Title 19, Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

Transfer of employees between offices. In case of unforeseen increase of work in any county office of any county in the state or in case of abnormal conditions in any county in the state, such as, oil development, military posts located within the county, defense areas, state or …

determination. A. Sections 180.58 through 180.68 of this title shall apply to all counties. B. The purpose of Sections 180.58 through 180.68 of this title is to codify and revise the laws of the state relating to the salaries and wages of county officers and their deputies and em…

valuations. The gross assessed total tangible property valuation for ad valorem tax purposes in each county, or service-ability factor, shall be determined from the county assessor's certificate of such valuations as filed with the excise board of the county for the purpose of co…

The population of each county, or service-load factor, shall be determined from the announced population of counties of Oklahoma based on the Federal Decennial Census. No other census however authorized shall have any effect insofar as this act is concerned. Added by Laws 1959, p…

For purposes of fixing salaries under this act, county officers shall be grouped in the following classifications: 1. Enforcement officers or those charged with enforcing the laws relating to public peace and safety: the county sheriff, the county treasurer, the county clerk, the…

A. The basic salaries of county officers upon which all salaries and future increases or decreases thereof shall not be less than Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000.00) per annum nor shall they exceed Forty-nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($49,500.00) per annum, provided the b…

In every county in this state, the salary of all county officers named in paragraph 1 of Section 180.61 of this title shall be increased from the applicable basic salary named in Section 180.62 of this title, for gross assessed valuation or serviceability, according to the follow…

The salary increase authorized by this measure shall be withheld in those counties in which the composite ad valorem assessment ratio for the county is less than nine percent (9%) of the property value as certified by the Board of Equalization at any time during the calendar year…

officers prohibited. County officers shall not receive any salary increase or decrease during their term of office unless by operation of law enacted prior to their election or appointment. Added by Laws 1985, c. 293, § 3, emerg. eff. July 23, 1985. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 209, …

The above salaries shall be paid from annual appropriations made from the general fund of the county for such purpose, and it is hereby made the mandatory duty of the county commissioners and the excise board that such funds be appropriated and paid. Added by Laws 1965, c. 451, §…

The provisions of Section 1 shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in 19 O.S. 1961, Section 180.67(b). Added by Laws 1965, c. 451, § 3, eff. July 1, 1965.

As used in Sections 180.63 and 180.64A of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, "a major fraction thereof" means any amount greater than one-half (1/2). Added by Laws 1978, c. 234, § 5, eff. Jan. 8, 1979.

A. The officers named in paragraph 1 of Section 180.61 of this title shall have such number of regular or technical deputies, assistants, investigators, evidence persons, aides, stenographers or reporters, technicians, undersheriffs, jailers, matrons, handwriting and fingerprint …

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, it is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that this act shall be the comprehensive salary code for all counties of the state and no county officer in paragraph 1 of Section 180.61 of this title, or t…

effect. The date on which changes in the salaries and rates of pay for county officers and their deputies, aides and assistants under this act due to changes in population, gross assessed valuation or both population and gross assessed valuation in any county shall take effect, s…

The board of county commissioners of each of the counties in this state may be authorized to establish a longevity pay program for employees of the county. The longevity pay program may be consistent with the longevity pay program for state employees authorized pursuant to Sectio…

The board of county commissioners in each of the counties of the state may establish a direct deposit payment system to pay county employees instead of physical checks or cash. Added by Laws 2022, c. 21, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.

A. The board of county commissioners may grant leave with pay not to exceed fifteen (15) working days to a county employee who is affected by a presidentially declared national disaster in Oklahoma after May 1, 1999, if: 1. The employee suffered a physical injury as a result of t…

A. A county of the state is authorized to use a reverse auction bidding procedure to obtain bids for the purchase of goods or services of any type or kind. The reverse auction shall be a real- time bidding process taking place at a previously scheduled time and Internet location …

Every person desiring to vote at such special election, after having passed the challengers whose duty shall be the same as prescribed by law governing any general election, and being admitted to the room, shall, before being given a ballot, permit the clerks to fill out an affid…

Any real or personal estate heretofore or which may be hereafter conveyed to any county shall be deemed the property of such county. R.L. 1910, § 1498.

Upon the holding of any such special election, the precinct board of canvassers, shall canvass the vote, make and certify the returns upon the election of county and township officers, and shall make and certify the returns upon the formation of such new county, or the detaching …

Governor. Each of the special election commissioners shall be the custodians of the ballot boxes and affidavit boxes and of all certificates and returns of his precinct, and shall safely convey the same to the office of the county clerk, not later than twelve o'clock noon of the …

It shall be the duty of each district attorney in the State of Oklahoma, under the direction of the Commissioners of the Land Office, when requested by such Commission, to represent the state in all actions and proceedings now or hereafter brought or authorized or directed to be …

Commissioners. The district attorney in performing the duties required of him by Section 1, of this act, shall follow the instructions of the Commissioners of the Land Office and shall furnish said Commission with copies of all process issued in such action and proceedings, and t…

The neglect or failure on the part of a district attorney to diligently and faithfully perform the duties required of him by this act, will be grounds for removal from office in an action brought by the Attorney General by direction of the Governor upon resolution of the Commissi…

There is hereby created the office of district attorney in the State of Oklahoma, which office shall be filled and in the same manner as now prevails for district judge. Filing for said office shall be accomplished by filing with the State Election Board. There shall be one distr…

It shall be the duty of the district attorney, whenever he shall receive any monies for fines, recognizances, penalties or costs, to deliver to the officer or person paying the same, duplicate receipts, one of which shall be filed by such officer or person in the office of the co…

Every district attorney shall pay over to the county treasurer of the county in which same is receivable all money the district attorney may receive as such district attorney within ten (10) days after receiving said money. Added by Laws 1965, c. 256, § 11. Amended by Laws 2010, …

If the district attorney shall refuse or neglect to account for or pay over the monies received by him as required by the foregoing section, he shall be liable to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00); and it shall be the duty…

Whenever required by the grand jury, it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the district or his assistant or assistants, to attend them for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence or of giving them advice in any legal matter, and to issue subpoenas and othe…

The district attorney shall exercise and perform all the powers, duties and functions provided by law for the county attorney of each county, and shall appoint all of his assistants. Wherever in the Statutes of Oklahoma, in existence at the effective date of this act, reference i…

The office of the county attorney in and for each county in Oklahoma is hereby abolished, to become effective when the district attorney, as provided for in this act, shall be elected and qualified. Added by Laws 1965, c. 256, § 19.

Any person, otherwise qualified, who has been a resident of the state for two (2) years, a registered voter in the district and a resident residing within such district for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the filing period, a duly licensed attorney for at least five…

At the primaries and general elections held in 1966, and each four (4) years thereafter, there shall be nominated and elected in each and every district attorney's district in the State of Oklahoma, a district attorney, who shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, beginnin…

records. A. The district attorney is hereby authorized to destroy all or a portion of his or her office records and files relating to: 1. Any felony case or record relating to a felony investigation except where a homicide is involved, provided a period of ten (10) years shall ha…

- Qualifications of assistant district attorneys - Tenure. There are hereby created the positions of district attorneys' payroll clerk and assistant payroll clerk whose duties shall be to prepare and process payroll and other claims and do all other necessary acts connected with …

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the event an action is brought against a county employee in any civil action or special proceeding in the courts of this state or of the United States by reason of any act done or omitted in good faith in the course of employmen…

A. Before any such defense is undertaken, an inquiry shall be made by the district attorney of the facts on which the action or special proceedings are based. Unless the district attorney determines that the employee was acting in good faith and in the course of his employment, r…

A. There is hereby created the District Attorneys Council which shall be organized and administered as herein provided. Any reference in the Oklahoma Statutes to the District Attorneys Training Coordination Council shall mean the District Attorneys Council. B. The chief executive…

former district attorney may carry a firearm for personal protection. A. A district attorney or former district attorney may carry a firearm on his or her person anywhere in the state to use only for personal protection if the person has successfully completed a handgun qualifica…

Before entering upon the duties of their office, the district attorneys, the assistant district attorneys, and the district investigators shall each execute a bond payable to the State of Oklahoma with some surety company authorized to do business in this state, as surety, condit…

A. Beginning January 1, 1997, each district attorney shall receive a salary of Seventy-one Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-three Dollars ($71,663.00) per year, payable monthly. Beginning January 1, 1999, each district attorney shall receive a salary of Eighty- five Thousand Dollars ($…

salaries - Leave time payments. A. Officers and employees in counties with a retirement system who are presently enrolled in the county retirement system may remain in such county system in lieu of enrolling in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. The state shall pay …

All victim-witness coordinators appointed to perform the services specified in subsection A of Section 4 of this act shall complete a minimum of twelve (12) hours in-service training annually. The training shall be conducted pursuant to the direction of the District Attorneys Cou…

A. All assistant district attorneys who are paid in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the salary of the district attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law, but may complete pending cases of a civil nature, not in conflict with the interests of any county of the dist…

peace officers. A. District attorney investigators serve under the direction of the district attorney, and shall perform such services as are necessary in the investigation of criminal activity or preparation of civil litigation within the district. B. If the district attorney's …

All personnel employed by a district attorney, regardless of funding source, shall be carried on the payroll administered by the District Attorneys Council. It shall be the duty of the Council to prepare and process payroll and other claims and do all necessary acts connected wit…

by district attorney. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation of all district attorney personnel shall be determined by the district attorney of each district. On affixing the compensation, the district attorney shall base the compensation upon the responsibi…

facilities and services. A. Effective January 1, 1983, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of each county in each district attorney's district to provide: 1. Sufficient office space in the county courthouse, and the costs of utility services for power, light…