All applicants, including reinstatements, for all commissioned officer positions within the Department of Public Safety shall, prior to initial appointment or reinstatement, be required to submit to and successfully pass a controlled substance screening conducted by a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) certified laboratory. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish the necessary procedures to implement this requirement; provided, the results of any such screening shall be considered exempt law enforcement records as prescribed in Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to expend the funds necessary to accomplish these screenings.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 315, § 2, eff. July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 245, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 418, § 5, eff. July 1, 2004.