In addition to the other powers and duties of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation provided by law, the Bureau shall have the power and duty to: 1. Review records from any oil reclaimer to ensure that oil is not stolen; 2. To enter upon any public or private property to conduct inspections at reasonable hours to ensure that any operation of an oil reclaiming facility is not a conduit for unlawful oil and for the purpose of investigating oil or gas theft operations and to take necessary action if any operation is found to be a conduit for stolen oil or gas; 3. Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of this state, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies, and with affected groups and political subdivisions concerning oil reclaiming operations, the transportation of unlawful oil and unlawful gas and stolen oil field equipment; 4. Institute and maintain or intervene in any action or proceeding where deemed necessary by the Bureau to ensure that any operation of an oil reclaiming facility is not a conduit for unlawful oil or for the purpose of prosecuting persons involved in oil field equipment theft; 5. Conduct investigations of organized oil or gas theft rings and stolen oil field equipment rings; 6. Determine sources and outlets for unlawful oil or unlawful gas or stolen oil field equipment; 7. Stop any vehicle transporting or appearing to transport any oil, gas or salt water, for the purpose of inspecting, measuring, and taking samples of the cargo and inspecting load tickets to ensure that such vehicle is not transporting unlawful gas or unlawful oil; 8. Stop any vehicle transporting or appearing to transport any oil field equipment, for the purpose of inspecting the cargo being transported and to inspect bills of lading to ensure that the vehicle is not transporting stolen oil field equipment; 9. Investigate any theft of oil or gas or oil field equipment of which the agency receives notice; 10. Arrest or cause the arrest of any person when reasonable grounds exist to believe such person is in possession of unlawful oil, unlawful gas or stolen oil field equipment; 11. Coordinate the efforts of this state to reduce oil, gas and oil field equipment theft with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; 12. Develop educational programs on detection and prevention of oil, gas and oil field equipment theft; and 13. Exercise all incidental powers necessary and proper for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 1985, c. 187, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 201, § 10, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 2008, c. 364, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
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