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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-241. Survey created - Supervision - Object and duties.

(a) The Archeological Survey of the State of Oklahoma, located at Norman, Oklahoma, shall be under the direction and supervision of the Regents of the University of Oklahoma and shall be known as the Oklahoma Archeological Survey.
(b) The Oklahoma Archeological Survey shall have for its object and duties the following:
(1) Excavation of historical sites, ruins and mounds for the purpose of securing data and objects relating to early man in Oklahoma;
(2) Fundamental research in Oklahoma archeology and encouragement of public cooperation in the preservation of Oklahoma antiquities;
(3) Research in and study of anthropology and related social and physical sciences both prior to excavation and thereafter in order to plan and aid in the discovery of archeological sites and artifacts and in their proper assessment and preservation once discovered;
(4) Publication of findings in terms of their scientific and popular and cultural values;
(5) Display and custodianship of relics, artifacts, sites and other tangible results of the operations of the survey;
(6) Educational activities providing a stimulus to archeological efforts and the encouragement of archeological societies, parks and museums; and
(7) To initiate, operate and maintain a program of archeology which shall include the specific responsibilities set out above which shall not be limited to those areas of action.
Laws 1970, c. 172, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1970.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-245. Survey created - Director - Object and duties - Copies - Report.

A. The Climate Office of the State of Oklahoma located at Norman, Oklahoma, shall be under the direction and supervision of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma and shall be known as the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. The Oklahoma Climatological Survey is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law.
B. The director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey shall be appointed by the Board and shall either serve as the state climatologist or appoint another current employee of the Survey to serve as state climatologist. The salary of the director shall be determined by the Board.
C. The Oklahoma Climatological Survey shall have for its object and duties the following:
1. To acquire, archive, process and disseminate, in the most cost-effective way possible, all climate and weather information which is or could be of value to policy and decision makers in the state;
2. To act as the representative of the state in all climatological and meteorological matters both within and outside the state when requested to do so by the legislative or executive branches of the state government;
3. To prepare, publish and disseminate periodic regular climate summaries for those individuals, agencies and organizations whose activities are related to the welfare of the state and are affected by climate and weather;
4. To conduct and report on studies of climate and weather phenomena of significant socioeconomic importance to the state;
5. To evaluate the significance of natural and man-made, deliberate and inadvertent changes or modifications in important features of the climate and weather affecting the state, and to report this information to those agencies and organizations in the state who are likely to be affected by such changes or modifications; and
6. To maintain and operate the Oklahoma Mesonetwork, a statewide environmental monitoring network which is overseen by the Mesonet Steering Committee, comprised of representatives of the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University according to its Memorandum of Agreement. The director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey shall be accountable for executing the policies of the Mesonet Steering Committee.
D. The director is authorized to certify copies as being authentic reproductions of weather records held in the state.
E. The director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey shall present a report each year to the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma showing the progress, condition and all other information which the Board may deem necessary.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 63, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 13, § 1; Laws 1994, c. 14, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 18, § 1; Laws 2003, c. 208, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 2003; Laws 2006, c. 51, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 100, § 1; Laws 2014, c. 57, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 22, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 92, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-250.4. State officers - Salaries.

Pursuant to provisions of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma from and after the beginning date of a term of office which commences in, or after, January 2016, the following officers of the State of Oklahoma shall be annually compensated for their services, payable monthly, as follows:
1. The Governor shall receive a salary of One Hundred Forty-seven Thousand Dollars ($147,000.00);
2. The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a salary of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($114,713.00);
3. The Attorney General shall receive a salary of One Hundred Thirty-two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($132,825.00);
4. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall receive a salary of One Hundred Twenty-four Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-three Dollars ($124,373.00);
5. Each member of the Corporation Commission shall receive a salary of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($114,713.00);
6. The State Treasurer shall receive a salary of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($114,713.00);
7. The State Auditor and Inspector shall receive a salary of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($114,713.00);
8. The State Insurance Commissioner shall receive a salary of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($114,713.00); and
9. The Commissioner of Labor shall receive a salary of One Hundred Five Thousand Fifty-three Dollars ($105,053.00).
Added by Laws 1965, c. 502, § 2, emerg. eff. July 19, 1965. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 85, § 1; Laws 1974, c. 311, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1974; Laws 1978, c. 239, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1978; Laws 1982, c. 182, § 1; Laws 1994, c. 239, § 3; Laws 1997, c. 384, § 1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1997; Laws 2014, H.J.R. No. 1096, § 3, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 338, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-250.4a. Legislators - Salary or emoluments.

Any member of the Legislature who may, during the time for which he was elected Senator or member of the House of Representatives, be appointed or elected to any office incident to which the salary or emoluments thereof are increased, shall receive during the term for which he was elected or appointed to such office the salary or emoluments which under the provisions of law appertain to such office at the beginning of the time for which he was elected Senator or member of the House of Representatives.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 359, § 3, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-250.6. Salary rates of certain educational officers - Limits and conditions on salary and expense expenditures.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education establish a maximum annual salary for the Chancellor for Higher Education and presidents of universities and colleges. The maximum salary and expense allowance should not exceed the salary and maintenance of Governor's Mansion established for the Governor of the State of Oklahoma.
(b) State officers and employees shall not be paid any salary, fee, wage, remuneration, expense allowance, or other compensation on warrants issued by the State Treasurer except when claim for payment is made on the prescribed payroll form of the agency for which services are performed, except:
1. Reimbursement for travel expenses incurred on official state business shall be made as provided by statute on approved travel claims; and
2. Reimbursement for officials and employees of the state, for miscellaneous emergency purchases or other purchases not available through their agency's normal purchasing process, shall be on approved miscellaneous claims. Provided, such reimbursements shall be subject to the agency head's approval; must be accompanied by evidence of payments; and the purchases must not otherwise be restricted by state statutes. Reimbursements which exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per claim shall include a written statement of justification for the purchase as support documentation for the claim.
Nothing in this section is intended to keep a state agency from being reimbursed for services performed by employees of one agency for another.
Nothing in this section shall affect the method of payment of any expense allowance to any state officer or employee specifically authorized by statute, or the payment to uniformed employees for maintenance and cleaning of uniforms where the payment is made under an accountable plan as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.
Laws 1970, c. 85, § 3; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 96, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1983, c. 334, § 11, emerg. eff. June 30, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 291, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 2, § 29, emerg. eff. March 2, 1994.
NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 129, § 3 repealed by Laws 1994, c. 2, § 34, emerg. eff. March 2, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-250.7. Corporation Commission members - Chairman.

Each Corporation Commissioner holding office after the effective date of this act shall receive as compensation the salary established by the Legislature for Corporation Commissioners. The person elected Corporation Commission Chairman by those members constituting the Corporation Commission shall receive additional annual compensation in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) payable monthly, while serving in the capacity of Chairman.
Amended by Laws 1982, c. 182, § 2; Laws 1982, c. 358, § 20, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-255. Appointments and tenure - Citizenship - Exceptions.

The heads of the departments except as otherwise herein provided are hereby authorized and empowered to appoint persons to hold positions created in their respective departments. The persons so appointed shall hold office at the will of such state officer and in the case of all boards and commissioners, such board or commission shall, by vote thereof, except as otherwise provided, appoint persons to hold positions created under such boards or commissions by this act, and the persons so appointed shall hold office at the will of such officer, boards or commissions making the appointment, provided that any board or commission may authorize the secretary of such board or commission to make the appointment.
Provided further, that it shall be unlawful for the heads of any department, or any departments, except institutions of higher learning and state hospitals, the State Health Department, the Highway Department in the employment of engineers and technicians, schools for individuals with intellectual disabilities and State Veterans Facilities as pertains to doctors, dentists, nurses and other trained technicians, to employ in any way any person who is not a citizen of the United States, and repealing all laws in conflict herewith. The provisions of this act shall in no way be interpreted to repeal any provision of the laws heretofore enacted creating the Merit System of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1919, c. 211, p. 302, § 2, emerg. eff. April 2, 1919. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 36, § 1, emerg. eff. March 24, 1967; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 61, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-271. Senate and House of Representatives - Powers as to employees.

A. The Senate and the House of Representatives of the State of Oklahoma are hereby authorized to employ such administrative, professional, clerical, stenographic and other employees as in the judgment of each body, respectively, shall by them be deemed necessary and proper.
B. Each week during the legislative session, the Senate and the House of Representatives are hereby authorized to employ chaplains and pages as deemed necessary by the respective bodies.
C. Each body shall be the sole judge of the number, duties, and compensation of its employees.
Added by Laws 1915, c. 264, § 1. Amended by Laws 1929, c. 38, p. 39, § 1, emerg. eff. March 20, 1929; Laws 1995, c. 336, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-283. Salaries fixed by statute are maximum salaries - No claim for excess above appropriation.

he amount of salary as fixed by any statute, heretofore or hereafter enacted, creating positions or fixing salaries for positions of any officer or employee of the State of Oklahoma, except as limited by Section 10 of Article XXIII of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, shall be and it is intended by the Legislature to be the maximum salary which each of the respective officers or employees shall receive or be entitled to receive; and none of such salaries, nor any part of any such salary shall constitute a valid claim against the State of Oklahoma in excess of the amount or amounts specifically appropriated therefor.
Laws 1941, p. 454, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-284.1. Certain state agencies prohibited from implementing lagged payroll system prior to July 1, 1991.

Any state agency which was not utilizing a lagged payroll system on or before January 1, 1990, shall be prohibited from implementing a lagged payroll system prior to July 1, 1991.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 341, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-284.2. Pay increase funds - Prohibition of expenditure for contracted private employees.

No funds appropriated for the purpose of implementing the pay increase provided in Section 1 of this act shall be expended by any employing public agency, board, commission or other public employing entity in order to increase compensation for persons employed by a private business entity that has entered into contract with the public employing entity to provide personnel services to the public employing entity in order for the public employing entity to perform duties imposed upon it by law or functions the public employing entity is authorized to perform by law. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit increases in compensation to a vendor performing other types of services pursuant to a sole source contract or contract awarded pursuant to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 257, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-291.1. Legislators - Per diem.

Members of the Legislature shall be allowed a per diem in lieu of expenses in an amount authorized by the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for deductibility of expenses for travel while away from home without additional documentation for each night spent away from home in the performance of their official duties within the state during regular and extraordinary legislative sessions, not to exceed the number of legislative days per week.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 254, § 2, operative Jan. 1, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 260, § 4, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979; Laws 1985, c. 7, § 2, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1985, c. 344, § 10, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985; Laws 1989, c. 247, § 2, emerg. eff. May 18, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 384, § 16, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-291.1a. Legislators - Mileage and per diem.

Members of the Legislature who are authorized by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, to attend official meetings and sessions concerning legislation during a legislative recess shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for mileage and per diem in the same manner as provided for in Sections 291 and 291.1 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Laws 1979, c. 274, § 3, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-291.1b. Legislators - Reimbursable trips.

Members of the Legislature shall receive mileage reimbursement pursuant to Section 500.4 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the number of miles necessarily and conveniently traveled by the most usual and feasible route to be present upon convening of the regular or extraordinary sessions of the Legislature by such member in each and every trip in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the Legislature. Each member shall be entitled to mileage reimbursement for one (1) round trip per week in traveling to and from the meeting of the Legislature. A member not claiming per diem reimbursement may elect to receive mileage for not to exceed as many trips as there are legislative days for a week during each week the Legislature is actually in regular or extraordinary session, provided that no single, round-trip mileage reimbursement may exceed the per diem allowance. Members of the Legislature shall receive mileage reimbursement, for the use of privately owned vehicles pursuant to Section 500.4 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the number of miles necessarily and conveniently traveled by the most usual and feasible route to be present in attending meetings of committees of which they are members or to which they are invited by Committee Chairmen when the Legislature is not in session, subject to the approval of the presiding officer of each house for the members of the respective houses.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 335, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-291.2. Board on Legislative Compensation - Meetings - Changes in legislative compensation - Quorum - Terms - Officers - Lobbyists.

The Board on Legislative Compensation created by Section 21 of Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution shall meet on the third Tuesday of October in every odd-numbered year at nine o'clock a.m. in the State Capitol Building, at which meeting the Board shall review the compensation paid to members of the State Legislature and, if necessary, change the compensation. The Board may, at the call of its chairman or upon a majority vote of its membership, hold such additional meetings as are necessary to carry out its official duties. Any change in legislative compensation shall be made by the Board no later than the third Tuesday of November in said odd-numbered year. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote of such quorum shall be necessary for the Board to act. The appointed members of said Board shall serve terms which run concurrently with the terms of the respective appointing authorities and shall serve at their pleasure. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall serve as Secretary to the Board. The Board shall elect such other officers as they deem needed from their membership. No member of the Board shall be a lobbyist as required to be registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Campaign Compliance and Ethical Standards Act.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 226, § 1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1977. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 198, § 1, emerg. eff. May 10, 1990; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 846.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-291.3. Advice to Legislature - Travel expenses.

When requested by a concurrent resolution, the Board shall advise the Legislature on various items of legislative expenditures as specified in the resolution. When meeting pursuant to this section, the members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses while on official business in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 178, § 69, operative July 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-291.10. Staff Review Committee of the Senate - Membership - Clerk.

There is hereby created a Staff Review Committee of the Senate which shall consist of the President Pro Tempore as chairman, the Majority Floor Leader as vice chairman, the Minority Floor Leader, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee and the vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee. The Secretary of the Senate shall serve as clerk of the committee.
Laws 1981, c. 279, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-291.11. Meetings - Duties.

The Staff Review Committee shall meet prior to July 1 of each year, and at such other times as are required, to review the performance of members of the Senate Staff, to approve salaries, to establish schedules of work and other personnel policies and to perform such other duties as it deems necessary in reviewing the work of the Senate Staff.
Laws 1981, c. 279, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-291.19. Incentive bonuses.

The Staff Review Committee shall be empowered to award to any Senate Staff employee an incentive bonus of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), provided that no employee shall receive bonuses of more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) during any fiscal year and provided that no more than ten percent (10%) of the total number of Senate Staff personnel receive such bonuses during any fiscal year. Such incentive bonuses shall be awarded on the basis of exceptional service.
Laws 1981, c. 279, § 10, eff. July 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-292.2. Permanent employees of House of Representatives - Salaries and emoluments.

The positions of permanent employment within the House of Representatives and the salaries attached thereto shall be prescribed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The salaries of permanent employees of the House of Representatives shall be increased at the same rate as is prescribed by law for that particular fiscal year for comparable salaries of employees within the classified service of the Merit System of Personnel Administration. All employees of the House of Representatives shall be paid out of the State Treasury from funds appropriated by the Legislature for said purposes on warrants of the State Treasurer issued on vouchers certified by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 318, § 3, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 336, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-292.2a. Temporary employees of House of Representatives - Compensation.

A. The House of Representatives, during each regular or special session, shall provide by simple resolution for the employment of its temporary employees.
B. The temporary employees of the House of Representatives shall receive additional compensation at the rate of Twelve Dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) per month for each year of prior legislative experience, not to exceed a total additional compensation of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per month. Such employees shall be credited with one (1) year of prior experience for each legislative session in which the employee was employed by the State House of Representatives or the State Senate.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 336, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-292.11. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma State Employees’ Direct Deposit Act:
1. “Direct deposit system” means a method of electronically transferring a payroll claim for an employee to a financial institution;
2. “Employee” means any person in the classified, unclassified or exempt service of any state agency, board or Commission. “Employee” shall include any person who is an employee of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or any institution under the authority of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. “Employee” shall not include any person who is an employee of any school district or political subdivision of this state; and
3. “Employer” means any state agency, board, commission, department, institution, authority, officer, bureau, council, office, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or any institution under the authority of the State Regents for Higher Education, or other entity created by the Oklahoma Constitution. “Employer” shall not include any school district or political subdivision of this state.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 229, § 2, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 308, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-292.12. Implementation and administration of direct deposit system.

A. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby directed to implement a direct deposit system for employees who are subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma State Employees' Direct Deposit Act. There shall be no service charge of any type paid by the state employee at any time which shall decrease the net amount of the employee's salary deposited to the financial institution of the personal choice of the employee as a result of the implementation and administration of the Oklahoma State Employees' Direct Deposit Act.
1. Employees hired after December 31, 2004, shall participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee enters on duty, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agent for the employee.
2. Employees hired before December 31, 2004, shall participate in the direct deposit system. No later than June 30, 2007, each employee hired before December 31, 2004, who is not a participant in the direct deposit system, shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agent for the employee.
B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall promulgate rules as necessary for implementation and administration of the system, which shall include limited exceptions to required participation by employees.
C. All employers shall begin offering direct deposit to any eligible employee not later than January 1, 1992.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 229, § 3, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 308, § 3; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 847.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-314. Investigation of fires - Report to fire marshal - Record of fires.

The State Fire Marshal and the chief of the fire department of every city or village in which a fire department is established, and the mayor of every incorporated village or town in which no fire department exists, and the sheriff of the county shall investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of every fire occurring in such city, village, town or county by which property has been destroyed or damaged, and shall especially make investigation as to whether such fire was the result of carelessness or design. Said investigation shall begin within two (2) days, not including Sundays, of the occurrence of such fire, and the said Fire Marshal shall have the right to supervise and direct such investigation whenever he deems it necessary or expedient. The officer making the investigation of fires, shall forthwith notify said Fire Marshal and shall within a week of the occurrence of the fire furnish to the said Fire Marshal a written statement of all facts relating to the cause and origin of the fire, and such other information as may be called for by blanks provided by said Marshal. The State Fire Marshal shall keep in his office a record of all fires occurring in the state, together with all facts, statistics and circumstances including the origin of the fires, which may be determined by the investigation provided by this act; such records shall at all times be open to the public inspection, and such portions of it as the insurance commissioner may deem necessary shall be transcribed and forwarded to him within fifteen (15) days from the 1st day of January of each year.
Laws 1910-11, c. 46, p. 115, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-315. May take testimony - Causing arrest - Report to Insurance Commissioner.

The said State Fire Marshal shall, when in his opinion further investigation is necessary, take or cause to be taken the testimony on oath of all persons supposed to be cognizant of any facts or to have means of knowledge in relation to the matter as to which an examination is herein required to be made, and shall cause the same to be reduced to writing; and if he shall be of the opinion that there is evidence sufficient to charge any person with the crime of arson, or with the attempt to commit the crime of arson, or of conspiracy to defraud, or criminal conduct in connection with such fire, he shall cause such person to be arrested and charged with such offense, or either of them shall furnish to the proper prosecuting attorney all such evidence, together with the names of witnesses and all information obtained by him including a copy of all pertinent and material testimony taken in the case, and shall report to the Insurance Commissioner as often as such Commissioner shall require, his proceedings, and the progress made in all prosecutions under this act, and the result of all cases which are finally disposed of.
Added by Laws 1910-11, c. 46, p. 115, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-316. Witnesses and evidence - Administration of oath or affirmations - Punishment for contempt - Prosecutions - Right of entry.

The State Fire Marshal and the Assistant Fire Marshal shall each have power in any county in the State of Oklahoma to summons and compel the attendance of witnesses before them, or either of them, to testify in relation to any matter which by any of the provisions of this act is made a subject of inquiry and investigation and may require the production of any books, papers or documents deemed pertinent thereto by them, or either of them. Said State Fire Marshal, Assistant Fire Marshal are each hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths or affirmations to any person appearing as witness before them and false swearing in any matter or proceedings aforesaid shall be the felony of perjury and shall be punished as such. Any witness who refuses to be sworn or refuses to testify or who disobeys any lawful order of the said State Fire Marshal, Assistant State Fire Marshal, or who fails or refuses, to produce any book, paper or document, touching on any matter under examination, or who is guilty of any contemptuous conduct after being summoned by them or either of them, to appear before them, or either of them, to give testimony in relation to any matter or subject under investigation as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and it shall be the duty of the State Fire Marshal, Assistant State Fire Marshal, or either of them to make complaint against said person or persons so refusing to comply with the summons or order of the said State Fire Marshal, or Assistant State Marshal, before any justice of the peace, police magistrate, or any court of record in the county in which said investigation is being had, and upon the filing of such complaint such court shall proceed in the same manner as other criminal cases and upon conviction of any such person guilty of violation of the provisions of this act, shall be fined in a sum of not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and imprisonment until such fine is paid; provided, however, that any person so convicted shall have the right of appeal. Said State Fire Marshal and his subordinates or either of them shall have the authority at all times of day or night in the performance of the duties imposed by the provisions of this act, to enter upon and examine any building or premises where any fire has occurred and other buildings adjoining or near the same. All investigations held by or under the direction of the said State Fire Marshal, may, in his discretion be private, and persons other than those required to be present by the provisions of this act, may be excluded from the place where such investigation is held and witnesses may be kept separate and apart from each other and not be allowed to communicate with each other until they have been examined.
Added by Laws 1910-11, c. 46, p. 116, § 6. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 589, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-317.1. Bed and breakfast establishments - Exemption from State Fire Marshal Commission standards.

A. The following bed and breakfast establishments shall be exempt from standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal Commission, including but not limited to standards published by the National Fire Protection Association, the Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) National Building Code and the Life Safety Code, as it relates to sprinkler system and exit requirements only:
1. Bed and breakfast establishments which are open for business prior to the effective date of this act; and
2. Bed and breakfast establishments which open for business on or after the effective date of this act and which provide sleeping accommodations of four rooms or less.
B. Municipalities may enact ordinances for bed and breakfast establishments which are the same as or different from the rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal Commission relating to sprinkler system and exit requirements only.
C. For purposes of this section, "bed and breakfast establishment" means a private house where sleeping accommodations are available for transient guests for pay, maximum guest occupancy in general not to exceed the total of two guests per room, and where breakfast only is included in the rent.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 220, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-317.2. Churches - Temporary overnight accommodations.

A. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code or any building code adopted by any political subdivision of this state, or any rules or regulations promulgated thereto, may permit the authority having jurisdiction to allow a church that is occupancy-rated an A3 building pursuant to any codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission to utilize its building space for temporary overnight visitors for the purpose of religious retreats, ministry programs, overnight or lock-in events, emergency or catastrophic occurrences, to shelter transient persons or to accommodate displaced persons due to hardship or inclement weather. Such building use shall not constitute a change in code occupancy rating, purposes or activities. Provided, any temporary overnight visitor space utilized by a church within its existing buildings as authorized by this section shall be authorized only for a limited duration, unless the Governor has declared a state of emergency or exigent circumstances exist. The church acting pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not charge for its accommodations nor be deemed a bed and breakfast, hotel or motel for any code occupancy rating purposes.
B. Churches which temporarily accommodate overnight visitors as provided in this section shall have one of the following:
1. An automatic sprinkler system in the area of overnight accommodations that is monitored by a third party; or
2. A hard-wired stand-alone fire and smoke alarm in the area of overnight accommodations in addition to an exit door or window opening directly to a public way, exit court or yard area.
C. Nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code or any code adopted by any political subdivision of this state, or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, shall be construed to cause a church to be in violation of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code or any building code adopted by a political subdivision of this state for the sole reason the church offers temporary overnight visitor services within the authority of this section.
D. As used in this section:
1. "Church" means a facility that is owned by a religious organization and that is used primarily for religious services;
2. "Religious organization" means any church, seminary, synagogue, temple, mosque, religious order, religious corporation, association or society, whose identity is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs, doctrines, practices or rituals, of any faith or denomination, including any organization qualifying as a church or religious organization under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(d) of the United States Internal Revenue Code; and
3. "Temporary" means no more than seventy-five (75) days in a calendar year.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 378, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 250, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017, emerg. eff. May 12, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-318. Penalty for failure of duty.

Any officer referred to in this act, who neglects to comply with any of the requirements of this act, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), to be recovered as provided in section 7 of this act.
Laws 1910-11, c. 46, p. 118, § 8.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-320. Engagement in other duties prohibited.

The State Fire Marshal shall not engage in any other business that may be a conflict of interest with duties of the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal and the Assistant State Fire Marshal shall at all times be ready for such duties as are required by Sections 314 through 326.11 of this title.
Laws 1910-11, c. 46, p. 119, § 10. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 276, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.1. State Fire Marshal Commission - Membership - Tenure.

There is hereby re-created the State Fire Marshal Commission, which shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint initially one member who shall serve for a term of five (5) years, one member from a statewide association of career and volunteer firefighters who shall serve for a term of four (4) years, one member from a statewide association of municipalities who shall serve for a term of three (3) years, one member from a statewide association of Fire Chiefs, both career and volunteer, who shall serve for a term of two (2) years, one member who shall be a Fire Investigator who shall serve for a term of one (1) year, one member representing a statewide association of electrical workers who shall serve a term of one (1) year, and one member representing a statewide organization of exclusively professional firefighters who shall serve a term of two (2) years. The members of the Commission shall thereafter be appointed for a term of five (5) years and the appointments shall be subject to Senate confirmation; provided the associations named shall be represented by at least one member.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 1, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 36, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981; Laws 1983, c. 333, § 28, emerg. eff. June 29, 1983; Laws 2001, c. 200, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 268, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.2. Chairman - Rules - Quorum and meetings - Minutes - Reports.

The Commission shall select a chair. The Commission is hereby authorized to adopt rules necessary for the licensure, regulation and enforcement of the fire extinguishers pursuant to the Fire Extinguisher Licensing Act and for conducting its proceedings. Any four members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet monthly on such date as it may designate and may meet at such other times as it may deem necessary, or when called by the chairman or by any four members. Complete minutes of each meeting shall be kept and filed in the office of the State Fire Marshal and shall be available for public inspection during reasonable office hours. The Commission shall report annually to the Governor and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the affairs of the Commission and the office of the State Fire Marshal.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 2, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 272, § 23, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 2005, c. 52, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 2005; Laws 2013, c. 111, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.4. State Fire Marshal – Assistant State Fire Marshal.

A. The State Fire Marshal Commission shall appoint a full-time State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal shall administer and enforce the provisions of law pertaining to the Office of the State Fire Marshal to include, but not be limited to, fire and arson investigations, code enforcement, and public education under the supervision of the State Fire Marshal Commission and in accordance with Commission policies. The State Fire Marshal shall be a person of good moral character and a resident of Oklahoma at the time of appointment. The State Fire Marshal must have a minimum of ten (10) years' experience in fire protection, fire prevention, investigation, or criminal justice, which may include experience with any state, county, municipal, federal, military, or industrial fire protection or criminal justice agency. Successful completion of a degree in fire protection and prevention, criminal justice or administration from an accredited college or university, may be substituted for experience on a year-to-year basis. The State Fire Marshal shall possess administrative ability and experience. The State Fire Marshal may be required to obtain certification as a peace officer in the State of Oklahoma from the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, and shall be subject to an extensive background investigation, psychological testing, and drug testing. The Commission may also require additional qualifications. The State Fire Marshal must have or be able to obtain a valid Oklahoma driver license and be a citizen of the United States.
B. The Commission shall appoint a full-time Assistant State Fire Marshal upon recommendation from the State Fire Marshal. The Assistant State Fire Marshal must have a minimum of seven (7) years experience in fire protection, fire prevention, investigations or criminal justice, which may include experience with any state, county, municipal, federal, military, or industrial fire protection or criminal justice agency. Successful completion of a degree in fire protection and prevention, criminal justice, or administration from an accredited college or university, may be substituted for experience on a year-to-year basis. The Assistant State Fire Marshal shall possess administrative ability and experience. The Assistant State Fire Marshal may be required to obtain certification as a peace officer from the Council on Law Enforcement and Education Training, and shall be subject to an extensive background investigation, psychological testing, and drug testing. The Commission may require additional qualifications. The Assistant State Fire Marshal must have or be able to obtain a valid Oklahoma driver license and be a citizen of the United States.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 4, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 202, § 5, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 17, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.5. Office of State Fire Marshal agents.

Office of State Fire Marshal agents shall be appointed by and subject to the supervision and control of the State Fire Marshal or designee. All agents are employees of the State of Oklahoma and subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Merit System of Personnel Administration. All agents shall be required to obtain and maintain peace officer certification from the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training and must have or be able to obtain a valid Oklahoma driver license and be citizens of the United States. The State Fire Marshal Commission shall have the authority to appoint such other employees as shall be necessary in discharging the duties of their office.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 5, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 266, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1971; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 18, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.7. Rules, regulations and specifications - Regulation of liquefied petroleum gas and flammable liquids.

A. Except as otherwise specified by subsection B of this section, the State Fire Marshal Commission shall have the power and duty to prescribe, adopt, and promulgate, in the manner set forth in this act, such reasonable rules, regulations, or specifications on matters relating to the safeguarding of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from storage, handling, and use of flammable and combustible materials, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises, as are deemed just and reasonable and in accordance with the codes as last adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, and not inconsistent with this act, and to revoke, amend, or supersede the same. Exceptions to these standards shall be granted to detention and correction facilities in existence on November 1, 1985, when noncompliance would not result in a life-threatening condition to inmates incarcerated in such facilities. All such rules, regulations, and specifications or any revisions or amendments thereto shall not become effective until promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.
B. 1. Liquefied petroleum gas defined by Section 420.1 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be regulated by the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.
2. Flammable liquids stored in tanks at service stations shall be regulated by the Corporation Commission.
C. For the purpose of this section:
1. “Flammable liquids" means all petroleum products used as motor fuel and all grades of gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel and aviation fuel having a vapor pressure not exceeding forty (40) pounds per square inch absolute at one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit;
2. “Service station" means any facility including but not limited to businesses serving the public, marinas and airports where flammable liquids are stored in aboveground tanks and dispensed for retail sales into the fuel tanks of airplanes, vessels or motor vehicles of the public; and
3. “Aboveground tank" means any stationary vessel at a service station and is located above the surface of the ground or on the ground which is designed to contain an accumulation of flammable liquids and which is constructed of nonearthen materials that provide structural support.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 7, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 62, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1990, c. 252, § 1, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 2003, c. 168, § 8, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2009, c. 439, § 18, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-324.7a. Assistance and cooperation of State Fire Marshal.

A. The Office of the State Fire Marshal in pursuance of its duties to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling, and use of flammable and combustible materials shall assist and cooperate with the Commission in the performance of its duties under this act by making investigations, fire fighting, gathering evidence and filing reports or complaints with the Commission concerning flammable liquids stored in aboveground tanks. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall report any violations of the Oklahoma Aboveground Tank Regulation Act or rules promulgated thereto to the Commission.
B. Upon the request of the Commission, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall assist the Commission with the training of its enforcement employees or agents in the standards and practices on matters relating to the safeguarding of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosions arising from storage, handling, and use of flammable liquids located at service stations.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 252, § 12, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 168, § 9, eff. July 1, 2003.