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 Tulsa
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 29. POLICE DEPARTMENT
 Chapter 5. CODE CITATIONS AND ISSUANCE AUTHORITY

  § 508. Authority to issue citations.  

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  • A.

    Police officers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Traffic Code and the Penal Code of the City of Tulsa and the provisions of this title (Police Department) may be enforced only by sworn, full-time officers of the Tulsa Police Department.

    B.

    Civilian citation officers of the Police Department. Civilian citation officers of the Tulsa Police Department may issue citations for violations of provisions contained in Chapter 23 of Title 27 (Penal Code) of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances restricting the use of water in times of shortages.

    C.

    Parking investigators and parking inspectors. Traffic citations for violations of the penal provisions of the Stopping, Standing and Parking Regulations of the Traffic Code of the City of Tulsa may be issued by those employees of the City of Tulsa classified as parking investigators or parking inspectors.

    D.

    Airport safety officials. The provisions of the Traffic Code and the Penal Code of the City of Tulsa may be enforced by sworn, full-time peace officers employed by the Tulsa Airport Authority within the Safety subsection of the Airport Operations Division. These officers shall include the positions of Airport Safety Officer, Senior Airport Safety Officer, Airport Safety Supervisor and Airports/Operations Superintendent.

    E.

    Other designated employees. Authority to issue citations for the purpose of enforcing other penal provisions of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances may be conferred on those City employees, including heads of departments, who are designated and approved by the Mayor.

    F.

    Campus Police Officers. The provisions of the Traffic Code and the Penal Code of the City of Tulsa may be enforced by sworn Campus Police Officers if authorized by an agreement between the City of Tulsa and the Governing Board of an institution of higher education or the board of education of a public school district. The terms Campus Police Officer(s) and Governing Board as used in this subsection shall be as those terms are defined within the Oklahoma Campus Security Act (74 O.S. § 360.15 et seq., as amended).

(Ord. Nos. 18509, 21488; Ord. No. 22314, § 1, 10-7-2010)