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§7512a. Legislative bills and resolutions Enrollment Filing in office of Secretary of State.
Bills and resolutions referred to in Section 35, Article V of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, after their passage but before they are signed by the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature as provided in said section, shall be correctly enrolled in permanent ink on appropriate paper. Bills and resolutions originating in one house of the Legislature which, after being duly passed and engrossed thereby, are sent to the other house and thereafter returned without amendment to the house in which same originated, shall, when referred for enrollment, be sent to the Office of Engrossing and Enrolling thereof, which office may cause each and every such engrossed bill or resolution, without retyping, to be reported properly enrolled for fourth reading and final signature by attaching or jacketing in the forefront thereof a proper jurat for certification by the presiding officer as to the previous passage of said bill or resolution. After said bills and resolutions have been duly signed by the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature, and after same have been either affirmatively or negatively approved by the Governor or passed over his objections, as provided in Section 11, Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, they shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State where they shall be permanently preserved.
Laws 1945, p. 480; Laws 1945, p. 491, § 1, emerg. eff. Jan. 23, 1945; Laws 1959, p. 367, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1959; Laws 1981, c. 272, § 37, eff. July 1, 1981.
§75171. Compilation authorized.
West Group of St. Paul, Minnesota, is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to compile, codify and annotate the "Oklahoma Statutes 2001", according to the terms, specifications and conditions directed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 1, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001.
§75172. Contents.
The Statutes as provided for in Section 171 of this title shall contain the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States with its amendments, the Organic Act of Oklahoma, the Enabling Act of Oklahoma, the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma with its schedule and amendments, and all laws of the State of Oklahoma of a general and permanent nature now in force, including all laws and amendments of a general and permanent nature passed by the First Regular Session of the Forty-eighth Legislature, 2001, with all repealed laws and those held unconstitutional by the highest courts eliminated.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 2, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 2, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 2, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001.
§75173. Classification and arrangement.
The Statutes as provided for in Section 171 of this title shall be under the same classification, title, section and section arrangement and same section number as the Oklahoma Statutes Annotated.
Laws 1971, c. 117, § 3, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971; Laws 1981, c. 91, § 3, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981.
§75174. Derivation and parallel citations Key number references.
Each section of the Statutes as provided for in Section 171 of this title shall show its derivation and parallel citations to the 1910, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, and 1991 Oklahoma Statutes, and contain key number references to National Reporter System publications.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 4, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 4, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 3, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 3, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001.
§75175. Annotations and citations.
Each section of the Statutes as provided for in Section 171 of this title shall include ample annotations and citations from the most comprehensive and leading cases, construing the Constitution of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Statutes; said decisions to be from the courts of last resort of the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Territory, Indian Territory and the United States, and the lower United States courts, as well as decisions from the State of Kansas relating to civil procedure and decisions from the States of California, North Dakota and South Dakota, relating to probate procedure, and to the laws of wills and succession; together with annotations to decisions of the courts of other states construing Statutes adopted by the Territory of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma from those states prior to adoption by Oklahoma Territory and the State of Oklahoma. The annotations of said Statutes shall include citations to Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory Reports, the official Oklahoma Reports, Official Oklahoma Criminal Reports, Pacific Reporter and Southwestern Reporter prior to July 1, 2001, and shall also include parallel citations to the American Law Reports, Lawyers Reports Annotated, American Annotated Cases, American and English Annotated Cases, American Reports, American State Reports and American Decisions, if such cases are reported therein; and applicable citations that may be included in the United States Reports, United States Supreme Court Reporter, and United States ReportsLawyers Edition. There shall also be shown the pertinent key number references to National Reporter System publications.
It is not required that every decision construing any Statute be included, but it is intended that every section, and subdivision thereof, which has been construed or applied shall be supported by annotations of comprehensive decisions, and that upon the whole, this compilation of Statutes shall be annotated in a good and reasonable and serviceable manner so as to be wholly dependable and usable as an annotated Statute.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 5, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 5, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 4, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 4, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001.
§75176. Number of volumes Index Type size - Size of volumes.
The Oklahoma Statutes 2001 shall be in seven (7) volumes and shall contain an index in the seventh volume as much more complete and much more comprehensive as the index now used in Oklahoma Statutes Annotated, and shall be printed in a type not smaller than and on paper of equal quality as that now used in Oklahoma Statutes Annotated, and shall be bound in du Pont Fabrikoid of equal quality as that now used in the Oklahoma Statutes Annotated. Said volumes shall be as nearly equal in size as possible without any title of said Statutes being printed in two volumes.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 6, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 6, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 5, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 5, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 1, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 7, 2002.
§75177. Approval by Supreme Court.
Before finally printing the Oklahoma Statutes 2001, West Group shall present its manuscript of said Statutes to the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, and shall secure the approval of the Justices of the Supreme Court as to form and as to compliance with the provisions of this act; provided, further, that the Justices of the Supreme Court shall also, after approving said manuscript, certify said Statutes as to accuracy, completeness and correctness.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 7, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 7, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 6, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 6, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001.
§75178. Adoption as general and public laws Saving clause.
The Oklahoma Statutes 2001, prepared by West Group and in seven (7) volumes as above provided for, after the same shall have been approved by the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma as hereinabove provided, shall be as provided in Section 179 of this title, and are hereby adopted as the general and public laws of the State of Oklahoma and the official Statutes of the State of Oklahoma, as to all laws therein contained. Provided, however, that this act shall not be construed to repeal or in any way affect or modify any special or local laws or any law making an appropriation or any law relating to any special election or validating act, or any law affecting any bond issue or by which any bond issue may have been authorized, nor to affect any pending proceedings or any existing rights or remedies, nor the running of the statutes of limitations in force at the time of the approval of this act; but all such local and special laws, laws making appropriations, laws relating to special elections, validating acts, and laws relating to or authorizing bond issues, pending proceedings, and existing rights and remedies, and statutes of limitations running and in force at the time of the approval of this act shall continue and exist in all respects as if this act had not been passed. Provided, further, that this act shall not be construed to alter, change, impair, disparage, vest or divest, or in any way affect any right or interest in the United States, the State of Oklahoma, any of the Five Civilized Tribes, or other Tribes or Nations of Indians within the State of Oklahoma, nor shall the same be construed to repeal any act of the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma enacted subsequent to the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the Forty-eighth Legislature of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 8, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 8, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 7, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 7, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 1, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 7, 2002.
§75179. Effective date Proclamation.
The Oklahoma Statutes 2001 shall take effect and be in full force and effect after the approval thereof by the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, and after the publication of two thousand (2,000) sets of said Statutes as herein provided for. The Secretary of State, upon publication of said two thousand (2,000) sets of such Statutes, shall issue a proclamation and publish the same in some newspaper published in and of general circulation within the State of Oklahoma, stating the date upon which said Statutes were published.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 9, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1972, c. 19, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 7, 1972; Laws 1981, c. 91, § 9, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 8, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 8, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001.
§75180. Supplements.
West Group shall publish a cumulative supplement annually after the adjournment of each regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature until 2011, corresponding in general appearance to the original volumes and of comparable quality in printing, paper, and binding.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 10, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 10, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1983, c. 164, § 8, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 9, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 9, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001.
§75181. Price.
The price of the seven–volume set of the Oklahoma Statutes 2001 to the State of Oklahoma and to the citizens thereof shall be Two Hundred Ten Dollars ($210.00) per set, delivered, during a period of one (1) year following the approval and certification of said statutes.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 117, § 11, emerg. eff. May 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 91, § 11, emerg. eff. April 20, 1981; Laws 1983, c. 164, § 9, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1991, c. 27, § 10, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 40, § 10, emerg. eff. April 9, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 1, § 3, emerg. eff. Feb. 7, 2002.
§75184. Adoption of Oklahoma Statutes 1971 as Code and Revised Statutes Repeal of general laws not included Savings clauses.
The Oklahoma Statutes 1971, compiled, codified and annotated and indexed under the provisions of House Bill No. 1085, Title 75, Chapter 6A, Oklahoma Session Laws 1971, Page 266, and compiled, codified and annotated under the supervision of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma and approved by them on November 9, 1971, and promulgated and published by John Rogers, Secretary of State, under proclamation dated January 5, 1972; said Oklahoma Statutes being further identified as four volumes, Volume 1 containing pages 1 to 1616, inclusive, Volume 2 containing pages 1617 to 3324, inclusive, Volume 3 containing pages 3325 to 5157, inclusive, and Volume 4 containing pages 5159 to 6604, inclusive, are hereby adopted as the Code and Revised Statutes of the State of Oklahoma to be known as Oklahoma Statutes 1971, and that all general laws of the State of Oklahoma not therein contained are hereby repealed; Provided, however, that this act shall not be construed to repeal or in any way affect or modify any special or local laws or any law making an appropriation or any law relating to any special election or validating act or any law affecting any bond issue or by which any bond issue may have been authorized, nor to affect any pending proceedings or any existing rights or remedies, nor the running of the Statutes of Limitations in force at the time of the approval of this act; but all such local and special laws, laws making appropriations, laws relating to special elections, validating acts, and laws relating to or authorizing bond issues, pending proceedings, and existing rights and remedies, and Statutes of Limitations running and in force at the time of the approval of this act shall continue and exist in all respects as if this act had not been passed. Provided, further, that this act shall not be construed to alter, change, impair, disparage, vest or divest, or in any way affect any right or interest of the United States, the State of Oklahoma, any of the Five Civilized Tribes, or other Tribes or Nations of Indians within the State of Oklahoma.
Laws 1972, c. 19, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 7, 1972.
§75185. Adoption of Oklahoma Statutes 1981 as official Code and Revised Statutes Construction.
The Oklahoma Statutes 1981, compiled and indexed under the provisions of Sections 171 through 181 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and compiled under the supervision of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma and approved by them on February 18, 1982, said Oklahoma Statutes contained in four volumes, are hereby adopted as the official Code and Revised Statutes of the State of Oklahoma to be known as Oklahoma Statutes 1981. Provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to repeal or in any way affect or modify any special or local laws or any law making an appropriation or any law relating to any special election or validating act or any law affecting any bond issue or by which any bond issue may have been authorized, nor to affect any pending proceedings or any existing rights or remedies, nor the running of the statutes of limitations in force at the time of the approval of this section. Provided, further, that this section shall not be construed to alter, change, impair, disparage, vest or divest, or in any way affect any right or interest of the United States, the State of Oklahoma, any of the Five Civilized Tribes, or other Tribes or Nations of Indians within the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 356, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982.
§75250.2. Legislative intent.
A. Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution vests in the Legislature the power to make laws, and thereby to establish agencies and to designate agency functions, budgets and purposes. Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution charges the Executive Branch of Government with the responsibility to implement all measures which may be resolved upon by the Legislature.
B. In creating agencies and designating their functions and purposes, the Legislature may delegate rulemaking authority to these agencies to facilitate administration of legislative policy. The delegation of rulemaking authority is intended to eliminate the necessity of establishing every administrative aspect of general public policy by legislation. In so doing, however, the Legislature reserves to itself:
1. The right to retract any delegation of rulemaking authority unless otherwise precluded by the Oklahoma Constitution.
2. The right to establish any aspect of general policy by legislation, notwithstanding any delegation of rulemaking authority.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 207, § 3. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 326, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 310, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2. "Adopted" means that a proposed rule has been approved by the agency but has not been reviewed by the Legislature and the Governor;
4. "Final" or "finally adopted" means a rule other than an emergency rule, which has been approved by the Legislature and by the Governor, or approved by the Legislature pursuant to subsection B of Section 308 of this title and otherwise complies with the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act but has not been published pursuant to Section 255 of this title;
5. "Final agency order" means an order that includes findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Section 312 of this title, is dispositive of an individual proceeding unless there is a request for rehearing, reopening, or reconsideration pursuant to Section 317 of this title and which is subject to judicial review;
6. "Hearing examiner" means a person meeting the qualifications specified by Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act and who has been duly appointed by an agency to hold hearings and, as required, render orders or proposed orders;
8. "License" includes the whole or part of any agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required by law;
9. "Office" means the Office of the Secretary of State;
10. "Order" means all or part of a formal or official decision made by an agency including but not limited to final agency orders;
11. "Party" means a person or agency named and participating, or properly seeking and entitled by law to participate, in an individual proceeding;
12. "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency;
13. "Political subdivision" means a county, city, incorporated town or school district within this state;
14. "Promulgated rule" means a finally adopted rule which has been filed and published in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, an emergency rule or preemptory rule which has been approved by the Governor;
15. "Rule" means any agency statement or group of related statements of general applicability and future effect that implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the procedure or practice requirements of the agency. The term "rule" includes the amendment or revocation of an effective rule but does not include:
16. "Rulemaking" means the process employed by an agency for the formulation of a rule; and
17. "Secretary" means the Secretary of State.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 327, § 2. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 196, § 11, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 207, § 11. Renumbered from § 301 of this title by Laws 1987, c. 207, § 27. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 292, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 360, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 300, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 310, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 182, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 206, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 239, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2. The Corporation Commission shall be required to comply with the provisions of Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act except for subsections A, B, C and E of Section 303 of this title and Section 306 of this title. To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency with Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act, pursuant to Section 35 of Article IX of the Oklahoma Constitution, it is expressly declared that Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act is an amendment to and alteration of Sect