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Opinion No. (2005)

Oklahoma Attorney General Reports

Decided May 6, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Senator, Kenneth Corn,

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following question:

Do State Park Rangers have full police powers to respond to a criminal violation they witness outside the parks to which they are assigned?

¶ 1 This question deals with the scope of authority of State Park Rangers — specifically, what limitations, if any, affect the exercise of their police powers. A State Park Ranger iscertified as a Peace Officer in Oklahoma by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training ("CLEET"), 70 O.S. 2001…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Farris v. CannonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
  2. Barnhill v. Multiple Injury Trust FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
  3. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  4. Staller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
  5. United States v. SawyerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2004

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