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19 OK Stat § 19-904.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-904.10. Auditors' qualifications - Audit by State Auditor and Inspector - Certification of authorities' creation - Expense of audit.

|A. The audits required by Section 9 of this act shall be certified with the unqualified opinion of a certified public accountant, a licensed public accountant or the State Auditor and Inspector. The required audit shall adhere to standards set by the State Auditor and Inspector. One copy of the annual audit shall be filed with the State Auditor and Inspector not more than one hundred twenty (120) days following the close of each fiscal year of the authority. |B. In the event that a copy of the audit as required by this section is not filed with the State Auditor and Inspector within the time herein provided or for any other reason deemed expedient by him, the State Auditor and Inspector is authorized to either commence an audit or employ a certified public accountant or licensed public accountant to make the audit herein required at the cost and expense of the county jail trust authority.C. Within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of this act or within one hundred eighty (180) days after creation, whichever is first, each county jail trust authority organized pursuant to the provisions of this act shall certify to the State Auditor and Inspector the date it was created.D. Prior to the levying of any assessment by a county jail trust authority, there shall be filed with the Secretary of State an executed original or certified copy of a written instrument or election return declaring creation of the authority and a notice of said filing with the Secretary of State shall be delivered to the State Auditor and Inspector.E. The necessary expense of audits required by Section 9 of this act shall be paid from the funds of the county jail trust authority.Added by Laws 1994, c. 237, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
19 OK Stat § 19-905 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-905. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Regional Jail District Act”. |Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
19 OK Stat § 19-905.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-905.1. Definitions.

|As used in the Oklahoma Regional Jail District Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: |1. “Operation” includes but is not limited to leasing services, contracting for services, planning, financing, construction and maintenance of a regional jail regardless of the source of funding; and2. “Regional jail district project” includes but is not limited to planning, financing and construction of a regional jail.Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
19 OK Stat § 19-905.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-905.2. Regional jail districts - Powers - County duties - 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; and7. The timing and procedures for approval of the annual budget of the regional jail district by the regional jail commission.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.Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
19 OK Stat § 19-905.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-905.3. Regional jail districts - Powers.

|In addition to the powers granted to the regional jail district by its member counties under the agreement, the regional jail district has all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes including, but not limited to, the following: |1. To adopt bylaws and rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;2. To maintain an office at such place or places in one or more of the member counties as the commission may designate;3. To sue and be sued;4. To make and execute leases, contracts, releases, compromises and other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers or to carry out its purposes;5. To acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, alter, improve, and extend jail facilities;6. To sell, assign, mortgage, grant a security interest in, exchange, donate and convey any or all of its properties whenever the commission finds such action to be in furtherance of the purposes of the district;7. To collect rentals, fees and other charges in connection with its services or for the use of any facilities; or8. To issue its bonds, notes or other obligations for any of its corporate purposes and to refund the same.Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
19 OK Stat § 19-905.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-905.4. Regional jail commission - Commissioners - Tenure - Compensation.

|A. Any regional jail district created pursuant to Section 3 of this act shall be governed by a commission. The regional jail commission shall be composed of the sheriff and presiding county commissioner from each county within the district. Each regional jail commissioner of the regional jail district shall serve during his or her tenure as sheriff or as presiding county commissioner. |B. Commissioners of the regional jail district shall serve until successors have been duly appointed. Vacancies on the regional jail commission shall be filled by the succeeding sheriff or presiding county commissioner for the remainder of the term.C. Commissioners of the regional jail district shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed by the district for any reasonable and necessary expenses in the performance of duties as regional jail commissioner.Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
19 OK Stat § 19-905.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-905.5. Regional jail director - Compensation - Authority.

|A. The director, appointed by the regional jail commission, shall administer the regional jail. |B. The director shall be paid a salary determined by the regional jail commission. The director shall have the authority to hire other officers and employees for positions that are authorized by the commission.Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
19 OK Stat § 19-905.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-905.6. Prisoners.

|A. The regional jail established pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of this act may be used to hold prisoners who have pled guilty or been found guilty of a crime or prisoners who are being held prior to or during trial. |B. Each county within the regional jail district may keep its own jail for holding any prisoners who have pled guilty or been found guilty of a crime or who are being held prior to or during trial.Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
19 OK Stat § 19-931 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-931. Authorization to establish and maintain.

|Each county in the State of Oklahoma having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more, as determined by the last Federal Decennial Census or any subsequent Federal Decennial Census, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, provide, maintain, construct, set apart, and conduct parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, swimming pools, social and community centers, and other public recreational facilities anywhere within the said county. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 93, § 1.
19 OK Stat § 19-932 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-932. Dedication of lands and buildings.

|The board of county commissioners of any such county may dedicate and set apart for use as playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational purposes any lands or buildings, or both, within said county owned or leased by such county and not then devoted to another public use; and such county may, in such manner as may now or hereafter be authorized or provided by law for the acquisition of lands or buildings for public purposes by such county, acquire or lease lands or buildings, or both, within said county for playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational purposes, and when the board of county commissioners of such county shall dedicate, set apart, acquire, or lease land or buildings for such purposes it may, on its own initiative, provide for their conduct, equipment, and maintenance as now or hereafter authorized and provided by law. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 93, § 2.
19 OK Stat § 19-933 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-933. Period of dedication - Resolution.

|The board of county commissioners of such counties may dedicate land or buildings as provided in Section 2 herein for a period of twenty-five (25) years, or for so long as the said lands and buildings shall be used or shall be convenient for use for said recreational purposes, or for a period of years not in excess of twenty-five (25) years, and for so long thereafter as the said lands and buildings may be used or may be convenient for use for said recreational purposes, provided that any dedication made pursuant to this section by the board of county commissioners shall be effective only after the said board of county commissioners shall have passed a resolution setting forth the terms of the dedication, and said resolution shall have been filed with the county clerk of said county; further provided that nothing in this section shall prevent such county from owning or operating recreational facilities without a formal dedication of such land or buildings as provided herein. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 93, § 3.
19 OK Stat § 19-934 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-934. Joint establishment of recreational system.

|Such counties may jointly establish and conduct such a system of recreation, including recreation centers, parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, and any and all other recreational facilities and activities, with any city, chartered or otherwise, town, or school district within said county as may now or hereafter be authorized or provided by law. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 93, § 4.
19 OK Stat § 19-935 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-935. Provisions as cumulative.

|The provisions of this act shall in no manner supersede or repeal any laws now in force or effect, or any charter provisions of any city relating to city parks or park boards, but shall be cumulative to all such laws or charter provisions thereof. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 94, § 5.
19 OK Stat § 19-941 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-941. Counties over 300,000 population - Installation and operation of parking lot.

|In any county in the State of Oklahoma, the board of commissioners of each county of the state is hereby authorized in its discretion, by the adoption of a resolution to set forth in its minutes, to install and operate on any tract of land of the county not needed or used for other county purposes county parking lots on which motor and other vehicles may be parked, and may charge parking fees therefor, and may install parking meters or other parking control devices, all as provided for and fixed in said resolution. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 101, § 1. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 277, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1965; Laws 2015, c. 321, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.
19 OK Stat § 19-942 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-942. Penalty for failure to pay fee.

|Any person parking a motor or other vehicle in such a parking lot without paying the parking fee, as provided for and fixed in said resolution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Dollars ($5.00). |Added by Laws 1959, p. 101, § 2.
19 OK Stat § 19-943 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-943. County parking fund.

|The fines so collected shall be paid monthly by the collecting court to the county clerk, who shall deposit the same in a fund in the county treasury to be known as the "County Parking Fund", which fund may be expended by said board of commissioners as authorized by said resolution. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 102, § 3.
19 OK Stat § 19-944 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-944. Improperly placed, stopped, parked or standing vehicles - Civil fines - Courthouse security.

|A. No person shall place, stop, park, or stand any vehicle, including trailers or implements of husbandry, contrary to any official sign reserving, restricting, or regulating the placing, stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle within the boundaries of the following: |1. County-owned property; and2. Public property within unincorporated areas of a county.B. In counties with a population over five hundred thousand (500,000) according to the last decennial census, the county sheriff shall be responsible for the enforcement of subsection A of this section.C. Any person violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be subject to a civil fine. A violation shall be indicated by the placing of a notice of such violation on the windshield of the vehicle improperly placed, stopped, parked, or standing.The fine for such violation shall be Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for a standard parking violation and Sixty Dollars ($60.00) for parking in a designated handicapped parking space.D. Of the monies generated from such fines the court clerk shall retain Five Dollars ($5.00) with the balance of the monies being deposited in the Sheriff’s Service Fee Account to be expended exclusively for the purpose of providing courthouse security.Added by Laws 2002, c. 381, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002.
19 OK Stat § 19-951 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-951. Fund and system authorized.

|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. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 216, § 1. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 19, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1965.
19 OK Stat § 19-952 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-952. Control and management.

|Every county establishing a retirement fund and system under the terms of this act is authorized and directed to provide for the control and management of such system by resolution which in addition to other provisions shall provide for: |1. The qualifications of the persons eligible for retirement benefits;2. The minimum age for retirement of employees;3. The limitations of amounts to be paid to persons eligible for retirement benefits;4. A board of trustees to administer the fund to be selected as provided for in Section 952.1 of this title;5. The amount of contributions to be made by the county and the amount to be made by the employees; and6. Such rules, regulations, policies, and procedures as the board of trustees shall determine necessary for the proper regulation of the retirement fund and system.Such fund and system shall be known as the "Employees' Retirement System of _________ County, Oklahoma", and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all funds handled and all of its cash and securities and other property held.Added by Laws 1961, p. 217, § 2. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 124, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 2013, c. 281, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
19 OK Stat § 19-952.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-952.2. Payment of certain expenses and costs.

|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. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 124, § 3, eff. July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 185, § 1, emerg. eff. May 15, 1995.
19 OK Stat § 19-953.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-953.2. Fiduciaries - Power and authority - Restrictions.

|A. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system shall not cause the retirement system to engage in a transaction if the fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect: |1. Sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from the retirement system to a party in interest for less than adequate consideration or from a party in interest to the retirement system for more than adequate consideration;2. Lending of money or other extension of credit from the retirement system to a party in interest without the receipt of adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest, or from a party in interest to the retirement system with provision of excessive security or an unreasonably high rate of interest;3. Furnishing of goods, services or facilities from the retirement system to a party in interest for less than adequate consideration, or from a party in interest to the retirement system for more than adequate consideration; or4. Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in interest of any assets of the retirement system for less than adequate consideration.B. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system shall not:1. Deal with the assets of the retirement system in the fiduciary's own interest or for the fiduciary's own account;2. In the fiduciary's individual or any other capacity act in any transaction involving the retirement system on behalf of a party whose interests are adverse to the interests of the retirement system or the interests of its participants or beneficiaries; or3. Receive any consideration for the fiduciary's own personal account from any party dealing with the retirement system in connection with a transaction involving the assets of the retirement system.C. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system may:1. Invest all or part of the assets of the retirement system in deposits which bear a reasonable interest rate in a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if such bank or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan; or2. Provide any ancillary service by a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if such bank or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan.D. A person or a financial institution is a fiduciary with respect to the retirement system to the extent that the person or the financial institution:1. Exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of the retirement system or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of the assets of the retirement system;2. Renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the retirement system, or has any authority or responsibility to do so; or3. Has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of the retirement system.Added by Laws 1989, c. 124, § 6, eff. July 1, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-954 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-954. Annual appropriation - Maximum contributions.

|It shall be the mandatory duty of the board of county commissioners of any county establishing a retirement fund and system to appropriate annually, for the sole use of the retirement fund within its general fund and subject to the approval of the county excise board, a sum which shall be equal to or exceed the contributions made to the retirement fund by the employees. Such appropriation shall not exceed the sum of the current annual salaries of all employees to be covered in the following percentages: |July 1, 2007 – June 30, 200813 1/2%July 1, 2008 – June 30, 200914 1/2%July 1, 2009 – June 30, 201015 1/2%July 1, 2010 – June 30, 201916 1/2%July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 and each year thereafter18 1/2%Beginning July 1, 2019, the total employer and employee contributions shall not exceed eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) of the monthly compensation of each member. The governing body of the participating employers listed in this section may vary the percentage contribution of the employer and employee, provided the total percentage contributed by the employer and employee equals the total percentage contribution required by this section. Payment of such shall be paid to the fund upon verified claims by the treasurer of the fund approved by the board of trustees and attested by its clerk.Added by Laws 1961, p. 218, § 4, emerg. eff. July 14, 1961. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 222, § 2, emerg. eff. May 2, 1967; Laws 1989, c. 336, § 2, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 2007, c. 126, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2019, c. 380, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
19 OK Stat § 19-955 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-955. Prorating in case of insufficiencies.

|If the funds in any retirement system are insufficient to make full payment of the amount of retirement benefits or allowances to any eligible persons under the rules and regulations of the board of trustees then such fund shall be prorated among those entitled thereto as the board of trustees administering said fund shall determine to be just and equitable. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 218, § 5.