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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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