Section 36.2 - National Park Service rangers - Arrest authority and immunity from suitA 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.Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 36.2
Added by Laws 1996, HB 2669, c. 41, § 1, emerg. eff. 4/8/1996.