Title 19 — Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

1995.

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 o…

Disclosure Act. Sections 138.11 through 138.19 of this title 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, …

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…

Each campaign committee shall file a statement of organization with the Ethics Commission subject to the same requirements as set forth for candidate committees for state office to file statements of organization under Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated pursuant to Sectio…

Every county political committee shall file a notarized statement of organization with the Ethics Commission subject to the same requirements as set forth for political committees required to file statements of organization under Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated pursuan…

Every campaign committee and every county political committee shall file reports of contributions and expenditures with the Ethics Commission subject to the same requirements as set forth for reports of contributions and expenditures filed under Rules of the Ethics Commission pro…

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 Ethics Commission shall maintain statements of organization and repo…

All candidates for county office and all elected county officers shall be required to file a statement of financial interests with the Ethics Commission subject to the same requirements as set forth for statements of financial interests filed under Rules of the Ethics Commission …

Statements of financial interests required under the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act shall be public records. The Ethics Commission shall maintain statements of financial interests for four (4) years after the date on which they are filed, at which time the d…

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, acce…

- 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…

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 p…

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 expe…

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 cou…

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 s…

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 salar…

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 w…

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 …

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…

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 whi…

The Governor shall cause to be placed upon the ballots, to be voted at any such election, the metes and bounds of the proposed new county, or the territory sought to be transferred, and if said election is for the purpose of creating a new county, the ballot shall contain the wor…

This act may be cited as the "County Budget Act". Added by Laws 1981, c. 166, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 1981.

The purpose of the County Budget Act is to provide a budget procedure for county governments which shall: 1. Establish uniform and sound fiscal procedures for the preparation, adoption, execution and control of budgets, and foster cooperation among the elected officials for the e…

This act shall apply to any county which by resolution of the governing body elects to come under and comply with all its provisions and requirements. Once a county has selected the County Budget Act to govern its budget procedures, the provisions of this act shall take precedenc…

As used in this act: 1. "Account" means a columnar record in which are entered the increases and decreases of related monetary transactions and the resulting balance thereof. Accounts are maintained within each fund, classified by categories appropriate thereto; 2. "Appropriation…

Establishment and maintenance. The accounting records of each county may be established and maintained and financial statements prepared therefrom in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles promulgated from time to time by authoritative bodies in the United State…

Each county shall maintain, according to its own accounting needs, some or all of the funds and account groups in its system of accounts, as prescribed by the state statutes. Added by Laws 1981, c. 166, § 6, emerg. eff. May 13, 1981.

Meetings. A county budget board is created in each county which elects to come under the provisions of this act. The board shall consist of each elected county officer. The chairman of the board of county commissioners shall serve as chairman of the county budget board. The count…

The county budget board shall prepare for each budget year a budget for each fund whose activities require funding through appropriation from the budget board. Added by Laws 1981, c. 166, § 8, emerg. eff. May 13, 1981.

Reserve fund. A. All budgets comprising normal operations of the county shall be adopted for a fiscal year. Major capital improvements financed by general obligation bonds, capital grants or contributions shall use a capital projects fund budget. The term of the budget shall coin…

1943.

A. At least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, a budget for each fund of the county for which a budget is required shall be completed by the county budget board. Each budget shall provide a complete financial plan for the budget year. The budget format s…

A. On or before a date set by the county budget board, the county excise board shall provide a tentative estimate of anticipated revenues from all sources, classified by funds, for the succeeding fiscal year. B. On or before a date set by the county budget board, each officer, bo…

The county budget board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the beginning of the budget year. Notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, together with the proposed budget summaries, shall be published on the county's…

A. After the hearing and at least seven (7) days prior to the beginning of the budget year, the county budget board shall adopt the budget for each fund. The budget board may add or increase items or delete or decrease items in each budget. In all cases, the proposed expenditures…

board. A. The county excise board shall examine the county budgets. The excise board may take the following actions on the budgets: 1. For any items or amounts which are not authorized by law or which may be contrary to law, the unlawful amounts or items shall be stricken and dis…

Within fifteen (15) days after the filing of any county budget with the State Auditor and Inspector, any taxpayer may file protests against any alleged illegality of the budget in the manner provided by Sections 24104 through 24111 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If no prot…

balances - Other unlawful acts - Liability. A. No expenditure may be authorized or made by any county officer or employee which exceeds any fund balance in any fund for which a budget is not required to be adopted. B. Any balance remaining in a fund at the end of the budget year …

Estimated revenues and appropriation expenditures in the budget of each fund shall be classified in conformity with the accounting system prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector. Revenues shall be classified separately by source. Expenditures shall be departmentalized by ap…

A county budget board may authorize transfers of any unencumbered and unexpended appropriation or any portion thereof from one expenditure category to another within the same department or from one department to another within the same fund, except that no appropriation for debt …

assessment fund balances. Whenever the necessity for maintaining any special fund of a county has ceased to exist and a balance remains in the fund, the county budget board may authorize the transfer of the balance to the general fund. Applicable law shall govern the use or trans…

1943.

A. The county budget board may amend the budget to make supplemental appropriations to any fund up to the amount of revenues in excess of the total estimated in the latest budget, which are available for current expenses due to: 1. Revenues received from sources not anticipated i…

For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, and for its proper administration, the State Auditor and Inspector is hereby empowered to promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary but not inconsistent herewith, and he shall prescrib…

19 O.S. § 143 Repealed by Laws 1941, p. 466, § 15

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19 O.S. § 147 Repealed by Laws 1941, p. 466, § 12