Title 19, Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

The furniture, books, records, papers and documents provided for the use of the former county attorneys of this state which may be still in use by the district attorney and his staff shall remain in that service until such time as provided hereinafter. Effective January 1, 1983, …

district attorney's office. Prior to June 25 of each fiscal year, the District Attorneys Council shall certify to each county clerk the amount of funds which will be made available for the operation of the district attorney's office in that county for the ensuing fiscal year. A c…

On or before July 1 of each fiscal year, each district attorney shall file with the county clerk of each county in his district an estimate of needs for the operation of his office in such county for the ensuing fiscal year. The estimate of needs shall consist of two sections as …

estimate of needs into county general fund's estimate of needs. The district attorney's requested estimate of needs shall be incorporated without change in the county general fund's estimate of needs in the same manner as the estimate of needs of the various offices, departments …

A. It shall be mandatory for the county excise board to approve the appropriation requests in the first section of the district attorney's estimate of needs which are for expenditures to be reimbursed from state funds, provided that the total does not exceed the amount certified …

operating expenses - Transfer of appropriations - Lapse of county funds. If for any reason, the District Attorneys Council should determine that the amount originally certified as available to a county for the current fiscal year has changed, it shall be the duty of the Council t…

Purchases made from district attorney appropriations shall be made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by statute for county officers, departments and agencies except that neither the purchases nor the expenditures for such purchases shall be subjected to the approval of…

The requirements for temporary appropriations pending final approval of the county's estimate of needs and the prohibition on expenditures during the tax protest period shall not apply to the requested appropriations for the district attorney's office which are to be reimbursed f…

Reimbursement. Within five (5) working days after the end of each month, the county clerk shall report to the District Attorneys Council the amount expended or encumbered from the state reimbursable appropriations during the preceding month. The report shall list each warrant or …

The reimbursement provisions contained herein shall not apply to county appropriations made and provided for office space, law library, legal publications, expenses connected with handling of county suits and matters and other matters to be borne by the county as provided in Sect…

defense of county action - Claims - Audits. Payment by the county to the office of the district attorney for the costs and necessary expenses of investigation, prosecution or defense of any action, actual or contemplated on behalf of said county, called for by Section 215.4 of Ti…

It shall be the duty of the State Auditor and Inspector to prescribe the necessary forms and procedures necessary to implement the provisions and requirements of this act. Added by Laws 1983, c. 207, § 12, emerg. eff. June 15, 1983.

A. If the district attorney and the board of county commissioners of any county agree, legal representation in any civil case in which the county is interested or a party and the district attorney is required to represent the county pursuant to Section 215.4 of this title may be …

Effective January 1, 1983, travel expenses for district attorneys, investigators and all personnel of district attorney offices incurred in the performance of necessary official duties shall be paid pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The District Attorneys Council sh…

incarceration for more than five years. A. Upon the arrest, conviction and sentencing of any defendant to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the district attorney of the county in which the crime was committed shall prepare a written narrative report describing the com…

The district attorney, assistant district attorneys, or special assistant district attorneys authorized by subsection C of Section 215.37M of this title, shall appear in all trial courts and prosecute all actions for crime committed in the district, whether the venue is changed o…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the Attorney General to be designated the "District Attorneys Evidence Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of any monies transferred …

Coordinator. Subject to availability of funding, there is established until October 1, 2025, within the District Attorneys Council under the direction of the Executive Coordinator of the District Attorneys Council, the position of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Statewide Co…

The district attorney or his assistants shall give opinion and advice to the board of county commissioners and other civil officers of his counties when requested by such officers and boards, upon all matters in which any of the counties of his district are interested, or relatin…

The district attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law but he is authorized to complete all civil cases, not in conflict with the interest of any of the counties of his district, in which he is counsel, pending in court before he takes office. Added by Laws 1965, c…

The district attorney shall be ineligible to be a candidate for any office which has a term any portion of which is the same as the term for which he was elected. Added by Laws 1965, c. 256, § 8. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 17-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

The district attorney shall designate one of the assistants in his district to be his first assistant district attorney and file such designation with the Secretary of State. Should the district attorney be absent, unable to attend to his duties, or disqualified to act, the first…

Officers. Upon the receipt by the Governor, of the transcript of all the returns, as provided herein, he shall proceed at once to declare the result of said special election, and, if said election shall have been held for the purpose of forming a new county, and sixty percent (60…

District Court Revolving Fund. A. Beginning July 1, 1991, there is hereby created with the county treasurer of each county within this state a depository revolving fund to be designated the "Court Clerk's Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal…

to perform duties. The office of clerk of the district court, clerk of the county court in all counties and clerk of the superior court in a county in which a superior court is located, are hereby consolidated, and the successor to the clerks of the different courts herein referr…

clerk. The office of the register of deeds is hereby consolidated with the office of county clerk in all counties in this state, and said office so consolidated shall be hereafter known as the office of the county clerk, and in addition to the duties now imposed by law upon the c…

In all new counties, created since the admission of the State of Oklahoma into the Union, and to be hereafter created, wherein temporary, or original county seat, has been, or will be, located or designated, other than by a vote of the people, an election shall be called and held…

Exclusive, original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court of Oklahoma over all controversies that may arise under the provisions of this act, and any person affected by such election shall have a right to a hearing before the Supreme Court upon application filed…

applicants. A. After the effective date of this act, the county clerk of a county or any other designated employee or official authorized to issue building permits shall provide to an applicant for a building permit a list, which shall be developed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission,…

Every such clerk may, by instrument in writing, by permission of the board of county commissioners, appoint one or more deputies, and shall file such appointments in his office; and said deputies shall have such authority as the clerk may delegate, and, in case of a vacancy in th…

The county clerk shall attend the sessions of the board of county commissioners, either in person or by deputy, shall keep the seals, records and papers of said board of commissioners and shall sign the records of the proceedings of the board of county commissioners and attest th…

It shall be the duty of the county clerk: First. To record in a book to be provided for that purpose, all proceedings of the board. Second. To make regular entries of their resolutions and decisions in all questions concerning the raising of money. Third. To record the vote of ea…

– Fee for providing records in electronic format – Exemptions. A. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to designate upon every account, which shall be audited and allowed by the board, the amount so allowed, and the clerk shall deliver to any person a copy certified or otherw…

Such clerk shall not attest any county order unless ordered by the board of commissioners authorizing the same, and signed by chairman, and every such order shall be numbered, and the date, amount and number of the same, and the name of the person to whom it is issued, shall be e…

No account against the county shall be allowed unless presented within two years after the same accrued: Provided, that should any person having a claim against the county be (at the time the same accrued) under any legal disability, every such person shall be entitled to present…

The clerk of each county shall as often as new townships shall be organized in his county, or the boundaries of any township therein shall be altered, and immediately thereafter make out and transmit to the State Auditor and Inspector a certified statement of the name and boundar…

If any application for a hearing, upon any question arising after such election has been held, is filed with the Supreme Court, it shall be the duty of said court to make said matter special and give it precedence over the other business of said court, and consider and pass upon …

The county clerk shall keep a book in which he shall keep a record of the receipts and expenditures of his county and all accounts of his county with the different county, township, district and other officers. R.L. 1910, § 1573.

The county clerk in keeping the accounts of his county with the county treasurer, shall charge the county treasurer as follows: With the amount of taxes levied and assessed by the state and county, and each city, town, township, school district, or any other special tax levied fo…

The county clerk, in making the above charges, credits and entries, shall state each different fund and each item of each different fund separately. R.L. 1910, § 1575.

Whenever any county warrant issued to any person remains in the office of the county clerk unclaimed for a period of one (1) year from the date thereof, such warrant shall be returned by him to the board of county commissioners and canceled. R.L. 1910, § 1579. Amended by Laws 199…

State. The county clerk shall annually on the fourth Monday of January prepare and file in the office of the Secretary of State, a list of the officers of the county, elected at the last preceding general election, which list shall contain the genuine signatures of all county off…

All special election commissioners, selected and commissioned as provided herein, shall receive as compensation for their services, the sum of Three Dollars ($3.00) per day for each and every day necessarily employed in the work connected with the holding of such election, includ…

signer. From and after the effective date of this act, all instruments filed for record in the office of any county clerk within the State of Oklahoma shall, under the signature affixed to said instrument, bear the printed or typed name of the signer thereof. Provided, that the f…

Copies of any and all petitions, or orders or decrees of any United States court, in bankruptcy proceedings, duly certified as correct by the clerk of such court or his deputy, may be filed and recorded in the office of any county clerk of this state. Said county clerk shall acce…

after filing. All of such certified copies of said petitions, orders or decrees so filed, whether acknowledged or not, shall be constructive notice of their contents from and after the filing and recording thereof. Added by Laws 1945, p. 80, § 2. Amended by Laws 1947, p. 211, § 1…

A county clerk may release over the telephone any information requested from files that are open to public inspection within the county clerk's office. There may be a fee not to exceed Three Dollars ($3.00) for each individual phone request answered over the telephone. The provis…

There is hereby created a cash account to be known as the "County Clerk's Lien Fee Account". Monies from the account shall be expended by the county clerk in the lawful operation of his office. Added by Laws 1984, c. 268, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.

The county clerk may charge any state agency or other state governmental entity, except child support enforcement offices operated by or for the benefit of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, rural water districts organized pursuant to the Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid…

A. The county clerk may refuse to file any instrument presented for filing if the clerk believes that the instrument constitutes sham legal process, as defined by Section 1533 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. 1. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a county clerk to fil…