Oklahoma No Chase Law
Agency discretion
Does Oklahoma have a no-chase law? No — Oklahoma has no statewide law restricting police pursuits. Each department sets its own chase policy.
What governs pursuits in Oklahoma
No statewide statute restricts when Oklahoma police may initiate a vehicle pursuit; state law (Title 47 §11-106) instead grants emergency-vehicle privileges to officers in pursuit while requiring due regard for public safety, and eliminates that protection if the officer's own conduct is reckless. Pursuit initiation/termination criteria are set individually by each department's policy (e.g., Oklahoma City PD, Tulsa PD). No 2023-2026 statewide pursuit-restriction law was found.
Will police chase a motorcycle in Oklahoma?
No Oklahoma law or statewide policy exempts motorcycles from pursuit; whether officers chase a motorcycle is up to the pursuing agency's own risk-based policy (speed, road/weather conditions, offense severity), same as for any vehicle.
No US state has a literal law forbidding officers from chasing motorcycles. What riders call a "no-chase law" is nearly always a department policy that tells officers to break off a pursuit when the danger to the public outweighs the arrest — and fleeing remains a crime in Oklahoma regardless. See the state-by-state motorcycle guide for how this works everywhere.
Sources
- law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/title-47/section-47-11-106/
- law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/title-21/section-21-540a/
- oksenate.gov/sites/default/files/2019-12/os47.pdf
Verified as of August 2026. Department policies can change without notice — check the agency's published policy for current break-off criteria.