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§22-36. Civil and criminal immunity for private citizens aiding police officers - Federal law enforcement officers.

22 OK Stat § 22-36 (2019) (N/A)
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Private citizens aiding a peace officer, or other officers of the law in the performance of their duties as peace officers or officers of the law, shall have the same civil and criminal immunity as a peace officer, as a result of any act or commission for aiding or attempting to aid a peace officer or other officer of the law, when such officer is in imminent danger of loss of life or grave bodily injury or when such officer requests such assistance and when such action was taken under emergency conditions and in good faith.

Every federal law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 99 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, while engaged in the performance of official duties as a federal law enforcement officer or when serving as a peace officer for the State of Oklahoma shall have the same immunity from civil and criminal actions as any other peace officer performing official duties within this state. The State of Oklahoma or any of its political subdivisions shall not assume the liability for or provide the legal representation for any federal law enforcement officer serving as peace officers of the State of Oklahoma.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 362, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1968. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 240, § 4, emerg. eff. May 24, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 43, § 4, emerg. eff. April 7, 1997.

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§22-36. Civil and criminal immunity for private citizens aiding police officers - Federal law enforcement officers.