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§22-36.2. National Park Service rangers - Arrest authority and immunity from suit.

22 OK Stat § 22-36.2 (2019) (N/A)
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A National Park Service ranger who, in the official capacity as park ranger, is authorized by law to make arrests shall, when making an arrest in this state for a nonfederal offense, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer if the arrest is made under the following circumstances:

1. The Park Service ranger reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the presence of the ranger or is committing a felony in the presence of the ranger;

2. The Park Service ranger reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the presence of the ranger or is committing a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the presence of the ranger; or

3. The Park Service ranger is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of such officer or pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the state or a political subdivision of the state and the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 41, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1996.

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