Title 74, Title 74 — State Government

vehicles - Taking samples and inspecting load ticket - Presumption of unlawful cargo. A. Each agent of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, each agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, each highway patrolman, each sheriff and each state-certified peace officer in thi…

- Disposition of monies. A. Each person transporting oil or gas or salt water who: 1. Willfully and knowingly fails to stop his vehicle when commanded to do so by any person authorized to stop and inspect a vehicle pursuant to Section 5 of this act; or 2. Willfully fails to permi…

- Seizure and forfeiture of certain property - Recovery procedure. A. The transportation of all unlawful oil or unlawful gas is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and such unlawful gas or unlawful oil shall be forfeited to the state. Except as provided by this section and Se…

A. Any person authorized to stop and inspect a vehicle pursuant to Section 152.6 of this title shall seize any unlawful oil or unlawful gas and shall seize any vehicle or trailer which is being used to transport such unlawful oil or unlawful gas. Except as authorized by Section 1…

programs. In conducting fire protection training and education programs, the Commission shall give priority to volunteer fire departments and, when possible, shall require funded fire departments to pay a fee, as determined by the Commission, for said programs. Added by Laws 1984…

A. Each state agency may develop a State Employee Suggestion Program. The purpose of the program shall be to promote efficiency and effectiveness of state governmental operations by providing economic incentives to employees who make suggestions which result in direct cost saving…

A. There is hereby created the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, to be governed by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services. B. The Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services shall be the chief executive officer of the Department. The Director shall have t…

A. Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act", as authorized by Section 1305 et seq., 42 U.S.C., the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, Public Law 106-170. …

A. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services, pursuant to rules promulgated by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services, shall establish a "Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program". The purpose of the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is to enhance the range…

for national criminal background check. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services is hereby authorized to request from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation national criminal background checks as provided for in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes on all…

duties. A. Effective July 1, 1993, there is hereby created the Commission for Rehabilitation Services, an agency of this state, a body corporate and politic, with powers of government and with the authority to exercise the rights, privileges and functions as herein specified, wit…

A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services shall meet a minimum of ten (10) times per calendar year and shall hold a regular annual meeting at which it shall elect from among its membership a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. Special meetings may be held at such times as may…

Department of Human Services. A. Effective July 1, 1993, the Rehabilitation Services Division of the Department of Human Services is hereby transferred from the Department of Human Services and the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission to the State Department of Rehabilitation Servi…

duties - Trust for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf. A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services shall have the powers and duties to: 1. Adopt bylaws and promulgate rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; 2. Formulate policies an…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Commission on Rehabilitation Services, to be designated the "Rehabilitation Services Disbursing Fund" provided that the fund may be designated by fiscal year designations as the Commission may determine. Th…

service delivery staff incentive program A. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services is hereby authorized to: 1. Establish an employee performance recognition program that recognizes outstanding job performance and productivity within the State Department of Rehabilitation Serv…

for the Deaf – Revolving fund. A. Each state individual income tax return form and each corporate income tax return form for tax years commencing after December 31, 2001, shall contain a designation for donations of tax refunds to the Oklahoma School for the Blind/Oklahoma School…

Transfer of land - Indebtedness and bonds. A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby authorized to transfer to the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority, for the purpose of erecting, operating and maintaining a building for the Library for the Blind and Physi…

The Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Building shall be named the "Travis Leon Harris Building". Added by Laws 1989, S.J.R. No. 22, p. 1655, § 1.

The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority shall cause a suitable marker to be placed on the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Building designating it as the "Travis Leon Harris Building". Added by Laws 1989, S.J.R. No. 22, p. 1655, § 2.

of duly constituted authorities or instrumentalities - Participation in plan - Time limit for transfers of investment options. A. The State of Oklahoma, its agencies and the political subdivisions thereof and the employees of a duly constituted authority or instrumentality of the…

Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan. The fund shall be designated "The Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Fund". The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund and shall c…

Any agency of the state and any county, county hospital, city or town, substate planning district and any public or private trust in which the state or a county, city or town participates or is the primary beneficiary and which is not funded by state appropriations or eligible fo…

A. Effective January 1, 1998, for each qualified participant as defined in this section who is a state employee as defined in this section, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall pay each month from funds appropriated or deposited to the Oklahoma State Employees De…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Financial Reimbursement for Educational Expenses Act of 2007”. Added by Laws 2007, c. 207, § 2, eff. July 1, 2007.

As used in this act: 1. “Agency” means any executive branch entity of state government, including agencies that do not receive direct appropriations from the Oklahoma Legislature; 2. “Eligible employee” means a person who is a full-time employee of an agency and who incurred a de…

A. An agency may make direct payments not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in any twelve-month period, on behalf of an eligible employee to any private or public entity for which a qualified education loan expense is owed by the employee. B. With regard to payments mad…

required hours of service. If an eligible employee on whose behalf payment has been made pursuant to Section 4 of this act terminates service with the payor agency prior to the expiration of the required payback period, the employee shall be required to reimburse the agency for t…

Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Quality Workforce for Oklahoma's Heroes Act". Added by Laws 2013, c. 211, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.

Beginning November 1, 2013, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to establish education and training programs for positions critical to the quality care of veterans residing within Department institutions. The Department may contract with accredited instituti…

The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may pay fees for employees to maintain licenses and certification required to provide quality care and maintain accreditation at Department institutions. The Department may require repayment of such fees pursuant to paragraph 2 of Secti…

The War Veterans Commission of Oklahoma, in cooperation with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall promulgate rules pursuant to the implementation of this act. Added by Laws 2013, c. 211, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.

At the request of the Governor, or with his sanction, the State Department of Public Welfare shall investigate any state eleemosynary institution against which complaint is made, and the Department of Public Welfare shall have the power to summon any person to appear and produce …

When a special investigation of any institution is made at the request of the Governor, it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Welfare to make a report in writing to the Governor within a reasonable time after its termination. R.L.1910, § 8095. Amended by Laws 1978, c. …

It shall be the duty of the State Department of Public Welfare to investigate all complaints made in the form of a sworn affidavit against such institutions as are named in the preceding section, and all orphanages of whatever name or character, which are conducted by individuals…

The Attorney General shall be the chief law officer of the state. Laws 1939, p. 44, § 1.

operation. A. "State Capitol Park" shall consist of all portions of the State Capitol grounds and within such boundaries as are located in the State Capitol Complex, including the Governor's Mansion and all properties within the public right-of-way along Lincoln Boulevard north f…

Designation - Operation and maintenance. A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission is hereby authorized to lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire the land between Kelley Avenue and Eastern Avenue within the boundary of Northeast 63rd Street on the north and Deep Fork Creek…

Provisions of Title 47 applicable to streets and highways - Primary law enforcement agency - Application of administrative rules. A. The provisions of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be applicable to all streets and highways within the State Capitol Park in Oklahoma City …

(a) It shall be the duty of the State Commissioner of Health to visit and inspect, and examine into the conditions and management of, each domiciliary facility receiving payment from the Department of Public Welfare for services on behalf of a person or persons living in the faci…

Before the Attorney General enters upon the duties of his office, he shall execute the constitutional oath of office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Laws 1939, p. 44, § 2; Laws 1973, c. 131, § 1, emerg. eff. May 10, 1973; Laws 1980, c. 159, § 3…

Commission as representative on appeal from Commission. A. The duties of the Attorney General as the chief law officer of the state shall be: 1. To appear for the state and prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in the Supreme Court and Court of Crim…

- Defense of actions by Attorney General. A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, no state officer, board or commission shall have authority to employ or appoint attorneys to advise or represent said officer, board or commission in any matter. 2. The provisions of …

The Attorney General shall have authority to require the aid and assistance of district attorneys in their respective counties in the matters hereinbefore enumerated and may in any case brought to the Supreme Court or Criminal Court of Appeals from their respective counties deman…

juries. In addition to the above powers and duties, the Attorney General shall, when requested by the Governor, have power and authority to institute and prosecute criminal actions and actions in the nature of quo warranto; and shall, when requested by the Governor, compatible wi…

The Attorney General shall have authority to conduct investigations and it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Oklahoma, when so directed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, to furnish him with investigators from the personnel of said Depart…

The appearance of the Attorney General in any matter, proceeding or action in any court, before any commission, board or officer, shall not be construed to waive the immunity of the State of Oklahoma from being sued. Laws 1939, p. 49, § 13.

agencies. The Office of the Attorney General may levy and collect a reasonable fee from the Department of Consumer Credit, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, the Oklahoma …

A. There is hereby created within the Office of the Attorney General an Insurance Fraud Unit. B. The Insurance Fraud Unit, upon inquiry or complaint or upon referral from the Insurance Department, shall determine the extent, if any, to which a violation has occurred of any statut…

– Confidentiality of records. A. If the Attorney General or a designee has reason to believe as a result of inquiry or complaint or as a result of referral from the Insurance Department that a person has engaged in or is engaging in an act or practice that violates any administra…