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Oklahoma’s Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) certifies peace officers and must revoke certification for felony, moral-turpitude, and domestic-violence convictions. Since 2023 the statute has changed little. CLEET’s 2024 rules opened reciprocity to military police, lengthened the look-back for prior service from 2 to 5 years, and gave the Director the final word in disciplinary cases. A 2025 law changed how sheriff candidates prove 4 years as a peace officer. CLEET has a new rule package on its October 21, 2026 agenda.

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At a glance

Certifying body
Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET). It certifies peace officers and may deny, suspend, or revoke certification or accept a voluntary surrender (70 O.S. 3311(A), (B)(2), (J)).
Statute
70 O.S. 3311 to 3311.18, particularly 3311(E) (employment requirements), (F) (bars), (H) (reporting), (J) (discipline), 3311.4 (continuing education), and 3311.5 (curriculum); 19 O.S. 510 (sheriff qualifications). Rules: OAC Title 390, including 390:2-1-2 (discipline procedure), 390:10-1-2 to 10-1-8 (standards, reporting, reciprocity, revocation, and withdrawal), and 390:25-1-14 (mandatory continuing education).
Minimum standards
Before employment, the agency must complete fingerprint searches through the OSBI and the FBI showing no felony record. Also required: a licensed psychologist’s evaluation of suitability; a high school diploma or GED; no deferred sentence for a felony, moral-turpitude crime, or domestic violence, and no criminal charges pending in any court; no current CLEET revocation, suspension, or surrender; no current treatment for a disqualifying mental illness; age 21; and U.S. citizenship or resident-alien status. Anyone convicted of a felony, moral-turpitude crime, or domestic violence may not be certified or employed unless pardoned (70 O.S. 3311(E), (F)).
Decertification
Mandatory: the Council “shall revoke” for a conviction, or a guilty, nolo, or Alford plea, for a felony, moral-turpitude crime, or domestic violence; for a final victim protective order; and for a deferred sentence for those offenses. For a single moral-turpitude misdemeanor more than 5 years old, the Council may consider rehabilitation. Discretionary: falsification, revocation or surrender in another state, involuntary commitment, abuse of office, and other grounds, proven by clear and convincing evidence. Agencies must report every hiring, resignation, or termination within 10 days (3311(H)(1)), and must also report final terminations and resignations under investigation within 30 days, after which the Council “may” suspend or revoke. Officers at agencies with internal discipline policies on file are exempt from these proceedings except for felony, moral-turpitude, or domestic-violence convictions (3311(J)).
Public decertification list
None found. Reports of terminations and resignations under investigation are confidential personnel records under 51 O.S. 24A.7 and 24A.8 (3311(J)(8)). CLEET disciplinary hearings are open to the public (OAC 390:2-1-7), and CLEET records are otherwise subject to the Open Records Act.
National Decertification Index
None found. Neither 70 O.S. 3311 nor OAC Title 390 names the Index or IADLEST. 3311(J)(10)(b) bars certifying anyone whose out-of-state certification was revoked or surrendered, but names no database.
Continuing training
At least 25 hours a year of CLEET-accredited continuing education for full-time officers, including 2 hours on mental health; 8 hours (1 on mental health) for reserves. Sexual-assault response training is required on a schedule CLEET sets (70 O.S. 3311.4). By rule, failure leads to suspension, with 30 days to cure after a notice of intent (OAC 390:25-1-14).

Changes, 2023 to 2026

  • Sheriff candidates must prove 4 years as a peace officer when filing; military police service counts

    HB 1414 (2025), amending 19 O.S. 510Approved May 21, 2025; effective November 1, 2025

    For sheriff eligibility, “peace officer” now includes past or current full-time officers enforcing federal, state, other-state, or local law. A candidate must present proof of peace officer qualification when filing a declaration of candidacy. A veteran may count 4 or more years as military police, shown by a DD-214. The existing rules on the sheriff’s administrative school and CLEET certification were kept.

    For officers: To run for sheriff, bring proof of your 4 years of service when you file.

    Enrolled HB 1414 HB 1414 history

  • CLEET rules: reciprocity for military police, a 5-year look-back, and final orders from the Director

    CLEET permanent rules, 41 Ok Reg No. 23, amending OAC 390:10-1-6, 390:20-1-3, 390:2-1-2, and othersEffective August 25, 2024

    390:10-1-6: besides officers certified in another state or by a recognized federal agency, “any military police officer who has comparable training to an Oklahoma peace officer as determined by CLEET” may now seek certification by reciprocity. The rule drops the statement that military service “is generally not recognized as federal law enforcement employment” and the minimum of 3 consecutive months of employment. Prior full-time service must fall within the 5 years before the request; it was 2 years. 390:20-1-3 adds the same military police path for reserve certification, but keeps the reserve rule’s 3-months-within-2-years service requirement. 390:2-1-2: in disciplinary cases, the hearing officer now makes findings and a “dispositional recommendation,” and the Director or designee issues the final agency order. Before, the hearing officer’s decision was final and could be appealed.

    For officers: If you served as military police, or left full-time policing up to 5 years ago, you may qualify for reciprocity; for reserve certification, the look-back is still 2 years.

    OAC Title 390 (current text) 390:10-1-6 before 2024 390:2-1-2 before 2024

Not yet in force and pending

  • 2027 CLEET rule package: the Council’s agenda for October 21, 2026 lists proposed changes to OAC 390:10-1-2(e) (minimum certification and employment standards), 390:10-1-6 (reciprocity), 390:1-1-4, 390:15-1-2, 390:15-5-3, 390:20-1-3(g)(2), 390:25-1-18, 390:35-13-1 and 13-2 (firearms), and 390:35 Appendix E (disciplinary penalty and fine schedule), for approval to publish for public comment. Nothing has been adopted. Council agenda
  • Resignation under investigation: the Council’s February 25, 2026 agenda listed a discussion of its authority when a licensee resigns while under investigation, with possible referral to a subcommittee or the Advisory Council. No rule has been filed. Council agenda

These bills were not enacted: HB 2990 and SB 1234 (2026, officer face coverings and masking while executing a warrant; referred to committee only); HB 1190 (2025, background investigations; failed 33-58 on March 26, 2025); SB 91 (2025, short title “qualifications for the Executive Director”; failed in the Senate 20-24 on May 19, 2025); HB 3055 (Executive Director), HB 3258 (Council membership), HB 3763 (more mandatory continuing education), SB 1712 (alternative path to certification), and HB 3674 (school resource officer training) in 2026; and HB 4144 (2026, open records) and HB 2723 (2025, citizen review boards).

The Oklahoma Session Laws chapter number for HB 1414 could not be found. Use-of-force and officer-identification laws outside Title 70 were screened for 2025 and 2026 only; 2024 enactments outside Title 70 were not fully checked.

Checked and unchanged

  • 70 O.S. 3311(E), (F), (H), and (J): no substantive 2023–2026 change. Laws 2023, c. 272 made style changes and let the Executive Director hire an Assistant Director; Laws 2024, c. 65 changed only the training-cost reimbursement trigger in subsection N.
  • 70 O.S. 3311.4 (continuing education): last amended 2019. 51 O.S. 24A.7 and 24A.8: last amended 2022.
  • OAC 390:10-1-7 (revocation and withdrawal procedure): unchanged since 2022. No CLEET permanent or emergency rules were recorded for 2025 or 2026.
  • Not counted: Laws 2023, c. 111 (promissory notes for academy costs); 2026 SB 1636 (cold-case file review), SB 1936 (impersonating a peace officer), and HB 3581 (penalties for masked rioters, aimed at offenders).

Last updated October 19, 2026Source: United States Council for Law & InvestigationCite as: United States Council for Law & Investigation, “Oklahoma officer certification: Officer Ledger,” uscli.org/officer-certification-tracker/oklahoma (last updated October 19, 2026). Text licensed CC BY 4.0.