SB 1736 Summary

• Federal employees who are not designated as Oklahoma peace officers are prohibited from making arrests, searches, or seizures in Oklahoma without written permission from the county sheriff or designee.

• Exceptions to the permission requirement include arrests on federal enclaves, witnessing immediate crimes, close pursuit or customs/immigration matters, targeting sheriff's employees or elected officials, and cases where the suspect has close connections to the sheriff.

• Federal employees seeking exceptions for sheriff's employees or for cases involving probable cause regarding connections to the sheriff must obtain written permission from the Attorney General.

• Violations are prosecutable as kidnapping (for arrests), trespass (for searches), theft (for seizures), or homicide offenses, with county attorneys required to prosecute or face voter recall and official misconduct charges.

• The act takes effect November 1, 2014.