarettes to determine if the cigarettes are marked as required by Section 5 of this act. If the cigarettes are not marked as required, the Tax Commission shall notify the State Fire Marshal.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 155, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-326.8. Examination of documents.

To enforce the provisions of this act, the Attorney General, the Tax Commission and the State Fire Marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel are hereby authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices and other records of any person in possession, control or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. Every person in the possession, control or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, sold or offered for sale, is hereby directed and required to give the Attorney General, the Tax Commission and the State Fire Marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel the means, facilities and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 155, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-326.9. Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act Fund.

There is hereby established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the “Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act Fund”. The fund shall consist of all monies recovered as penalties under Section 6 of this act. The monies shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and shall, in addition to any other monies made available for such purpose, be made available to the state entity responsible for administering the provisions of this act to support fire safety and prevention programs.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 155, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-326.10. Sale of cigarettes outside state or United States.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of Section 3 of this act if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that such cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons located in this state.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 155, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-326.11. Preemption.

A. This act shall cease to have the force and effect of law if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this act is adopted and becomes effective.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the local governmental units of this state may neither enact nor enforce any ordinance or other local law or regulation conflicting with, or preempted by, any provision of this act or with any policy of this state expressed by this act, whether that policy be expressed by inclusion of a provision in the act or by exclusion of that subject from the act.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 155, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-357.4. Transfer to United States as National Monument or National Military Park.

The Oklahoma Historical Society shall have power and authority to transfer and convey Fort Gibson Military Park, or any part thereof, to the United States of America or to any of its duly authorized agencies for the purpose of the designation, maintenance, and operation of said military park as a National Monument or a National Military Park. Said transfer may be made without any other considerations than that the United States Government will designate and maintain said park, or any part thereof, as a National Monument or a National Military Park.
Amended by Laws 1984, c. 261, § 6, operative July 1, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-360.16. Definitions

As used in the Oklahoma Campus Security Act:
1. "Campus" means the real property, buildings and other improvements within this state owned, leased or rented by an institution of higher education, a public school district, a private school or an airport public trust, as defined in this section;
2. "Campus police officer" means an individual holding a commission from and employed by an institution of higher education, a public school district, a private school or an airport public trust pursuant to the Oklahoma Campus Security Act, who may also be known as a "campus public safety officer", an "airport officer", an "airport police officer" or an "airport security officer";
3. "Commission" means a certificate of appointment by the governing board of an institution of higher education or of a private school or a board of education of a public school district of an individual certified as a full-time police or peace officer pursuant to Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. "Governing board" means the board of regents or trustees which determines management policy and has responsibility for the general government of an institution of higher education or of a private school or the board of education of a public school district;
5. "Institution of higher education" means a college, university, higher educational center, or other constituent agency of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a private college or university in this state whose accreditation is recognized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. "Public school district" means all free schools supported by public taxation and shall include K-12 schools and technology center schools;
7. "Airport public trust" means a public trust created under the laws of this state which operates an airport and whose beneficiary is an Oklahoma municipality or a combination of one or more Oklahoma municipalities and/or one or more Oklahoma counties; and
8. "Private school" means a school that offers a course of instruction for students in one or more grades from prekindergarten through grade twelve and is not operated by a governmental entity.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 313, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 29, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2012, c. 48, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2017, c. 64, § 1, eff. Nov 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-360.17. Jurisdiction of campus police officers - Authority of campus police departments.

A. The jurisdiction of campus police officers includes the campus and pursuant to an agreement authorized by Section 360.15 et seq. of this title, the highways, streets, roads, alleys, easements, and other public ways immediately adjacent to their campus and any other areas authorized by such agreement. This delineation of jurisdiction, however, shall not be understood as limiting the completion of any necessary enforcement activities which began within these jurisdictions and are in compliance with the agreements made with the municipality or county sheriff pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of this title. In the absence of an agreement, only those law enforcement activities which began on campus may be completed off campus and such activities must be completed in a timely manner. Such law enforcement activities shall only be authorized if the campus police have coordinated the activities with the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in that off campus area. In addition, a campus police officer shall have jurisdiction in other locations pursuant to an agreement authorized by Section 360.15 et seq. of this title. Such agreement may authorize the chief administrative officer of the law enforcement agency to request assistance pursuant to the agreement. Campus police officers, commissioned pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of this title, shall have the same powers, liabilities, and immunities as sheriffs or police officers within their jurisdiction.
B. As limited by law, the provisions of this section, and the governing board, a CLEET certified campus police officer shall have the authority to enforce:
1. State criminal statutes;
2. Municipal ordinances, if authorized by an agreement with the municipality; and
3. Rules and regulations of the school, institution of higher education or airport public trust or its beneficiary employing such campus police officer.
C. As limited by law, the provisions of this section, and the governing board, the campus police department shall have the same authority as a municipal police department.
D. Campus police departments formed by private institutions of higher education pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of this title shall be deemed to be public agencies in the State of Oklahoma for the limited purposes of enforcing the criminal statutes of Oklahoma and making agreements with local law enforcement agencies or political subdivisions of the state pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of this title, provided, that the trustees of airport public trusts shall also be deemed to be a public agency of this state as provided in Section 179 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 313, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 48, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-360.19. Employment of security personnel.

Whether or not governing boards establish campus police departments pursuant to the Oklahoma Campus Security Act, nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting governing boards from:
1. Employing personnel licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act, Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes to be employed as campus security;
2. Contracting with municipalities to authorize their local municipal police department, or with sheriffs departments, or with retired commissioned police officers to provide security services; or
3. Providing courtesy patrols, watchmen, traffic control personnel or other persons for the performance of safety or security duties for which such personnel are trained.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 313, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-360.20. Municipal and county sheriff departments - Jurisdictional agreements.

Municipalities and county sheriff departments having overlapping or concurrent jurisdiction with a proposed campus police department, may enter into agreements with the proposed campus police department recognizing jurisdictional boundaries and providing for mutual assistance. Any such agreements shall be executed by the governing boards of the educational institution or airport public trust and the governing body of the municipality or sheriff, and shall not serve to prevent other law enforcement agencies from having concurrent or overlapping jurisdiction. Nothing in Section 360.15 et seq. of this title or any action pursuant to Section 360.15 et seq. of this title shall be deemed to create an agent-principal relationship between any campus police officer and any municipality or county.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 313, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 48, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-360.21. Collection of fines, penalties, etc. - Prosecution of offenses.

A. Criminal fines, penalties, fees or penalty assessments imposed by a municipal or district court pursuant to state law or municipal ordinance as the result of an arrest or a citation issued by an officer commissioned pursuant to this act shall be collected and distributed as required by law.
B. The district attorney of the district where the unlawful conduct is alleged to have taken place shall have authority to prosecute such offense upon complaint being signed by a campus police officer commissioned pursuant to this act. Any municipal ordinance offense shall be prosecuted in a municipal court.
C. A campus police department or any officer thereof enforcing state law or municipal ordinance as authorized by the Oklahoma Campus Security Act shall not be deemed to be acting under the authority of any political subdivision of the state, except the governing board establishing the department or commissioning the officer if such governing board is the governing board of an institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or is a school district.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 313, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-361. Bond.

Before entering upon the duties of his office, the State Treasurer shall execute a bond to the state, with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the Governor, in the penal sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00): Provided, that said sum may be increased at any time by the Governor.
R.L.1910, § 8135.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-363. Accounts.

He shall keep an accurate account of the receipts and disbursements of the Treasury, in books provided for that purpose at the expense of the state, in which he shall specify the names of persons from whom received, to whom paid, on what account the same is received or paid out, and the time of such receipt or payment.
R.L.1910, § 8137.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-364. Accounts with counties.

He shall also keep an account with each organized county of the state, in which each county shall be charged with the amount of the tax levied according to the statement of assessments and levy transmitted to him by the State Auditor and Inspector and credited with the amounts received from the county treasurer.
R.L.1910, § 8138; Laws 1979, c. 30, § 55, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-365. Receipt of warrants as payment - Redemption and cancellation.

Redemption of Warrants. He shall receive in payment of public dues, the warrants drawn by the State Treasurer in conformity with the law; or redeem the same, if there be money in the Treasury appropriated for that purpose, and on redeeming such warrant, or receiving the same in payment, he shall cause the person presenting such warrant to endorse the same and the Treasurer shall perforate the date and the word "Canceled" with perforator, and shall enter in his book, in separate columns the number of such warrant, its date, amount and the name of the person to whom payable, the date of the payment and the amount of interest if any, paid thereon.
R.L.1910, § 8139; Laws 1915, c. 4, § 1; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 98, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-366. Interest on warrants persented and not redeemed - Termination of interest.

When any warrant shall be presented to the Treasurer for redemption, and there shall be no funds in the Treasury appropriated for that purpose, the Treasurer shall endorse thereon the date of its presentation, with his signature thereto, and thereafter such warrant shall draw interest at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum, and whenever there shall be funds in the Treasury for the redemption of warrants so presented and endorsed, the Treasurer shall give notice of the fact in some newspaper published at the seat of government, and at the expiration of thirty (30) days after the date of such notice, the interest on such warrant shall cease.
R.L.1910, § 8140; Laws 1937, p. 31, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-369. Examination of monies and books.

He shall as often as required submit his books, accounts, vouchers and the funds in the Treasury to the inspection of either branch of the Legislature, or any committee appointed for that purpose by the Legislature or by the Governor; and the committee so appointed are hereby empowered to administer to the Treasurer an oath, and it shall be their duty to rigidly examine him and all his clerks, deputies and others under oath touching all matters connected with the business of his office; such committee shall require the funds of the state in the hands of the Treasurer not legally deposited in a bank to be produced in cash, and counted in their presence, and shall see that the money so counted is not borrowed, and to determine that fact, may compel any and all persons to appear before them on subpoena issued by them and served and testify fully, and if they have good reason to believe that any part of the money so offered to be counted is borrowed, the committee shall retain all the money so offered as the funds of the state, and place it in safe keeping until the matter be fully investigated, and if the Treasurer be retained in office the funds shall be returned to him, if not retained, the funds shall be paid to his successor as soon as he may be inducted into office. If there is good reason to suspect any fraud in the Treasurer, the Governor shall appoint such committee and order an investigation. Each member of said committee shall be allowed Three Dollars ($3.00) per day for the time necessarily employed.
R.L.1910, § 8143.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-370. Warrants and accounts to be paid in full.

He shall in no case purchase or receive any warrant redeemable at the Treasury, or any audited account at a less value than expressed thereon, nor shall he receive any fee or reward, aside from his annual salary for transacting any business connected with the duties of his office.
R.L.1910, § 8144.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-371. Treasurer to pay loss caused by negligence.

If in any instance the Treasurer shall neglect to call to account any delinquents, whereby the public revenue may suffer loss, he shall be held and deemed accountable for the sums due by such delinquents to all intents and purposes, the same as if the funds had actually been paid into his office.
R.L.1910, § 8145.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-372. Deposits with State Treasurer by city treasurer.

The State Treasurer of the State of Oklahoma shall receive and accept any surplus funds or monies offered for deposit with him by an official voucher drawn by any city treasurer of any city of the State of Oklahoma. Said Treasurer in accepting said funds shall act as a depository for the same. Said funds so deposited may be withdrawn by an official transfer voucher on drafts drawn against said account by the city treasurer depositing same, said drafts to be countersigned by the city clerk of said city, and any interest earned by said deposit shall be credited to said account. Said withdrawal voucher or draft must be made payable only to the city or town treasurer drawing same.
Laws 1941, p. 457, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-373. Consolidation of the State Bond Advisor.

A. The Office of the State Bond Advisor is hereby consolidated into the Office of the State Treasurer.
B. Any funds appropriated to, in the possession of, or allocated to the Office of the State Bond Advisor shall be deemed to be funds of and shall be transferred to the Office of the State Treasurer.
C. All books, papers, records, property, functions, powers, duties and obligations of the Office of the State Bond Advisor are hereby transferred to the Office of the State Treasurer.
D. All personnel of the Office of the State Bond Advisor are hereby transferred to the Office of the State Treasurer.
E. All rules, regulations, acts, orders, determinations and decisions pertaining to the functions and powers herein transferred and assigned to the Office of the State Treasurer, in force at the time of such transfer or assignment, shall continue in force and effect until duly modified or abrogated by the State Treasurer or until otherwise provided by law.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 374, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-427. Functions of commission.

It shall be the function of this Commission:
(1) To carry forward the participation of this state as a member of the Council of State Governments.
(2) To encourage and assist legislative, executive, administrative and judicial officials and employees of this state to develop and maintain friendly contact by correspondence, by conference and otherwise with officials and employees of the other states of the federal government and of local units of government.
(3) To endeavor to advance cooperation between this state and other units of government whenever it seems advisable to do so by formulating proposals for, and by facilitating:
(a) The adoption of compacts.
(b) The enactment of uniform or reciprocal statutes.
(c) The adoption of uniform or reciprocal administrative rules and regulations.
(d) The informal cooperation of governmental offices with one another.
(e) The personal cooperation of governmental officials and employees with one another, individually.
(f) The interchange and clearance of research and information.
(g) Any other suitable process.
(4) In short, to do all such acts as will, in the opinion of this Commission, enable this state to do its part - or more than its part - in forming a more perfect union among the various governments of the United States and in developing the Council of State Governments for that purpose.
Laws 1955, p. 465, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-428. Reports - No compensation - Expenses.

The Commission shall report to the Governor, to the President Pro Tempore of theSenate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives at least thirty (30) days prior to the convening of each regular legislative session, and at such other times as it deems appropriate. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation for such service but shall be reimbursed for all official travel and necessary expenses at rates now provided, or which may hereafter be provided by law for state officials and employees under the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act. Members of the Joint Committee on Interstate Cooperation shall be reimbursed for official travel and necessary expenses in the same manner as provided by law for members of the State Legislature. Members of the Governor's Committee on Interstate Cooperation shall be reimbursed for official travel and necessary expenses from the Governor's Contingency and Emergency Fund or such other fund or funds as are available for such purposes.
Laws 1955, p. 465, § 6; Laws 1981, c. 272, § 26, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-450. Legislative Council Abolished - Reports.

A. The State Legislative Council, the Executive Committee, and all standing and special committees thereof are hereby abolished. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all powers, duties, responsibilities, property, assets, and liabilities administered by the State Legislative Council for the benefit of the Oklahoma Legislature shall be transferred to either the Senate or the House of Representatives as determined by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives acting jointly.
B. All annual reports or other reports required by law to be submitted to the State Legislative Council, after July 1, 1981, shall be submitted to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Amended by Laws 1983, c. 334, § 12, emerg. eff. June 30, 1983; Laws 1985, c. 319, § 5, operative Oct. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-450.1. Legislative Fiscal Office and Joint Bill Processing Department abolished - Legislative Service Bureau created.

A. The Legislative Fiscal Office and Joint Bill Processing Department are hereby abolished.
B. There is hereby created the Legislative Service Bureau which shall serve both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall employ a Director of the Legislative Service Bureau, who shall employ such personnel as necessary to implement the responsibilities imposed upon the Bureau by the Legislature by concurrent resolution.
C. 1. The Legislative Service Bureau shall be responsible for such services as directed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and any area of production of proposed legislation as directed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
2. The Legislative Service Bureau shall be a clearinghouse for the Legislature for all budgetary forms, research reports and information.
3. Any reference in the Oklahoma Statutes to the Legislative Fiscal Office or the Joint Bill Processing Department shall be a reference to the Legislative Service Bureau.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 319, § 6, operative Oct. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 279, § 9, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 292, § 7, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-452.4. Performance post audits.

The Legislative Service Bureau is authorized and directed, in addition to other duties and responsibilities which may be assigned to it, to conduct or cause to be conducted pursuant to a contract a continuing program of performance post audits of any or all state agencies, departments, commissions, offices, authorities and all other entities of the state government, or any function thereof, receiving state-appropriated funds, cash funds, federal funds or any other funds derived under the authority or by virtue of law. For the purpose of this section, "performance post audit" means an examination of the effectiveness of administration and its efficiency and adequacy in terms of the program of a state agency, authorized by law to be performed, and the conformance of expenditures with legislative intent in the appropriation of funds. Audits conducted shall include an analysis of the operation of all agencies of state government with special regard to their activities and the duplication of efforts between agencies and the quality of service being rendered.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 319, § 19, operative Oct. 1, 1985.