Opinion No. 78-150 (1978) Ag

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT

Any municipality may form an auxiliary police force. A municipality organized without benefit of home rule charter is limited to appointment and use of auxiliary police pursuant to the Oklahoma Civil Defense and Emergency Resources Management Act, codified as 63 O.S. 863.1 [63-863.1] et seq. (1971), as amended, and absent further legislation, may not use auxiliary police to perform the functions of a police officer apart from the civil defense program. A chartered home rule municipality organized under the Oklahoma Constitution, Article XVIII, Section 3, may through…