A. The University Hospitals Authority may regulate traffic and the parking of vehicles on property used by or for the University Hospitals Authority. Such regulations shall be in writing, and copies thereof, including amendments thereto, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and in the office of the city clerk of the City of Oklahoma City. The municipal court of the City of Oklahoma City shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine prosecutions for violations of such regulations, which may be prosecuted and shall be punishable as violations of ordinances of the City of Oklahoma City. The Authority may cause to be removed, and may enter into contracts for such purpose, any vehicle parked in violation of such regulations.
B. The Authority may appoint campus police officers and guards for buildings and grounds of the University Hospitals Authority in the same manner and with the same powers as campus police appointed by governing boards of state institutions for higher education under the provisions of Section 360.15 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and who may prevent or stop improper conduct and trespass in and upon such buildings and grounds, and make arrests and prosecute any and all persons arrested for such improper conduct and trespassing. Employees of the Authority serving as police officers shall be certified as provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The Authority and the City of Oklahoma City may enter into a cooperative agreement to effectuate the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 4, § 1, emerg. eff. March 14, 1974. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 25, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 330, § 25, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from § 344 of Title 56 by Laws 1993, c. 330, § 31, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 283, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.