A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety a Capitol Patrol Section which shall consist of such employees as may be necessary to provide law enforcement services to all state buildings and properties, including grounds appurtenant thereto, within Oklahoma County and Tulsa County. All commissioned officers of the Capitol Patrol Section as designated by the Commissioner shall have the authority to enforce all parking, traffic, and criminal laws within Oklahoma County and Tulsa County, and shall have the authority to perform other law enforcement duties within the state as prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety.

B. A Patrolman shall not be promoted to the position of Capitol Patrol Sergeant.

C. Any officer of the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division may request reclassification to the equivalent lateral position, rank, and salary within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division and shall be reclassified to the position if the officer:

1. Meets the requirements of paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 2-105 of this title. Provided, the officer shall be exempt from the maximum age limitation;

2. Satisfactorily completes a course of training as prescribed by the Commissioner; and

3. Serves a twelve-month probationary period which shall commence upon entering the course of training required by paragraph 2 of this subsection.

Such reclassified officer shall be subject to reassignment as determined by the Chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division.

D. All commissioned officers of the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety shall have, in addition to their primary duty as prescribed in subsection A of this section, a secondary duty to enforce all state statutes, to make arrests for violations and to perform other duties as prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety in accordance with Section 2-117 of this title.

E. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority shall provide office and operations space for the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.

F. The annual salaries of personnel comprising this section shall be in accordance and conformity with the findings for Department of Public Safety law enforcement personnel of the State of Oklahoma Total Remuneration Study of 2013.

G. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing laws covering the salaries for the commissioned officers in the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.

Added by Laws 1998, c. 245, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 12, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 378, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Laws 2001, c. 435, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 161, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Laws 2004, c. 354, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 81, § 4, emerg. eff. April 21, 2006; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex.Sess., c. 83, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 162; Laws 2014, c. 135, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014.