§ 74-360.21. Collection of fines, penalties, etc. - Prosecution of offenses.

A.  Criminal fines, penalties, fees or penalty assessments imposed by a municipal or district court pursuant to state law or municipal ordinance as the result of an arrest or a citation issued by an officer commissioned pursuant to this act shall be collected and distributed as required by law.

B.  The district attorney of the district where the unlawful conduct is alleged to have taken place shall have authority to prosecute such offense upon complaint being signed by a campus police officer commissioned pursuant to this act.  Any municipal ordinance offense shall be prosecuted in a municipal court.

C.  A campus police department or any officer thereof enforcing state law or municipal ordinance as authorized by the Oklahoma Campus Security Act shall not be deemed to be acting under the authority of any political subdivision of the state, except the governing board establishing the department or commissioning the officer if such governing board is the governing board of an institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or is a school district.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 313, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.