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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-116. Duty of county clerk.

It shall be the duty of the county clerk of such county to charge the bank designated as the depository of public monies with all monies deposited by the treasurer and charge the fiscal agent with the amount of money transmitted to it by the county treasurer and credit the county treasurer with such amount transmitted.
R.L. 1910, § 1543.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-118. Treasurer's checks and drafts to show purpose of payment - Duplicate attached to voucher.

All checks or drafts of the treasurer of such county upon the bank holding the public money shall show upon their face for what purpose they were drawn, and a duplicate of said check or draft shall be attached to the warrant, voucher or order so paid.
R.L. 1910, § 1545.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-121. Daily deposit by county treasurer - Security.

The county treasurer of each county shall deposit daily, not later than the immediately next banking day, all the funds and monies of whatever kind that shall come into his or her possession by virtue of the office as such county treasurer in the name of the county treasurer in one (1) or more banks located in the county and designated by the board of county commissioners as county depositories. Provided, before the deposit of any such funds, the county treasurer shall take from each of such banks security in a sum equal to the largest approximate amount that may be deposited in each bank respectively at any one time. Such security is required to be pledged, taken, approved, held and withdrawn under the provisions of the Security for Local Public Deposits Act prescribed in Sections 8 through 14 of this act.
Each bank in which such county funds are deposited shall receive all monies, checks, or drafts at par and for deposit only to the credit of the county treasurer in his or her official capacity, and each bank shall promptly honor the checks, drafts, or vouchers of the treasurer of the county on such deposit.
Added by Laws 1959, p. 94, § 1. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 164, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 136, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-122. Duties of State Auditor and Inspector - Deposit in banks outside county - Deposits with State Treasurer.

The State Auditor and Inspector, when examining the books and records of a county treasurer shall, in addition to his other duties, examine same with a view to ascertaining that the provisions of this act are being complied with, and it shall be the duty of said State Auditor and Inspector, if he shall find that the provisions of this act are being violated, to at once file a written report of such condition with the district attorney of said county. Provided, nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the county treasurer from depositing funds of the county in banks outside of the county when such bank shall give security in the amount and in the manner hereinbefore provided. And, provided further, where local banks or banks outside of the county fail to put up the securities required by this act, said county treasurer is hereby authorized to deposit any funds in his hands with the State Treasurer as official depository and the State Treasurer as such official depository is hereby authorized to receive said county deposits; the same to be withdrawn on the voucher of the office depositing said funds.
Added by Laws 1959, p. 94, § 2. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 65, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-123. Deposit in bank where treasurer or commissioners have pecuniary interest prohibited.

It is hereby made unlawful for any of the funds of the county to be deposited in any bank in which the county treasurer or any member of the board of county commissioners is the owner of any stock or otherwise directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested. A county treasurer or county commissioner shall be considered to be interested in such bank if any member of his immediate family owns any interest in said depository bank.
Added by Laws 1959, p. 94, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-130.1. Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training - Creation - Membership.

There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training, hereinafter called the "Commission". The Commission shall be composed of the following five (5) members: The President of Oklahoma State University or designee; the State Auditor and Inspector or designee; the Director of the Department of Transportation or designee; the Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission or designee; and the President of the Oklahoma County Officers Association or designee.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 250, § 1, emerg. eff. May 11, 1982. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 44, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1994, c. 108, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2000, c. 24, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 52, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 67, § 1; Laws 2015, c. 368, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 191, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 14, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 86, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-130.2. Duties of Commission.

The duties of the Commission shall be:
1. To oversee a professional development program for training Oklahoma county commissioners, county clerks, county treasurers, county assessors, court clerks, their deputies and employees, county sheriffs, excise board members, candidates for county office and any other persons through the Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University;
2. To provide guidance to the Cooperative Extension Service in designing curricula to be used in educational programs and materials;
3. To identify needs and set priorities for research to be conducted in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service in areas relevant to the study and improvement of Oklahoma county government and its functions and to accept gifts and grants for such purposes;
4. To cooperate with the advisory boards authorized in Section 130.4 of this title in determining the educational needs of county officials and their employees so that they can perform their duties and responsibilities efficiently and professionally; and
5. To contract with the Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University to administer personnel education and training for counties and other political subdivisions.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 250, § 2, emerg. eff. May 11, 1982. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 181, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2000, c. 418, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 348, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 2002; Laws 2006, c. 125, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2013, c. 189, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2014, c. 181, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-130.3. Meetings - Chair - Quorum - Reimbursement.

The President of Oklahoma State University or his or her designee shall serve as chair of the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training. After the first meeting, the Commission shall meet as it deems necessary or when called by the chair or by any three members. Three members shall constitute a quorum and no official action shall be taken by the Commission unless there is a quorum present.
The representative of the County Officers Association shall be reimbursed for mileage and per diem in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act when attending Commission meetings or other activities associated with his or her duties. Other Commission members shall not be reimbursed.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 250, § 3, emerg. eff. May 11, 1982. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 125, § 2, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2017, c. 212, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-130.4. Advisory boards.

A. The Cooperative Extension Service is hereby authorized to create advisory boards as they deem necessary. Members of such advisory boards shall be appointed by the Cooperative Extension Service and shall include, but shall not be limited to, county government officials and appropriate state agency representatives. Meetings of advisory boards shall be called by the County Training Program Director of the Cooperative Extension Service. Such advisory boards shall assist in developing educational programs and materials for training county government officers and their employees.
Advisory board members shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under Sections 130.1 through 130.7 of this title in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
B. The Cooperative Extension Service is authorized to contract with state agencies and private entities to provide training.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 250, § 4, emerg. eff. May 11, 1982. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 348, § 2, emerg. eff. May 30, 2002; Laws 2006, c. 125, § 3, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-130.5. Objectives of education and training programs.

The objectives of each education and training program, as developed by the Commission in consultation with the advisory boards and administered through the Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University, shall include, but shall not be limited to:
1. Encouraging the professional development of the groups of county officials and their employees governed by this act by providing educational programs and reference materials on job-related topics on a timely basis;
2. Improving the efficiency of county government operations by providing technical assistance in the administration of mandated duties;
3. Improving the technical skills of county employees by providing technical training in the operation and maintenance of construction equipment and machinery; and
4. Serving as a reference and resource center for county officials.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 250, § 5, emerg. eff. May 11, 1982. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 181, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2006, c. 125, § 4, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-130.6. Support staff - Other training programs - Expenses.

A. 1. Any professional or clerical support staff required by the Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training shall be provided through the Cooperative Extension Service.
2. The training programs developed pursuant to Section 130.1 et seq. of this title shall not interfere with or duplicate any other existing training programs for county government personnel.
B. Expenses incurred in the performance of the duties imposed upon the Commission by law shall primarily be paid out of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Office of the State Auditor and Inspector and may also be paid by the collection of training expenses paid by the counties directly to the Cooperative Extension Service.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 250, § 6, emerg. eff. May 11, 1982. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 268, § 5, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 2006, c. 125, § 5, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2013, c. 189, § 2, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-130.7. Certain county officials to participate in training programs and educational seminars - Expenses.

A. Each county commissioner, county clerk, county treasurer, and court clerk holding office on May 11, 1982, and those elected thereafter and the deputies of such elected county officers shall be required to participate in the appropriate training programs, as defined in subsection B of this section, and educational seminars relevant to their positions and duties conducted pursuant to Sections 130.1 through 130.7 of this title. In addition, county sheriffs and county assessors may attend the training programs specified in this section.
B. Appropriate training programs shall include those programs provided by the Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 250, § 7, emerg. eff. May 11, 1982. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 181, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2006, c. 125, § 6, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2015, c. 103, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-131.1. Registration requirements for candidates for county offices.

A. To file as a candidate for any county office, a person must have been a registered voter and have maintained a current principal residence within the county for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.
B. To file as a candidate for the office of county commissioner, a person must have been a registered voter within the county commissioner district and have maintained a current principal residence within such district for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.
C. For purposes of this section, evidence of a "principal residence" may include, but not be limited to, the address listed on:
1. A federal or state tax return;
2. A driver license; or
3. An automobile registration.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 9, § 2. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 69, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1975; Laws 1981, c. 178, § 3, emerg. eff. May 18, 1981; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 4, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 300, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2021, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 1, emerg. eff. Nov. 22, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 48, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-133. County offices.

A. Every county officer, except as may otherwise be provided in this chapter, shall keep the office and records at the county seat. However, a county officer may establish an additional office or additional offices at any location within the county. A county employee who is employed at an additional office by one county officer may perform duties on behalf of another county officer if specifically authorized by each county officer on whose behalf the employee is performing duties.
B. For purposes of filing and recording of documents, the additional county office may receive documents for the sole purpose of collection and delivery to the main county seat office. The additional county office shall not file or record the documents pursuant to law at the additional county office, but shall deliver such documents to the main county seat office. Any document which may be delivered to the additional county office for filing or recording pursuant to law shall not be deemed filed or recorded and shall not impart constructive notice of such document on third parties until such document is delivered and recorded pursuant to law at the main county seat office.
R.L. 1910, § 1550. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 340, § 1, emerg. eff. June 9, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-136. County clerk - Office hours - Sign.

The county clerk in each county of this state shall keep their offices open during the same hours as other county officers in such county; but, so that the public may know when their needs at such offices may be served, after the secular days and respective hours thereof have been determined upon or agreed, the said officers shall so notify the public by so noting in painting in the sign indicating the location of their respective offices, whether upon, over, or near the office door.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 148, § 1. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 239, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-137.1. UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

This section, derived from Laws 1961, p. 226, § 1, relating to public defenders for counties of 24,727 to 60,000 population, was held to violate Const. Art. 5, § 51, by State v. Lynch, Okla., 796 P.2d 1150 (1990).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-137.2. Appointment - Salary - Assistants.

The position of public defender shall be filled by appointment of the board of county commissioners with an attorney authorized to practice law in this state and who has been recommended by the district attorney and the judges of the courts of record of such county. The public defender and operating expenses of such office shall be paid from the funds in the county general revenue fund an amount to be determined by the board of county commissioners which amount shall not be in excess of ninety percent (90%) of the salary of the district attorney of such county that is paid from the general revenue fund of the county. The board of county commissioners may authorize the employment and fix the salaries of such assistants and clerical help as such board may deem necessary.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 227, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-137.3. Liability insurance - Counties of 300,000 population.

Any elected county officer of counties of three hundred thousand (300,000) population or over may purchase liability insurance coverage not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to pay all losses and damages incurred by an action against such officer, arising out of any act of negligence committed by such elected county official occurring in the operation of his office. The costs of such insurance coverage shall be paid by the county. The costs provided for herein shall be within the approved budget of the officer seeking to purchase the insurance coverage allowed herein.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 262, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.1a. Office created - Office space and equipment - Training - Tort liability.

A. In each county of this state possessing a population of over three hundred thousand (300,000) according to the Federal Decennial Census of 1990, or any succeeding Federal Decennial Census, there is hereby created the office of public defender, and such office shall be charged upon the order of any judge of a court of record of such county, with the protection of the rights of any defendant to a criminal action. The board of county commissioners of such county shall provide for necessary office supplies and equipment and arrange for sufficient office space in the county building, used by the courts of record of such county, to permit the efficient and effective operation of the office of public defender.
B. Subject to available funding, the board of county commissioners, along with the office of the public defender, shall provide and coordinate training and continuing legal education for attorneys employed by the office of the public defender. Curriculum for training required under this section shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Nationally recognized defense seminars; and
2. Evidence-based practices regarding behavioral health and treatment of defendants with substance abuse or mental health needs.
C. For purposes of liability under the Governmental Tort Claims Act, any public defender, assistant public defender or employee thereof, who is employed under this section shall be deemed a state employee.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 240, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1995. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 129, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2017, c. 351, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.2. Appointment of county indigent defender and assistants.

The office of county indigent defender shall be assumed by such attorneys, authorized to practice law in the State of Oklahoma, as shall be appointed either on a full-time or part-time basis by the judges of the courts of record of such county and shall continue to serve at the pleasure of said judges, and the attorney designated by said judges as the person in charge of such office shall be the county indigent defender, and all other attorneys who may be appointed to assist such county indigent defender shall be designated as assistant county indigent defender, of such county.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 210, § 2, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 238, § 23, eff. July 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.3. Determination of need for county indigent defender and assistants.

Judges of the courts of record of any county subject to the provisions of this act shall determine, at the time the county budget is submitted, the necessity of retaining a county indigent defender or assistants thereto on a full-time or part-time basis at public expense for representation of unfortunate and poverty stricken persons charged with commission of a crime, which determination shall be made after inquiry into the number impoverished or destitute defendants which have been brought before such courts during the past term and an estimate of the number that may be charged during the next fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 210, § 3, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 238, § 24, eff. July 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.4. Compensation - Private practice.

In counties subject to the provisions of Section 138.1a et seq. of this title, wherein the district judges have determined, in accordance with Section 138.3 of this title that the protection of the unfortunate and poverty-stricken defendants subject to criminal action in such county require the employment of a county indigent defender on a full-time basis, such person so appointed shall not engage in any practice of law except in the performance of the duties as county indigent defender, and shall receive a salary commensurate with the salary received by the district attorney in said district, payable monthly, from the court fund of such county, provided such salaries shall not apply to counties of less than three hundred thousand (300,000) population; provided that if additional assistance is required by the county indigent defender to properly fulfill the duties of the office, the indigent defender may authorize the employment of and appoint assistant defenders on a full-time or part-time basis, which assistants shall be under the same restrictions as to the practice of law as the county indigent defender of such county, and each shall receive a salary commensurate with the range of salaries of assistant district attorneys in their districts, payable monthly, out of the court fund of the county as determined by the county indigent defender.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 210, § 4, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 189, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1963; Laws 1970, c. 110, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1970; Laws 1974, c. 102, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 238, § 25, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 343, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2001, c. 129, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.5. Duties.

A. It shall be the duty of the office of the county indigent defender to represent as counsel anyone who appears for arraignment without aid of counsel, and who has been informed by the judge that it is his right to have counsel, and who desires counsel, but is unable to employ such aid; and upon order of a district judge of such county he shall investigate any matter pending before the judge and report to him in the manner prescribed by the judge.
B. When a defendant or, if applicable, his parent or legal guardian requests representation by the county indigent defender, such person shall submit an appropriate application, the form of which shall state that such application is signed under oath and under the penalty of perjury and that a false statement may be prosecuted as such. The application shall state whether or not the defendant has been released on bond. In addition, if the defendant has been released on bond, the application shall include a written statement from the applicant that he or she has contacted three (3) attorneys, licensed to practice law in this state, and the applicant has been unable to obtain legal counsel. A nonrefundable application fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall be paid to the court clerk at the time the application is submitted, and no application shall be accepted without payment of the fee; except that the court may, based upon the financial information submitted, waive the fee, if the person is in custody or if the court determines that the person does not have the financial resources to pay the fee. Any fee collected pursuant to this subsection shall be retained by the court clerk as an administrative fee and deposited in the court fund. Before the court appoints the county indigent defender based on the application, the court shall advise the defendant or, if applicable, his or her parent or legal guardian that the application is signed under oath and under the penalty of perjury. A copy of the application shall be sent to the prosecuting attorney or the Office of the Attorney General, whichever is appropriate, for review, and, upon request, the court shall hold a hearing on the issue of the eligibility for appointment of the county indigent defender.
C. If the defendant is admitted to bail and the defendant or another person on behalf of the defendant posts a bond, other than by personal recognizance, the court may consider such fact in determining the eligibility of the defendant for appointment of the county indigent defender; provided, however, such consideration shall not be the sole factor in the determination of eligibility.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 211, § 5, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 238, § 26, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 357, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 298, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2018, c. 194, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.6. Secretaries - Investigators - Salary.

Pursuant to the provisions of this act, the county indigent defender may authorize the employment of one or more secretaries and one or more investigators and shall determine and fix the salary to be paid; provided, that such salaries shall be commensurate with the range of salaries paid by the district attorneys' offices in their districts, payable monthly, from the court fund of such county.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 211, § 6, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 110, § 2, emerg. eff. April 1, 1970; Laws 1974, c. 102, § 2, emerg. eff. April 30, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 238, § 27, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 343, § 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.7. Conflict of interest - Reassignment of case.

In those counties subject to the provisions of Section 138.1a of this title, if the court determines that a conflict of interest exists between a defendant and the county indigent defender, the case may be reassigned by the court to another county indigent defender, an attorney who represents indigents pursuant to contract, or a private attorney who has agreed to accept such appointments.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 20, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 357, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 298, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 129, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 200, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.7a. Fees for attorneys defending death penalty cases.

A. In every case in which the defendant is subject to the death penalty and an attorney other than a county indigent defender is assigned to the case as provided by Section 138.7 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, total compensation for attorneys who serve as lead counsel and co-counsel shall not exceed the limits set in Section 1355.13 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The maximum statutory fee established pursuant to this section may be exceeded only when counsel establishes that the case is an exceptional one which requires an extraordinary amount of time to litigate and that the request for extraordinary attorney fees is reasonable.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 162, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.8. Expert witness compensation.

In counties subject to the provisions of Section 138.1a of this title, expert witness compensation for indigent defense shall be paid by the court fund pursuant to procedures established by the governing board of the court fund.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 21, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 129, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.9. Counties of 200,000 or more.

In those counties with a population in excess of three hundred thousand (300,000) under the latest Federal Decennial Census, the county indigent defenders, for those counties subject to the provisions of Section 138.1a of this title, shall perfect appeals for those defendants which they represented in the trial court unless an appellate conflict exists between two or more such defendants, in which case the county indigent defender shall represent one defendant, the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System shall represent one defendant, and the court may assign the appeal of the case for any other defendants in the same manner as provided for conflict at the trial level in Section 138.7 of this title. If an appellate conflict of interest exists between the defendant and the county indigent defender in a case in which the defendant has received the death penalty, the district court may appoint the Indigent Defense System to represent the defendant on appeal. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System shall also represent all indigent defendants from such counties who were not represented at trial by the county public defenders unless a conflict of interest on appeal exists between defendants, in which case the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System shall represent one defendant, the county indigent defender shall represent one defendant and the court may assign the appeal of the case for any other defendants in the same manner as provided for conflict at the trial level in Section 138.7 of this title.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 207, § 5, emerg. eff. May 26, 1981. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 22, eff. July 1, 1992. Renumbered from Title 22, § 1359 by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 32, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 298, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 129, § 5, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 200, § 2, emerg. eff. May 7, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.10. Payment and collection of costs.

A. The court shall order any person represented by a county indigent defender to pay the costs of representation. In assessing these costs, the court shall take into consideration the ability of the defendant to pay and any likely hardship which would result. The court may then order payment to be made in total or in installments and, in the case of installment payments, set the amount and due date of each installment.
B. Costs assessed pursuant to this section shall be collected by the court clerk and deposited in the court fund.
C. Costs of representation shall be a debt against the person represented until paid and shall be subject to any method provided by law for the collection of debts.
D. Any order directing the defendant to pay costs of representation shall be a lien against all real and personal property of the defendant and may be filed against such property and foreclosed as provided by law for such liens.
E. For purposes of collection of debts arising from the provisions of this section, the court clerks for the district courts of this state are authorized to utilize the procedures provided in Section 205.2 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes in the same manner and to the same extent as a state agency and the Oklahoma Tax Commission is directed to provide the same service to court clerks attempting to collect such debts pursuant to Section 205.2 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes as it provides to state agencies.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 23, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 28, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 251, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.11. Short title - County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act.

Sections 2 through 10 of this act shall be the provisions of the Local Government Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act applicable to counties and shall be known as the "County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act".
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.12. Definitions.

A. Definitions of terms used in the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act shall be the same as those terms are defined in Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX of the Oklahoma Constitution, unless otherwise provided herein.
B. As used in the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act:
1. "Campaign committee" means a committee which may be composed of one or more persons the purpose of which is to support the election of a specific candidate to county office, whose name as it will appear on the ballot shall appear in the name of the committee;
2. "County office" means any elective county office for which Declarations of Candidacy are filed with the secretary of the county election board as required by Section 5-103 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
3. "County political committee" means any committee composed of one or more persons whose purpose includes the election or defeat of one or more candidates for county office but which is not required to register with the Ethics Commission or the Federal Election Commission.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.13. Campaign committee organization statements.

Each campaign committee shall file a notarized statement of organization with the county election board subject to the same requirements as set forth for candidate committees for state office to file statements of organization with the Ethics Commission under Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX of the Oklahoma Constitution, including but not limited to time for filing and contents, except as otherwise provided in the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act. The statement of organization shall be accompanied by a check drawn upon the campaign committee's account in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) as a nonrefundable processing fee to be deposited in the County Election Board Special Depository Account. Expenditures from such fees may be made by the secretary of the county election board for any lawful purpose.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.14. County political committee organization statements.

Every county political committee shall file a notarized statement of organization with the county election board subject to the same requirements as set forth for political committees required to file statements of organization with the Ethics Commission under Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX of the Oklahoma Constitution, including but not limited to time for filing and contents.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.15. Contributions and expenditures reports.

Every campaign committee and every county political committee shall file reports of contributions and expenditures with the county election board subject to the same requirements as set forth for reports of contributions and expenditures filed with the Ethics Commission under Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX of the Oklahoma Constitution, including but not limited to time for filing and contents.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.16. Organization statements and contribution and expenditure reports - Public records.

Statements of organization and reports of contributions and expenditures required under the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act shall be public records. The county election board shall maintain statements of organization and reports of contributions and expenditures for four (4) years after the date on which they are filed or prepared, if not posted on the county's website as provided herein, at which time the documents may be destroyed or retained at the discretion of the county election board. If the county in which the statements of organization are filed maintains an Internet website, the county election board may post on the website copies of statements of organization and reports of contributions and expenditures.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.17. Financial interest statements.

All candidates for county office and all elected county officers shall be required to file a notarized statement of financial interests with the county election board subject to the same requirements as set forth for statements of financial interests filed with the Ethics Commission under Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.18. Financial interest statements - Public records.

Statements of financial interests required under the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act shall be public records. The county election board shall maintain statements of financial interests for four (4) years after the date on which they are filed, at which time the documents may be destroyed or retained at the discretion of the county election board.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-138.19. Enforcement.

The County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act shall be enforced by the Ethics Commission in the same manner as Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX of the Oklahoma Constitution are enforced, including but not limited to acceptance of complaints, civil prosecutions, settlement agreements and any other compliance practices or requirements. Complaints may be received by the Ethics Commission alleging filing of statements required to be filed under the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act later than the prescribed time for filing or failure to produce reports required to be available for public inspection and copying. Such complaints shall be in the same form as other complaints. Upon receipt of such complaints, the Ethics Commission shall investigate whether the allegation or allegations are true and, if so, shall assess a late reporting penalty of up to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day, not to exceed a maximum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the filing of any statement or report. If the Ethics Commission determines the allegation or allegations are not true, it shall take no further action. Persons assessed a late reporting penalty may protest the assessment subject to provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 313, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-148. Population, how determined.

The salaries of all county officers shall be based upon the federal census of 1910, and each additional ten (10) years thereafter, or upon any census taken subsequent to 1910, by order of the board of county commissioners under and by virtue of Section 415, Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910, and under the supervision of the Census Bureau of the United States Government: Provided that when any unorganized territory is attached to any county for judicial purposes, the population of such unorganized territory shall be added to the population of said county in fixing the amount of such salary.
R.L. 1910, § 3216. Amended by Laws 1919, c. 216, p. 313, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-153. Salaries - Payment periods.

The salary of all county officers, their clerks and deputies, shall be paid either monthly or twice a month, out of the county treasury by order of the board of county commissioners: Provided, however, that no salary shall be allowed or paid until their reports are filed and approved by the board of county commissioners, as provided by law.
R.L. 1910, § 3251. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 56, § 1, operative July 1, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-153.1. Entities receiving county sales tax revenues - Reimbursement of county for cost of collecting, maintaining and distributing funds.

A. The county treasurer or county clerk may charge a fee to any entity which is the recipient of revenue from a designated county sales tax levied for that entity as reimbursement for the cost of collecting, maintaining, and distributing the funds on behalf of the entity.
B. The county treasurer or county clerk shall prepare a special estimate of needs each fiscal year covering all expenditures of the office on behalf of the entities receiving the sales tax revenue. The estimate of need shall be itemized by personal services, maintenance, and operation expenditures for each taxing entity and filed with the county excise board or county budget board.
C. In reviewing and approving the estimate as provided in subsection B of this section, the county excise board or county budget board shall charge such costs among the various recipients receiving the revenue and shall render a statement to each entity for reimbursement to the county general fund.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 86, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-154. Surety bonds - Premiums - Payment by county.

The premiums on all surety company bonds required to be executed by any officer or his deputy of any county of this state, or by any county employee who has in his custody any county property for the purposes of his employment, whether required by law or by the board of county commissioners or by the principal officer, where such bond is executed to run to the State of Oklahoma and after being approved in accordance with requirement is filed of record in the office of the county clerk of such county, shall be paid for by the county from funds appropriated therefor.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 175, § 1. Amended by Laws 1945, p. 73, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-155.1v1. Destruction of certain records filed in county assessor's offices - Digitizing.

The county assessor in any county is authorized to destroy any of the records which have been on file in his office for more than seven (7) years, including all assessment rolls, assessment listing sheets relating to tangible or intangible personal properties, monies and credits, real estate, or corporation properties, all balance sheets, and all homestead exemption applications. All records which have been on file in his office for more than two (2) years, prior to the current calendar year and less than seven (7) years, may be destroyed if compliance is made with statutes authorizing the digitizing or other reproduction of records and storage of reproductions thereof. A computer shall be provided, the costs, maintenance and supplies therefor be paid from the county general fund, to accommodate public reference to the digitized records. The State Library may be given any record which would be destroyed upon request therefor.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 22, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 11, 1972. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 7, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2017, c. 22, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-155.1v2. Destruction of certain records filed in county assessor's offices - Reproduction and storage of records.

The county assessor in any county is authorized to destroy any of the records which have been on file in his or her office for more than seven (7) years, including all assessment rolls, assessment listing sheets relating to tangible or intangible personal properties, monies and credits, real estate, or corporation properties, all balance sheets, and all homestead exemption applications. All records which have been on file in his or her office for more than two (2) years, prior to the current calendar year and less than seven (7) years, may be destroyed if compliance is made with statutes authorizing the reproduction of records and storage of reproductions thereof. Such reproduction and storage of records shall be done using any generally accepted current technology which will ensure safe documentation and accessibility of public records. The State Library may be given any record which would be destroyed upon request therefor.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 22, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 11, 1972. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 7, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2017, c. 212, § 2, emerg. eff. May 5, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 19. Counties and County Officers › §19-155.2. Destruction of certain old records in clerk's office.

A. The county clerk in each county in Oklahoma is hereby authorized each year to destroy the following workbooks, reports and transient and subsidiary records that have been on file or stored in the office the period of time specifically provided herein.
1. After the expiration of one (1) year:
a.
unused blank forms printed for fiscal year series, and
b.
blank forms obsolete by change of law;
2. After the expiration of five (5) years:
a.
financing statements, except as otherwise provided by Article 9 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes or other statute, chattel mortgages, bills of sale, releases and renewals thereof, after the same ceases to be effective,
b.
all county claims, claim calendars,
c.
chattel mortgage indexes,
d.
appropriation ledgers, warrant ledgers, financial ledgers,
e.
requisitions,
f.
upon retirement, discharge, or termination of employment, loyalty oath of said employee or officer,
g.
certificates of error,
h.
copies of reports and remittances, deposits and receipts,
i.
monthly reports to the State Auditor and Inspector and reports to other officers and warrant issues,
j.
daily reports including daily report jacket and all contents therein,
k.
physician liens, insurance agent's liens, hospital liens, thresher and combiners liens, mechanic and materialmans liens, oil and gas liens, vendor liens, banker liens, mining liens, district attorney liens, labor liens, and personal property liens,
l.
reports, checks, purchase orders and other bookkeeping records,
m.
all tax protests, evidences, letters of orders of the board, letters of increased assessment, correspondence, reports, docket books, lists of parcels under protest, agendas, and
n.
records pertaining to the Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act;
3. After the expiration of seven (7) years after the final settlement following appeal to district court, all tax protest records;
4. After the expiration of seven (7) years, balance sheets, deposit slips, tax records, W-2's and investment authorization slips for the retirement system; and
5. After the expiration of ten (10) years:
a.
all tax rolls and tax roll adjustments, and
b.
all special assessment rolls.
B. The State Library may be given any records that would otherwise be destroyed.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 198, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 66, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979; Laws 1991, c. 93, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 101, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 371, § 167, eff. July 1, 2001.