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11 O.S. § 22-101.2 Employer coercion prohibited
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It shall be unlawful for the governing body or officer of any municipal corporation in this state to directly or indirectly coerce or attempt to coerce any municipal employee to participate or refrain from participation in municipal political activities or public meetings. Laws 1…
11 O.S. § 22-101.3 Violations
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Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Laws 1981, c. 311, § 3.
11 O.S. § 22-102 Proof of legal organization or ordinances - Recovery of
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costs and attorney fees. A. If a suit is instituted by a municipality, the municipality shall not be required to post bond or to show its compliance with any of the provisions of law as to its organization or publication of ordinances unless the same is controverted by affidavit.…
11 O.S. § 22-103 Service of notice or process on municipality
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Any notice or process affecting a municipality shall be served upon the municipal clerk, or in his or her absence then upon a deputy municipal clerk and upon the mayor. Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-103, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 39, eff. Nov. 1, 1984;…
11 O.S. § 22-104 Right to engage in business - Public utilities and
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improvements - Eminent domain - Issuance of bonds - Lease of public utility. Every municipality shall have the right to: 1. Engage in any business or enterprise which may be engaged in by a person, firm, or corporation by virtue of a franchise from the municipality and to do all …
11 O.S. § 22-105 Condemnation of private property
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Private property may be taken for public use, or for the purpose of giving a right-of-way or other privilege for any necessary purpose, in the manner provided by law; but in every case the municipality shall make adequate compensation to the person or persons whose property shall…
11 O.S. § 22-105.1 Displacing private company providing solid waste
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collection service - Notice and hearing - Acquisition by purchase, donation, or condemnation - Judicial review of report of commissioners. A. Pursuant to Section 2-10-102 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, it is the policy of this state to regulate the management of solid was…
11 O.S. § 22-106 License tax on occupations - Authority to levy and
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collect - Penalties. A. A municipal governing body may levy and collect a license tax on auctioneers, contractors, druggists, hawkers, peddlers, bankers, brokers, pawnbrokers, merchants of all kinds, grocers, confectioners, restaurants, butchers, taverns, public boarding houses, …
11 O.S. § 22-107 Licenses and fees regulated by ordinance - Expiration -
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Issuance - Seal - Exchange of information for collecting of state and local taxes. Municipal licenses and license fees shall be regulated by ordinance. A municipality may establish such license requirements as it deems appropriate in the exercise of its police power and may provi…
11 O.S. § 22-107.1 Regulation of video services systems
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A. A municipality may by ordinance or otherwise grant a certificate, license, permit or franchise for the operation of a video services system, unless such authority is already provided for by law. Any certificate, license, permit or franchise granted pursuant to this section sha…
11 O.S. § 22-107.2 Sellers of video services
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A. Unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law, a seller of video services may assess a late fee on delinquent accounts having an unpaid balance of Twelve Dollars ($12.00) or more. B. The seller of video services shall conspicuously disclose, in the contract for service and o…
11 O.S. § 22-108 Power to suppress gaming and gambling
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The municipal governing body may enact ordinances to restrain, prohibit, and suppress games and gambling houses, bowling alleys, pool and billiard tables, and other gambling tables. The powers granted to municipalities in this section shall not be construed to repeal any gambling…
11 O.S. § 22-109 Disorderly houses and public indecencies
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The municipal governing body may enact ordinances to restrain, prohibit, and suppress houses of prostitution and other disorderly houses and practices, and all kinds of public indecencies. No municipal officer shall accept or receive any hush money, or any money or valuable thing…
11 O.S. § 22-109.1 Location of adult novelty shops
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A. As used in this act: 1. "Adult novelty shop" means a commercial establishment that displays, sells, or offers for sale instruments, devices, or paraphernalia designed or marketed primarily for use to stimulate human genital organs or for use in connection with sadomasochistic …
11 O.S. § 22-110 Riots, assaults and disturbances, etc. - Firearms and
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fireworks. A. The municipal governing body may regulate or prohibit riots, assaults, batteries, petty larceny, disturbances or disorderly assemblies, and immoral or indecent shows, exhibitions or concerts, in any street, house or place in the municipality; and may regulate, punis…
11 O.S. § 22-110.1 Registration of real property prohibited
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A. For purposes of promoting commerce and the equitable treatment of the citizens of this state, the registration of any real property by any municipality is declared to be a statewide concern and shall be prohibited pursuant to subsection B of this section. B. No municipality sh…
11 O.S. § 22-111 Cleaning and mowing of property - Summary abatement -
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Ordinances – Definitions - Application. A. A municipal governing body may cause property within the municipal limits to be cleaned of trash and weeds or grass to be cut or mowed in accordance with the following procedure: 1. At least ten (10) days' notice shall be given to the ow…
11 O.S. § 22-111.1 Certification for employees enforcing cleaning and
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mowing provisions. Employees of a municipality employed or otherwise assigned to enforce provisions of Section 22-111 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall complete certification training specifically applicable to such section as adopted and administered by the Oklahoma Cod…
11 O.S. § 22-112 Condemnation – Procedures – Administrative officer or
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body – Definitions - Nuisance – Damages or loss of property – Agricultural property. A. A municipal governing body may cause dilapidated buildings within the municipal limits to be torn down and removed in accordance with the following procedures: 1. At least ten (10) days' notic…
11 O.S. § 22-112.1 Boarding and securing dilapidated building -
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Definitions. A. After a building has been declared dilapidated, as provided in Section 22-112 of this title, and before the commencement of the tearing and removal of a dilapidated building, the governing body of any municipality may authorize that such a building be boarded and …
11 O.S. § 22-112.2 Removal of graffiti by municipalities
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A. A municipal governing body may cause graffiti to be removed from property within the municipal limits in accordance with the following procedures: 1. The property owner and the tenant, if any, may give their written consent to the municipality authorizing removal of the graffi…
11 O.S. § 22-112.3 Certification of employees enforcing condemnation
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provisions. Employees of a municipality assigned to enforce provisions of Sections 22-112 and 22-112.1 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall complete certification training specifically applicable to such section as adopted and administered by the Oklahoma Code Enforcement A…
11 O.S. § 22-112.4 Abandoned building as public nuisance – Abatement –
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Petition for removal – Administrative officer or body – Definitions – Appeal – Damages or loss of property. A. An abandoned building shall constitute a public nuisance because it: 1. Is detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare of the inhabitants of and visitors to the …
11 O.S. § 22-112.5 Termination of water service when sewer or waste
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water service is provided by a separate public entity A. Where water service is provided to real property by one public entity but that property receives sewer or waste water service from another public entity, and where the sewer or waste water account for the property has been …
11 O.S. § 22-113 Fire hazards and building location restrictions
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The municipal governing body may regulate the construction or suppression, and cleaning of any apparatus, fixtures, or equipment used in any building, manufactory, or business which may cause or promote fires, may prescribe limits within which dangerous or hazardous businesses ma…
11 O.S. § 22-114 Entry upon private property for making surveys
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soundings, examination or terminating public utility services - Reimbursement for damages. A. Municipalities through their authorized agents or employees may enter upon any lands, waters, or premises for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, or examinations as may be necessar…
11 O.S. § 22-115 Animals running at large - Regulation and taxation
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The municipal governing body may regulate or prohibit animals from running at large. Animals which are running at large may be impounded and sold to discharge any costs and penalties established by the governing body and the expense of impounding, keeping or sale of such animals.…
11 O.S. § 22-115.1 Commercial pet breeder - Restriction of location near
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schools or day care facilities. A. No commercial pet breeder shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of a public or private school or licensed day care facility in a municipality having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000). Provided, t…
11 O.S. § 22-116 Jurisdiction over real property and navigable streams
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A. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, the municipality shall have jurisdiction over any real property within or without its corporate limits belonging to the municipality. B. A municipality with a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000)…
11 O.S. § 22-117 Traffic ordinances and regulations — Designation of
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school zone speed limits. A. The municipal governing body may establish ordinances and regulations governing the operation of motor vehicles and traffic upon the roads and streets within the municipality in the manner provided by, and not inconsistent with, state law. An ordinanc…
11 O.S. § 22-117.1 Possession of security verification form may be
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required for certain vehicles. Pursuant to Section 22-117 of this title, a municipality may by ordinance require the operator of any motor vehicle registered in this state to carry a current security verification form as defined in Article VI, Chapter 7 of Title 47 of the Oklahom…
11 O.S. § 22-118 Regulation of taxicabs - Specific requirements
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The municipal governing body is vested with full police powers, for the purpose of preserving public health, safety and welfare, over the operation, regulation and control of taxicabs within the limits of the municipality. The municipal governing body may prescribe regulations fo…
11 O.S. § 22-119 Regulation of railway and freight operations within
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municipal limits. The municipal governing body may regulate levees, depots, depot grounds, and places of storing freight and goods, and provide for the passage of railways through the streets and public grounds of the municipality. The governing body may also regulate the crossin…
11 O.S. § 22-120 Public health, hospitals, quarantine, and environmental
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hazards. A. The municipal governing body may enact and enforce such ordinances, rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the protection of the public health, not inconsistent with state law; and may establish and regulate hospitals, and provide for their operation and supp…
11 O.S. § 22-121 Nuisances
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The municipal governing body may declare what shall constitute a nuisance, and provide for the prevention, removal and abatement of nuisances. Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-121, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 O.S. § 22-122 Trees
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The municipal governing body may enact ordinances for the purpose of regulating, planting and maintaining trees in the streets, avenues or public grounds of the municipality. Planting and maintaining trees may also be petitioned for in the manner provided for petitioning sidewalk…
11 O.S. § 22-123 Vagrancy
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The municipal governing body may provide by ordinance for the arrest, fine, and imprisonment of vagrants. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-123, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 O.S. § 22-124 Commercial development projects, market houses and
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marketplaces - Municipal buildings. The municipal governing body may purchase ground for, erect, establish, operate, and regulate retail or commercial redevelopment projects, market houses, and marketplaces. The governing body may contract with any person, company, or corporation…
11 O.S. § 22-125 Gifts to institutions in state system of higher
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education or to school districts. The municipal governing body may make gifts of any real estate belonging to the municipality to any institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or to any school district, which is located in the municipality. The municipal govern…
11 O.S. § 22-126 Participation in federal programs
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The municipal governing body may receive funds for and participate in any federal program, and may cooperate with the United States Government and any agency or instrumentality thereof, in the manner authorized and provided by federal law and regulation. In doing so, a municipali…
11 O.S. § 22-127 Establishing residency requirements
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The municipal governing body by ordinance may designate which appointed officers and employees shall reside within the municipality; but police officers, firefighters and other municipal employees need not be actual residents of the municipality where they are employed in municip…
11 O.S. § 22-128 Authority for public improvements - Borrowing money -
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Bond issues. The governing body of any municipality may provide for making any and all improvements of a general nature in the municipality and may from time to time borrow money and issue bonds for the purpose of paying for such improvements. No such money shall be borrowed or b…
11 O.S. § 22-129 Tax warrants against lots for special assessments or
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for abatement of public nuisance. A. Where municipal improvements of any character are made by special assessments upon the abutting lots, or upon blocks, or where a special assessment may be created by ordinance for the direct benefit of a limited locality in a municipality, the…
11 O.S. § 22-130 Reassessments for void or illegal assessments
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When a municipal governing body has attempted to levy any assessment for improvements which may have been informal, illegal or void for want of sufficient authority or other cause, the governing body of the municipality shall reassess any such assessment in the manner provided by…
11 O.S. § 22-131 Municipal records - Destruction, sale or disposition
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after certain time limitations. A. A municipal governing body may destroy, sell for salvage or otherwise dispose of the following papers, documents and records after the expiration of the specified period of time following the end of the fiscal year in which the paper, document o…
11 O.S. § 22-132 Authority to have records photographed or reproduced on
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film or stored on optical disk - Original record - Storage. A. The head of any municipal department, commission, bureau or board may have any or all records kept by the official, department, commission, bureau or board photographed, microphotographed, photostated, reproduced on f…
11 O.S. § 22-132.1 Municipal Records - Maintenance and protection -
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Availability. Any officer or employee of a municipality having custody of records or other documents of the municipality shall keep and maintain such records in a manner and at a location prescribed by the governing body. Such records shall be available for use by officers and em…
11 O.S. § 22-133 Contesting reasonableness of oil and gas drilling fee
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Any person, firm or corporation may contest the reasonableness of any fee imposed pursuant to the provisions of Section 52 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the issuance of a permit for the drilling and operation of an oil and gas well or the regulation thereof, by filing…
11 O.S. § 22-134 Purchasing or accounts payable - Approval by electronic
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process. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes, any municipal document, other than checks, drafts or warrants, relating to purchasing or accounts payable may be approved by the municipality by an electronic process in lieu of a manual process. Added by Law…
11 O.S. § 22-135 National disaster leave
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A. The governing body of a municipality may grant leave with pay not to exceed fifteen (15) working days to a municipal 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 resul…