Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-905.2 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-905.2
Regional jail districts - Powers - County duties -
Status: in_force

Termination.

A. Any county or combination of counties by resolution of their

governing boards, may jointly create a regional jail district

pursuant to the provisions of Section 176 of Title 60 of the

Oklahoma Statutes for the purpose of planning, financing,

construction, maintenance and operation of a jail located within the

boundaries of such counties. A regional jail district created

pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall have the powers

granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 176 of Title 60 of the

Oklahoma Statutes in addition to the powers granted pursuant to the

provisions of this act except that no district created pursuant to

the provisions of this act shall have any power or authority to

exercise or to attempt to exercise any powers of eminent domain.

The county or combination of counties, or their agencies, creating

the regional jail district shall be designated the beneficiary of

the district. The boundaries of the regional jail district shall be

coterminous with the boundaries of the county or counties creating

the district.

B. The board of county commissioners of each county desiring to

join the regional jail district shall approve a resolution to join

the district and shall approve an agreement which specifies the

duties of each county within the regional jail district. If any

county wishes to join a regional jail district which has already

been established pursuant to this section, the agreement shall be

rewritten and approved by each member county.

C. The agreement which specifies the duties of each county

within the regional jail district shall contain the following:

1. The name of the regional jail district;

2. The names of the counties within the regional jail district;

3. The formula for calculating the contribution of each county

to the costs of the regional jail district;

4. The types of prisoners which the regional jail may house,

limited to prisoners which may be transferred to counties under

state law;

5. The methods and powers which may be used for planning,

constructing, financing or maintaining a regional jail;

6. The duties of the director of the regional jail; and

7. The timing and procedures for approval of the annual budget

of the regional jail district by the regional jail commission.

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D. Any county, city or town may contract with a regional jail

commission for the purposes of holding prisoners.

E. A regional jail district created pursuant to this section

shall exist for the duration of the operation of the regional jail

and no longer than one (1) year after cessation of operation of the

regional jail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-215.37M — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-215.37M
Contracts with private attorneys
Status: in_force

A. If the district attorney and the board of county

commissioners of any county agree, legal representation in any civil

case in which the county is interested or a party and the district

attorney is required to represent the county pursuant to Section

215.4 of this title may be provided by contract with a private

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 139

attorney. The costs of such contract shall be paid by the board of

county commissioners out of its account for general government

operation, or other account, as may be appropriate.

B. If the district attorney and the board of county

commissioners of any county agree, legal representation in any civil

case in which a county officer or employee is a party and the

district attorney is required to represent the county pursuant to

Section 215.25 of this title may be provided by contract with a

private attorney. The costs of such contract shall be paid by the

board of county commissioners out of its account for general

government operation, or other account, as may be appropriate.

C. If a district attorney and the District Attorneys Council

agree, prosecution of any criminal matter may be provided by

contract with an attorney not employed by a district attorney, who

shall be designated as a special assistant district attorney, if the

case load of the office of the district attorney is such that

adequate representation of the interest of the state is not possible

without appointment of one or more special assistant district

attorneys. The special assistant district attorney shall be

appointed by the district attorney. The special assistant district

attorney may serve with or without compensation, however,

compensation shall be allowed only if the cost of compensation can

be paid out of funds for the current fiscal year, designated for the

salaries and operating expenses, for the office of the district

attorney requesting the appointment or appointments. No

supplemental appropriations shall be authorized for appointment of

special assistant district attorneys.

D. If the district attorney and the board of education of any

school district agree, legal representation in any ad valorem tax

matter in which the district attorney is required to represent the

school district may be assisted by an attorney employed or retained

by the school district. The board of education is authorized to pay

the costs of such representation out of its account for general

government operation, or other account, as may be appropriate.

However, this subsection shall not be construed to permit a school

district or any other entity to be a party to the proceeding or give

standing to such entity to be a party to the civil case in which the

county is interested.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-215.11 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-215.11
Payments to county treasurer
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 120

Every district attorney shall pay over to the county treasurer

of the county in which same is receivable all money the district

attorney may receive as such district attorney within ten (10) days

after receiving said money.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1259 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1259
Registration of bonds - Transfer or assignment
Status: in_force

The owner or holder of any road improvement bonds heretofore or

hereafter issued by any county in the State of Oklahoma for the

payment of road or street improvements in any such county shall

register such bond with the county clerk or appointed agent of such

county by presenting same to such clerk, who shall thereupon enter

in a book to be kept for that purpose, a description of such bond,

and the name of the owner or holder presenting the same for

registration, and the date of registration thereof, and endorse upon

such bond, over his signature, or a facsimile of his signature, the

legend, "registered in my office". After registration of any such

bond no transfer or assignment thereof shall be valid until such

transfer or assignment has been registered with the clerk or

appointed agent of such county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.21 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.21
Appeals to board - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

Appeals to the county board of adjustment may be taken by any

person aggrieved or by a public officer, department, board or bureau

affected by any decision of the county engineer in administering the

county zoning regulations or building line and set-back regulations.

Such appeals shall be taken within a period of not more than three

(3) months, by filing written notice with the county board of

adjustment and the county engineer, stating the grounds thereof. An

appeal from the county board of adjustment shall stay all

proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from unless the

officer from whom the appeal is taken shall certify to the board of

adjustment that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay

would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property.

The county board of adjustment shall have the following powers and

it shall be its duty:

1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is

error of law in any order, requirement, decision or determination

made by the county engineer in the enforcement of the county zoning

regulations.

2. To hear and decide requests for map interpretations or

decisions on other special questions upon which it is authorized to

pass by the regulations adopted by the board.

3. Where, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness,

shape, topography or other extraordinary or exceptional situation or

condition of a specific piece of property, the strict application of

any regulation adopted under this act would result in peculiar and

exceptional difficulties to, or exceptional and demonstrable undue

hardship upon, the owner of such property, to authorize, upon an

appeal relating to such property, a variance from such strict

application so as to relieve such demonstrable difficulties or

hardships, provided such relief can be granted without substantial

detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the

intent, purpose, and integrity of the zone plan as embodied in the

zoning regulations and map.

In exercising the above powers, such board of adjustment may, in

conformity with the provisions of this act, reverse or affirm wholly

or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or

determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement,

decision or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall

have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.

In acting upon any appeal, such board of adjustment shall, in

its consideration of and decision thereon, apply the principles,

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standards and objectives set forth and contained in all applicable

regulations, ordinances and resolutions and in the master plan.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-155.2A — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-155.2A
Destruction of certain workbooks, reports and records -
Status: in_force

Copying - Audits - Public access.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 82

A. As to the records that are not destroyed as provided for in

this title, the county clerk in each county in this state, after

complying with the provisions of all state statutes governing the

copying of records, storing original negatives, and providing for

convenient viewing of reproductions thereof, is hereby authorized to

destroy the workbooks, reports and records that have been on file or

stored in his or her office for a period of time longer than the

period specifically indicated, as follows:

TYPE OF RECORD REQUISITE TIME OF

RETAINING ORIGINAL

Tax Protest Records Until final settlement

Tax Rolls and Tax Roll

Adjustments 6 years

Special Assessment Rolls 6 years after due date

Miscellaneous Doctor's

Certificates 5 years

Applications for Tax Deeds 5 years

Sheriff's Deputy Commission 5 years

Resolution for Cities and Towns

and Ordinances 5 years

Interlocal Co-op Agreements 5 years

State Tax Liens 5 years after release,

lapse, or discharge

Federal Tax Liens 5 years after release,

lapse, or discharge

Sales Tax Audit Records 5 years

B. All records which have been on file in his or her office may

be destroyed after two (2) years provided the same are filmed, or

copied by any other method allowed by law, and the State Auditor and

Inspector has audited said records and has not directed such

original records to be retained. Such filmed records shall be

retained for the same period of time as required of the original, if

it had been retained. Arrangements shall be made to allow public

access to said records.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-953.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-953.1
Board of trustees - Counties having a population in
Status: in_force

excess of 675,000.

A. The board of trustees shall discharge their duties with

respect to the retirement system solely in the interest of the

participants and beneficiaries and:

1. For the exclusive purpose of:

a. providing benefits to participants and their

beneficiaries, and

b. defraying reasonable expenses of administering the

retirement system;

2. With the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the

circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like

capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of

an enterprise of a like character and with like aims;

3. By diversifying the investments of the retirement system so

as to minimize the risk of large losses, unless under the

circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so; and

4. In accordance with the laws, documents and instruments

governing the retirement system.

B. The monies of the retirement system shall be invested only

in assets eligible for the investment of funds of legal reserve life

insurance companies in this state as provided for in Sections 1602

through 1611, 1613 through 1620, and 1622 through 1624 of Title 36

of the Oklahoma Statutes. The term "admitted assets" shall mean the

amount of the monies of the retirement system and the provisions

relating to limitation of investments as a percentage of surplus and

loans to policyholders shall be inapplicable with respect to

investment of the monies of the retirement system. The monies of

the retirement system may be invested in certificates of

indebtedness or such other enforceable evidences of obligation as

may be utilized in the rights-of-way acquisitions by the Department

of Transportation. The monies of the retirement system may also be

invested in bonds secured by first mortgages, pass-through

securities and insured participation certificates representing

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interests in first mortgages or insured mortgage pass-through

certificates on one-to four-family residences located within this

state.

C. The board of trustees may procure insurance indemnifying the

members of the board of trustees from personal loss or

accountability from liability resulting from a member's action or

inaction as a member of the board of trustees.

D. The board of trustees may establish an investment committee.

The investment committee shall be composed of not more than five (5)

members of the board of trustees appointed by the chair of the board

of trustees. The committee shall make recommendations to the full

board of trustees on all matters related to the choice of custodians

and managers of the assets of the retirement system, on the

establishment of investment and fund management guidelines, and in

planning future investment policy. The committee shall have no

authority to act on behalf of the board of trustees in any

circumstances whatsoever. No recommendation of the committee shall

have effect as an action of the board of trustees nor take effect

without the approval of the board of trustees as provided by law.

E. The board of trustees may retain qualified investment

managers to provide for the investment of the monies of the

retirement system. The investment managers shall be chosen by a

solicitation of proposals on a competitive bid basis pursuant to

standards set by the board of trustees. Subject to the overall

investment guidelines set by the board of trustees, the investment

managers shall have full discretion in the management of those

monies of the retirement system allocated to the investment

managers. The board of trustees shall manage those monies not

specifically allocated to the investment managers. The monies of

the retirement system allocated to the investment managers shall be

actively managed by the investment managers, which may include

selling investments and realizing losses if such action is

considered advantageous to longer term return maximization. Because

of the total return objective, no distinction shall be made for

management and performance evaluation purposes between realized and

unrealized capital gains and losses.

F. Funds and revenues for investment by the investment managers

or the board of trustees may be placed with a custodian selected by

the board of trustees. The custodian shall be a bank or trust

company offering pension fund master trustee and master custodial

services. The custodian shall be chosen by a solicitation of

proposals on a competitive bid basis pursuant to standards set by

the board of trustees. In compliance with the investment policy

guidelines of the board of trustees, the custodian bank or trust

company shall be contractually responsible for ensuring that all

monies of the retirement system are invested in income-producing

investment vehicles at all times. If a custodian bank or trust

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company has not received direction from the investment managers of

the retirement system as to the investment of the monies of the

retirement system in specific investment vehicles, the custodian

bank or trust company shall be contractually responsible to the

board of trustees for investing the monies in appropriately

collateralized short-term interest-bearing investment vehicles.

G. By November 1, 1989, and prior to August 1 of each year

thereafter, the board of trustees shall develop a written investment

plan for the retirement system.

H. After July 1 and before October 1 of each year, the board of

trustees shall publish widely an annual report presented in simple

and easily understood language. The report shall be submitted to

the board of county commissioners, and to the individual members of

the retirement system. The annual report shall cover the operation

of the retirement system during the past fiscal year, including

income, disbursements, and the financial condition of the retirement

system at the end of the fiscal year. The annual report shall also

include several relevant measures of investment value, including

acquisition cost and current fair market value with appropriate

summaries of total holdings and returns. The report shall contain

combined and individual rate of returns of the investment managers

by category of investment, over periods of time as well as a summary

of the results of the most recent actuarial valuation to include

total assets, total liabilities, unfunded liability or over-funded

status, contributions and any other information deemed relevant by

the board of trustees. The annual report shall be written in such a

manner as to permit a readily understandable means for analyzing the

financial condition and performance of the retirement system for the

fiscal year.

I. The requirements of this section shall apply to retirement

funds and systems in counties which have a population in excess of

six hundred seventy-five thousand (675,000) according to the latest

Federal Decennial Census.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-761 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-761
Insurance proceeds - Use to restore building or records
Status: in_force

In all counties of the State of Oklahoma where the courthouse,

or any part thereof, or the records of the county, or any part

thereof, have been destroyed by fire, lightning, windstorm, or by

any act of God, the board of county commissioners of such county

shall have power and authority to use any insurance money, or money

collected by them from insurance on said property, or any money in

the treasury to the credit of such county in the courthouse fund, or

any part thereof, to restore, rebuild, and make anew any such

courthouse, or part thereof, or the records of the county, or any

part thereof, and when such insurance money has been collected, said

board of county commissioners shall have power and authority to pay

out of such moneys and funds the cost of the restoration of such

property or part thereof by warrants drawn and issued upon the

filing and allowance of verified claims as now provided and required

by law, or without notice or bid when in the judgment of the board

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of county commissioners said courthouse can be built, equipped and

supplies can be bought at a lower and better price.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.29 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.29
Expenses of audit
Status: in_force

The necessary expense of audits required by Section 1 of this

act shall be paid from funds of the fire protection district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-514.5v2 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-514.5v2
Collection of administrative costs
Status: in_force

A. Misdemeanor or cost-related warrants or cases referred to

the court cost compliance liaison pursuant to Section 514.4 of this

title shall include the addition of an administrative cost of thirty

percent (30%) of the outstanding misdemeanor or cost-related

warrant, scheduled fine or sum due, and all associated fees, costs

and statutory penalty assessments. This administrative cost shall

not be waived or reduced unless the amount owed is waived or reduced

or by order of the court upon good cause.

B. The administrative cost reflected in subsection A of this

section shall be distributed to the court cost compliance liaison, a

portion of which may be used to compensate the statewide association

administrating the contract.

C. The monies collected and disbursed shall be audited at least

once a year by a firm approved by the State Auditor and Inspector.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-864.11 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-864.11
Manner of installation
Status: in_force

All electrical wiring, materials, equipment and the methods of

installation thereof, in every county or metropolitan area subject

to the provisions of this act, shall be installed, furnished and

used in such manner as to protect the safety of all persons and

property affected thereby. Compliance with the electrical code of

any city having a population of one hundred eighty thousand

(180,000), or more, according to the last Federal Decennial Census

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or any future Federal Decennial Census, which city is located in the

county of inspection, shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence of

compliance with this act.

If the electrical code of any such city, as defined in this

section, or any electrical code which may be adopted by the board of

county commissioners by virtue of the authority hereinafter granted,

contains no specific standards as to the manner of electrical

wiring, materials, equipment and the methods of installation

thereof, compliance with the statutes of this state pertaining to

the installation of electrical materials and equipment and

conformity with the regulations set forth in then current National

Electrical Code which is the standard of the National Board of Fire

Underwriters for electrical wiring and apparatus, as recommended by

the National Fire Protection Association and approved by the

American Standards Association, shall be prima facie evidence of

conformity with approved standards of safety to persons and property

and of compliance with this act.

In the event that a board of county commissioners of any county

or the governing body of any city affected by this act fails to

enter into an agreement authorized under this act with a city or

county, as the case may be, or if such an agreement is terminated,

the governing body of any city or the board of county commissioners

of such county is hereby granted the authority to adopt an

electrical code for the city or county, as the case may be. Such

code shall not be adopted by the board of county commissioners until

after it has held a public hearing at which all interested persons

have been permitted to appear to express their views as to what

provisions the code should contain. Public notice of such hearing

must be given by the board of county commissioners by publication in

its proceedings at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of said

hearing. From and after the effective date of any county electrical

code adopted by the board of county commissioners under the

authority created herein, all electrical installations within the

unincorporated area of the county must be made to conform therewith.

Such code shall afford safety to persons and property from hazardous

electrical installations, but shall not unduly restrict owners in

the improvement of their property.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.40 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.40
Cash surpluses
Status: reserved

If and when an actual cash surplus accrues in any fund for any

prior fiscal year, such surplus shall forthwith be transferred to

the same fund for the fiscal year next succeeding the year for which

the assessments were originally imposed, and shall be used to pay

any warrants and interest thereon which may be outstanding and

unpaid for such year. After all warrants and interest on such

warrants for such year have been paid or reserved for the surplus,

if any, shall forthwith be transferred to the next succeeding year

for the same purpose. This procedure shall be followed for each

succeeding fiscal year or reserved for, and then any cash surplus

remaining shall accrue and be transferred to the current fiscal

year, to be used to pay any legal warrant and interest charges of

such year. The term "actual cash surplus" as used herein, is hereby

defined to mean an excess of actual cash actually on hand over and

above all legal obligations. Assessments in process of collection

shall not be considered in determining the actual cash surplus for

any fund for any fiscal year or years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-11 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-11
Vote by people - Taxable property - Area - Population
Status: in_force

Before any new counties shall be established, or any county

lines in this state shall be altered or changed, such question shall

first be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors residing in

the territory to be formed into such new county or transferred to

another county, and shall be approved by the sixty percent (60%) of

the votes cast in each particular territory sought to be taken from

an existing county in said election; provided, no new county shall

be formed of less than four hundred square miles taxable area, nor

with a population of less than fifteen thousand people, nor with

taxable wealth less than two and one-half million dollars, as shown

by the current tax rolls. Nor shall any territory be taken from an

existing county for any purpose bringing the newly created lines of

such existing county nearer than ten miles to the county seat

thereof. Nor shall the taxable area, population or taxable wealth

of said existing county be reduced below that required for a new

county. Nor shall any territory, in any case, be transferred from

one county to an existing county, if, by such transfer of territory,

the county from which the territory to be taken will then be smaller

in area than the county to which the addition is made; provided,

that when the territory is to be transferred from one existing

county to either a new or an existing county, there must be sixty

percent (60%) of the vote cast in such particular territory in favor

of the transfer, and, in case the transfer to be to an existing

county, the acceptance of such territory must first be approved by a

majority vote of the electors of said county; provided, that any

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such election shall be governed by the general election laws, when

same are not in conflict herewith.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.36 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.36
Bonds
Status: in_force

Any person desiring an electrical license of any kind as above

provided, shall make and file with the State of Oklahoma Electrical

Administrative Board, or the city auditor of the affected city or

with the county clerk of the county as herein defined, a good and

sufficient bond executed by a surety company authorized to transact

business in the State of Oklahoma and engaging himself thereon in

the amount set forth, to-wit:

a. Class A electrical contractor, the amount of the bond shall

be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

b. Class B electrical contractor, the amount of the bond shall

be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

c. Elevator construction, the amount of the bond shall be One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

d. Armature shops, the amount of the bond shall be One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00)

e. Electrical sign contractor, the amount of the bond shall be

Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)

f. Electrical appliance repair, the amount of the bond shall be

One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

Said bond shall guarantee the performance on the part of the

principal of all work in strict accord with the requirements of this

act and the electrical code of the city as herein defined, the

payment of fee or other charges due to either the city or county,

the replacing of all faulty or defective materials or workmanship

installed by principal, or by some person for or on behalf of said

principal, when notified to do so by the electrical inspector of

said city or county and said bond shall be further conditioned that,

in the event the principal does not perform and discharge all duties

and obligations resting upon him, he shall be liable in the first

instance and suit may be brought directly upon said bond jointly

and/or severally with said surety company by any person injured or

damaged as a result of such principal's failure to comply with the

provisions and requirements of the ordinance relating to such work.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-19 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-19
Voting - Electors' affidavits - Form
Status: in_force

Every person desiring to vote at such special election, after

having passed the challengers whose duty shall be the same as

prescribed by law governing any general election, and being admitted

to the room, shall, before being given a ballot, permit the clerks

to fill out an affidavit and the intended voter shall subscribe and

swear to the affidavit before the special election commissioner,

after which such person shall be given tickets and permitted to

prepare the same and deliver the ballots to the special election

commissioner who shall, in the presence of the voter, deposit the

ballot in the proper ballot box, and shall deposit the affidavit in

the box provided for that purpose. The form of affidavit required

of all persons presenting themselves to vote at such special

election shall be substantially as follows:

Affidavit.

State of Oklahoma, County of ______ ss.

______ of lawful age, first being duly sworn, upon oath deposes

and says: That he or she is a citizen of the United States, is over

the age of eighteen years, that he or she has been for one year last

past a bona fide resident of this state, of the county six months,

and in ________ precinct thirty (30) days next preceding this date;

that he or she came to his or her present residence from _______ and

is a legally qualified elector in the precinct on this day and has

not voted in the election.

___________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of ______ A.D.

(year).

Special Election Commissioner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-215.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-215.1
Office created - Method of filling - Number
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the office of district attorney in the

State of Oklahoma, which office shall be filled and in the same

manner as now prevails for district judge. Filing for said office

shall be accomplished by filing with the State Election Board.

There shall be one district attorney for each of the district court

judicial districts as they are composed and exist on March 1, 1965,

with the following exceptions. Provided, however, that that part of

Judicial District No. (14) which is Pawnee County shall be

consolidated with Osage County to form District Attorney's District

No. (10) and Judicial District No. (25) shall be consolidated with

Judicial District No. (19) for the purposes of this act; and,

provided further, that District Court Judicial District No. (5) be

divided into two district attorney districts, one composed of Caddo,

Grady, Stephens and Jefferson Counties to be denominated District

Attorney's District No. (6) and the other composed of Comanche and

Cotton Counties, to be denominated District Attorney's District No.

(5); and, that District Court Judicial District No. (4) shall be

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composed of Canadian, Kingfisher, Blaine, Garfield and Grant

Counties to be denominated District Attorney's District No. (4) and

the other composed of Alfalfa, Major, Dewey, Woodward and Woods

Counties, to be denominated District Attorney's District No. (26);

that District Court Judicial District No. (15) be divided into two

district attorneys' districts, one composed of Muskogee County to be

denominated District Attorney's District No. (15) and the other

composed of Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah and Adair Counties to be

denominated District Attorney's District No. (27); that Creek and

Okfuskee Counties shall be denominated as District Attorney's

District No. (24); Okmulgee and McIntosh Counties shall be

denominated as District Attorney's District No. (25); and Pittsburg

and Haskell Counties shall be denominated as District Attorney's

District No. (18); and Latimer and LeFlore Counties shall be

denominated as District Attorney's District No. (16); and District

Attorney's District No. (7) shall consist of Oklahoma County; and,

effective January 6, 2003, Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman, Harmon and Greer

Counties shall be denominated as District Attorney’s District No.

(3); and, effective January 6, 2003, Washita, Ellis, Roger Mills,

Custer and Beckham Counties shall be denominated as District

Attorney’s District No. (2). The State Election Board shall conduct

the elections in 2002 for District No. (2) and District No. (3) in

accordance with the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-460.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-460.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Energy

Independence Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1702 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1702
Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of this act is to provide a budget procedure for

emergency medical service districts which shall:

1. Establish uniform and sound fiscal procedures for the

preparation, adoption, execution and control of budgets;

2. Enable districts to make financial plans for both current

and capital expenditures and to ensure that their directors

administer their respective functions in accordance with adopted

budgets;

3. Make available to the public and investors sufficient

information as to the financial conditions, requirements and

expectations of the district; and

4. Assist districts to improve and implement generally accepted

accounting principles as applied to governmental accounting,

auditing and financial reporting and standards of governmental

finance management.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-291 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-291
Numerical index of deeds
Status: in_force

The county clerk shall also keep a numerical index, in which

shall be noted all deeds relating to tracts of land and units within

unit ownership estates within the limits of such county, such index

shall be divided into columns with the heads to each division of the

pages designating the respective columns as follows, to-wit:

Grantor_________________________________________

Grantee_________________________________________

Kind of Instrument______________________________

Lots N.E.Qr. N.W.Qr.

__ __ __ N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W. N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W.

S.E.Qr. S.W.Qr.

N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W. N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W.

Acres___________________________________________

Book____________________________________________

Page____________________________________________

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Remarks_________________________________________

It shall be the duty of the county clerk to make correct entries

in such numerical index of all instruments recorded concerning

tracts of land under the appropriate heading, and in the subdivision

devoted to the particular quarter section described in the

instrument making the conveyance, and the county clerk shall enter

in their appropriate division, before any other entries are made,

all the transfers embraced in the instrument recorded within his

office, commencing with the first.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-904.3 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-904.3
Powers and duties of board
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall have the following powers and

duties:

1. To manage and conduct the business and affairs of such

authority;

2. To make and execute all necessary contracts;

3. To acquire by lease, purchase, gift or otherwise and to

operate and maintain all necessary and convenient county correction

and detention facilities, including but not limited to facilities

for incarceration of criminals, juvenile detention and correction

facilities, mental health and alcohol and substance abuse correction

and detention facilities, kitchen facilities, medical facilities and

other equipment and supplies for the full equipment of such

facilities;

4. To contract for employees, sufficient to maintain and

operate the criminal justice facilities of the authority;

5. To take by grant, purchase, gift, devise or lease, and to

dispose of, real or personal property of every kind necessary or

convenient for the operation of the authority;

6. To construct or otherwise acquire buildings and structures

suitable for the housing of equipment and supplies of the authority

or necessary or convenient for carrying on its business and affairs;

7. To employ such officers and employees as may be required,

fix their compensation and prescribe their duties;

8. To contract with federal, state and local governments and

agencies for the use of the facilities of the authority;

9. To establish rules for the authority; and

10. To do any and all other things necessary and proper in the

management and operation of the authority for the purpose of

promoting the establishment and maintenance of an effective

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corrections and detention system which will enhance the preservation

of the welfare and safety of the residents of the county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-547.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-547.1
Assigned duties outside county of employment — Powers
Status: in_force

and duties of officers.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 241

Any Oklahoma sheriff, deputy sheriff, or a reserve deputy

sheriff who is assigned to perform duties outside of his or her

county of employment shall have the same powers and duties as though

employed by the sheriff’s office for which he or she is performing

duties. Liability for the conduct of any sheriff, deputy sheriff,

or reserve deputy sheriff, while performing duties outside of his or

her county of employment, shall remain the responsibility of the

county in which he or she is regularly employed. Salaries,

insurance, and other benefits shall be provided in the regular

manner by the county in which the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or

reserve deputy sheriff is regularly employed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.25 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.25
Fees - Farm homes and buildings exempt - Schedules
Status: in_force

For each tentative plat the commission may collect a fee of Ten

Dollars ($10.00), and for each final plat a fee of Ten Dollars

($10.00), or a fee of fifty cents ($0.50) per lot, plus Five Dollars

($5.00), whichever is larger, and for each "lot-split" the

commission may collect a fee of Two Dollars ($2.00). For each

request for public hearing before the commission, the commission

shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), except no fee

shall be required of municipalities. For each appeal to either the

county board of adjustment, or the city board of adjustment, the

commission shall collect a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).

The Legislature declares the foregoing fees to be reasonable and

proportionate to the services rendered and the benefits involved.

These are maximum fees and may be reduced by action of the

respective governing bodies. No fees or permits shall be required

for the construction of any farm home or any other farm building.

The foregoing fees shall be divided as may be agreed upon by the

governing bodies and each month paid into the respective general

funds of the city and county pursuant to financial report furnished

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to the governing bodies. Publication notices and transcripts on

appeal shall be paid for by parties requiring or requesting the

same.

Council and board may each establish a schedule of fees for

inspections and investigations as respects the territory within

their respective enforcement jurisdictions, which said fees shall be

reasonable and proportionate to the services rendered and benefits

involved and shall be paid into the respective general funds of the

city and county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.49 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.49
Amendment of budget - Supplemental appropriations
Status: in_force

A. The board may amend the budget to make supplemental

appropriations to any fund up to the amount of additional revenues

which are available for current expenses as shown by a fund balance

for the fund due to:

1. Revenues received from sources not anticipated in the budget

for that year;

2. Revenues received from anticipated sources but in excess of

the budget estimates therefor; or

3. Unexpended unencumbered cash balances on hand at the end of

the preceding fiscal year which had not been anticipated in the

budget. Any appropriation authorizing the creating of an

indebtedness shall be governed by the applicable provisions of

Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.

B. If at any time during the budget year it appears probable

that revenues available will be insufficient to meet the amount

appropriated, or that due to unforeseen emergencies there is

temporarily insufficient money in a particular fund to meet the

requirements of appropriation for the fund, the board shall take

action as it deems necessary. For that purpose, it may amend the

budget to reduce one or more appropriations, but no appropriation

for debt service may be reduced and no appropriation may be reduced

by more than the amount of the unencumbered and unexpended balance

thereof. No transfer shall be made from the debt service fund to

any other fund except as may be permitted by the terms of the bond

issue or applicable law.

C. A budget amendment as provided in this section authorizing

supplemental appropriations or a decrease or change in appropriation

or funds shall be adopted at a meeting of the board and filed with

the district, the county clerk of each county in which the district

is located and the State Auditor and Inspector.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-864.8 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-864.8
Bond
Status: in_force

Any person desiring an electrical license of any kind, as above

provided, shall make and file with the city auditor or clerk of the

affected city or the county clerk of the county as herein defined, a

good and sufficient bond executed by a surety company authorized to

transact business in the State of Oklahoma and engage himself

thereon in the amount set forth, to wit:

a. Class A electrical contractor, the amount of the bond shall

be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

b. Class B electrical contractor, the amount of the bond shall

be Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).

c. Motor shops, the amount of the bond shall be One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00).

d. Electrical sign contractor, the amount of the bond shall be

Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

e. Electrical appliance repair, the amount of the bond shall be

One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

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Said bond shall guarantee the performance on the part of the

principal of all work in strict accord with requirements of this

act, the payment of fees or other charges due to the city, county or

metropolitan area, the replacing of all faulty or defective

materials or workmanship installed by principal, or by some person

for or on behalf of said principal, when notified to do so by the

electrical inspector of said city, county or metropolitan area and

said bond shall be further conditioned that, in the event the

principal does not perform and discharge all duties and obligations

resting upon him, he shall be liable in the first instance and suit

may be brought directly upon said bond jointly and/or severally with

said surety company by any person injured or damaged as a result of

such principal's failure to comply with the provisions and

requirements of the ordinance relating to such work.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1001 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1001
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the City-County Park

and Recreation Act of Oklahoma.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1238 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1238
Resolution of contest or noncontest of improvement -
Status: in_force

Approval of plans and specifications - Contractor's bond - Bidding

procedure.

After the expiration of the time for objection or protest on the

part of the record title holders of property to an improvement, or

if insufficient protest is filed, the board of county commissioners

shall adopt a resolution declaring that no such protest has been

filed, or that such protest, if filed, was insufficient and

expressing the determination of the board to proceed with the

improvement. Such resolution shall require the engineer to

immediately file detailed plans, profiles, specifications, and

estimates of probable cost. After the filing of said plans,

profiles, specifications, and estimates, the board shall examine the

same, and if found satisfactory, shall, by resolution, adopt and

approve the same. The resolution shall state the material to be

used and that the work or improvement will be constructed in

accordance with the final detailed plans, specifications, and

profiles of the engineer. The resolution shall set forth any

reasonable terms and conditions that the board of county

commissioners deems proper to impose. The board, by resolution,

shall also provide that the contractor shall execute to the county a

good and sufficient bond in an amount to be stated in the

resolution, conditioned for the full and faithful execution of the

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work and the performance of the contract for the protection of the

county and all record title holders of property interested, against

any loss or damage by reason of the negligence of the contractor,

improper execution of the work or improvement, or the use of

inferior material, and shall also require a bond, in an amount to be

stated in said resolution, for the maintenance of said improvements

against any failure due to defective workmanship or materials for a

period of not less than one (1) year from the time of its completion

and acceptance. Such maintenance bond shall not be required where

such road improvements consist of oil and chips or graveling. The

resolution shall also require the execution of a good and sufficient

bond for payment of labor and material conditioned in accordance

with the laws of this state. The resolution shall also direct the

county clerk after the filing of said final plans, profiles,

specifications, and estimates to advertise for sealed bids for

furnishing the materials and performing the work necessary in making

the improvement. The notice for such bids shall state the roads,

streets, avenues, or public places to be improved, the kind of

improvements proposed, what bonds will be required to be executed by

the contractor, shall refer to the plans and specifications, and

shall state the date, time, and place where such sealed bids shall

be filed, and the date and place the same will be considered by the

board. The notice shall state the manner of payment to the

contractor and whether the contractor will be paid in money, in

bonds or in a proportion of money and bonds for making the

improvement. The notice shall be published in accordance with the

provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974. No action

or suit to question the adoption of said resolution, or the

sufficiency of the same or the final, detailed estimate of the

engineer, shall be commenced later than fifteen (15) days after the

first publication of said notice.

The resolution provided for in this section shall be adopted not

later than six (6) months after the adoption of the resolution of

necessity provided for in Section 1234 of this title or within six

(6) months after the filing of a proper petition for the

construction of the contemplated improvements.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-460.2 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-460.2
County Energy District Authority - Establishment
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners of a county, by

resolution, may establish a County Energy District Authority for the

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county. The authority shall be a public trust as provided for in

Sections 176 through 180.3 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The authority shall consist of five (5) trustees as follows:

1. The three county commissioners of the county; and

2. Two persons appointed by the board of county commissioners.

The appointed members shall be residents of the county and shall not

be elected officials.

C. The chair of the board of county commissioners shall serve

as chair of the authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-164 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-164
Private automobiles - Reimbursement for use
Status: in_force

When transportation involves the use of the private automobile

of a county officer, deputy, or county employee entitled to

reimbursement, such county officer, deputy or employee shall be

entitled to claim reimbursement for use thereof at the rate provided

for in the State Travel Reimbursement Act for state officers and

employees. Official duties shall include attendance by a county

officer and at least one of his deputies for voluntary instruction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-952.2 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-952.2
Payment of certain expenses and costs
Status: in_force

All costs and expenses for the selection and compensation of

actuarial consultants, investment managers, financial consultants,

institutional custodian services, commissions or other costs

resulting from the purchase, sale or other transfer of assets, and

all costs and expenses related to those services provided in

accordance with Section 953.1 of this title shall be paid from the

retirement fund except as otherwise provided in Section 956.2 of

this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-352.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-352.1
Agreements with senior citizen centers to provide
Status: in_force

certain services to certain individuals.

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The board of county commissioners of each county may enter into

agreements with any local senior citizen center which meets federal

regulations for the furnishing of services for those county

residents who by reason of age, infirmity or misfortune may have

claims upon the sympathy and aid of the county and to pay for such

services from funds of the county duly appropriated therefor.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 11
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-904.7 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-904.7
Payment of claims
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 471

No claims shall be paid by the treasurer of the authority until

the same shall have been presented and allowed by the board of

directors. All warrants shall be signed by the chairman of the

board of directors of the authority and countersigned by the clerk.

If the treasurer of the authority has not sufficient money on hand

to pay the warrants when presented, he shall endorse thereon "not

paid for want of funds" and endorse thereon the date presented, over

his signature, and from the time of the presentation until paid such

warrant shall draw interest at the rate not to exceed ten percent

(10%) per annum. All claims against the authority shall be verified

the same as is required in the case of claims filed against the

counties in this state and the clerk of the authority is hereby

authorized and empowered to administer oaths to the parties

verifying such claims the same as a county clerk or notary public

might do. The treasurer of the authority shall keep a register in

which he shall enter each warrant presented for payment, showing the

date and amount of the warrant, to whom payable, the date of the

presentation for payment, the date of payment, and the amount paid

in redemption thereof, and all warrants shall be paid in the order

of their presentation for payment to the treasurer of the authority.

All warrants shall be drawn and payable to the claimant or his

assignee only.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-865.64 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-865.64
Appeals to district court and Supreme Court
Status: in_force

An appeal to the district court from any decision, ruling,

judgment, or order of said county board of adjustment may be taken

by any person or persons, firm or corporation, jointly or severally,

aggrieved thereby, or any department, board or official of

government by filing with the clerk of said board within ten (10)

days a notice of such appeal. No bond shall be required for such

appeal, but costs may be required in the district court as in other

cases. Upon filing of such notice, the clerk of said board shall

forthwith transmit to the clerk of the district court the originals

or certified copies of all papers constituting the record in such

case, together with the order, judgment or decisions of said board.

Said cause shall be tried de novo in the district court and said

court shall have the same power and authority as the county board of

adjustment, together with all other powers of the district court in

law or in equity. An appeal to the Supreme Court from the decision

of the district court shall be allowed as in other cases.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-85 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-85
Elections not oftener than once in ten years
Status: in_force

Elections for relocating the county seat shall not occur at

intervals of less than ten years; provided, that where elections

have already been held, the beginning of the said interval above-

named shall date from the time of holding said elections.

R.L. 1910, § 1531.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.7 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.7
Powers and duties of directors
Status: in_force

A. The board of directors shall have the power and duty to:

1. Manage and conduct the business affairs of such district;

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2. Make and execute all necessary contracts;

3. Purchase or lease-purchase and maintain all necessary and

convenient engines, hoses, hose carts or other appliances and

supplies for the full equipment of a fire company or department;

4. Appoint fire company officers and employees, sufficient to

maintain and operate the equipment owned by such district;

5. Take by grant, purchase, condemnation, gift, devise or

lease, and to dispose of, real or personal property of every kind

necessary for the operation of the district;

6. Construct or otherwise acquire suitable firehouses and other

buildings or structures suitable for the housing of equipment and

supplies of the district, or for carrying on its own business and

affairs;

7. Employ such officers and employees as may be required, fix

their compensation and prescribe their duties;

8. Establish rules and regulations for the district and for the

prevention of fires and conflagrations within the district and for

the protection of property at and during any fire;

9. Prepare an annual budget and follow existing laws pertaining

to the budget process such as public notices, public hearings,

protest periods and filing requirements in the same manner as they

apply to other forms of government in Oklahoma;

10. Determine vacancies of the board of directors, fill

vacancies and conduct board elections in the event of a vacancy on

the board of directors;

11. Develop bylaws for the due and orderly administration of

the affairs of the board of directors and for its responsibilities

specified pursuant to this chapter, and may compel the attendance of

absent members in the manner and under penalties as the board may

prescribe; and

12. Do any and all other things necessary and proper in the

management and operation of the district for the purpose of

protecting property within its boundaries from fire.

B. A fire protection district, created pursuant to this

chapter, shall be deemed a political subdivision of this state. The

board may submit an application to include the firefighters of the

district in the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System.

The application for affiliation shall be submitted in accordance

with subsection A of Section 49-105.2 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

C. The Board of Directors may acquire a certification or

license to operate an emergency medical services agency from the

State Department of Health or contract for services with a certified

or licensed emergency medical service agency. The district’s

emergency medical service agency may respond outside of the district

boundaries; provided, that the political subdivisions having

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jurisdiction over the area provide to the Department proper

documentation of their support.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1710 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1710
Sinking fund levy - Formula - Intent of act
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the board to make a levy each year for a

sinking fund, which shall, with cash actually on hand and lawful

investments in such fund, excluding taxes in process of collection,

be sufficient to pay:

1. All the bonded indebtedness of such district coming due in

the following years;

2. The interest accrued but unpaid and to accrue on all

outstanding bonds of such district to June 30th of such fiscal year,

but including any interest falling due on the last and final bond

maturity occurring after such June 30th but before the tax levy of

the succeeding fiscal year may be made and collected; and

3. A sum, after reserving from said cash and investments on

hand for bond and bond-interest accruals as aforesaid.

The foregoing formula shall be applied by said district each

year in determining the amount necessary to raise by tax levy for

sinking fund purposes, independently of actions taken in previous

years, and if by omission to make a levy which could have been

validly made for any bonds or interest coupons, or where from any

cause the cash and valid investments in the sinking fund does not

equal the accrual liabilities, it shall be the duty of said district

to readjust the annual bond accrual in accordance with the foregoing

formula in order that said bonds shall be paid when due, save and

except only that where the cash and valid investments in the sinking

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fund at the close of any fiscal year, after reserving for interest

accrued and accruing under the priority therefor as contained in

Section 9C of Article X of the Constitution of the State of

Oklahoma, is insufficient to pay and retire any bonds matured or to

mature before another tax levy may be made and collected and no

action has been instituted to refund such matured bonds, it shall be

the duty of said district to include, in addition to interest

thereon or aforesaid, an accrual therefor in an amount equal to the

bonds so matured or to mature or the annual accrual first lawfully

applicable to the issue thereof, whichever is the lesser.

It is the sole intention of this act to require that sinking

funds be applied as provided by Section 9C of Article X of the

Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-8 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-8
Public works contracts
Status: in_force

A. Any public works contract shall provide for partial payment

based upon work completed. The contract shall provide that up to

ten percent (10%) of all such partial payments made shall be

withheld as retainage. At any time the contractor has completed in

excess of fifty percent (50%) of the total contract amount, the

retainage shall be reduced to not less than five percent (5%) of the

amount earned to date if the owner or owner's duly authorized

representative has determined that satisfactory progress is being

made, and upon approval by the surety. The amount retained shall be

sufficient to ensure payment of:

1. Any taxes due the State of Oklahoma;

2. Personal property taxes or any municipal sales taxes due on

the contractor's equipment and supplies;

3. Any workers compensation coverage; and

4. Any amount due and owing to any subcontractor who furnished

any material or equipment to the contractor or performed any labor

as a subcontractor, or as an artisan or day laborer in the employ of

the contractor.

B. For purposes of this section a public works contract means a

contract between a county of this state and a contractor for the

construction, alteration, repair, improvement, moving, wrecking or

demolition of any highway, road, railroad, earthwork, building or

other structure, project, development or improvement, whether it be

in whole or in part. The provisions of this section shall not apply

to railroad companies operating in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-552 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-552
Renumbered as § 125 of Title 20 by Laws 1971, c. 309, § 3,
Status: in_force

emerg. eff. June 24, 1971.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-868.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-868.1
Creation of county planning commission and board of
Status: in_force

adjustment.

In every county subject to the provisions of this act there are

hereby created a county planning commission and a county board of

adjustment with the respective powers and duties as set forth in

this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-349 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-349
Conveyance of lands to United States, state or political
Status: in_force

subdivisions, etc. - Transfer of lands for affordable housing

construction.

A. The county commissioners of counties of the State of

Oklahoma are hereby authorized and empowered to execute offers to

convey lands and to execute deeds of conveyance on such lands as are

owned by such counties, acquired through gift, purchase,

condemnation or tax resale, and no longer needed for county

purposes, to the United States of America or the state or any

political subdivision, public trust of which the county is the

beneficiary, community action agency, or council of governments

within the county, for a consideration to be determined by such

commissioners, to aid the United States of America or the state or

any political subdivision, public trust of which the county is the

beneficiary, community action agency, or council of governments

within the county in the acquisition of such lands by purchase,

condemnation or otherwise, required for sites for forest reserves,

game preserves, national parks, irrigation or drainage projects, or

for needful public buildings, and for any other purpose for the

United States Government or the state or any political subdivision,

public trust of which the county is the beneficiary, community

action agency, or council of governments within the county.

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Conveyances of like character heretofore made to the United States

Government or the state or any political subdivision, public trust

of which the county is the beneficiary, community action agency, or

council of governments within the county, are in all things hereby

ratified, confirmed and legalized.

B. The county commissioners of counties of the State of

Oklahoma are hereby authorized and empowered to execute deeds of

conveyance of such lands as are owned by the counties within the

corporate limits of any city or town providing such lands are deemed

by the county commissioners of the county to be surplus to the needs

of the county. Any such lands so conveyed may be used by such city

or town for any purpose authorized by law or conveyed by such city

or town in any manner authorized by law. Neither the county nor the

city or town, in any such transaction, shall be liable for any liens

or encumbrances upon said property; however, any such liens or

encumbrances shall remain attached to said property until satisfied,

discharged or expired by operation of law.

C. The county commissioners of counties of this state are

hereby authorized and empowered to gift, transfer, or assign and

execute the deeds of conveyance of lands that are owned by the

counties to nonprofit organizations to be used for the purpose of

affordable housing construction if:

1. The land is no longer needed for county purposes to be

determined at a public hearing by a vote of the majority of the

commissioners;

2. The nonprofit organization has experience in affordable

housing construction, and has a history of reputable service; and

3. A county officer or employee of a county does not have or

acquire a personal interest as may exist with a nonprofit

organization, whether direct or indirect, in any land transaction

authorized by this subsection.

D. If a nonprofit organization does not begin construction

within two (2) years from the receipt of the land from a county as

authorized by this section, the land shall revert back to the

county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-330 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-330
Certified copies of proceedings evidence
Status: in_force

Copies of the proceedings of the board of county commissioners,

duly certified and attested by the county clerk under seal shall be

received as evidence in all courts of this state.

R.L. 1910, § 1591.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1407 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1407
County budget board - Membership - Officers - Vacancies -
Status: in_force

Meetings.

A county budget board is created in each county which elects to

come under the provisions of this act. The board shall consist of

each elected county officer. The chairman of the board of county

commissioners shall serve as chairman of the county budget board.

The county clerk shall serve as secretary of the county budget

board. The chairman shall have all the rights and privileges as any

other member of the board, including the right to vote on questions.

Each member of the board shall be entitled to cast one vote. The

members shall elect a vice-chairman from among them and develop such

other rules or procedures as may be necessary to ensure the orderly

conduct of business. The vice-chairman shall serve as chairman

during the absence or vacancy of the chairman. When a vacancy

occurs in the office of any county officer serving as a member of

the board, such position on the board shall be considered vacant

until the county office is filled in the manner provided by law.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 546

Regular meetings of the board shall be set by the board. Special

meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or any two (2)

members of the board. A majority of all the members of the board

then in office shall constitute a quorum and have the power to

transact business. Any official action of the board in adopting or

revising the county budget or any portion thereof shall be effective

upon the approving vote of a majority of all the board members then

in office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-177.7 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-177.7
Purveyors of services, goods, wares or merchandise to county - Verification of accounts -
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 4county - Verification of accounts - Privileged information -

Inspection of accounts.

To the extent available funds permit, but only after audit

analysis of the books, accounts, and records kept by county

officers, and in addition to the written exhibits the State Auditor

and Inspector may now require of county officers, managers and

employees under Section or paragraph 215 of Title 74, Oklahoma

Statutes 1951, the State Auditor and Inspector shall have the same

authority and under the same penalty provisions to require of any

purveyor of services, goods, wares, or merchandise to the county,

whether for money or property, a verification in writing under oath

in full detail of dates, items, descriptions, unit rates, and

amounts charged for and, if paid, how and when paid. Purveyors of

goods, wares, and merchandise of any sort for which public money or

property is anticipated, demanded, or received, shall, at the time

and for five (5) years thereafter keep careful and complete account

thereof, which accounts shall be private and privileged to the

public generally but open to inspection as public records at any

time to the officer who required the same or to the Governing Board

who allowed payment of the same, or to the district attorney of such

county, to the State Auditor and Inspector, to the Attorney General,

or to a grand jury.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1610 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1610
Violations - Misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Any person or entity that transacts a transient business as

defined pursuant to the provisions of the Transient Merchant

Licensing Act without having first obtained a license in accordance

with the provisions of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act or who

knowingly advertises, offers for sale, or sells any goods, wares,

merchandise, or services in violation of the provisions of the

Transient Merchant Licensing Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,

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punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-421.3 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-421.3
Obtaining surplus road and bridge building equipment
Status: in_force

Circuit Engineering Districts acting through cooperative

agreements on behalf of counties are authorized to obtain surplus

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 213

property pursuant to Section 34.1 of Title 80 of the Oklahoma

Statutes and may contract to obtain surplus equipment for road and

bridge building purposes pursuant to Section 339 of Title 19 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-867.2 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-867.2
Counties exempt
Status: in_force

This act shall not apply in counties of more than four hundred

thousand (400,000) population according to the last Federal

Decennial Census.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1220 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1220
Tax exemption
Status: in_force

Districts formed hereunder shall be exempt from all excise taxes

and, further, shall be exempt from payment of assessments in any

general or special taxing district levied upon the property of the

district, whether real, personal, or mixed. Any and all securities

and evidences of indebtedness issued by a district created pursuant

to the Ambulance Service Districts Act and the income interest and

capital gains thereon shall not be subject to the income tax laws of

this state and persons owning or holding the securities and

evidences of indebtedness or their heirs, devisees, successors, or

assigns shall not be required to pay to the State of Oklahoma income

tax upon the profits and capital gains upon the securities and

evidences of indebtedness.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-84 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-84
Two-thirds vote required to relocate - Second election
Status: in_force

If two-thirds of all the votes cast in the county at such

special election shall be in favor of any city, town or place, other

than the county seat, then such city, town or place shall thereafter

be the county seat; but if more than two towns or places are voted

for, and no town receives the requisite proportion of all the votes

cast, then all names of towns or places voted for on said ballot

except the two receiving the greatest number of votes shall be

dropped; and the Governor shall, in like time and manner, cause to

be called and held a second election at which only two towns or

places shall be voted for, and if any city, town or place other than

the county seat shall receive the requisite proportion of the votes

cast at the second election, such city, town or place shall

thereafter be the county seat; otherwise the county seat shall

remain unchanged.

R.L. 1910, § 1530.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.18 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.18
Payment of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness
Status: in_force

and interest.

Such bonds and other evidences of indebtedness and the interest

thereon shall be paid by revenue derived from an annual assessment

upon the ad valorem taxed property of the district, and all the ad

valorem taxed property of the district, including the ad valorem

taxed property of public service corporations, shall be and remain

liable to be assessed for such payments as herein provided.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-155.5v1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-155.5v1
Destruction of certain reccords after digitizing
Status: in_force

A. As to the records that are not destroyed as provided for in

Section 155.4 of this title, the county treasurer in each county in

Oklahoma, after compliance with provisions of statute as to the

digitizing of records, storing original negatives, and providing for

convenient viewing of reproductions thereof, is hereby authorized,

each year, to destroy the hereinafter mentioned types of work books,

reports and records that have been on file or stored in his office

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for a period of time longer than the period specifically indicated,

as follows:

REQUISITE TIME OF

TYPE OF RECORD RETAINING ORIGINAL

Tax Rolls and Tax

Roll adjustments 6 years

Tax Sale and Resale

Records 6 years

Special Assessment Rolls 6 years after due date

Tax Protest Records Until final settlement

Tax Receipts

Real Property,

personal property 7 years

Special Assessments,

emergency or back

assessments, and

mortgage tax receipts 2 years

Municipal Bond Records 7 years after final

settlement

Personal Tax, Warrants

and Records 2 years

B. All the records above described in paragraph 3 of Section

155.4 of this title, may be destroyed after two (2) years provided

the same are digitized; and further provided that the State Auditor

and Inspector has audited said records and has not directed such

original records to be retained. Such digitized records must be

retained until such time as the original, if it had been retained,

would have been seven (7) years old.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-357 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-357
Provisions cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act are declared to be cumulative to

existing laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-519 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-519
Misconduct of former sheriff's deputy or jailer
Status: in_force

Any default or misconduct in the office of deputy sheriff or

jailer after the death, resignation or removal of any sheriff by

whom he was appointed, shall be adjudged a breach of the bond of

such sheriff.

R.L. 1910, § 1703.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.44 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.44
Building and/or fire codes
Status: in_force

Any county of the state to which the provisions of Section 863.2

of this title are applicable is authorized to adopt, by appropriate

resolution of the board of county commissioners, building and/or

fire codes, which codes shall be designed for the purpose of

promoting, benefiting and protecting the public health, safety and

welfare of the inhabitants of this state, and which shall be

applicable to the unincorporated areas of the county, as hereinafter

provided.

All building materials, equipment and methods of installation

and/or construction shall be at least the equivalent of that

prescribed in any building or fire code adopted by the board of

county commissioners, under the provision of this act, in quality,

strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, and safety;

provided that any codes adopted pursuant to this act shall not apply

to the installation and maintenance of electric supply and

communications lines of public utilities and public service

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companies which are subject to regulation by the State Corporation

Commission. Provided that this act shall not apply to any area

located within any county excluded from the application of Section

863.2 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.27 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.27
Audits - Order - Petition - Cost
Status: in_force

A. The board of directors of each fire protection district with

revenues of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) or more

to its general fund during a fiscal year shall cause an audit to be

made of, including but not limited to, the funds, accounts and

fiscal affairs of such district. The audit shall be ordered within

thirty (30) days of the close of each fiscal year of the district

which shall commence July 1 and end on June 30. The board of

directors may choose to have a fiscal year which shall commence on

January 1 and end on December 31.

B. Provided, any fire protection district may have its books

audited and examined by the State Auditor and Inspector, upon

petition signed by a number of registered voters, each registered at

an address within the geographical boundaries of the fire protection

district, equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of

persons voting for the office or question receiving the highest

number of votes in the last annual election of the district

according to certification from the county election board of the

county wherein supervision of the district is located. The petition

must be submitted to the office of the State Auditor and Inspector

prior to the audit and examination. The cost of the audit or

examination, which shall be borne by the district, shall be

ascertained prior to the petitioning for the audit and shall be

stated in the petition prior to the collection of any signatures.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.27 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-866.27
Housing code
Status: in_force

Whenever a zoning plan and building code have been officially

adopted by the council, authorization is hereby given the council to

establish a housing code, upon recommendation of the commission, for

the incorporated municipality. Whenever a zoning plan and building

code have been officially adopted by the council and board for their

respective jurisdictions, authorization is hereby given the board to

establish a housing code for the area over which it exercises zoning

jurisdiction, upon recommendation of the commission.

A housing code established under the terms of this act shall

establish minimum equipment and facility standards relating to

health and sanitation including standards for lighting; heating;

ventilation; garbage and waste disposal; sewage disposal; water

supply; and egress. Standards shall be established for the general

sanitary condition of the dwelling unit; sanitary equipment; heating

equipment; chimney and flues, the storage of inflammable liquids,

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wiring, and other fire hazards; pest infestation; internal

structural repair; external structural repair; dampness; and other

factors relating to health and sanitation. Minimum standards for

condition of occupancy shall be established relative to general room

crowding and area crowding for sleeping and nonsleeping area and

relative to mixing business and living uses in the same area or

structure.

A housing code established under the authorization of this act

shall be based on a comprehensive survey of the actual condition of

structures and environmental surroundings in the area as they relate

to quality of housing, and shall be drawn to apply to all types of

dwellings, and the environment thereof, used for human occupancy in

the area. The enforcement and administration of the housing code

shall be conducted by the inspector of the city and the inspecting

officer of the county who shall advise with and work in conjunction

with the city and county health departments in such administration.

Administration and enforcement shall be carried out on a systematic

inspection basis designed to apply quality of housing standards

equally throughout the area. Enforcement of the housing code shall

be coordinated with the enforcement program of the building code,

construction codes and zoning regulations of the city and county

respectively.

Regulations authorized by this section shall not be adopted,

changed, or amended by the council or board until a public hearing

has been held thereon by the commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1506 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1506
Sheriff or deputy sheriff authorized to make certain
Status: in_force

travel purchases by credit card.

A. Subject to the limitations and procedures provided by this

section, any sheriff or deputy sheriff may purchase materials,

supplies or services necessary for travel out of the county by use

of one or more credit cards issued to the county for use by the

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sheriff's department. Purchases made with such credit cards shall

be limited to actual expenses for travel out of the county by the

county sheriff or deputies to perform their official duties;

provided, such credit cards may be used for the purchase of fuel,

within the county, on weekends, nights or holidays when fuel cannot

be obtained from the vendor to whom a bid for such fuel purchase has

been awarded.

"Actual expenses for travel" shall mean expenses for travel by

public or private railroads, airplanes, buses, rental cars or other

public or private conveyances, fuel, oil, meals, lodging, parking

fees and telephone expenses.

B. The sheriff may request the board of county commissioners of

the county to apply for a credit card or cards for use by the

sheriff's department. The application shall be made in the name of

the county and any credit cards issued must be issued in the name of

the county only. The board of county commissioners shall then issue

the card or cards to the office of the sheriff.

C. For each card issued to the county by an issuer, the county

shall encumber sufficient funds each month to pay for the estimated

charges made with such cards including any annual or other fee owed

for use of the cards. The funds for payment of credit card charges

shall be made from the annual county appropriation to the sheriff's

department. Payment of the bill for charges incurred on any card

shall be made in a timely manner so that no interest charges or

penalties accrue and so that the total payment amount corresponds to

the balance of charges for purchases in addition to any applicable

annual fee or service charge.

D. All receipts for charges made by use of any card issued to a

county shall be returned to the county commissioners in order to

facilitate accurate records of total monthly expenditures for which

the county will be obligated.

E. On or before the 25th day of each month, the sheriff shall

notify the board of county commissioners of the anticipated credit

card expenditures for the following month. When credit purchases

are made, the sheriff or deputy sheriff shall immediately and

accurately document said expenditures on a form prepared by the

State Auditor and Inspector, attaching receipts and a written

explanation of each expenditure as to the date, case number or other

identification number, area or location, reason for expenditure and

amount expended. A copy of the form shall be submitted to the

sheriff for approval and the original form shall be attached to the

purchase order and shall be submitted to the board of county

commissioners for final approval and payment. A copy of the form

shall be retained for the sheriff's records.

F. A sheriff or deputy sheriff shall not receive any

reimbursement, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 161 through

166, 180.43 or 541 of this title, for any expenses for which a

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credit card issued pursuant to the provisions of this section has

been used.

G. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any

county sheriff or deputy sheriff from the purchasing procedures

specified in Sections 1500 through 1505 of this title for all other

purchases made in the performance of their official duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-137.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-137.1
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Status: in_force

This section, derived from Laws 1961, p. 226, § 1, relating to

public defenders for counties of 24,727 to 60,000 population, was

held to violate Const. Art. 5, § 51, by State v. Lynch, Okla., 796

P.2d 1150 (1990).
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-520 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-520
Sheriff's executors or administrators liable
Status: in_force

Any action for default or misconduct of any sheriff, his

undersheriff, jailer, or any of his deputies, may be prosecuted

against the executors or administrators of such sheriff.

R.L. 1910, § 1704.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-247 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-247
Accounts must be filed within two years - Exception
Status: in_force

No account against the county shall be allowed unless presented

within two years after the same accrued: Provided, that should any

person having a claim against the county be (at the time the same

accrued) under any legal disability, every such person shall be

entitled to present the same within one year after such disability

shall be removed.

R.L. 1910, § 1570.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.44 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.44
Protests
Status: in_force

Within thirty (30) days after the filing of any district budget

with the State Auditor and Inspector, any party being assessed may

commence action in district court to protest any alleged illegality

of the budget or assessment. The thirty-day protest period begins

upon the date the budget is received in the Office of the State

Auditor and Inspector. After receipt of a protest, the State

Auditor and Inspector shall transmit by certified mail one copy of

each protest to the district, and one copy of each protest to the

county treasurer of each county in which the district is located.

Any protest filed shall inure to the benefit of all parties assessed

within the district. Upon notification of a protest being filed in

district court, the district will have thirty (30) days to withdraw

the budget in order to correct any alleged illegalities. If no

protest is filed within the thirty-day period, the budget, any

appropriations and assessments thereof shall be deemed legal and

final until amended by the board as authorized by law. Parties

being assessed shall have the right at all reasonable times to

examine the budget on file with the board, the county clerk or the

State Auditor and Inspector for the purpose of checking illegalities

in the budget or for filing protests in accordance with this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-130.2 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-130.2
Duties of Commission
Status: in_force

The duties of the Commission shall be:

1. To oversee a professional development program for training

Oklahoma county commissioners, county clerks, county treasurers,

county assessors, court clerks, their deputies and employees, county

sheriffs, excise board members, candidates for county office and any

other persons through the Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma

State University;

2. To provide guidance to the Cooperative Extension Service in

designing curricula to be used in educational programs and

materials;

3. To identify needs and set priorities for research to be

conducted in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service in

areas relevant to the study and improvement of Oklahoma county

government and its functions and to accept gifts and grants for such

purposes;

4. To cooperate with the advisory boards authorized in Section

130.4 of this title in determining the educational needs of county

officials and their employees so that they can perform their duties

and responsibilities efficiently and professionally; and

5. To contract with the Cooperative Extension Service at

Oklahoma State University to administer personnel education and

training for counties and other political subdivisions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1501 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1501
Duties of county purchasing agent - Requisition of
Status: in_force

purchase orders.

A. The county purchasing agent:

1. Shall, within the amount of the unencumbered balance, make

all purchases that are paid from county funds for the various

institutions, departments, officers, and employees of the county,

except at public auctions and as otherwise provided for by law;

2. May make purchases for political subdivisions of this state

within the county if authorized by appropriate action of the

governing board or body of the political subdivision affected;

3. Shall make purchases and rental or lease-purchase agreements

only after following the bidding procedures as provided for by law,

except:

a. when the purchase does not exceed Twenty-five Thousand

Dollars ($25,000.00) by department. All purchases

made pursuant to this subparagraph shall be by a

single purchase order. Splitting purchase orders

which would result in paying an amount in excess of

the limitations specified in this subparagraph is

expressly prohibited. Any person convicted of

violating the provisions of this subparagraph shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and such person shall forfeit

the person’s position or office,

b. when the total payments of a rental or lease-purchase

agreement do not exceed the current bid limit as

established in subparagraph a of this paragraph,

c. when articles and items are covered by single-source

contracts,

d. service or maintenance contracts on equipment or

machinery which are entered into at the time of the

purchase of the equipment or machinery,

e. purchases made pursuant to a blanket purchase order as

provided for in Section 310.8 of Title 62 of the

Oklahoma Statutes,

f. when materials for road or bridge improvements do not

exceed Seven Dollars ($7.00) per yard or per ton,

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g. purchases of fuel if the county purchasing agent

obtains quotes from at least three vendors prior to

the purchase and the lowest and best quote is

selected. Documentation of these quotes shall be

recorded in the permanent records of the clerk,

h. purchases of tools, apparatus, machinery, or equipment

from a state agency or a political subdivision of the

state as provided for in subsection C of Section 421.1

of this title,

i. purchases of food for prisoners incarcerated in the

county jail; provided, in counties having a population

in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) persons,

the county purchasing agent shall follow bidding

procedures as provided by law unless the county

purchasing agent obtains quotes pursuant to the whole

total of food items requisitioned prior to the

purchase and the lowest and best quote is selected.

Documentation of these quotes shall be recorded in the

permanent records of the county clerk,

j. when a county solicits bids for the purchase of

processed native materials for road and bridge

improvements, the county may accept all bids received,

with the lowest and best bid from those accepted to be

selected at the time of opening of any construction

project. The selection of the bid shall be based upon

availability, bid price, and transportation costs,

k. when a vendor has been selected as the lowest and best

bidder to furnish a particular item or items to the

county during a specified time period and in the event

the vendor is unable to perform, the purchasing agent

may solicit telephone quotes for the item or items

needed or select the next lowest and best bidder from

the list of qualified bidders and provide for the

purchase of the items at the lowest and best quote

available. All vendors submitting bids for the

specific product or service will be considered at or

below the amount they bid,

l. when considering the purchase of an item or items from

the state bid list as provided by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services or the General

Services Administration, if the same exact item is

available from a local vendor at or below the price

listed on the state bid list or the General Services

Administration list, the item may be obtained from the

vendor,

m. any item or items bid by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services which may be purchased by the

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county, provided the vendor is willing to supply the

item or items to the county at the bid price,

n. when a county obtains proceeds from the sale of its

property at a public auction, that county may use

those proceeds to acquire items previously identified

as needed by the county at the same public auction

pursuant to subsection D of Section 1505 of this

title,

o. when an item or items have been competitively bid by a

county, or on behalf of a group of counties, provided:

(1) the notice to bidders shall list each county

which may participate in the purchase of the item

or items being bid,

(2) the notice of bid is advertised, as provided by

law, in each of the counties which may

participate in the purchase of the item or items,

(3) all vendors on the list of qualified bidders of

each participating county who offer the item or

items for sale received notice of the bid

request, and

(4) the vendor awarded the bid is willing and able to

provide the item or items at the bid price,

p. counties may participate in a nationwide purchasing

program sponsored by the national association

representing counties and local cooperative

procurement agreements entered into by the counties

and other local jurisdictions or any other

competitively bid nationwide purchasing program, or

q. when the Governor declares an emergency in a county,

the district attorney of that county shall have the

authority to temporarily waive competitive bidding

procedures for purchases that may expedite a response

to the emergency situation. This temporary waiver

shall be in addition to any powers exercised pursuant

to Section 683.11 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

The purchases shall be paid by attaching properly itemized

invoices, as described in Section 1505 of this title, to a purchase

order which has been prepared by the county purchasing agent and

submitting both to the county clerk for filing, encumbering, and

consideration for payment by the board of county commissioners;

4. Shall not furnish any supplies, materials, equipment, or

other articles, except upon receipt of a requisition signed by a

county officer. Written requisitions will not be required for

blanket purchase orders as provided for in Section 310.8 of Title 62

of the Oklahoma Statutes. Each county officer may designate not

more than two employees who also shall be authorized to sign

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requisitions in the absence of the county officer. A written

designation of the employees shall be filed with the county clerk

and shall be entered in the minutes of the board of county

commissioners. The county may designate two individuals who are not

county employees for each of the following entities within the

county to act as receiving and requisitioning officers:

a. fire protection districts organized and operated

pursuant to the provisions of Sections 901.1 through

901.29 of this title,

b. fire protection services established pursuant to the

provisions of Section 351 of this title,

c. volunteer or full-time fire departments established

pursuant to Section 592 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, and

d. municipal fire departments organized and operated

pursuant to the provisions of Sections 29-101 through

29-115 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

A written designation of these individuals shall be filed with

the county clerk and shall be entered in the minutes of the board of

county commissioners meeting in which the designations are made.

Further, entities described in subparagraphs a, b, c, and d of this

paragraph, choosing to have any nonemployee of the county designated

as a receiving and requisitioning officer shall provide evidence of

blanket bond coverage or employee dishonesty liability insurance for

each such designee;

5. Shall make lease or lease-purchase agreements for road

machinery and equipment if the county has adequate funds

appropriated during any fiscal year for such purpose and only after

following the bidding procedures as provided for in Section 1505 of

this title. The term of any lease or lease-purchase agreement

authorized pursuant to this paragraph may be for any period up to

one (1) year; provided, the term shall not extend beyond the end of

any fiscal year, with an option to renew such agreement subject to

the requirement that adequate funds are appropriated during the

fiscal year by the county for such purpose. The Office of the State

Auditor and Inspector shall be notified by the county of the terms

and conditions of a lease or lease-purchase agreement authorized

pursuant to this paragraph before any such agreement is made by the

county purchasing agent; and

6. Shall perform such other duties as may be delegated by the

appointing authority or as may be provided for by law.

B. Each department of county government needing repairs to

equipment, machinery, or vehicles shall make estimates and

requisition a purchase order from the county purchasing agent for

repairs not in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). Repairs

in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) shall be submitted on

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a blanket purchase order as provided in Section 310.8 of Title 62 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Each department of county government needing repairs to

heavy equipment, meaning equipment in excess of ten thousand

(10,000) pounds, shall make estimates and requisition a purchase

order from the county purchasing agent for repairs not in excess of

Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00). Repairs in excess of Thirty

Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) shall be submitted on a blanket

purchase order as provided in Section 310.8 of Title 62 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-339.7 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-339.7
Community service program assessment
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, “community service program” means a

structured program for offenders sentenced to community service to

work in or on any government property and designed to save public

funds or improve the community that has been approved by a majority

vote of the board of county commissioners of the county.

B. In any county in this state that has a community service

program the county commissioners may, pursuant to a majority vote of

the board of county commissioners of the county, impose a community

service program assessment as provided for pursuant to the

provisions of this section.

C. In every county in which a community service program

assessment has been imposed pursuant to subsection B of this

section, in addition to the imposition of any costs, penalties or

fines imposed pursuant to law by the district court, any person

convicted of, pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or agreeing to

a deferred judgment procedure under the provisions set forth in the

Oklahoma Statutes for any felony or misdemeanor shall be ordered to

pay a community service program assessment of at least Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00), but not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars

($250.00), for each felony or misdemeanor for which the person is

ordered to complete community service in the community service

program of the county.

D. In every county in which a community service program

assessment has been imposed pursuant to subsection B of this

section, in addition to the imposition of any costs, penalties or

fines imposed pursuant to law by the district court, a community

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service program assessment of at least Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00),

but not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), shall be

levied by the court against the child at the time the child is

adjudicated by the court as a delinquent child or agrees to a

deferred adjudication, provided the delinquent child is ordered to

complete community service in the community service program of the

county.

E. In every county in which a community service program

assessment has been imposed pursuant to subsection B of this

section, in addition to the imposition of any costs, penalties or

fines imposed pursuant to law, in any municipal court of record in

which the defendant is ordered by the court to pay municipal court

costs and to complete community service in the community service

program of the county, the court shall levy and collect a community

service program assessment of at least Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00),

but not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). The

municipal court clerk collecting said assessment is authorized to

deduct ten percent (10%) of the amount collected for administrative

costs.

F. All monies collected pursuant to subsections C, D and E of

this section shall be forwarded monthly by the applicable court

clerk to the community service program assessment revolving fund of

the appropriate county created pursuant to subsection G of this

section.

G. There are hereby created community service program

assessment revolving funds in each county in which the county has

levied an assessment pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of

this section. Each such revolving fund shall be designated for use

within the county to operate and administer a community service

program and shall consist of all monies generated by such

assessment. Monies in such funds shall only be expended for the

purposes specifically designated as required by this section. A

community service program assessment revolving fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-321 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-321
County commissioners' districts - Reapportionment - Maps
Status: in_force

and resolutions depository.

A. Each county shall be divided by the board of county

commissioners into three (3) compact districts, as equal in

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population as practicable and numbered respectively one, two and

three. One commissioner shall be elected from each of the districts

by the voters of the district, as provided for by law.

B. 1. Each county shall be reapportioned by the board of

county commissioners on or before October 1 following the final

official publication of the Federal Decennial Census to this state

for the purposes of legislative redistricting. Provided, for

purposes of the 2021 reapportionment of counties, each county shall

be reapportioned by the board of county commissioners on or before

November 30, 2021, following the final official publication of the

Federal Decennial Census to this state for the purposes of

legislative redistricting. The reapportionment shall be recorded in

a resolution adopted by the commissioners. The resolution shall

include an effective date for the reapportioned county commissioner

districts. The effective date shall be January 1 of the following

year; provided, however, county election boards shall conduct

regular or special elections for county commissioner held after

April 5, 2022, in accordance with the reapportioned districts.

2. Beginning with the reapportionment following the 1990

Federal Decennial Census, all boundaries of county commissioner

districts shall follow clearly visible, definable and observable

physical boundaries which are based upon criteria established and

recognized by the Bureau of the Census of the United States

Department of Commerce for purposes of defining census blocks for

its decennial census.

3. If the commissioners fail to reapportion the county as

required by this subsection, the commissioners shall be subject to

the provisions of Sections 91 through 105 of Title 51 of the

Oklahoma Statutes and it shall be the duty of the county excise

board to perform the reapportionment.

C. There is hereby established a depository for county

commissioner district boundary maps and reapportionment resolutions

within the Office of Geographic Information within the Oklahoma

Conservation Commission.

R.L. 1910, § 1583. Amended by Laws 1925, c. 65, p. 97, § 1, emerg.

eff. April 3, 1925; Laws 1982, c. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. April 12,

1982; Laws 1983, c. 158, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 1990, c. 213,

§ 1, emerg. eff. May 18, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 185, § 1, emerg. eff.

May 13, 1991; Laws 2012, c. 190, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2021,

c. 366, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 2021; Laws 2021, 1st Ex. Sess.,

c. 5, § 2, emerg. eff. Nov. 22, 2021.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1247 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1247
Payment of assessments - Interest - Levy of assessment -
Status: in_force

Assessment resolution - Liens.

Assessments in conformity to the appraisement and apportionment,

as corrected and confirmed by the board of county commissioners,

shall be payable in ten equal annual installments. The assessments

shall bear interest at the rate of not more than thirteen percent

(13%) per annum until paid, payable in each year at such time as the

installments are made payable. The board of county commissioners of

said county shall levy assessments by resolution in accordance with

said appraisement and apportionment, as confirmed, against the

record title holders of lots and tracts of land liable for said

assessments. The resolution shall provide that the record title

holders of the assessed property shall have the privilege of paying

the amounts of their respective assessments without interest within

thirty (30) days from the date of the publication of such

resolution. The special assessments and each installment of such

assessments and the interest on such assessments are hereby declared

to be a lien against the lots and tracts of land assessed from the

date of the publication of the resolution levying the same. Said

lien shall be coequal with the lien of other taxes and prior and

superior to all other liens against such lots or tracts of land.

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The lien shall continue for unpaid installments and interest until

such assessments and interest thereon shall be fully paid.

Unmatured installments shall not be deemed to be within the terms of

any general covenant of warranty.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-176 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-176
Partial invalidity - Effect
Status: in_force

In case any section, sentence, or clause of this act is held

unconstitutional then it is hereby declared to be the intention of

the Legislature to enact each and all of the sections, sentences and

clauses remaining in said act as if that, if any, which is held

unconstitutional had not been included in this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-385 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-385
Proceedings when proposition carries
Status: in_force

The commissioners being satisfied that the above requirements

have been substantially complied with, and that a majority of votes

were cast in favor of the proposition submitted, shall cause the

same to be entered at large upon the book containing the record of

their proceedings. Propositions thus acted upon cannot be rescinded

by the board of county commissioners.

R.L. 1910, § 1612.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.27 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.27
Validation of existing plans, ordinances, etc
Status: repealed

All existing plans, regulations, resolutions, ordinances, and

codes and all amendments, supplements, and changes thereof adopted

under prior existing planning acts, and all actions taken under the

authority thereof, are hereby validated and continued in effect

until amended, revised, or repealed by appropriate official action

taken under authority of this act. Any master plan heretofore filed

of record in the office of the county clerk of said county by either

of the presently existing city or county planning commissions may by

resolution of the commission be withdrawn from record and the

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recording of such resolution of withdrawal in the office of the

county clerk shall be authority for the exclusion from abstracts of

title such plan so withdrawn.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-267 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-267
Sham legal process
Status: in_force

A. The county clerk may refuse to file any instrument presented

for filing if the clerk believes that the instrument constitutes

sham legal process, as defined by Section 1533 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

B. 1. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a county clerk to

file an instrument may petition the district court for a writ of

mandamus to compel the county clerk to record the instrument.

2. At the time of refusal, the person aggrieved shall file a

notice of refusal with the county clerk for the purpose of

preserving priority of filing in the event the person prevails in

any action so commenced, if the person wishes to preserve priority

of filing. The refusal notice shall be submitted on a form provided

by the county clerk, but must be filled out by the aggrieved party.

A copy of the instrument that the clerk refused to file must be

attached to the notice of refusal. The county clerk shall stamp the

date of refusal on the notice of refusal.

3. The refusal notice shall be in the following form:

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

__________ COUNTY

NOTICE OF REFUSAL

The Office of County Clerk of __________ County, Oklahoma, has

on __________ (date) refused to file a document designated

___________ (title of document or brief description of document).

The document constitutes a claim or lien on the following property:

______________ _______________________________________________

(Description of property. In case of real property, description

must be the legal description for the property.) A copy of the

refused document must be attached to this notice of refusal or the

clerk cannot accept it for filing.

Signed:_____________ Signed: ________________________

County Clerk Aggrieved party or attorney

for aggrieved party

_______County, Oklahoma

Address:__________________

__________________________

4. The action for mandamus must be filed with the district

court within twenty (20) days after the notice of refusal is filed

with the county clerk. If the writ of mandamus is granted, the

court clerk shall refund the fee for filing the action. Notice of

the pendency of a mandamus action filed pursuant to this section

shall be filed in accordance with Section 2004.2 of Title 12 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. A file-stamped copy of the notice of the

pendency of the action, identifying the case and the court in which

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the action is pending and the legal description of the land affected

by the action shall be filed with the county clerk. If the court

determines that the instrument is not sham legal process or is not

for the purpose of slandering title, the court shall order the

county clerk to record the instrument. The court order shall

include a notation of the book and page number of the index in which

the notice of refusal is located and a statement that abstractors

shall not show the pages on which the attachment to the notice of

refusal is located in any abstract. For any instrument which the

court orders to be filed pursuant to this subsection, the date of

filing shall be retroactive to the date the notice of refusal was

filed.

5. If the court determines that the instrument is sham legal

process, the court shall issue an order that abstractors shall not

show the pages of the index on which the attachment to the notice of

refusal is located in any abstract.

C. If a county clerk files an instrument that is sham legal

process or refuses to file an instrument because the clerk believes

the instrument is sham legal process, the clerk shall be immune from

liability for such action in any civil suit.

D. A clerk shall post a sign, in letters at least one (1) inch

in height, that is clearly visible to the general public in or near

the clerk's office stating that it is a felony to intentionally or

knowingly file or attempt to file sham legal process with the clerk.

Failure of the clerk to post such a sign shall not create a defense

to any criminal or civil action based on sham legal process.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-898.6 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-898.6
Bonds affected
Status: in_force

The bonds of the county sewer improvement district referred to

in this act pertain only to bonds issued under authority of Title

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 408

19, Oklahoma Statutes 1951, Section 884, which consist of bonds

issued for public main lines and sewage disposal or treatment plant,

including the other property necessary to operate such system, which

are paid for by the district as a whole.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.11 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.11
Fire protection district appraisal record
Status: in_force

To permit an apportionment of the cost of the benefits accruing

by reason of the maintenance of fire protection, it shall be the

duty of the clerk of the board to prepare and keep a record which

shall be known as the fire protection district appraisal record.

Such record shall contain the names of the owners of the lands and

improvements on lands in the district as they appear on the tax

rolls of the county or upon the deed records, the description of all

property subject to ad valorem taxation, and the assessed value of

such property as shown by the records of the county assessor. No

error in the names of owners or in the description thereof shall

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invalidate the levy of assessments if sufficient description is

given to identify such property.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-26 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-26
Election expenses - How paid - Commissioners' compensation
Status: in_force

All special election commissioners, selected and commissioned as

provided herein, shall receive as compensation for their services,

the sum of Three Dollars ($3.00) per day for each and every day

necessarily employed in the work connected with the holding of such

election, including the time spent in going to and returning from

said county, and the actual and necessary traveling expenses, and

for maintenance in the performance of such duties. Such

commissioner shall prepare and file with the Governor a sworn

itemized statement of time employed and expenses incurred, which

said statement shall be by the Governor, forwarded to the county

clerk of the county holding such election. The expenses connected

with the holding of any such special election, including the per

diem and expenses of all such special election commissioners, shall

be borne and paid for by the county out of any funds in the hands of

the county treasurer. The expenses of holding said election shall

be paid, if the proposition is to create a new county, by the new

county so created, if the proposition is successful; if the

proposition is to detach territory from one county and add to

another, by the county to which said territory is added, if the

proposition is successful.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-138.3 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-138.3
Determination of need for county indigent defender and
Status: in_force

assistants.

Judges of the courts of record of any county subject to the

provisions of this act shall determine, at the time the county

budget is submitted, the necessity of retaining a county indigent

defender or assistants thereto on a full-time or part-time basis at

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public expense for representation of unfortunate and poverty

stricken persons charged with commission of a crime, which

determination shall be made after inquiry into the number

impoverished or destitute defendants which have been brought before

such courts during the past term and an estimate of the number that

may be charged during the next fiscal year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1503 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1503
Department receiving officers to be designated
Status: in_force

A. Each county officer shall designate two (2) employees to act

as receiving officers for their departments. A written designation

of such employees shall be filed with the county clerk and shall be

entered in the minutes of the board of county commissioners.

B. The county may designate two individuals who are not county

employees for each of the following entities within the county to

act as receiving and requisitioning officers:

1. Fire protection districts organized and operated pursuant to

the provisions of Sections 901.1 through 901.29 of this title;

2. Fire protection services established pursuant to the

provisions of Section 351 of this title;

3. Volunteer or full-time fire departments established pursuant

to Section 592 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

4. Municipal fire departments organized and operated pursuant

to the provisions of Sections 29-101 through 29-108 and Sections 29-

201 through 29-204 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

A written designation of these individuals shall be filed with the

county clerk and shall be entered in the minutes of the board of

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county commissioners meeting in which the designations are made.

Further, entities described in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this

subsection, choosing to have any nonemployee of the county

designated as a receiving and requisitioning officer shall provide

evidence of blanket bond coverage or employee dishonesty liability

insurance for each such designee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-131.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-131.1
Registration requirements for candidates for county
Status: in_force

offices.

A. To file as a candidate for any county office, a person must

have been a registered voter and have maintained a current principal

residence within the county for the six-month period immediately

preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.

B. To file as a candidate for the office of county

commissioner, a person must have been a registered voter within the

county commissioner district and have maintained a current principal

residence within such district for the six-month period immediately

preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.

C. For purposes of this section, evidence of a "principal

residence" may include, but not be limited to, the address listed

on:

1. A federal or state tax return;

2. A driver license; or

3. An automobile registration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1237 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1237
Powers of commissioners relative to petition for
Status: in_force

improvement - Revision of assessments.

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Whenever the petition provided for by Section 1236 of this title

is presented, or when the board of county commissioners of any

county has determined to pave or otherwise improve any road, street,

avenue, lane, alley, or other public place, and has passed the

required resolution, the board shall then have the power to

establish all rules and regulations as may be necessary to require

the record title holders of all property subject to assessment to

pay the cost of such improvement, to cause to be put in and

constructed all drainage in and underneath the streets, avenues,

lanes, and alleys, and other public places where such improvements

are made, and all cost and expense for making such connections not

paid for by the record title holder of property may be contracted

for by said county and shall be taxed as a direct charge against

such property and shall be included in and made a part of the

assessment to cover the cost of such improvement.

Any assessment made pursuant to this section shall be subject to

an annual revision by the county commissioners. Such revision shall

be made to equitably distribute the benefits and costs of such

improvements. The commissioners shall not raise the revision above

the amount of the original assessment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-180.64B — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-180.64B
Appropriations and payments
Status: in_force

The above salaries shall be paid from annual appropriations made

from the general fund of the county for such purpose, and it is

hereby made the mandatory duty of the county commissioners and the

excise board that such funds be appropriated and paid.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-62 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-62
Method of division - Agreements as to division
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article, the property, assets and

liabilities of the counties, as referred to in the preceding

section, at the time of the admission of the state into the Union,

shall be deemed the property, assets and liabilities of the original

county or counties in Oklahoma Territory, and the new county or

counties created, in whole or in part out of such original county or

counties; and the decree of the Supreme Court in all such actions

shall be based, as near as may be, upon the fair and reasonable

value of such of the property and assets belonging to such counties,

and the taxable value of the property in the counties, or parts of

counties, affected by such divisions or distribution, so that each

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county shall be charged with liability and awarded assets in the

proportion which the taxable value of its property bears to the

taxable value of other counties affected by and interested with it

in the divisions and distribution of property, assets and

liabilities, as shown by the tax rolls for the year 1907; and such

decree shall be so framed as to fix and describe the assets awarded

to each county and the liabilities which shall be borne by it, and

determine whether such liabilities shall be borne by any such county

separately or jointly with another county, and determine the amount

and proportion of liabilities. All property of a permanent and

fixed nature, as mentioned herein, shall be decreed to and the title

thereto be vested in the county in which the same shall be situated:

Provided, however, that the board of county commissioners in any

such county are hereby authorized to confer and agree upon such a

division of any and all such property, assets and liabilities as may

to them seem just and equitable, and when such agreement shall have

been reached it shall be reduced to writing, subscribed by a

majority of the members of the board of county commissioners of each

of the counties that is a party to such agreement; and the same

shall be entered at length upon the records of the proceedings of

the board of county commissioners of the respective counties; a

certified copy of such agreement shall thereupon be transmitted by

one or more of the county clerks of any such county or counties to

the Clerk of the Supreme Court, within thirty days of the date of

such agreement; and the Supreme Court shall, thereupon, render a

final judgment decreeing the division and distribution of any and

all such assets and the apportionment of such liabilities according

to the terms of such agreement, and vesting the title to any

property mentioned in such agreement as therein provided; and such

judgment shall be final and conclusive in law and equity, and no

rehearing shall ever be allowed in any such case.

R.L. 1910, § 1513.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-556 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-556
County law enforcement - Support services
Status: in_force

A corporation organized not-for-profit pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act and that holds a

valid exemption from federal income taxation issued pursuant to

Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section

501(a)) and is listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c) of

the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)) and is a

statewide association of county sheriffs that represents the largest

association of elected sheriffs of this state is hereby authorized

to provide any available support services and/or assist in

coordinating county law enforcement resources when any sheriff of

this state requests such assistance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-898.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-898.1
Consolidation with adjacent city or town
Status: in_force

A county sewer improvement district lying adjacent to a city or

town may consolidate and become one municipal corporation with such

city or town, with all the powers, obligations and duties of the

adjacent city or town whose name shall be assumed and adopted in the

proceedings herein provided.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-441 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-441
Officers to account to commissioners - Payments and
Status: in_force

receipts.

All treasurers, sheriffs, clerks, constables, and other officers

chargeable with money belonging to the county shall render their

accounts to and settle with the county commissioners at the time

required by law, and pay into the county treasury any balance which

may be due the county, take duplicate receipts therefor, and deposit

one of the same with the clerk of the county within five (5) days

thereafter.

R.L. 1910, § 1645.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-336 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-336
Warrants uncalled for to be canceled
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners is hereby authorized and required at

each regular meeting to cancel and destroy all warrants drawn on any

fund of the county that may have remained uncalled for and on file

for a period of three years and upwards next preceding the regular

meeting at which the cancellation takes place.

R.L. 1910, § 1597.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.32 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.32
Joint city-county electrical examining and appeal
Status: in_force

board.

Joint examining and appeal board.

a. Creation. The board of county commissioners of any such

county together with the council of any such city may, by written

agreement, adopted by said board of county commissioners and council

of said city create a joint city-county electrical examining and

appeal board. Such board to be composed of two (2) members

appointed by the board of county commissioners and two (2) members

appointed by the council of said city and one (1) member by the four

(4) members so chosen, provided that said fifth member shall be a

registered electrical engineer and a member of the American

Institute of Electrical Engineers. Such members shall be appointed

for a term of one (1) year and until their successors are appointed

and qualified. The members of said board shall be persons

proficient in all phases of electrical work, who shall have had at

least ten (10) years practical experience in electrical work, either

as contractor or journeyman and the members appointed by the council

of said city shall be of those persons licensed and qualified under

the ordinances of said city.

b. Powers and duties. It shall be the duty and within the

authority of said board to perform any or all of the following acts:

(1) To give written examinations to persons desiring to obtain a

license or certificate of qualification to engage in or work at the

trade of the electrical business as the same is herein defined

within said city and county.

(2) To hear appeals on technical disputes arising between the

inspectors of the city or county and electrical contractors or home

owners as to the interpretation and effect of the electrical code as

hereinafter established.

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(3) To prepare and issue interpretative opinions relative to the

technical aspects of the electrical code, but to perform this

function only in the event some real dispute has arisen between

interested parties.

(4) To act as a permanent code committee and to investigate and

suggest to the proper legislative authority such changes in the

electrical code as may from time to time be desirable.

(5) To formulate its own rules and regulations pertaining to

procedure within the limits as set forth in this act, provided that

in no event shall examinations of persons desiring to obtain an

electrical license be other than written.

(6) To hire necessary clerical personnel, to pay expenses and

purchase necessary supplies to insure a proper functioning of the

board. The foregoing expenditures to be subject to the approval of

the board of county commissioners and the council of said city.

The expenses of operation of such board shall be shared by the

city and county on an equal basis provided that each member shall be

paid for attendance at board meetings in an amount to be set by the

council and board of county commissioners subject however to the

limitation that there shall be no more than two (2) paid meetings

each month.

c. Appeals. Any ruling, requirements, decision or

interpretation of the board shall be final and binding upon all

parties thereto unless appealed to the district court of competent

jurisdiction within fifteen (15) days in the manner and form now

provided by statute for appeals generally. Provided, further, that

any party feeling himself aggrieved by the action of the board shall

serve written notice upon said board or any member thereof of his

intention to appeal to the district court within fifteen (15) days

from the action complained of.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1405 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1405
Accounting records and financial statements -
Status: in_force

Establishment and maintenance.

The accounting records of each county may be established and

maintained and financial statements prepared therefrom in conformity

with generally accepted accounting principles promulgated from time

to time by authoritative bodies in the United States. For counties

that so choose, the State Auditor and Inspector shall prescribe a

uniform system of accounting that conforms to generally accepted

accounting principles for counties which have elected to come under

the provisions of the County Budget Act. When requested, the State

Auditor and Inspector shall disseminate to each county, through

accounting manuals or other means, current generally accepted

accounting principles.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-34 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-34
County commissioners may settle differences
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of the counties

between which a settlement should be made by virtue of any transfer

to meet and determine the amount due from one county to the other,

and if a majority of said commissioners agree upon an amount found

to be due, the commissioners of the county found to be indebted to

the other county are hereby authorized and empowered to draw a

warrant on the general fund of their county in favor of the county

entitled to the same for the amount so found due: Provided, that

either county through its proper officers may within sixty days

appeal from said finding to the district court of the county

appealing: Provided, further, that if a majority of said boards of

county commissioners should fail to agree upon an amount due from

one county to the other each of said boards of county commissioners

shall file with the respective county clerks a report showing its

finding, and also the finding of the commissioners of the other

county and the county claiming an indebtedness shall, within six

months after the filing of said report with the county clerk,

institute suit in the district court of any county in the district

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in which the debtor county is situated, to recover the amount to be

due by the board of county commissioners of said county.

R.L. 1910, § 1510.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-215.3 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-215.3
Bond
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of their office, the district

attorneys, the assistant district attorneys, and the district

investigators shall each execute a bond payable to the State of

Oklahoma with some surety company authorized to do business in this

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state, as surety, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their

duties as such officers, and that they will pay over, in the manner

provided by law, all money which comes into their hands by virtue of

their office. The bond executed by a district attorney shall be in

the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and the bonds executed

by an assistant district attorney or a district investigator shall

each be in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). The premium

on said bonds shall be paid by the state. The provisions of this

section shall not apply to special assistant district attorneys

appointed pursuant to subsection C of Section 215.37M of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-971 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-971
Election to establish – Creation of fund – Contributions –
Status: in_force

Definitions.

A. Effective July 1, 1999, each county of the state may

establish a County Officer and Employee Deferred Savings Incentive

Plan as authorized by this act.

B. A county electing to establish a County Officer and Employee

Deferred Savings Incentive Plan shall establish a County Officer and

Employee Deferred Savings Incentive Plan Fund for the payment of

matching employer contributions as provided by this section, subject

to the limit upon the amount of the matching employer contribution

as provided by law. The participating employer shall pay the

contributions from the same source of funds used in paying salary to

the county officer or employee.

C. Subject to the limit imposed by subsection D of this

section, for each qualified participant as defined in this section,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 501

the board of county commissioners of each county electing to

establish a County Officer and Employee Deferred Savings Incentive

Plan shall pay each month from the County Officer and Employee

Deferred Savings Incentive Plan Fund a sum equal to the amount

contributed each month by the participating county officer or

employee to the deferred compensation plan account established for

the participant pursuant to Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code

of 1986, as amended.

D. The board of county commissioners of each county shall set

the amount of county contribution.

E. The payment of the matching employer contribution as

authorized by this section by any county electing to establish a

County Officer and Employee Deferred Savings Incentive Plan shall be

made to a plan established pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code,

Section 401(a), for the benefit of the officers and employees of the

county.

F. For the purposes of this section, "qualified participant"

means a:

1. "County employee" as defined by Section 957 of this title

who is a participant in a deferred compensation plan established by

the county pursuant to Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986, as amended; and

2. "County officer" as defined by Section 131 of this title who

is a participant in a deferred compensation plan established by the

county pursuant to Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,

as amended.

G. The board of county commissioners for each county electing

to create a County Officer and Employee Deferred Savings Incentive

Plan shall be responsible for establishing rules and plan documents

for administration of the plan and all contributions made to the

plan.

H. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 10 of Article XXIII

of the Oklahoma Constitution, no county officer shall be able to

receive matching contributions in the County Officer and Employee

Deferred Savings Incentive Plan account described by this section

during a term of office which commenced prior to the effective date

of this act. A county officer may participate in the County Officer

and Employee Deferred Savings Incentive Plan described by this

section during a term of office which commences after the effective

date of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-517 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-517
New sheriff, delivery to
Status: in_force

Whenever a new sheriff shall be elected, and shall have been

qualified as required by law, the former sheriff, upon demand, shall

deliver to him the jail and other property of the county, and all

prisoners in such jail, and all writs, processes, orders and other

papers belonging to such office, and in his possession, or that of

his undersheriff or deputies, except as provided in the next

succeeding section; and upon delivery thereof, such new sheriff

shall execute to the former sheriff his receipt therefor.

R.L. 1910, § 1701.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-868.7 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-868.7
Submission of proposed improvements to county planning
Status: in_force

commission.

From and after the adoption of the master plan or portion

thereof and its proper certification, then and henceforth no

improvement of a type embraced within the recommendations of the

master plan shall be constructed or authorized without first

submitting the proposed plans thereof to the planning commission and

receiving the written approval and recommendation of said

commission; provided, however, that this requirement shall be deemed

to be waived if the county planning commission fails to make its

report and recommendations within forty-five (45) days after the

receipt of the proposed plans, and provided further that the

disapproval or recommendations of the commission may be overruled by

a two-thirds (2/3) vote, properly recorded, of the legislative body,

board or officials sponsoring or acting upon the proposed

improvements, after the reasons for such overruling are spread upon

its minutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-213 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-213
Land Office suits - Failure of district attorney
Status: in_force

The neglect or failure on the part of a district attorney to

diligently and faithfully perform the duties required of him by this

act, will be grounds for removal from office in an action brought by

the Attorney General by direction of the Governor upon resolution of

the Commissioners of the Land Office, unless said district attorney

was disqualified from appearing in said matter or matters.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-35 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-35
Meetings of commissioners to settle differences
Status: in_force

The meeting of the boards of county commissioners herein

provided for shall be called by the chairman of the board of

commissioners of the county to which said territory has been

transferred, to meet in the county seat of said county not less than

sixty (60) days from the date of issuance of the Governor's

proclamation declaring said territory legally transferred, and said

chairman shall give ten (10) days' written notice to each of the

county commissioners of the said counties specifying the time and

place of said meeting and shall be continued from day to day until

their labors are concluded.

R.L. 1910, § 1511.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.3 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.3
Notice of election - Qualifications of voters
Status: in_force

The county clerk shall cause notice of the election to be given

by publication once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a

newspaper of general circulation in the territory comprising the

proposed district. Such notice shall state the time and place of

holding the election and set forth the description of the boundaries

of the proposed district and its general purpose and intention.

Such notice shall require the electors to cast ballots which contain

the words: "Fire Protection District - Yes", and "Fire Protection

District - No", or words equivalent thereto. All persons resident

of such proposed district, who are qualified electors in their

respective precincts, shall be qualified to vote on such

proposition.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-248 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-248
Duty when new township organized
Status: in_force

The clerk of each county shall as often as new townships shall

be organized in his county, or the boundaries of any township

therein shall be altered, and immediately thereafter make out and

transmit to the State Auditor and Inspector a certified statement of

the name and boundaries of the township so organized, and of the

boundaries of any township the boundaries of which shall have been

altered.

R.L. 1910, § 1571. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 3, emerg. eff.

April 6, 1979.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-89 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-89
Compensation of election officials - How expenses borne
Status: in_force

All special election commissioners, selected and commissioned as

provided herein, shall receive as compensation for their services

the sum of Three Dollars ($3.00) per day for each and every day

necessarily employed in the work connected with the holding of such

election, including the time spent in going to and returning from

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said county, and the actual and necessary traveling expenses, and

for maintenance in the performance of such duties. Such

commissioner shall prepare and file with the Governor a sworn

itemized statement of time employed and expenses incurred, which

said statement shall be by the Governor forwarded to the county

clerk of the county holding such election. The expense connected

with the holding of any such special election, including the per

diem and expenses of all such special election commissioners, shall

be borne and paid for by the county out of any funds in hands of the

county treasurer.

R.L. 1910, § 1535.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-345 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-345
Annual statement to be published
Status: in_force

They shall superintend the fiscal concerns of the county and

secure their management in the best manner; they shall keep an

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 179

account of the receipts and expenditures of the county, and on the

first Monday of July annually, they shall cause a full and accurate

statement of the assessments, receipts and expenditures of the

preceding year, to be made out in detail under separate heads, with

an account of all the debts payable to and by the county treasurer,

and they shall have the same printed in at least one newspaper in

their county, and if there be no paper in the county the same shall

be posted up at the usual place of holding their sessions, and at a

public place in each precinct in the county.

R.L. 1910, § 1606.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-86 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-86
Duties of special commissioners
Status: in_force

Each of the special election commissioners shall be the

custodian of the ballot boxes, and affidavit boxes, and of all

certificates and returns of his precinct and shall safely convey the

same to the office of the county clerk not later than twelve o'clock

noon of the second day next succeeding the day of election, and

shall at said time and place, meet with other special commissioners,

and shall select one of their number and commission him to proceed

at once to the office of the Governor, and to deliver to the

Governor all the boxes, certificates and returns; said special

messenger giving a receipt to each commissioner for all boxes and

returns so accepted, and taking a receipt from the Governor for all

boxes and returns delivered to him.

R.L. 1910, § 1532.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-351.3 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-351.3
Agreements with corporate fire department in
Status: in_force

unincorporated area or rural fire protection district for fire

protection services.

The board of county commissioners of each county may enter into

agreements with any nonprofit volunteer or full-time fire department

organized pursuant to Section 592 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma

Statutes or any rural fire protection district created pursuant to

the provisions of Sections 901.1 through 901.29 of this title for

the furnishing of fire protection services by such entities for all

persons and property located in the unincorporated areas of the

county. The board of county commissioners of each county may pay

for such fire protection services on such equitable basis as may be

agreed upon and the costs of such fire protection services may be

paid out of the county general fund or the county highway fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-735 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-735
Conditions of calling election
Status: in_force

Before the board of county commissioners shall determine to call

an election as provided under the preceding section to purchase or

erect a courthouse or jail they shall cause to be made upon the

records of their proceedings a statement showing the assessed

valuation of the taxable property within the county, as shown by the

last annual equalized assessment roll of taxable property within

said county taken for the purpose of taxation, and in force and

effect at the time, together with all outstanding indebtedness of

every class and character whatsoever, and the cash in the hands of

the county treasurer for county use with the amount of the bonds

proposed to be issued.

R.L. 1910, § 1626.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-297 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-297
Record of certificate showing Indian lands exempt from
Status: in_force

taxation.

It is hereby made the duty of county clerks of Oklahoma to

record without charge all certificates describing and designating

lands situate in their respective counties owned by members of the

Five Civilized Tribes and their heirs, which lands are shown by said

certificates to be exempt from taxation under the provisions of

Section 4, of the Act of Congress, approved May 10, 1928, Public

Number 360 - 70th Congress; provided, said certificates when

presented for recording bear the approval of the Secretary of the

Interior.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-886 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-886
Payment of bonds
Status: in_force

Such bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by revenue

derived from an annual assessment upon the real property of the

district, and all the real property of the district shall be and

remain liable to be assessed for such payments as herein provided.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1403 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1403
Application of act
Status: in_force

This act shall apply to any county which by resolution of the

governing body elects to come under and comply with all its

provisions and requirements. Once a county has selected the County

Budget Act to govern its budget procedures, the provisions of this

act shall take precedence over any other state laws applicable to

county budgets, except as may be provided otherwise in this act and

supersede any conflicting laws. Any action of a county governing

body to implement, rescind or repeal the application of this act

shall be effective as of the beginning or end of a budget year

pursuant to this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-681 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-681
County treasurer official depository
Status: in_force

The county treasurer is hereby designated and made the official

depository for all moneys, funds, rentals, penalties, costs,

proceeds of sale of property, fees, fines, forfeitures and public

charges of every kind that may be received by any county officer,

county board, county commission, or by any employee of either of

such officers, boards or commissions by virtue or under color of

office; and the said county treasurer shall be responsible on his

official bond for the faithful performance of duty as such official

depository.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.44E — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.44E
Penalties
Status: in_force

Violation of this act shall be punishable by a penalty of One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Each day such violation continues shall

be considered a separate and continuing violation. Such penalty

shall be payable by the record owner of said building and upon

failure to pay such penalty and after being reduced to judgment in a

court of competent jurisdiction, such sum including all reasonable

costs of the court action may become a lien to be levied against

said property. Any monies collected under the terms of this act

shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. The Attorney General

is hereby authorized to institute and prosecute such action upon

receiving a request of the State Fire Marshal to initiate such court

action.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.23 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-866.23
Appeals to board - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

Appeals to the county board of adjustment may be taken by any

person aggrieved or by a public officer, department, board or bureau

affected by any decision of the county inspecting officer in

administering the county zoning regulations or building line and

setback regulations. Such appeals shall be taken within a period of

not more than ten (10) days, by filing written notice with the

county board of adjustment and the county inspecting officer,

stating the grounds thereof. An appeal from the county board of

adjustment shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action

appealed from unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken shall

certify to the board of adjustment that by reason of facts stated in

the certificate a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril

to life or property. The county board of adjustment shall have the

following powers and it shall be its duty:

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1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is

error of law in any order, requirement, decision or determination

made by the county inspecting officer in the enforcement of the

county zoning regulations.

2. To hear and decide requests for map interpretations or for

decisions on other special questions upon which it is authorized to

pass by the regulations adopted by the board.

3. Where, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness,

shape, topography or other extraordinary or exceptional situation or

condition of a specific piece of property, the strict application of

any regulation adopted under this act would result in peculiar and

exceptional difficulties to, or exceptional and demonstrable undue

hardship upon, the owner of such property, to authorize, upon an

appeal relating to such property, a variance from such strict

application so as to relieve such demonstrable difficulties or

hardships, provided such relief can be granted without substantially

impairing the intent, purpose, and integrity of the zone plan or

other element of the comprehensive plan as embodied in the zoning

regulations and map.

In exercising the above powers, such board of adjustment may, in

conformity with the provisions of this act, reverse or affirm wholly

or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or

determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement,

decision or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall

have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.

In acting upon any appeal, such board of adjustment shall, in

its consideration of and decision thereon, apply the principles,

standards and objectives set forth and contained in all applicable

regulations, ordinances and resolutions and in the comprehensive

plan.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-173 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-173
Special audit fund - Payments made from
Status: in_force

Salaries, traveling expenses, expenses for work sheets,

supplies, typing and binding the report of audit, shall be paid from

the special audit fund after filing properly itemized claim verified

by attached receipts and approved by the State Auditor and

Inspector, with the county clerk as provided by law for other claims

against the county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-868.12 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-868.12
Zoning regulations defined
Status: in_force

Zoning regulations are hereby defined as regulations restricting

the height, number of stories and size of buildings, the percentage

of lots that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other

open spaces, the density of population, the location and use of

buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence,

recreation or other purposes. For the purpose of such zoning

regulations the unincorporated territory of the county may be

divided into districts of such number, shape and area as may be

deemed best suited to carry out the purpose of this act and shall be

shown upon the zoning plan; and within such district, the erection,

construction, reconstruction, alteration or use of buildings,

structures or land may be regulated and restricted. All such

regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings or

land uses throughout each district, but the regulations in one

district may differ from those in other districts. The regulations

shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan, and they

shall give reasonable consideration, among other things, to the

existing character of the district and its suitability for practical

usage, while conserving the value of buildings and of existing

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 380

development and encouraging the most appropriate use of land

throughout the county.

In formulating the zoning regulations, a survey shall be made of

the area to be zoned and information collected concerning the

topography of the land, the types of uses to which land and

buildings are currently put, the extent of development, the density

of population, the public utilities currently available and

transportation facilities, and other information pertinent to the

formulation of such zoning regulations. In each district created by

the zoning regulations there shall be specified a maximum height of

buildings, the size of yards, courts and open spaces, the uses of

land and buildings permitted and the intensity thereof, and parking

requirements for vehicles. All of such requirements shall be

reasonable in view of the information obtained in the survey in

order that the benefits hereinbefore named shall be secured to the

community as a whole.

The classification of the various uses of lands and buildings

shall provide separate districts for single-family dwellings, two-

family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings, commercial areas

devoted to small shops or stores designed to serve limited

residential areas, less restrictive business and industrial uses,

and unrestricted uses. The regulation of yards and open spaces

shall bear a relationship to the uses of lands and buildings which

are permitted in the district. The height limitation and yard

requirements of residential districts may be imposed upon a

commercial district which is located immediately adjacent to a

dwelling district. The parking requirement for vehicles shall bear

reasonable relationship to the uses permitted in the district and

the physical size and arrangement of streets.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-160 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-160
Extra help and travel expenses - Payment from separate
Status: in_force

budget items.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 87

An item appropriated in the budget of a county officer other

than the county election board for compensating regular employees of

the office may not be expended for extra help or for payment of

travel expenses. From, and only from, an item in the budget for his

office wherein appropriation is made separate from paying regular or

permanent deputies may a county officer make expenditures for extra

help or travel expenses. This act shall not apply to counties with

a population over three hundred thousand (300,000) at the last

decennial census.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1251 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1251
Action to foreclose lien - Petition - Summons - Parties -
Status: in_force

Judgments - Surety bond or deposit.

Any holder of any road improvement bond issued pursuant to the

provisions of Sections 1230 through 1262 of this title shall have

the right to institute, in the name of the county issuing such bond,

an action in the district court of the county in which said property

is located to foreclose the lien of such assessment whenever such

assessment, or any installment thereof, is delinquent for a period

of at least twelve (12) months. The petition shall state generally

the ownership of such bond, describing the property assessed, the

nature of the improvement, the amount of the unpaid delinquent

assessment and penalty thereon at the rate of fifteen percent (15%)

per annum, and praying for the foreclosure of such lien. Summons

shall be issued on such petition as in other civil actions and the

cause tried in the district court. Judgment may be entered on such

petition for the amount of such unpaid assessment or installment

together with interest thereon at the rate of fifteen percent (15%)

per annum from the date such assessment or installment was due and

payable up to the time of the institution of such action and for the

sum of fifteen percent (15%) interest on said judgment from the time

of the institution of such action until said judgment is paid. In

the event said judgment, together with interest and costs, is not

paid within six (6) months after the date the judgment was rendered,

an order of sale shall be issued by the clerk of said court

directing the sheriff of the county to sell said real estate in

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 534

manner and form as in the case of sale of real estate under

execution. The judgment shall carry the costs of such action

together with the costs of such sale. Upon the payment of such

judgment, the amount of the payment, exclusive of costs, shall be

paid to the county treasurer and become a part of the fund to pay

such outstanding bonds and interest. The judgment shall provide for

the sale of the real estate subject to existing general or ad

valorem taxes and special assessments. All record title holders or

encumbrancers shall be made parties defendant in such suit. Upon

the institution of an action to collect delinquent and unpaid

assessments in any improvement district within one (1) year of the

completion of any improvement, county commissioners of any county

shall require the contractor performing such work or improvement to

make and execute a good and sufficient surety bond or deposit

sufficient securities or obligations of the United States of

America, of this state, or some municipality subdivision thereof, to

be approved by said board of county commissioners in the sum to be

determined by the board of county commissioners, in no case to be

less than ten percent (10%) of the contract price, conditioned that

the contractor will immediately reimburse the county for the

maintenance of said improvements against any failure due to

defective workmanship or materials for a period of one (1) year from

the time of its completion and acceptances.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-902.16 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-902.16
Additional assessments - Calling of election
Status: in_force

A. The board may also levy an additional annual assessment

sufficient to care for the cost of operation of the district and the

maintenance of its roads, equipment and for payment of the salaries

of employees of the district, provided that no such annual

assessment for operations, maintenance and salaries shall exceed

three (3) mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of the

property in the district.

B. The board may call an election of the registered voters of

the district, or if there are no registered voters of the district,

the owners of real property in the district who are registered

voters, in the manner provided for in Section 902.12 of this title,

to determine whether or not the board shall levy an annual

assessment not to exceed three (3) mills on the dollar of the

assessed valuation of the property in the district for the purpose

of providing additional funds for the operation of the district, the

maintenance of its roads, equipment and salaries of the employees of

the district. Such annual assessment shall be in addition to the

annual assessment provided for in subsection A of this section. The

number of mills shall be set forth in the resolution calling the

election and, if approved, shall remain in effect until increased or

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decreased in a later election called in the manner provided for in

Section 902.12 of this title, but the total additional annual levy

shall not exceed three (3) mills.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-904.4 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-904.4
Meetings of board
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall establish a time and place for

regular meetings, and in addition thereto, shall hold such special

meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business.

A simple majority of the members of the board shall constitute a

quorum for the transaction of business and upon all questions

requiring a vote there shall be a concurrence of a simple majority

of the members of the entire board. All records of said board shall

be open to the inspection of any elector during business hours.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1101 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1101
Authorization to establish countywide programs -
Status: in_force

Financing.

The board of county commissioners of any county may, by

resolution, provide for the establishment of a countywide economic

development program and may provide for the financing thereof from

the county general fund. After the passage of said resolution by

the board of county commissioners, the county excise board shall

annually appropriate an amount up to and not to exceed one-half mill

on the dollar of the proceeds of the ad valorem tax levy in such

county for the establishment and operation of a countywide economic

development program. The amount of any such appropriation not

expended at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the county

general fund.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 509
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-215.10 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-215.10
Receipts for monies received
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the district attorney, whenever he shall

receive any monies for fines, recognizances, penalties or costs, to

deliver to the officer or person paying the same, duplicate

receipts, one of which shall be filed by such officer or person in

the office of the county treasurer of the county for which said

business was transacted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-138.15 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-138.15
Contributions and expenditures reports
Status: in_force

Every campaign committee and every county political committee

shall file reports of contributions and expenditures with the Ethics

Commission subject to the same requirements as set forth for reports

of contributions and expenditures filed under Rules of the Ethics

Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX of the

Oklahoma Constitution including, but not limited to, time for filing

and contents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-868.16 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-868.16
Amendment of zoning regulations
Status: in_force

The regulations imposed and the districts created under

authority of this act may be amended from time to time by the board

of county commissioners by order after the order establishing the

same has gone into effect, but no such amendment shall be made

without a hearing before the county planning commission. In case of

written protest against any proposed amendment, signed and

acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage

within one thousand (1,000) feet to the right or left of the

frontage proposed to be changed, or by the owners of twenty percent

(20%) of the frontage directly opposite, or directly in the rear of

the frontage proposed to be altered, or, in cases where the land

affected lies within one and one-half (1 1/2) miles of the limits of

a municipality, by the governing body of the zoned municipality,

filed with the county planning commission, such amendment may not be

passed except by the favorable vote of all members of the board of

county commissioners.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-155.1v1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-155.1v1
Destruction of certain records filed in county
Status: in_force

assessor's offices - Digitizing.

The county assessor in any county is authorized to destroy any

of the records which have been on file in his office for more than

seven (7) years, including all assessment rolls, assessment listing

sheets relating to tangible or intangible personal properties,

monies and credits, real estate, or corporation properties, all

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 80

balance sheets, and all homestead exemption applications. All

records which have been on file in his office for more than two (2)

years, prior to the current calendar year and less than seven (7)

years, may be destroyed if compliance is made with statutes

authorizing the digitizing or other reproduction of records and

storage of reproductions thereof. A computer shall be provided, the

costs, maintenance and supplies therefor be paid from the county

general fund, to accommodate public reference to the digitized

records. The State Library may be given any record which would be

destroyed upon request therefor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.24 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-866.24
Appeals to district court
Status: in_force

An appeal to the district court from any decision, ruling,

judgment, or order of said county board of adjustment may be taken

by any person or persons, firm or corporation, jointly or severally,

aggrieved thereby, or any department, board or official of

government by filing with the clerk of said board within ten (10)

days a notice of such appeal. No bond shall be required for such

appeal, but costs may be required in the district court as in other

cases. Upon filing of such notice, the clerk of said board shall

forthwith transmit to the clerk of the district court the originals

or certified copies of all papers constituting the record in such

case, together with the order, judgment or decisions of said board.

Said cause shall be tried de novo in the district court and said

court shall have the same power and authority as the county board of

adjustment, together with all other powers of the district court in

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 366

law or in equity. An appeal to the Supreme Court from the decision

of the district court shall be allowed as in other cases.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-868.17 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-868.17
Enforcement by county engineer
Status: in_force

After the adoption of such zoning regulations or building line

regulations by the board of county commissioners, no building or

other structure within the area authorized by this act to be zoned

shall be erected, constructed, enlarged or altered in such manner as

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 382

to prolong the life of the buildings, nor shall the use of any land

within such area be changed without a permit issued by the county

engineer. The county engineer shall have the duty of administering

the rules and regulations under this act and shall make such

inspections and investigations as may be necessary to the proper

enforcement of such rules and regulations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.21 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-901.21
Claims against district
Status: in_force

No claims shall be paid by the treasurer of said district until

the same shall have been presented and allowed by the board of

directors and only warrants signed by the president and

countersigned by the clerk, and if the district treasurer has not

sufficient money on hand to pay such warrants when presented, he

shall endorse thereon "not paid for want of funds" and endorse

thereon the date presented, over his signature, and from the time of

such presentation until paid such warrant shall draw interest at the

rate of eleven percent (11%) per annum. All claims against the

district shall be verified the same as is required in the case of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 424

claims filed against the counties in this state, and the clerk of

the district is hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths

to the parties verifying such claims the same as a county clerk or a

notary public might do. The district treasurer shall keep a

register in which he shall enter each warrant presented for payment,

showing the date and amount of such warrant, to whom payable, the

date of the presentation for payment, the date of payment, and the

amount paid in redemption thereof, and all warrants shall be paid in

the order of their presentation for payment to the district

treasurer. All warrants shall be drawn and payable to the claimant

or his assignee only.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-959 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-959
Money not liable to attachment, garnishment, levy or
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 27seizure - Exception of qualified domestic orders.

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, sums of money

due or to become due to any employee or retired employee shall not

be liable to attachment, garnishment, levy, or seizure in any manner

under any legal or equitable process, whether such sums remain in

the hands of the treasurer of the retirement system or of any

official or agent of the Board of Trustees of any retirement system,

or are in the course of transmission to the employee or retired

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 497

employee entitled thereto, but shall inure wholly to the benefit of

such employee or retired employee.

B. 1. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to a qualified domestic order as provided in this subsection.

2. The term "qualified domestic order" means an order issued by

a district court of this state, pursuant to the domestic relations

laws of the State of Oklahoma, which relates to the provision of

marital property rights to a spouse or former spouse of a member of

a retirement system authorized by Section 951 et seq. of this title,

or to the provision of support for a minor child or children, and

which creates or recognizes the existence of the right of an

alternate payee, or assigns to an alternate payee the right, to

receive a portion of the benefits payable with respect to a member

and amounts payable to a plan participant of any retirement system

authorized by Section 951 et seq. of this title.

3. For purposes of the payment of marital property, to qualify

as an alternate payee, a spouse or former spouse must have been

married to the related member for a period of not less than thirty

(30) continuous months immediately preceding the commencement of the

proceedings from which the qualified domestic order issues.

4. A qualified domestic order is valid and binding on the Board

of Trustees and the related member only if it meets the requirements

of this subsection.

5. A qualified domestic order shall clearly specify:

a. the name and last-known mailing address, if any, of

the member and the name and mailing address of the

alternate payee covered by the order,

b. the amount or percentage of the member's benefits to

be paid by the retirement system to the alternate

payee,

c. the number of payments or period to which such order

applies,

d. the characterization of the benefit as to marital

property rights or child support, and

e. each plan to which such order applies.

6. A qualified domestic order meets the requirements of this

subsection only if such order:

a. does not require the retirement system to provide any

type or form of benefit, or any option not otherwise

provided under state law as relates to the retirement

system,

b. does not require the retirement system to provide

increased benefits, and

c. does not require the payment of benefits to an

alternate payee which are required to be paid to

another alternate payee pursuant to another order

previously determined to be a qualified domestic order

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 498

or an order recognized by the retirement plan as a

valid order prior to the effective date of this

section.

7. A qualified domestic order shall not require payment of

benefits to an alternate payee prior to the actual retirement date

or withdrawal of the related member.

8. The obligation of the retirement system to pay an alternate

payee pursuant to a qualified domestic order shall cease upon the

death of the related member.

9. This subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of

the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C.A., Section 1001 et seq., as amended from time to time, or

rules promulgated thereunder, and court cases interpreting said act.

10. The Board of Trustees may adopt such provisions as are

necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.

11. An alternate payee who has acquired beneficiary rights

pursuant to a valid qualified domestic order shall fully comply with

all provisions of the requirements imposed by the Board of Trustees

pursuant to this section in order to continue receiving benefits.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1230 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1230
Change of grade of road, street, etc. - Permanent
Status: in_force

improvement - Powers of commissioners.

Any board of county commissioners in the State of Oklahoma is

hereby empowered, within the unincorporated limits of the county, to

establish and change the grade of any road, street, avenue, lane,

alley, or other public place, and to permanently improve the same by

grading, paving, constructing, macadamizing, chatting or graveling,

curbing, guttering, draining and otherwise improving the same,

including the installation of the necessary manholes, catch basins,

inlets and drainage pipes and storm sewers with necessary

connections thereto for the purpose of providing for the adequate

disposition of surface water falling on such improvements or carried

thereon, and to make all necessary connections, whenever the public

necessity may require such improvements.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-869.4 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-869.4
Jurisdiction of commission
Status: in_force

The jurisdictional area of a lake area planning commission may

include all or part of the unincorporated area of any county or

counties authorized to create such a planning commission, provided

that the jurisdictional area shall be limited to a three-mile

perimeter from the normal shoreline elevation of the upstream

terminal port or turnaround where navigation ends, or any reservoir

or reservoirs constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers or the Grand River Dam Authority, regardless

of the population of the county or counties or the cities or towns

therein. In the event that the three-mile perimeter described above

includes portions of two or more counties, the counties may

cooperate in a joint lake area planning commission; provided, that

no lake area planning commission may establish or maintain any

jurisdictional area within any county or counties without a

resolution of participation from the board of county commissioners

of the county or counties.

In the event that all or part of an incorporated city or town

lies within the three-mile perimeter, as described above, the

incorporated areas may elect to come under the jurisdiction of the

lake area planning commission. In the event that an incorporated

area elects to come within the jurisdiction of a lake area planning

commission, the commission shall become the planning commission or

zoning commission, or both, for the incorporated area or areas in

their entirety, without regard for the three-mile perimeter from the

normal shoreline elevation.

In counties where a metropolitan area planning commission

exists, the board of county commissioners may utilize that

commission in forming a lake area planning commission.

In no event shall the boundaries of any statutorily authorized

planning commissions overlap, and where a situation of overlap does

occur, the jurisdictional question shall be settled on the basis of

prior jurisdiction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-962 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-962
Appeals
Status: in_force

Any county employee who has petitioned the board of trustees for

retirement benefits may on his own behalf appeal from the decision

of the board. Such appeals shall be made to the district court of

such county, and shall be tried de novo by the court without a jury.

Such appeal shall be made within thirty (30) days of the date of the

decision or order of the board by filing in the office of the court

clerk a transcript of the proceedings had before the board, and a

copy of all papers filed in such cause, duly certified by the county

clerk. Notice of such appeal shall be given in writing by the

person appealing at the time of the filing of such appeal in the

district court, and such notice shall be served upon the clerk of

the retirement board and upon the district attorney.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-148 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-148
Population, how determined
Status: in_force

The salaries of all county officers shall be based upon the

federal census of 1910, and each additional ten (10) years

thereafter, or upon any census taken subsequent to 1910, by order of

the board of county commissioners under and by virtue of Section

415, Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910, and under the supervision of

the Census Bureau of the United States Government: Provided that

when any unorganized territory is attached to any county for

judicial purposes, the population of such unorganized territory

shall be added to the population of said county in fixing the amount

of such salary.

R.L. 1910, § 3216. Amended by Laws 1919, c. 216, p. 313, § 1.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-898.7 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-898.7
Mineral rights not affected
Status: in_force

The consolidation of a county sewer improvement district with an

adjoining city or town under the provisions of this act, shall not

affect or qualify the rights of any owner or owners of mineral

interests or mineral estates, or interests therein, in and to the

land covered in any such county sewer improvement district to

develop, operate and further develop their property for oil and gas

purposes, and any consolidation effected hereunder shall not

diminish the rights of any such owner or owners.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.16 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.16
Existing nonconforming uses
Status: in_force

The lawful use of a building, structure or premises as such

existed at the time of the adoption and recording of any regulation

affecting it, may be continued, although such use does not conform

with the provisions of such regulation. The board, as it affects

its jurisdiction, may provide for the termination of nonconforming

uses either by specifying the period or periods within which they

shall be required to cease, or by providing a formula or formulas

whereby the compulsory termination of nonconforming use shall be so

fixed as to allow a reasonable period for the recovery of

amortization of the investment in the nonconformance, provided, that

in each instance any such action of the board shall be taken only

after public notice and hearing thereon has been had before the

commission and that commission's recommendations with respect

thereto certified to the board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1204 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1204
Petition for creation of district - Contents
Status: in_force

A. A petition signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of

the registered voters in the most recent election may be filed with

the county clerk, verified by the county election board and then

presented to the board of county commissioners, praying for the

incorporation of a district under the provisions of the Ambulance

Service Districts Act. The petition shall give a legal description

of the area which the petitioners propose to be incorporated into

the proposed district and shall state:

1. That the residents within such territory are without

adequate ambulance service to meet their needs;

2. That the installation, maintenance, and operation of an

ambulance service is necessary to serve residents of the district;

3. That service will be conducive to and will promote the

public health, safety, and welfare; and

4. That existing services in the county shall not be adversely

affected.

B. Attached to the petition shall be an accurate map or plat of

the proposed area to be embraced within the district showing the

location of the area by reference to sections or portions thereof

and the township and range wherein the same are located.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-333.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-333.1
Violation of Section 333
Status: in_force

Any county commissioner or person who knowingly or willfully

fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this act shall be

guilty of a felony.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1212 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1212
Notice of annexation petition
Status: in_force

Notice shall be given, as provided in Section 1205 of this

title, of the filing of a petition for annexation fixing the time

and place of hearing.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-452.1 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-452.1
Director and deputies of country juvenile facilities and
Status: in_force

services - Employment by judge responsible for juvenile docket.

With the approval of the board of county commissioners, the

judge responsible for the juvenile docket of any county may employ a

director of county juvenile facilities and services and deputies to

the director as the judge may deem appropriate. The director shall

perform the duty or duties of directions and implementations of

county juvenile facilities and services as prescribed and directed

by the board of county commissioners. Such directors and their

deputies shall serve at the will and discretion of the judge

responsible for the juvenile docket.

The director and deputies of county juvenile facilities and

services shall receive as compensation a salary or salaries to be

fixed by the board of county commissioners, to be paid out of the

general operating fund of the county or out of special funds created

by a vote of the people for the purposes of funding county juvenile

facilities and services. The compensation of the director and any

deputies shall not be governed by the comprehensive salary code, as

provided in Section 180.58 et seq. of Title 19 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-138.18 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-138.18
Financial interest statements - Public records
Status: in_force

Statements of financial interests required under the County

Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act shall be public

records. The Ethics Commission shall maintain statements of

financial interests for four (4) years after the date on which they

are filed, at which time the documents may be destroyed or retained

at the discretion of the Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission

may post copies of statements of organization and reports of

contributions and expenditures.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-898.2 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-898.2
Request for consolidation - Election - Terms -
Status: in_force

Ordinance.

The board of directors of any county sewer improvement district,

or the resident citizens liable to pay a majority of the taxes

assessed, as shown by the last preceding tax roll of the county, on

real property situated within the boundaries of such county sewer

improvement district, may ask of the city council or other governing

board of any adjacent city, or the board of trustees of any adjacent

town, for a consolidation, setting forth the terms of such

consolidation which shall include assumption by the district

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 407

property of the legal bonded indebtedness of the city or town and

the assumption by the city or town of the legal public sewer bonded

debt of the district. It shall be lawful for the said city council

or other governing board of the city or board of trustees of the

town so addressed (after first requesting the board of directors of

the county sewer improvement district and it does submit the

question of such consolidation and the terms and conditions thereof

including assumption of each other's legal bonded debt, to a vote of

the qualified voters of the county sewer improvement district

affected and a majority thereof having voted in favor of such

consolidation) by ordinance to consolidate such adjacent county

sewer improvement district upon the terms and conditions so

submitted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1701 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1701
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency

Medical Service District Budget Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-138.17 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-138.17
Financial interest statements
Status: in_force

All candidates for county office and all elected county officers

shall be required to file a statement of financial interests with

the Ethics Commission subject to the same requirements as set forth

for statements of financial interests filed under Rules of the

Ethics Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX

of the Oklahoma Constitution.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 77
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1420 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1420
Supplemental appropriations - Amendment of budget
Status: in_force

A. The county budget board may amend the budget to make

supplemental appropriations to any fund up to the amount of revenues

in excess of the total estimated in the latest budget, which are

available for current expenses due to:

1. Revenues received from sources not anticipated in the budget

for that year;

2. Revenues received from anticipated sources but in excess of

the budget estimates therefor; or

3. An unexpended and unencumbered fund balance on hand at the

end of the preceding fiscal year which had not been anticipated in

the budget. Any appropriation authorizing the creation of an

indebtedness shall be governed by the applicable provisions of

Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.

B. If at any time during the budget year it appears probable

that revenues available will be insufficient to meet the amount

appropriated, or that due to unforeseen emergencies there is

temporarily insufficient money in a particular fund to meet the

requirements of appropriation in the fund, the county budget board

shall take such action as it deems necessary. For that purpose, it

may amend the budget to reduce one or more appropriations or it may

amend the budget to transfer money from one fund to another fund,

but no appropriation for debt service may be reduced and no

appropriation may be reduced by more than the amount of the

unexpended and unencumbered balance thereof. No transfer shall be

made from the debt service fund to any other fund except as may be

permitted by the terms of the bond issue or applicable law.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 553

C. A budget amendment as provided in this section authorizing

supplemental appropriations or a decrease or change in appropriation

of funds shall be adopted at a meeting of the county budget board

and filed with the county clerk, the county excise board and the

State Auditor and Inspector.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-951 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-951
Fund and system authorized
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners of any county in the State of

Oklahoma having a population of more than three hundred thousand

(300,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, is

hereby authorized to provide by resolution for a retirement fund and

system for any or all of the employees of such county as delayed

compensation in order to encourage continuity of dedicated service

on the part of employees and thereby promote public efficiency, and

to provide retirement allowances and other benefits for such

employees, their surviving spouses and surviving children; such fund

to be supported by joint contributions by such county and the

employees to be benefited.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-376 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-376
Electronic data processing equipment authorized - Manner
Status: in_force

of handling.

A. Until January 1, 1983, the board of county commissioners of

any county in the State of Oklahoma may acquire electronic data

processing equipment by purchase, lease or transfer, and may provide

for the operation, maintenance, repair and utilization of such

electronic data processing equipment as shall be necessary to

conduct the county's business, or may enter into a contract for

computer services with a capable data processing company, to provide

systems designs and analysis for all county officials.

The board of county commissioners shall determine the most

effective manner of handling the county's data processing needs,

either by outright purchase or lease of equipment or entering into a

contract for computer services, and shall offer data processing

advisory service to all county elected officials.

B. Beginning January 1, 1983, each county purchasing agent may

acquire electronic data processing equipment by purchase, lease or

transfer, and may provide for the operation, maintenance, repair and

utilization of such electronic data processing equipment as shall be

necessary to conduct the county's business, or may enter into a

contract for computer services with a capable data processing

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 201

company, to provide systems designs and analysis for all county

officials upon approval of the board of county commissioners.

The county purchasing agent shall determine the most effective

manner of handling the county's data processing needs, either by

outright purchase or lease of equipment or entering into a contract

for computer services, and shall offer data processing advisory

service to all county elected officials.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-958 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-958
Necessary provisions by resolution
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners of any county establishing a

retirement fund and system under the provisions of this act is

hereby authorized and empowered to make effective by resolution all

provisions necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act, and any

amendments hereafter provided. Any such resolutions properly made

in order to ensure compliance with qualification requirements for

the retirement plan shall take precedence over any provisions of

this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1258 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-1258
Proceeds from sale of bonds – Disbursement – Payment of
Status: in_force

contractor.

The proceeds from the sale of the bonds pursuant to the

provisions of Section 1257 of this title shall be deposited in

separate accounts established for each improvement and disbursed

only for the cost associated with the respective improvement.

Payment to the contractor shall be in parcels on the completion of

the work or improvement or any part thereof, not less than one

block, to an amount equal to the improvement so completed and

accepted. Any funds not disbursed shall be utilized by the county

commissioners to recall outstanding bonds. Payment to the

contractor in money shall be paid no more than sixty (60) days after

the due date for payment of assessments, including special

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 538

assessments and each installment of such assessments and the

interest on such assessments.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-123 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-123
Deposit in bank where treasurer or commissioners have
Status: in_force

pecuniary interest prohibited.

It is hereby made unlawful and deemed a Class D3 felony offense

for any of the funds of the county to be deposited in any bank in

which the county treasurer or any member of the board of county

commissioners is the owner of any stock or otherwise directly or

indirectly pecuniarily interested. A county treasurer or county

commissioner shall be considered to be interested in such bank if

any member of his immediate family owns any interest in said

depository bank. Any person who violates the provisions of this

section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony

offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-514 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-514
Service of process, etc
Status: in_force

The sheriff in person, or by his undersheriff or deputy, shall

serve and execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts

and orders issued or made by lawful authorities, and to him

directed, and shall attend upon the several courts of record held in

his county.

R.L. 1910, § 1699.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.18 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-863.18
Permits - Enforcement of regulations
Status: in_force

After the adoption of such zoning regulations or building line

regulations by the board and/or the council, no building or other

structures shall be erected, constructed, enlarged or altered, or

repaired in such manner as to prolong the life of the building, nor

shall the use of any land be changed without a permit issued by the

county inspector as to territory falling within the jurisdiction of

the county and of the building inspector of the municipality as to

territory falling within the jurisdiction of the municipality. The

county inspector shall have the duty of administering the rules and

regulations under this act applicable to the unincorporated area of

the county, and shall make such inspections and investigations as

may be necessary to the proper enforcement of such rules and

regulations. The building inspector and the engineer of the

municipality shall have the duty of administering the rules and

regulations under this act applicable to the jurisdiction of the

municipality and shall make such inspections and investigations as

may be necessary to the proper enforcement of such rules and

regulations, except that in the matter of construction, surfacing

and maintenance of streets, roads, and highways in the entire

unincorporated area of the county, the board may prescribe rules and

regulations and prescribe standards and the county engineer shall

have the duty of administering such rules and regulations and shall

make such inspections and investigations as may be necessary to the

proper enforcement of such rules and regulations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-130.6 — OK Code / Title 19 / Section 19-130.6
Support staff - Other training programs - Expenses
Status: in_force

A. 1. Any professional or clerical support staff required by

the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training

shall be provided through the Cooperative Extension Service.

2. The training programs developed pursuant to Section 130.1 et

seq. of this title shall not interfere with or duplicate any other

existing training programs for county government personnel.

B. Expenses incurred in the performance of the duties imposed

upon the Commission by law shall primarily be paid out of funds

appropriated or otherwise made available to the Office of the State

Auditor and Inspector and may also be paid by the collection of

training expenses paid by the counties directly to the Cooperative

Extension Service.