The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall have the power and duty to:
1. Maintain a nationally accredited scientific laboratory to assist all law enforcement agencies in the discovery and detection of criminal activity;
2. Maintain fingerprint and other identification files including criminal history records, juvenile identification files, and DNA profiles;
3. Establish, coordinate and maintain the automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) and the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory;
4. Operate teletype, mobile and fixed radio or other communications systems;
5. Conduct schools and training programs for the agents, peace officers, and technicians of this state charged with the enforcement of law and order and the investigation and detection of crime;
6. Assist the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Chief Medical Examiner, and all law enforcement officers and district attorneys when such assistance is requested, in accordance with the policy determined by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Commission established in Section 150.3 of this title;
7. Investigate and detect criminal activity when directed to do so by the Governor;
8. Investigate, detect, institute and maintain actions involving vehicle theft pursuant to Section 150.7a of this title or oil, gas or oil field equipment theft pursuant to Sections 152.2 through 152.9 of this title;
9. Investigate any criminal threat made to the physical safety of elected or appointed officials of this state or any political subdivision of the state and forward the results of that investigation to the Department of Public Safety, and provide security to foreign elected or appointed officials while they are in this state on official business;
10. Investigate and detect violations of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act;
11. Investigate and enforce all laws relating to any crime listed in Section 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes that occurs on the turnpikes;
12. Investigate and detect criminal activity involving files, records, assets, properties, buildings or employees of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit or prevent any criminal investigation of the matter by the sheriff of the county or any law enforcement agency of competent jurisdiction; and
13. Contract with municipal or county law enforcement agencies to conduct administrative reviews of law enforcement use-of-force investigations for compliance with current investigative procedures, standards and law. All funds received as a result of the contract will be deposited in the OSBI Revolving Fund. Any review of use-of-force investigation shall be done by a certified police officer.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 259, § 2, operative July 1, 1976. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 145, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Laws 1986, c. 201, § 8, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1989, c. 353, § 9, emerg. eff. June 3, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 282, § 3, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 227, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1991; Laws 1991, c. 335, § 31, emerg. eff. June 15, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 259, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 281, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 1996; Laws 2001, c. 261, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 351, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 461, § 15, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2006, c. 303, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2015, c. 397, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2019, c. 371, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2020, c. 161, § 69, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
NOTE: Laws 1986, c. 46, § 1 repealed by Laws 1989, c. 353, § 14, emerg. eff. June 3, 1989. Laws 1991, c. 226, § 3 repealed by Laws 1991, c. 335, § 37, emerg. eff. June 15, 1991. Laws 2019, c. 323, § 1 repealed by Laws 2020, c. 161, § 70, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
§74-2. May remove officers appointed.
§74-2.1. Filing of Gubernatorial appointments with Senate.
§74-2.2. Vacancies requiring legislative confirmation - Interim appointments.
§74-2.3. "Congressional district" defined.
§74-2.4. Change in number of congressional districts - Conflicts in board membership requirements.
§74-3.1. Recording of official acts
§74-4. Military record to be kept.
§74-6. May employ counsel for State.
§74-7. Maintenance of Governor's mansion.
§74-8. Governor - Incapacity - Devolution of powers and duties.
§74-9.2. SECTION 74-9.2 Other necessary committees - Expenses.
§74-9.23. Director - Appointment, duties and compensation of employees
§74-9.25. Assistance of Governor's advisory committees.
§74-9.26. Governor's Advisory Committee to the Office of Disability Concerns.
§74-9.27. Rules and regulations.
§74-9.27A. Client Assistance Program.
§74-9.29. The Governor's Advisory Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities - Creation.
§74-9.30. Purpose of act - Cooperation with other agencies.
§74-9.32. Executive committee.
§74-9.33. Office of Disability Concerns Revolving Fund.
§74-9.34. Gifts, donations, bequests or grants.
§74-9.35. Nonpartisan and nonprofit character of Committee.
§74-10. Compensation when acting as Governor.
§74-10.3. Cabinet system to be created.
§74-18. Attorney General as chief law officer.
§74-18b. See the following versions:
§74-18d. District attorneys, aiding and requiring aid of.
§74-18e. Criminal actions - Quo warranto - Appearance before grand juries.
§74-18g. Appearance not waiver of immunity of State.
§74-18l. Collection of fees for legal services from certain agencies.
§74-18n-1. Insurance Fraud Unit.
§74-18n-2. Power of Attorney General to investigate insurance fraud – Confidentiality of records.
§74-18p-1. Victims Services Unit.
§74-18p-2. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advisory Council.
§74-18p-5. Statewide telephone communication service for victims.
§74-18p-8. Oversight by Attorney General - Collection and confidentiality of information records.
§74-18p-9. Crime victim and witness notification and victim protective order system.
§74-18p-10. Oklahoma Witness Protection Program.
§74-18q. State Reserved Powers Protection Unit.
§74-18r. Human Trafficking Response Unit.
§74-19.1. Attorney General's Law Enforcement Revolving Fund.
§74-19.2. Attorney General's Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit Revolving Fund.
§74-19.3. Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Unit Revolving Fund.
§74-19a. Disbursements - Audits.
§74-20f. State officer or employee - Legal defense services.
§74-20g. Defense duties - Evidence
§74-20k. Justice Reinvestment Grant Program.
§74-20l. Collection of information by the Office of Attorney General.
§74-21b. Assistant Attorneys General - Other employees - Appointments - Duties and compensation.
§74-28. First Assistant Attorney General.
§74-28c. Appointment of assistants and employees - Term.
§74-28d. Certain offices not affected by this act.
§74-29. Designation as Natural Gas Curtailment and Regulation Hearings Counsel.
§74-30.1. Short title - Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse Act.
§74-30.2. Creation of Commission – Members - Duties.
§74-30.3. Short title - Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act.
§74-30.6. Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Revolving Fund.
§74-30.7. Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board.
§74-30.8. Disbursement of grants.
§74-30a. Legislative findings.
§74-30d. Termination of Board.
§74-51.1. Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security.
§74-51.1a. Interoperable public safety communications planning.
§74-51.2. Oklahoma Homeland Security Revolving Fund.
§74-51.2a. Emergency preparedness grants.
§74-51.2b. Oklahoma School Security Grant Program Act.
§74-51.2c. Oklahoma School Security Revolving Fund.
§74-51.2d. Oklahoma School Security Institute.
§74-51.3. Regional advisory councils.
§74-61.3. Experts and assistants.
§74-61.8. Reduction of property owned and leased by the state.
§74-62.5. Special cash fund - Creation.
§74-62.6. List of surplus property - Authorization to sell, trade or redistribute.
§74-62.8. Acquisition of fire protection equipment or vehicles.
§74-63. General powers and authority of Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
§74-63.1. Building and Facility Revolving Fund.
§74-63.2. Asbestos Abatement Revolving Fund.
§74-63.4. State Surplus Auction petty cash fund.
§74-63.6. Alternative process for certain business operations - Academic health centers
§74-66. Restrictions - Interest in other business or in state contracts.
§74-71. Taking of rebates by officer of Office of Management and Enterprise Services a felony.
§74-72. Monuments and markers.
§74-74.1. Regional service offices - Assistance to state agencies - Priority of buildings used.
§74-75. Capitol Cafeteria Revolving Fund - Establishment - Use.
§74-75a. Capitol cafeteria petty cash fund.
§74-76. Mailing service - Interagency communications and deposit of state mail.
§74-76a. Appropriations for mailing service - Statement of operations.
§74-76b. Financial statement of mailing service.
§74-76c. Postal Services Revolving Fund.
§74-77d. Oklahoma War Veterans Commission - Assignment of building.
§74-78a. Requisition of motor vehicles.
§74-78b. State agencies - Notice of disposal of vehicles - When disposal permitted.
§74-78c. State Fleet Management Fund.
§74-78e. Fleet Management Division.
§74-78f. Compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations.
§74-80.1. Fleet Management Division – Exchange of information.
§74-85.1. Short title - Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
§74-85.3A. Exempted entities - State purchasing contracts advisory committee.
§74-85.5. Powers and duties of State Purchasing Director.
§74-85.5.1. Privatization Projects.
§74-85.5a. State purchase card program.
§74-85.6. Grade and quality of acquisitions.
§74-85.7. Acquisition initiation – Submission of requisition.
§74-85.12. Act not to affect nonconflicting procedures — Acquisitions excluded.
§74-85.12b. Leasing, chartering or contracting for aircraft.
§74-85.17A. Bidding preferences - Reciprocity - Awarding contracts.
§74-85.22. Competitive bid or contract for goods or services – Form of certification.
§74-85.33. Registration of State Vendors Revolving Fund.
§74-85.33A. Contract Management Revolving Fund.
§74-85.39. Agency internal purchasing procedures.
§74-85.40. Travel expenses to be included in bid, proposal, or quotation.
§74-85.41. Professional services contracts.
§74-85.41A. Emergency acquisitions.
§74-85.42. One-year limitation on entering contracts with certain persons - Exceptions.
§74-85.43. Annual report of acquisitions.
§74-85.44B. Payment for goods or services pursuant to contract.
§74-85.44D.1. Sole source or sole brand acquisition.
§74-85.44E. Disabled Veteran Businesses – Bonus preference.
§74-85.45. Oklahoma Minority Business Enterprise Assistance Act.
§74-85.45a. Legislative intent.
§74-85.45c. Bid-preference program.
§74-85.45d. Inability to award contract under preference program.
§74-85.45e. Certification as minority business enterprise.
§74-85.45f. Report on contracts awarded to minority business.
§74-85.45g. Assignment of contracts.
§74-85.45h. Prohibited acts - Penalty.
§74-85.45i. Studies to determine disparity in minority business.
§74-85.45j.11. Oklahoma Supplier Diversity Initiative.
§74-85.45k. State Travel Office.
§74-85.45l. Trip Optimizer system – Purpose and application - Exceptions.
§74-85.47b. Administrator - Powers and duties.
§74-85.47c. Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Fund.
§74-85.47d. Guaranty capabilities of program - Terms of guaranty - Establishment of indemnity fund.
§74-85.47e. Requirements to obtain surety bond guaranty - Applications.
§74-85.47f. Premiums and fees.
§74-85.47g. Administration of program.
§74-85.47h. Prohibited acts - Penalties.
§74-85.47i. Implementation of act - Rules and regulations.
§74-85.47j. Liability of state limited.
§74-85.52. Intent of Legislature - Implementation of act - Exemptions.
§74-85.54. Division and Director - Duties and responsibilities.
§74-85.55. Public entities - Powers, duties and responsibilities.
§74-85.55a. Information clearinghouse - Joint agreements and contracts - Interstate transactions.
§74-85.56. State Recycling Revolving Fund - Use of revenues from sale of waste materials.
§74-85.58B. Risk management insurance coverage - Fire protection.
§74-85.58C. Risk management insurance coverage - Rural gas districts.
§74-85.58D. Risk Management Fire Protection Revolving Fund.
§74-85.58E. Risk management insurance coverage - Transportation for the elderly and handicapped.
§74-85.58F. Tort liability coverage for counties providing juvenile detention facilities.
§74-85.58G. Risk Management Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Revolving Fund.
§74-85.58I. Conservation districts - Participation in the Risk Management Program.
§74-85.58J. Foster family homes - Property and casualty insurance.
§74-85.58K. Risk Management Revolving Fund.
§74-85.58L. Risk Management Political Subdivision Participation Revolving Fund.
§74-85.58N. Quick Settlement Account.
§74-85.58P. Risk Management Public Transit Revolving Fund.
§74-85.58Q. Purchase of blanket bond for state officers and employees - Bond exclusive.
§74-85.58R. Elective state officers - Blanket bond.
§74-85.58S. Classification of officers and employees for coverage under bond.
§74-85.58T. Schedule of amounts of surety required.
§74-85.58U. Statutorily required bonds.
§74-85.58V. Purchasing Division to purchase all bonds - Payment of premiums - Approval.
§74-88.2. Report of deviation.
§74-90.2. Payment of postal expense.
§74-90.4. Installation cost and rental fees - Payment.
§74-90.6. Purchase of imported beef by state agencies and political subdivision prohibited.
§74-95. Trade or transfer of products of state institutions.
§74-109.1. Renumbered as § 320 of Title 61 by Laws 2013, c. 209, § 32, eff. July 1, 2013.
§74-110.1. Inventory by Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
§74-110.2. Inventory records of departments, boards, etc.
§74-110.3. State agencies - Inventory record of motor vehicles.
§74-110.4. Higher Education Facilities Revolving Fund – Accounts and purpose.
§74-111. Office of State Printer abolished - Duties transferred - Letting contracts.
§74-121. Contract for auditing of books of state commissions or departments.
§74-123f. Convict-made goods - Sale or distribution prohibited - Exceptions.
§74-130. Alternative fuels - Transfer of powers, duties and responsibilities.
§74-130.3. Conversion of school and government vehicles to operate on alternative fuel.
§74-130.4. Oklahoma Alternative Fuels Conversion Fund.
§74-130.6. Fund expenditures not deemed debt of government entity.
§74-130.7. Compliance with Act.
§74-130.8. Pricing and selling of transportation fuels not to be regulated by governmental entity.
§74-130.9. Rules and regulations.
§74-130.25. Compressed Natural Gas Conversion Safety and Regulation Fund.
§74-150.3. State Bureau of Investigation Commission.
§74-150.4. Commission - Powers and duties.
§74-150.5. Investigations - Persons to initiate request.
§74-150.6. Director - Qualifications
§74-150.7. Director - Powers and duties.
§74-150.7a. Motor vehicle theft unit.
§74-150.7b. Disclosure of motor vehicle theft or insurance fraud - Definitions.
§74-150.7e. Liability of insurer.
§74-150.7f. Violations - Penalties.
§74-150.8a. Employee performance recognition program - Awards.
§74-150.9b. National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact.
§74-150.10. Uniform crime reporting system.
§74-150.11. Evidentiary property – Disposition.
§74-150.12. Mandatory reporting of fingerprint and criminal history information.
§74-150.12B. Forms for reporting domestic abuse - Report of incidents.
§74-150.13. Rangers - Appointment.
§74-150.13A. Oil and gas industry crimes - Special officers.
§74-150.16. Rental or charter of aircraft.
§74-150.17a. Transfers of Criminal Justice Resource Center functions.
§74-150.19a. OSBI Revolving Fund.
§74-150.21. Legal division established - Duties - Restrictions.
§74-150.21a. Crimes information unit.
§74-150.21b. OSBI reports concerning use of deadly force.
§74-150.22. Special motor carrier enforcement officers - Transfer to State Bureau of Investigation.
§74-150.26. Information transmittal - Forms and procedures.
§74-150.27a. OSBI Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Database.
§74-150.28a. Statewide electronic tracking system for sexual assault evidence collection kits.
§74-150.28b. Standardized sexual assault evidence kit.
§74-150.28c. Priority protocol for testing untested sexual assault evidence kits.
§74-150.30. Audits of petty cash fund.
§74-150.31. Business operations - Rules and procedures - Accounts receivable.
§74-150.32. Firearms Laboratory Improvement Fund.
§74-150.34. Judicial background investigations.
§74-150.35. Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund – Creation - Use of fund
§74-150.37. Definitions - Accreditation - Evidence in criminal trials.
§74-150.38. Child Abuse Response Team (CART) - Employees - Qualifications - Report.
§74-151.1. Internet Crimes Against Children unit - Local cooperative agreements.
§74-151.3. Unidentified persons – Missing persons – Data procedures.
§74-152.3. Additional powers and duties of Bureau.
§74-152.4. Oil reclamation - Inspections.
§74-152.5. Disposition of monies - Reports - Oil and Gas Theft Recovery Revolving Fund.
§74-152.7. Failure to stop vehicle or permit inspection - Penalties - Disposition of monies.
§74-152.9. Seizure and forfeiture proceedings.
§74-152.10. Additional employees for investigation of oil field theft and fraud.
§74-152.11. Bill of sale or invoice – Records - Violation.
§74-166.1. Creation - Director - Contracts.
§74-166.2. Commission for Rehabilitation Services - Powers and duties.
§74-166.3. Meetings - Secretary - Employees - Office.
§74-166.4. Transfer of Rehabilitation Services Division of Department of Human Services.
§74-166.7. Rehabilitation Services Disbursing Fund.
§74-166.9. Donations of tax refunds to School for the Blind/School for the Deaf – Revolving fund.
§74-166.10. Short title - Purpose.
§74-166.11. Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.
§74-168.1. Travis Leon Harris Building - Designation.
§74-168.2. Travis Leon Harris Building - Marker.
§74-174. Investigation of state eleemosynary institutions.
§74-175. Report to Governor of investigation.
§74-177. Investigation of complaints against hospitals and homes.
§74-188. Inspection of domiciliary facilities.
§74-190. Transfer of employees to State Commissioner of Health - Status.
§74-191. Transfer of employees from other state agencies - Status.
§74-192. Inspection of city and county jails - Standards.
§74-193. Right of entry - Report of inspection.
§74-194. Deficient facility - Closing.
§74-195. Contracts for incarceration of prisoners.
§74-197. Administrative Procedures Act - Application.
§74-212.2. Contracting with counties for development of uniform computer systems.
§74-212.3. Form for joint school district millage certifications.
§74-212.4. Assistants to State Auditor and Inspector.
§74-212A. Audits of government entities.
§74-212B. Format of electronic submissions to State Auditor and Inspector.
§74-213. Examination of public institutions - Quality control reviews - Special audits.
§74-213.2. Performance Audit Division.
§74-216. Annual report to governor - Other reports.
§74-219A. Education and training of staff members.
§74-223. Report of irregularities and derelictions - Prosecution by Attorney General.
§74-225. Reports as additional - Public Records.
§74-227.3. Deposit of revenue into fund.
§74-227.6. Payments into fund - Disbursements.
§74-227.8. Payment for services by state agencies - Agreements - Deposits.
§74-227.9. State Auditor and Inspector Revolving Fund.
§74-228. Internal audits - Supervisory responsibility.
§74-229. Internal audit reports.
§74-232. Direction and supervision.
§74-238. Located at university.
§74-241. Survey created - Supervision - Object and duties.
§74-245. Survey created - Director - Object and duties - Copies - Report.
§74-250.4. State officers - Salaries.
§74-250.4a. Legislators - Salary or emoluments.
§74-250.7. Corporation Commission members - Chairman.
§74-255. Appointments and tenure - Citizenship - Exceptions.
§74-271. Senate and House of Representatives - Powers as to employees.
§74-283. Salaries fixed by statute are maximum salaries - No claim for excess above appropriation.
§74-284.2. Pay increase funds - Prohibition of expenditure for contracted private employees.
§74-291.1. Legislators - Per diem.
§74-291.1a. Legislators - Mileage and per diem.
§74-291.1b. Legislators - Reimbursable trips.
§74-291.3. Advice to Legislature - Travel expenses.
§74-291.10. Staff Review Committee of the Senate - Membership - Clerk.
§74-291.11. Meetings - Duties.
§74-291.19. Incentive bonuses.
§74-292.2. Permanent employees of House of Representatives - Salaries and emoluments.
§74-292.2a. Temporary employees of House of Representatives - Compensation.
§74-292.12. Implementation and administration of direct deposit system.
§74-314. Investigation of fires - Report to fire marshal - Record of fires.
§74-315. May take testimony - Causing arrest - Report to Insurance Commissioner.
§74-317.2. Churches - Temporary overnight accommodations.
§74-318. Penalty for failure of duty.
§74-320. Engagement in other duties prohibited.
§74-324.1. State Fire Marshal Commission - Membership - Tenure.
§74-324.2. Chairman - Rules - Quorum and meetings - Minutes - Reports.
§74-324.4. State Fire Marshal – Assistant State Fire Marshal.
§74-324.5. Office of State Fire Marshal agents.
§74-324.7a. Assistance and cooperation of State Fire Marshal.
§74-324.8. Uniform force and effect - Authority of cities, towns and counties.
§74-324.9. Investigations - Reports - Fees, fines and administrative penalties.
§74-324.10. Additional powers of Fire Marshal.
§74-324.11c. Removable coverings over emergency escape and rescue openings in residences.