Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 196
Arrest Without Warrant by Officer
Effective Jun 8, 1994R.L. 1910, § 5654; Amended by Laws 1975, SB 184, c. 228, § 1, eff. October 1, 1975; Amended by Laws 1977, SB 327, c. 27, § 1, eff. October 1, 1977; Amended by Laws 1982, SB 581, c. 269, § 1, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1987, SB 318, c. 174, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 1770, c. 316, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person:
- 1. For a public offense, committed or attempted in his presence;
- 2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in his presence;
- 3. When a felony has in fact been committed, and he has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it;
- 4. On a charge, made upon reasonable cause, of the commission of a felony by the party arrested;
- 5. When he has probable cause to believe that the party was driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle involved in an accident upon the public highways, streets or turnpikes and was under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating liquor or who was under the influence of any substance included in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, Sections 2-101 63-2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
- 6. Anywhere, including his place of residence, if the peace officer has probable cause to believe the person within the preceding four (4) hours has committed an act of domestic abuse as defined by Section 60.1 [22-60.1] of this title, although the assault did not take place in the presence of the peace officer. A peace officer may not arrest a person pursuant to this section without first observing a recent physical injury to, or an impairment of the physical condition of, the alleged victim; or
- 7. When a peace officer, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of this act, is acting on a violation of a protective order offense.
R.L. 1910, § 5654; Amended by Laws 1975, SB 184, c. 228, § 1, eff. October 1, 1975; Amended by Laws 1977, SB 327, c. 27, § 1, eff. October 1, 1977; Amended by Laws 1982, SB 581, c. 269, § 1, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1987, SB 318, c. 174, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 1770, c. 316, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.