Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

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Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

Agency overview
Formed	April 20, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-04-20)
Headquarters	3600 N Martin Luther King Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees	1,462 (FY20)
Annual budget	$185 million (FY20)
Minister responsible	Tricia Everest, Secretary of Public Safety
Agency executive	Tim Tipton, Commissioner
Child agency	Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP)
Website	www.dps.state.ok.us

The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (ODPS) is a department of the government of Oklahoma. Under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety, DPS provides for the safety of Oklahomans and the administration of justice in the state. DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement, vehicle regulation, homeland security and such other duties as the Governor of Oklahoma may proscribe.

The Department is led by the Commissioner of Public Safety. The Commissioner is appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at his pleasure. The current Commissioner is Tim Tipton, who was appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt on September 10, 2021.

The Department of Public Safety was created during the term of Governor E. W. Marland.