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19 OK Stat § 19-1500.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1500.1. County purchasing agent – Powers – Electronic commerce.

|A. Except as otherwise provided by Section 1500 et seq. of this title, the county purchasing agent shall have the authority to develop, implement and promote policies and procedures that allow the procurement of materials and equipment through contracts that are flexible, value based and are in the best interests of the state and its political subdivisions. |B. Except as otherwise provided, the county purchasing agent shall have the authority to use electronic commerce for the solicitation, notification, and other purchasing processes. For purposes of this subsection, "electronic commerce" means the use of electronic methods to enable solicitations, open bids, supplier response, bid submission, notice of contract award, county acquisition processes, or any other function to make an acquisition.C. The boards of county commissioners shall have the authority to conduct a procurement transaction by electronic means subject to the provisions of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.D. The board of county commissioners shall have the authority to establish an online bidding process with a vendor authorized by state contract as provided by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.1. The purchasing agent shall comply with all bid notice requirements as prescribed in paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 1505 of this title or the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974.2. Solicitations shall designate an opening and closing date and time for bids. Sealed bids received pursuant to this subsection shall be first opened in an open meeting of the board of county commissioners concurrently with other sealed bids received as provided in Section 1505 of this title or the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974.3. The board of county commissioners shall be authorized to require online bidders to register before the opening date and time and, as part of that registration, require bidders to agree to any terms, conditions or other requirements of the solicitation or applicable acts.4. The board of county commissioners shall be authorized to require potential online bidders to prequalify as bidders. Solicitations and published bid notices shall indicate the prequalification requirements for online bids. Bids submitted by online bidders not meeting a prequalification requirement shall be disqualified from consideration.Added by Laws 1999, c. 399, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 64, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2013, c. 358, § 2, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2020, c. 30, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
19 OK Stat § 19-1503 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1503. Department receiving officers to be designated.

|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; and4. 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 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.Added by Laws 1982, c. 249, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 321, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
19 OK Stat § 19-1504 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1504. Duties of receiving officer.

|A. A receiving officer shall receive all purchased, lease-purchased or rented items procured for the department and shall identify such items received in a manner prescribed by the county road and bridge inventory officer or board of county commissioners or designee. The receiving officer shall also maintain a record of all such items received, disbursed, stored and consumed by the department. |B. The receiving officer shall comply with receiving procedures provided by law.Added by Laws 1982, c. 249, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 358, § 4, eff. July 1, 2013.
19 OK Stat § 19-1505.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1505.1. Contracts for supplies, equipment or materials - Bidders to provide information as to manufacturer and country of origin of supplies, equipment and materials.

|A. The county purchasing agent may require each bidder for county contracts for supplies, equipment or materials to provide information as to the manufacturer and country of origin of any supplies, equipment or materials for the county as specified by labels attached to the supplies, equipment or materials where such identification is required by federal or state law. If an item has more than one component part or accessory which may have been manufactured in more than one country, the bidder may specify the countries of origin for only the major component parts or accessories as determined by the Board of County Commissioners where such identification is required by federal or state law. |B. Any county contract for the purchase of supplies, equipment or materials may require the contractor to obtain from all of his subcontractors information as to the manufacturer and country or countries of origin of any such supplies, equipment or materials provided to the county where such identification is required by federal or state law.Added by Laws 1992, c. 205, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992.
19 OK Stat § 19-1505.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1505.2. Exception to purchasing procedures for public trusts.

|The procedures specified in Sections 1500 through 1505 of this title shall not apply to the receipt of or the purchases, lease-purchases and rentals of supplies, materials, equipment and improvements made with funds of a public trust expended by a county on behalf of such public trust, if the county is a beneficiary of such public trust and such public trust receives and administers the proceeds of sales tax. |Added by Laws 1996, c. 342, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.
19 OK Stat § 19-1507 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1507. Number of credit cards issued and amount of charges allowed.

|A. The number of credit cards issued and the amount of charges allowed for credit cards issued by counties shall be subject to the following limits: |1. For counties with a population less than fifty thousand (50,000) persons, according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, no more than two cards shall be issued. The aggregate amount of credit for all such cards issued shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00);2. For counties with a population of fifty thousand (50,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) persons, according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, no more than four cards shall be issued. The aggregate amount of credit for all such cards issued shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00);3. For counties with a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) to four hundred fifty thousand (450,000) persons, according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, no more than six cards shall be issued. The aggregate amount of credit for all such cards issued shall not exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00); and4. For counties with a population in excess of four hundred fifty thousand (450,000) persons, according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, no more than twenty-four credit cards shall be issued. The aggregate amount of credit for all such cards shall not exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00).B. The sheriff of each county shall issue cards when such cards are required for expenditures incurred in connection with travel outside the county and the sheriff shall remain responsible for proper use of all cards issued.Added by Laws 1986, c. 127, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 215, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
19 OK Stat § 19-1601 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1601. Short title.

|Sections 1 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Transient Merchant Licensing Act". |Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1602 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1602. Definitions.

|As used in the Transient Merchant Licensing Act: |1. "Transient merchant" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other entity which engages in, does or transacts any temporary or transient business in this state, either in one locality or in traveling from place to place in this state, offering for sale or selling goods, wares, merchandise, or services, and includes those merchants who, for the purpose of carrying on such business, hire, lease, use, or occupy any building, structure, motor vehicle, railroad car, or real estate.2. "Temporary or transient business" means any business or home improvement service; siding, roofing or resurfacing services conducted for the sale or offer for sale of goods, wares, or merchandise which is carried on in any building, structure, motor vehicle, mobile home, travel trailer, railroad car, or real estate for a period of less than two (2) years.3. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity.Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 399, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999.
19 OK Stat § 19-1603 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1603. Exemptions.

|A. The provisions of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act shall not apply to: |1. Sales at wholesale to retail merchants by commercial travelers or selling agents in the usual course of business;2. Wholesale trade shows or conventions;3. Sales of goods, wares, or merchandise by sample, catalog or brochure for future delivery;4. Fairs and convention center activities conducted primarily for amusement or entertainment;5. Any general sale, fair, auction, or bazaar sponsored by any church or religious organization;6. Any sale sponsored by schools and universities or any charitable organization;7. Trade fairs;8. Flea markets;9. Garage sales held on the premises devoted to residential use;10. Sales of crafts or items made by hand and sold or offered for sale by the person making such crafts or handmade items;11. Sales of agricultural products, including Christmas trees and firewood;12. Sales made by a seller at residential premises pursuant to an invitation issued by the owner or legal occupant of such premises;13. Any person who maintains a permanent place of business in this state and has a registered agent therein upon whom process, notice, or demand permitted by law may be made;14. Any person whose participation with a "transient merchant" or in the "temporary or transient business" is limited to providing any building, structure, motor vehicle, railroad car or real estate; 15. Fireworks; or16. Bibles.B. A transient merchant not otherwise exempted from the provisions of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act shall not be relieved or exempted from the provisions of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act by reason of associating himself temporarily with any local dealer, auctioneer, trader, contractor, or merchant or by conducting such temporary or transient business in connection with or in the name of any local dealer, auctioneer, trader, contractor, or merchant.Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1604 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1604. License required.

|No transient merchant shall transact business in any county in this state unless such merchant and the owners of any goods, wares, or merchandise to be offered for sale or sold, if such goods, wares, or merchandise are not owned by the merchant, shall have secured a license and have otherwise complied with the requirements of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1605 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1605. Application for license - Contents.

|A. Any transient merchant desiring to transact business in any county in this state shall make application for and obtain a license in each county in which such merchant desires to transact business. The application for license shall be filed with the court clerk, and shall include the following information: |1. The name and permanent address of the transient merchant making the application, and if the applicant is a firm or corporation the name and address of the members of the firm or the officers of the corporation, as the case may be;2. If the applicant is a corporation, there shall be stated on the application form the date of incorporation, the state of incorporation, and if the applicant is a corporation formed in a state other than the State of Oklahoma, the date on which such corporation qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation in the State of Oklahoma;3. A statement showing the kind of business proposed to be conducted, the length of time for which the applicant desires to transact such business and the location of such proposed place of business;4. The name and permanent address of the transient merchant's registered agent or office; and5. The applicant has acquired all other required city, county, and state permits and licenses.B. There shall be attached to the application a receipt or statement showing that any personal property taxes due on goods, wares, or merchandise to be offered for sale have been paid.Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1606 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1606. Forms for applications for license and license certificate.

|The court clerk in each county shall design and cause to be printed appropriate forms for applications for licenses and for the license certificates to be issued to applicants pursuant to the Transient Merchant Licensing Act. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1607 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1607. Agents of transient merchants.

|Each person designated by a transient merchant as his agent in the application for a license shall be a resident of the county and shall be an agent of the transient merchant upon whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the transient merchant may be served. The agent shall agree in writing to act as such agent and a copy of the agreement to so act shall be filed by the applicant with the application for a license. |The court clerk of each county shall maintain an alphabetical list of all transient merchants in the county and the names and addresses of their agents.If any transient merchant doing business or having done business in any county within the state shall fail to have or maintain an agent in the county or if such agent cannot be found at his permanent address, the court clerk shall be an agent of such transient merchant for service of all process, notices, or demands. Service on the court clerk shall be made by delivery to and leaving with him or any person designated by the clerk to receive such service, duplicate copies of the process, notice, or demand. When any such process, notice, or demand is served on the clerk, he shall immediately cause one copy thereof to be forwarded by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the permanent address of the transient merchant. The provisions of this section shall not limit or otherwise affect the right of any person to serve any process, notice, or demand in any other manner now or hereafter authorized by law.Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1608 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1608. License fee - Bond.

|Each application for a transient merchant license shall be accompanied by a license fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and by a cash bond or a surety bond issued by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or five percent (5%) of the wholesale value of any goods, wares, merchandise, or services to be offered for sale whichever sum is lesser. The surety bond shall be made payable to the State of Oklahoma and shall assure the payment by the applicant of all taxes that may be due from the applicant to the state or any political subdivision of the state, the payment of any fines that may be assessed against the applicant or its agents or employees for violation of the provisions of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act, and for the satisfaction of all judgments that may be rendered against the transient merchant or its agents or employees in any cause of action commenced by any purchaser of goods, wares, merchandise, or services within one (1) year from the date of the sale by such transient merchant. The bonds shall be maintained so long as the transient merchant conducts business in the county and for a period of one (1) year after the termination of such business and shall be released only when the transient merchant furnishes satisfactory proof to the court clerk that it has satisfied all claims of purchasers of goods, wares, merchandise, or services from such merchant, and that all state and local sales taxes and other taxes have been paid. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1609 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1609. Issuance of license - Transferability - Validity.

|A transient business license shall be issued only when all the requirements of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act have been met. Such license shall not be transferable, shall be valid only within the territorial limits of the issuing county, shall be valid only for a period of ninety (90) days, and shall be valid only for the business stated in the application. A license so issued shall be valid for only one person, unless such person shall be a member of a partnership or employee of a firm or corporation obtaining such license. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1610 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1610. Violations - Misdemeanor.

|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, punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). |Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 399, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999.
19 OK Stat § 19-1611 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1611. Enforcement of act.

|It is the duty of the county sheriff and other law enforcement officers in each county and the district attorney for each county to enforce the provisions of the Transient Merchant Licensing Act. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 150, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
19 OK Stat § 19-1701 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1701. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Medical Service District Budget Act". |Added by Laws 1986, c. 145, § 1, eff. June 1, 1986.
19 OK Stat § 19-1702 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1702. Purpose of act.

|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; and4. 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.Added by Laws 1986, c. 145, § 2, eff. June 1, 1986.
19 OK Stat § 19-1703 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1703. Application of act.

|This act shall apply to all emergency medical service districts created pursuant to the provisions of Section 9C of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 145, § 3, eff. June 1, 1986.