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11 OK Stat § 11-22-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-101. Corporate powers of municipalities.

|All incorporated municipalities shall be bodies corporate and politic, and shall have the powers to: |1. Sue and be sued;2. Purchase and hold real and personal property for the use of the municipality;3. Sell and convey any real or personal property owned by the municipality and make orders respecting the same as may be conducive to the best interests of the municipality;4. Make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to the property and affairs of the municipality, necessary to the good government of the municipality, and to the exercise of its corporate and administrative powers; and5. Exercise such other powers as are or may be conferred by law.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-101, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-101.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-101.1. Political activities by municipal employees - Restrictions.

|Municipal employees may attend and express their views at city council meetings, or any other public meetings of municipal entities. |Any municipal employee may actively participate in partisan and nonpartisan political activities. Provided, the political activity in which the employee participates shall be exercised only during off-duty hours and while not in uniform. Any federal statutes restricting the political activities of certain municipal employees shall supersede the provisions of thissection as to such employees. Municipal corporations may establish employment requirements requiring municipal employees to refrain from filing as a candidate for public office while employed by said municipality.Amended by Laws 1983, c. 276, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1983.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-101.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-101.2. Employer coercion prohibited.

|It shall be unlawful for the governing body or officer of any municipal corporation in this state to directly or indirectly coerce or attempt to coerce any municipal employee to participate or refrain from participation in municipal political activities or public meetings. |Laws 1981, c. 311, § 2.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-101.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-101.3. Violations.

|Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. |Laws 1981, c. 311, § 3.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-102. Proof of legal organization or ordinances - Recovery of costs and attorney fees.

|A. If a suit is instituted by a municipality, the municipality shall not be required to post bond or to show its compliance with any of the provisions of law as to its organization or publication of ordinances unless the same is controverted by affidavit. |B. A municipality shall be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys fees on the same terms and in the same manner as any other party.Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 38, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-103. Service of notice or process on municipality.

|Any notice or process affecting a municipality shall be served upon the municipal clerk, or in his or her absence then upon a deputy municipal clerk and upon the mayor. |Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-103, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 39, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 2007, c. 362, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-105. Condemnation of private property.

|Private property may be taken for public use, or for the purpose of giving a right-of-way or other privilege for any necessary purpose, in the manner provided by law; but in every case the municipality shall make adequate compensation to the person or persons whose property shall be taken or injured thereby as provided by law. |Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-105, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-106. License tax on occupations - Authority to levy and collect - Penalties.

|A. A municipal governing body may levy and collect a license tax on auctioneers, contractors, druggists, hawkers, peddlers, bankers, brokers, pawnbrokers, merchants of all kinds, grocers, confectioners, restaurants, butchers, taverns, public boarding houses, billiard tables, bowling alleys, and other amusement devices, drays, hacks, carriages, omnibuses, carts, wagons and other vehicles used in the municipality for pay, hay scales, lumber dealers, furniture dealers, saddle or harness dealers, stationers, jewelers, livery stable keepers, real estate agents, express companies or agencies, telegraph companies or agencies, shows, theatres, all kinds of exhibitions for pay, also photographers, photographers' agents, agents of all kinds and solicitors. The taxes so levied and collected shall be applied for the use and benefit of the municipality as the governing body may direct. |B. All scientific and literary lectures and entertainments shall be exempt from license taxation, and also all concerts and musical or other entertainments given exclusively by the citizens of the municipality.C. The governing body may establish penalties for any failure to observe the license provisions or to pay the tax provided for by ordinance.D. A municipal body which levies and collects a license tax on licensed plumbing, electrical and mechanical contractors pursuant to subsection A of this section, may only assess the tax on the licensed contractor and shall not levy or collect such tax on a licensed journeyman or apprentice. The amount of tax assessed shall be determined by the municipalities based on the number of licensed journeymen or apprentices under the supervision of the licensed contractor.Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-106, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 318, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-107. Licenses and fees regulated by ordinance - Expiration - Issuance - Seal - Exchange of information for collecting of state and local taxes.

|Municipal licenses and license fees shall be regulated by ordinance. A municipality may establish such license requirements as it deems appropriate in the exercise of its police power and may provide that each applicant supply his state sales tax identification number or proof of exemption pursuant to the provisions of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any license issued by the governing body shall expire no later than one (1) year after the date of its issuance or on June 30 of each year. No license may be issued until the amount prescribed therefor is paid to the municipal treasurer. No license in any case may be assigned or transferred. Licenses shall be signed as provided for by ordinance. The clerk shall affix the corporate seal of the municipality to the license. A municipality and the Oklahoma Tax Commission may exchange information to further the collection or enforcement of state and local taxes. The municipality and the officers and employees of the municipality shall preserve the confidentiality of such information in the same manner and be subject to the same penalties as provided for by Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided that the municipal prosecutor and other municipal enforcement personnel may receive all information necessary to enforce municipal sales tax ordinances or licensing ordinances. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-107, eff. July 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 41, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-107.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-107.2. Sellers of video services.

|A. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law, a seller of video services may assess a late fee on delinquent accounts having an unpaid balance of Twelve Dollars ($12.00) or more. |B. The seller of video services shall conspicuously disclose, in the contract for service and on each statement or invoice, the terms on which a late fee may be assessed by the seller including the amount of the fee.C. No late fee shall be assessed which exceeds Six Dollars ($6.00) or five percent (5%) of the unpaid amount, whichever is greater.D. Prior to collecting a late fee, the seller shall give notice to the customer by first class mail to the customer's last known billing address as shown on the records of the seller of the amount of the delinquency at least ten (10) days prior to the date the fee will be imposed. The notice shall conspicuously state the place and address for making payment, the date on which the late fee will be imposed, and the amount of the late fee.Added by Laws 1998, c. 352, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 47, § 2, emerg. eff. April 12, 2016.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-108. Power to suppress gaming and gambling.

|The municipal governing body may enact ordinances to restrain, prohibit, and suppress games and gambling houses, bowling alleys, pool and billiard tables, and other gambling tables. The powers granted to municipalities in this section shall not be construed to repeal any gambling law now on the statute books, but shall be cumulative only. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-108, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-109. Disorderly houses and public indecencies.

|The municipal governing body may enact ordinances to restrain, prohibit, and suppress houses of prostitution and other disorderly houses and practices, and all kinds of public indecencies. No municipal officer shall accept or receive any hush money, or any money or valuable things, from any person or persons engaged in any such business or practice, or grant any immunity or protection against a rigid enforcement of the laws and ordinances enacted to restrain, prohibit and suppress any such business or practice. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-109, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-109.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-109.1. Location of adult novelty shops.

|A. As used in this act: |1. "Adult novelty shop" means a commercial establishment that displays, sells, or offers for sale instruments, devices, or paraphernalia designed or marketed primarily for use to stimulate human genital organs or for use in connection with sadomasochistic practices; and2. "Sadomasochistic practices" means flagellation or torture by or upon a person clothed or naked, or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed or naked.B. The location of an adult novelty shop shall be subject to the nondiscriminatory zoning ordinances of the town or city in which located, and the location of such entities is specifically prohibited within one thousand (1,000) feet of:1. Any building primarily and regularly used for worship services and religious activities;2. Any public or private school;3. Any public park or playground;4. Any public library; or5. Any land zoned or used for residential purposes.Provided, that if any such building used for worship and religious activities, any public or private school, any public park or playground, any public library or any land zoned or used for residential purposes shall be established within one thousand (1,000) feet of any such premises after the premises have been established, this shall not be a bar to the continuation of the business so long as it has been in continuous force and effect. The distance indicated in this subsection shall be measured from the nearest property line of such church or school to the nearest public entrance door of the premises of the adult novelty shop along the street right-of-way line providing the nearest direct route usually traveled by pedestrians between such points. For purposes of determining measured distance, property situated on the opposite side of the street from such church or school shall be considered as if it were located on the same side of the street with such church or school.Added by Laws 1997, c. 225, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-110. Riots, assaults and disturbances, etc. - Firearms and fireworks.

|A. The municipal governing body may regulate or prohibit riots, assaults, batteries, petty larceny, disturbances or disorderly assemblies, and immoral or indecent shows, exhibitions or concerts, in any street, house or place in the municipality; and may regulate, punish, and prevent the discharge of firearms, rockets, powder, fireworks, or other dangerously combustible material in the streets, lots, grounds, alleys or about, or in the vicinity of any buildings. The governing body may also regulate the carrying of firearms or other deadly weapons, concealed or otherwise, as provided for in Section 1289.24 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. No municipality shall regulate by order, resolution, ordinance, regulation, or other legislation prohibiting the transport of fireworks, in their unopened original packaging in a motor vehicle within the municipal limits. No municipality shall adopt or continue in effect resolutions, ordinances, or regulations prohibiting the transport of fireworks in their unopened original packaging by a motor vehicle. Local orders, resolutions, ordinances, regulations, or legislation in violation of this section are void and unenforceable.Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-110, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 28, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2006, c. 306, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-110.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-110.1. Registration of real property prohibited.

|A. For purposes of promoting commerce and the equitable treatment of the citizens of this state, the registration of any real property by any municipality is declared to be a statewide concern and shall be prohibited pursuant to subsection B of this section. |B. No municipality shall enact or attempt to enforce through fees, civil fines or criminal penalties any ordinance, rule or regulation to require the registration of real property. Any ordinance, rule or regulation contrary to the provisions of this section, whether enacted prior to or after August 22, 2014, is declared null and void and unenforceable against every owner, purchaser, assignee, lessee, mortgagee or beneficiary of any interest in the real property.C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality from creating a list of the property owners or the designees of property owners of residential, commercial or leased real property to ensure the public safety and welfare of its citizens.Additionally, for the purpose of addressing public nuisances, dilapidated properties or other unlawful conduct in accordance with their general police powers, municipal governments may require:1. Contact information of persons or entities responsible for emergency contracts and property maintenance for property outlined in this subsection; or2. The name of a person or entity authorized to receive notice and service of process for property outlined in this subsection, along with their contact information.Municipal governments shall not collect a fee to administer the collection of information authorized in this section.D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality from enacting and enforcing rules and regulations to require real property owners to comply with the provisions of this section and established occupancy standards as set forth by ordinance and state law.E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality from requiring the owner of property that is the subject of any abatement process provided in this title to provide the name, physical address and telephone number of an individual to receive and respond to communications concerning the property subject to the abatement process. No future action taken by the municipality shall be rendered ineffective due to the failure of the property owner to provide the information pursuant to this subsection. The municipality shall not assess any additional charge when requiring the information.F. Information obtained by the municipal government under this section shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Open Records Act.Added by Laws 2014, c. 326, § 2. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 52, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2021, c. 403, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-111.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-111.1. Certification for employees enforcing cleaning and mowing provisions.

|Employees of a municipality employed or otherwise assigned to enforce provisions of Section 22-111 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall complete certification training specifically applicable to such section as adopted and administered by the Oklahoma Code Enforcement Association, an internationally recognized model code organization, career technical education program, or an institution of higher education. The certification training shall be completed within one (1) year of employment or assignment for such enforcement. |Added by Laws 2008, c. 24, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 111.1 of this title to provide consistency in numbering.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-112.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-112.3. Certification of employees enforcing condemnation provisions.

|Employees of a municipality assigned to enforce provisions of Sections 22-112 and 22-112.1 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall complete certification training specifically applicable to such section as adopted and administered by the Oklahoma Code Enforcement Association, an internationally recognized model code organization, career technical education program, or an institution of higher education. The certification training shall be completed within one (1) year of employment or assignment for such enforcement. |Added by Laws 2008, c. 24, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 112.2 of this title to provide consistency in numbering.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-112.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-112.5. Termination of water service when sewer or waste water service is provided by a separate public entity

|A. Where water service is provided to real property by one public entity but that property receives sewer or waste water service from another public entity, and where the sewer or waste water account for the property has been found to be delinquent as determined by the policies adopted by the public entity regarding nonpayment, the governing body of the public entity providing sewer or waste water service to that property may request that the public entity providing water service terminate water service. Until the delinquency has been resolved, the governing body of the public entity providing sewer or waste water service requesting the termination of water service shall provide a proposed date for termination and notice to the public entity providing water service, and to the account holder and property owner of the subject property at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed date for termination. The public entity providing water service may terminate water service at the subject property on the proposed date for termination or within thirty (30) days thereafter. Should the sewer or waste water delinquency be resolved during the pendency of the termination of water service, or sometime thereafter, the public entity which requested termination of water service shall provide the public entity providing water service notice of the resolution of delinquency no later than the first business day following resolution. The public entity providing water service shall renew water service no later than the first business day following the notice. Should the sewer or waste water delinquency be resolved during the pendency of the termination of water service, or sometime thereafter, the public entity which requested termination of water service shall provide the account holder and the property owner notice of the resolution of the delinquency, upon request. |B. Each public entity desiring to utilize the termination provision authorized in subsection A of this section shall enact, in accordance to law and as required by this act, notice and hearing procedures to ensure account holders and property owners receive adequate notice and opportunity for hearing prior to commencement of the procedures authorized in subsection A of this section.Added by Laws 2016, c. 98, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-113. Fire hazards and building location restrictions.

|The municipal governing body may regulate the construction or suppression, and cleaning of any apparatus, fixtures, or equipment used in any building, manufactory, or business which may cause or promote fires, may prescribe limits within which dangerous or hazardous businesses may be carried on, and may adopt fire prevention codes and regulations. The governing body may impose penalties for the violation of such ordinances and may remove or abate any buildings constructed or located in violation of its ordinances. |Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 44, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-114. Entry upon private property for making surveys, soundings, examination or terminating public utility services - Reimbursement for damages.

|A. Municipalities through their authorized agents or employees may enter upon any lands, waters, or premises for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, or examinations as may be necessary for the purpose of establishing, locating, relocating, constructing, or maintaining any sewer, waterworks, drain, or public works or facilities. Entry may also be made for the purpose of terminating any public utility services if the municipality determines the existence of a hazard to the health, safety, or welfare of the general public in connection with said services. Said entry shall not be deemed a trespass, nor shall an entry pursuant to any condemnation proceedings which may be pending be deemed a trespass. If the municipality does not have written consent for entry from the owner and lessee, the municipality shall give notice to the owner and lessee of the property to be entered, by certified mail at least fourteen (14) days prior to any entry. If the owner and lessee are unable to be given notice by certified mail, notice shall be given by publication. |B. Municipalities shall make reimbursement for any actual damages to lands, water, or premises as a result of the entry onto property as authorized in this section. If there is a disagreement as to the amount of any damage, either the person incurring any damage to land, water, or premises or the municipality may file a petition with the district court in the county where the alleged damage occurred requesting the appointment of a commissioner to appraise the damage and proceed to have the damage determined as in condemnation proceedings.Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 45, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-115. Animals running at large - Regulation and taxation.

|The municipal governing body may regulate or prohibit animals from running at large. Animals which are running at large may be impounded and sold to discharge any costs and penalties established by the governing body and the expense of impounding, keeping or sale of such animals. The governing body may also provide for the erection of pens, pounds, and buildings for the use of the municipality, within or without the municipal limits, and appoint and compensate keepers thereof, and establish and enforce rules governing the pens, pounds or buildings. The governing body may also regulate and provide for taxing the owners and harborers of dogs, and authorize the killing of dogs which are found at large in violation of any ordinance regulating the same. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-115, eff. July 1, 1978.