Title 19 — Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

A. The board of county commissioners of any county, if the board determines that such would be conducive to the promotion and preservation of the public safety of the county, may call an election at which shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the county the question of wh…

Inspector - Certification of authorities' creation - Expense of audit. A. The audits required by Section 9 of this act shall be certified with the unqualified opinion of a certified public accountant, a licensed public accountant or the State Auditor and Inspector. The required a…

A. The directors of the Authority so created shall consist of five (5) members and include the chairperson of the board of county commissioners, the county sheriff, one member appointed by the presiding district court judge, one member appointed by the board of county commissione…

The board of directors shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To manage and conduct the business and affairs of such authority; 2. To make and execute all necessary contracts; 3. To acquire by lease, purchase, gift or otherwise and to operate and maintain all necessary an…

The board of directors shall establish a time and place for regular meetings, and in addition thereto, shall hold such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. A simple majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the trans…

The board of directors is hereby authorized and empowered to institute and maintain, or appear and defend, any and all actions and proceedings, suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions of this act, or to enforce, maintain, protect or preser…

A. As soon as practicable after organization of the authority, the board of directors shall, by resolution entered on its record, formulate a general plan of proposed operation for the authority in which shall be stated the estimated cost of operation and maintenance of the autho…

No claims shall be paid by the treasurer of the authority until the same shall have been presented and allowed by the board of directors. All warrants shall be signed by the chairman of the board of directors of the authority and countersigned by the clerk. If the treasurer of th…

In the event of the dissolution of the authority, the board of directors of the authority shall be trustees for the disposition of the property and the proceeds of the disposition of such property and all funds remaining on hand shall be deposited with the county treasurer who sh…

The directors of every county jail trust authority created pursuant to the provisions of this act shall cause an audit to be made of, including but not limited to, the funds, accounts and fiscal affairs of the authority. The audit shall be ordered within thirty (30) days of the c…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Regional Jail District Act”. Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.

As used in the Oklahoma Regional Jail District Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Operation” includes but is not limited to leasing services, contracting for services, planning, financing, construction and maintenance of a regional jail regardless of …

Termination. A. Any county or combination of counties by resolution of their governing boards, may jointly create a regional jail district pursuant to the provisions of Section 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the purpose of planning, financing, construction, maintena…

In addition to the powers granted to the regional jail district by its member counties under the agreement, the regional jail district has all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes including, but not limited to, the following: 1. To adopt bylaws and rules …

Compensation. A. Any regional jail district created pursuant to Section 3 of this act shall be governed by a commission. The regional jail commission shall be composed of the sheriff and presiding county commissioner from each county within the district. Each regional jail commis…

A. The director, appointed by the regional jail commission, shall administer the regional jail. B. The director shall be paid a salary determined by the regional jail commission. The director shall have the authority to hire other officers and employees for positions that are aut…

A. The regional jail established pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of this act may be used to hold prisoners who have pled guilty or been found guilty of a crime or prisoners who are being held prior to or during trial. B. Each county within the regional jail district may k…

Any election officer who shall be appointed or commissioned under the provisions of this article or the laws of Oklahoma, and who shall knowingly and willfully fail or refuse to perform the duties required of him, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished…

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Any person or corporation offering money or other thing of value, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of influencing any voter for or against any competing city, town or place in such election shall be guilty of the felony of bribery, a Class D3 felony offense and shal…

19 O.S. § 93 Repealed by Laws 1961, p. 208, § 1

Each county in the State of Oklahoma having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more, as determined by the last Federal Decennial Census or any subsequent Federal Decennial Census, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, provide, maintain, construct, set ap…

The board of county commissioners of any such county may dedicate and set apart for use as playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational purposes any lands or buildings, or both, within said county owned or leased by such county and not then devoted to another public us…

The board of county commissioners of such counties may dedicate land or buildings as provided in Section 2 herein for a period of twenty-five (25) years, or for so long as the said lands and buildings shall be used or shall be convenient for use for said recreational purposes, or…

Such counties may jointly establish and conduct such a system of recreation, including recreation centers, parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, and any and all other recreational facilities and activities, with any city, chartered or otherwise, town, or school district within said…

The provisions of this act shall in no manner supersede or repeal any laws now in force or effect, or any charter provisions of any city relating to city parks or park boards, but shall be cumulative to all such laws or charter provisions thereof. Added by Laws 1959, p. 94, § 5.

operation of parking lot. In any county in the State of Oklahoma, the board of commissioners of each county of the state is hereby authorized in its discretion, by the adoption of a resolution to set forth in its minutes, to install and operate on any tract of land of the county …

Any person parking a motor or other vehicle in such a parking lot without paying the parking fee, as provided for and fixed in said resolution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Dollars ($5.00). Added by Laws 1…

The fines so collected shall be paid monthly by the collecting court to the county clerk, who shall deposit the same in a fund in the county treasury to be known as the "County Parking Fund", which fund may be expended by said board of commissioners as authorized by said resoluti…

Civil fines - Courthouse security. A. No person shall place, stop, park, or stand any vehicle, including trailers or implements of husbandry, contrary to any official sign reserving, restricting, or regulating the placing, stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle within the bo…

The board of county commissioners of any county in the State of Oklahoma having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for a retirement fund and system for any or …

Every county establishing a retirement fund and system under the terms of this act is authorized and directed to provide for the control and management of such system by resolution which in addition to other provisions shall provide for: 1. The qualifications of the persons eligi…

A. The board of trustees shall be composed of nine (9) members as follows: 1. One member shall be the county treasurer who shall be the treasurer of the board of trustees; 2. One member shall be the county clerk who shall be the clerk of the board of trustees; 3. One member shall…

All costs and expenses for the selection and compensation of actuarial consultants, investment managers, financial consultants, institutional custodian services, commissions or other costs resulting from the purchase, sale or other transfer of assets, and all costs and expenses r…

employee funds. A. Every county establishing a retirement fund and system and having a population in excess of six hundred seventy-five thousand (675,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census is hereby authorized to contribute to such fund and to pay to the treasurer …

excess of 675,000. A. The board of trustees shall discharge their duties with respect to the retirement system solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and: 1. For the exclusive purpose of: a. providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries, and b. …

675,000 or less. A. The board of trustees shall discharge their duties with respect to the retirement system solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and: 1. For the exclusive purpose of: a. providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries, and b. de…

A. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system shall not cause the retirement system to engage in a transaction if the fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect: 1. Sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from the retirement …

It shall be the mandatory duty of the board of county commissioners of any county establishing a retirement fund and system to appropriate annually, for the sole use of the retirement fund within its general fund and subject to the approval of the county excise board, a sum which…

If the funds in any retirement system are insufficient to make full payment of the amount of retirement benefits or allowances to any eligible persons under the rules and regulations of the board of trustees then such fund shall be prorated among those entitled thereto as the boa…

requirement - Disability - Military service - Surviving spouse. No member of a county retirement system shall be eligible for retirement benefits under Section 951 et seq. of this title until such member: 1. Has attained the age of sixty-two (62) years and shall have served for a…

19 O.S. § 956.1 Repealed by Laws 2010, c. 35, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010

Vesting restrictions. A. In lieu of the retirement benefits specified in Section 956 of this title, upon approval by the board of trustees and the board of county commissioners, a county authorized to provide a retirement system pursuant to the provisions of Section 951 et seq. o…