Legal Opinion
Opinion No. 77-180 (1977) Ag
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided June 30, 1977Published
1Opinion of the Court
CITIES AND TOWNS: OFFICERS
A municipal police officer may leave the corporate limits of the municipal entity which he serves to speak with witnesses and other police officers concerning a crime committed in his jurisdiction. A municipal police officer may leave the municipal entity which he serves to investigate and gather evidence concerning a crime committed in his jurisdiction, but possesses no greater authority than that of a private citizen in this endeavor. In the absence of any ordinance or charter restrictions, the municipal police officer may make use of the municipality's vehicles…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Hauenstein v. LynhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- State v. Granville Alexandrian SocietyOhio Supreme Court · 1841
- City of Sapulpa v. LandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
- Farley v. Board of Education of City of PerrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
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