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§47-180m.


§47-180m.
   
   In addition to all other duties as provided by law, it is hereby
   declared to be, and shall be the duty of all sheriffs, deputy
   sheriffs, district attorneys, enforcement officers appointed by the
   Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma, and all highway
   patrolmen within the State of Oklahoma:
   
   1. To enforce the provisions of Sections 180 through 180m of this
   title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995;
   
   2. To apprehend and detain any motor vehicle or vehicles and driver or
   operator and their aides who are operating any motor vehicle, upon or
   along the highways of this state, for a reasonable length of time, for
   the purpose of investigating and determining whether such vehicle is
   being operated in violation of any of the provisions of Sections 180
   through 180m of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995;
   
   3. To make arrests for the violation of the provisions of Sections 180
   through 180m of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995, without
   the necessity of procuring a warrant;
   
   4. To sign the necessary complaint and to cause the violator or
   violators to be promptly arraigned before a court of competent
   jurisdiction for trial;
   
   5. To aid and assist in the prosecution of the violator or violators
   in the name of the State of Oklahoma to the end that this law shall be
   enforced;
   
   6. To report all such arrests for violations of Sections 180 through
   180m of this title to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma within
   ten (10) days after making such arrest and to furnish such information
   concerning same as the Commission may request; and
   
   7. At the request of the Corporation Commission, to seize and
   confiscate any and all identification devices and to forward the same
   to the Corporation Commission for cancellation.
   

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