The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall have the authority to designate as a peace officer the employee in the position of Director of Internal Affairs for the purpose of conducting personnel investigations and background checks. An employee designated as a peace officer pursuant to this section shall have the authority to review information contained in the files of federal, state or local law enforcement officials in order to conduct the investigations prescribed by this section. The employee designated as a peace officer shall not be authorized to carry a firearm nor shall be required to be certified pursuant to Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 339, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1990.