Title 63 — Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

The respective officers of each city or incorporated town, and of all other political subdivisions, of this state, shall designate interim successors, and shall specify the order of succession of deputies and interim successors, in the same manner, and with the same effect, as is…

Whenever an emergency or disaster occurs in the United States, and in the event that any judge of any court is unavailable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office, and no other judge authorized to act or no special judge appointed in accordance with the prov…

At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no per…

successors and special emergency judges - Termination of authority by Legislature. Officials authorized to act as Governor pursuant to this act, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as…

This act shall be known as the "Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act" and shall be cumulative to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003. Added by Laws 1959, p. 215, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 1959. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 340, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 19…

Whenever, in the event of an emergency or disaster or upon finding that an emergency or disaster may be imminent, the Governor deems the place of session then prescribed to be unsafe, the Governor may change it to any place within the state which the Governor deems safer and more…

In the event of an emergency or disaster, the Governor shall call the Legislature into session as soon as practicable, and in any case within thirty (30) days following the inception of the emergency or disaster. Each legislator and each emergency interim successor, unless the Go…

provisions applicable. If, in the event of an emergency or disaster a legislator is unavailable, the emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable shall, except for the power and duty to appoint emergency interim successors, exercise the powers…

allowances. When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, the emergency interim successor shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled…

The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators, the operation of the provisions of this act relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislative action, and limitations on the length of sessions and the sub…

The Legislature declares: 1. Because of existing possibilities of natural or man-made disasters or emergencies of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the Legislature; and 2. Because to conform…

As used in this act: 1. ”Emergency” means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, federal or state assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save …

Each legislator shall designate not fewer than three nor more than seven emergency interim successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each legislator shall review and, as necessary, promptly revise the designations of emergency interim successors t…

Tenure. An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim successor unless he may, under the Constitution and stat…

Prior to an emergency or disaster, if a legislator fails to designate the required minimum number of emergency interim successors within sixty (60) days following the effective date of this act or, after such period, if for any reason the number of emergency interim successors fo…

Each designation of an emergency interim successor shall become effective when the legislator or party floor leader making the designation files with the Secretary of State the successor's name, address and rank in order of succession. The removal of an emergency interim successo…

Promptly after designation each emergency interim successor shall take the oaths required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed. No other oath shall be required. The oath shall be administered (by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for…

Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the Legislature, and each legislator shall assist his emergency interim successors to keep themselves so informed. Laws 1959, p. 216, § 9; Laws 1…

This act shall be known as the "Emergency Interim Relocation Act", and shall be cumulative to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003. Added by Laws 1961, p. 587, § 1, emerg. eff. July 11, 1961. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 329, § 45, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.

As used in this act: 1. “Emergency” means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, federal or state assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save …

government. A. Whenever a disaster makes it imprudent or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at its seat in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the Governor may proclaim temporary locations for the seat of state government at any place he deems advisable, either inside or …

government. A. Whenever an emergency or man-made disaster makes it imprudent or impossible to conduct the affairs of any local government at its regular location, the governing body may meet at any place, inside or outside the limits of the political subdivision, at the call of t…

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A. Sections 7 through 12 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Flood Hazard Mitigation Program”. B. The purposes of the Oklahoma Flood Hazard Mitigation Program are to provide: 1. An orderly and continuing means of assistance by the state government to poli…

Economies Revolving Fund. A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management to be designated the "State Assistance Dedicated for Disaster-impacted Local Economies Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing f…

For purposes of the Oklahoma Flood Hazard Mitigation Program: 1. "Board" means the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; 2. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management; 3. "Dwelling unit" means a place of residence and may be a single- or multiple-dwelling buildi…

A. In addition to other responsibilities and duties specified by law, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management: 1. Shall develop and maintain flood hazard mitigation measures for this state, as a component of the state’s comprehensive hazard mitigation plan and consistent …

A. A political subdivision of this state may apply to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management for a grant or loan for flood hazard mitigation projects on forms provided by the Department. B. Grants or loans for flood hazard mitigation shall be prioritized by the State Haz…

projects. In addition to other responsibilities designated or assigned to it by the Department, the State Hazard Mitigation Team shall have the power and duty to recommend priorities for flood hazard mitigation projects for purposes of providing grants or loans for such projects,…

municipalities. A. The Legislature declares it to be necessary for the public health and welfare to provide a means for municipalities in this state to implement measures to reduce losses from flood disasters. The acquisition of real property for this objective shall constitute a…

Preparedness Program. A. The State Commissioner of Health shall develop grant programs for private, nonprofit and public entities for the purpose of administering the National Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). For purposes of this section, the “National Hospital Preparedness P…

Sections 3 through 12 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact”. Added by Laws 2006, c. 199, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 2006.

civilian population. Plans for the orderly evacuation and interjurisdiction reception of portions of the civilian population as the result of any emergency or disaster of sufficient proportions to so warrant, shall be worked out and maintained between the party jurisdictions of t…

Reimbursement. A. The purpose of the Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact is to create a system of intrastate mutual aid between participating jurisdictions in the state. B. As used in the Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact: 1. "Jurisdiction" means any county, city, town or…

jurisdiction official. Each jurisdiction recognizes that there will be emergencies which require immediate actions and implementation of procedures to apply outside resources to make prompt and effective response to such an emergency. This is because few, if any, individual juris…

- Consultation between jurisdictions - Discretion. A. It shall be the responsibility of each jurisdiction to formulate procedural plans and programs for interjurisdictional cooperation in the performance of the responsibilities listed in this section. In formulating such plans, a…

rights and privileges of emergency forces - Command and control. Any jurisdiction requested to render mutual aid or conduct exercises and training for mutual aid shall take such action as is necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by the Oklahoma Intrastate …

or permits. Whenever any person holds a license, certificate, or other permit issued by any jurisdiction party evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical, or other skills, and when such assistance is requested by the receiving jurisdiction, such person …

Officers or employees of a jurisdiction rendering aid in another jurisdiction pursuant to the Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact shall be considered within the scope of employment of the requesting jurisdiction for tort liability and immunity purposes. No jurisdiction or its …

Each jurisdiction shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency forces of that jurisdiction and representatives of deceased members of such forces who sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to the Oklahom…

Any jurisdiction rendering aid in another jurisdiction pursuant to the Oklahoma Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact shall be reimbursed by the jurisdiction receiving such aid for any loss or damage to or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any servic…

– Violation – Penalty. A. It is unlawful for a person to: 1. Sell, give away, distribute, or market human or synthetic urine in this state or transport human or synthetic urine into this state with the intent of using the urine to defraud or cause deceitful results in a urine, dr…