Title 19, Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

A. The board may also levy an additional annual assessment sufficient to care for the cost of operation of the district and the maintenance of its roads, equipment and for payment of the salaries of employees of the district, provided that no such annual assessment for operations…

The amount of such levies shall be fixed by resolution of the board which shall have power to establish all rules necessary to ensure collection of such levies. Added by Laws 1986, c. 93, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.

county roads. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to exclude a county from supervision and control of the county roads in a district or to relieve the county from any duty or obligation to improve and maintain such county roads. The authority and powers of such districts shall be…

tax levies. Whenever ten or more persons who are holders of title to lands located outside the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town file a petition and map with the board of county commissioners of the county in which such area is located showing that they are the ow…

A. Whenever ten persons who are holders of title to lands in a county located outside of the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town, or fifty-one percent (51%) of the property owners in the proposed district, shall petition the board of county commissioners of the coun…

Elections to determine whether a rural road improvement district will be organized may be conducted at a mass meeting or convention of the owners of real property in and residents of the district, or if there are no residents of the district, the owners of real property in the di…

Notice. Directors of a rural road improvement district shall be the owners of real property in and residents of the district or, if there are no residents of the district, the owners of real property in the district. At the time of making its order organizing the district, the bo…

procedure. Any person seeking to dispute an election held pursuant to Section 4 or 5 of this act for alleged irregularities or fraud shall do so by filing a written petition with the board of county commissioners of such county within ten (10) days of the date of such election. T…

Election. The petition shall set forth and particularly describe the proposed boundaries of such district and shall be accompanied by a map of such proposed district. The petitioners shall accompany such petition with a cash deposit, the amount of which shall be approved by the b…

The county clerk shall cause notice of the election to be given one (1) day a week for two (2) consecutive weeks by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory comprising the proposed district. The notice shall state the time and place of holding the electi…

Such elections shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state and the regular election officials shall be in charge at the usual polling place of each regular precinct, or part of a precinct, which shall include lands within the boundaries of such pr…

resolution - Conduct of election - Vacancies. Directors of a rural road improvement district shall be the owners of real property in and residents of said district. At the time of making its order organizing the district, the board of county commissioners shall set a first meetin…

The board of directors of the district shall elect from its members a president, a vice-president and a secretary. The county treasurer of the county in which the district is located shall serve as treasurer, but shall not be a member of the board. The term and duties of the pres…

The board of directors shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To manage and conduct the business affairs of such district; 2. To make and execute all necessary contracts; 3. To purchase or lease-purchase and maintain necessary and convenient equipment for the construction…

Records. The board of directors shall establish a time and place for regular meetings, and in addition thereto, shall hold such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and u…

A. The board of county commissioners of any county, if the board determines that such would be conducive to the promotion and preservation of the public safety of the county, may call an election at which shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the county the question of wh…

Inspector - Certification of authorities' creation - Expense of audit. A. The audits required by Section 9 of this act shall be certified with the unqualified opinion of a certified public accountant, a licensed public accountant or the State Auditor and Inspector. The required a…

A. The directors of the Authority so created shall consist of five (5) members and include the chairperson of the board of county commissioners, the county sheriff, one member appointed by the presiding district court judge, one member appointed by the board of county commissione…

The board of directors shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To manage and conduct the business and affairs of such authority; 2. To make and execute all necessary contracts; 3. To acquire by lease, purchase, gift or otherwise and to operate and maintain all necessary an…

The board of directors shall establish a time and place for regular meetings, and in addition thereto, shall hold such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. A simple majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the trans…

The board of directors is hereby authorized and empowered to institute and maintain, or appear and defend, any and all actions and proceedings, suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions of this act, or to enforce, maintain, protect or preser…

A. As soon as practicable after organization of the authority, the board of directors shall, by resolution entered on its record, formulate a general plan of proposed operation for the authority in which shall be stated the estimated cost of operation and maintenance of the autho…

No claims shall be paid by the treasurer of the authority until the same shall have been presented and allowed by the board of directors. All warrants shall be signed by the chairman of the board of directors of the authority and countersigned by the clerk. If the treasurer of th…

In the event of the dissolution of the authority, the board of directors of the authority shall be trustees for the disposition of the property and the proceeds of the disposition of such property and all funds remaining on hand shall be deposited with the county treasurer who sh…

The directors of every county jail trust authority created pursuant to the provisions of this act shall cause an audit to be made of, including but not limited to, the funds, accounts and fiscal affairs of the authority. The audit shall be ordered within thirty (30) days of the c…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Regional Jail District Act”. Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.

As used in the Oklahoma Regional Jail District Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Operation” includes but is not limited to leasing services, contracting for services, planning, financing, construction and maintenance of a regional jail regardless of …

Termination. A. Any county or combination of counties by resolution of their governing boards, may jointly create a regional jail district pursuant to the provisions of Section 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the purpose of planning, financing, construction, maintena…

In addition to the powers granted to the regional jail district by its member counties under the agreement, the regional jail district has all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes including, but not limited to, the following: 1. To adopt bylaws and rules …

Compensation. A. Any regional jail district created pursuant to Section 3 of this act shall be governed by a commission. The regional jail commission shall be composed of the sheriff and presiding county commissioner from each county within the district. Each regional jail commis…

A. The director, appointed by the regional jail commission, shall administer the regional jail. B. The director shall be paid a salary determined by the regional jail commission. The director shall have the authority to hire other officers and employees for positions that are aut…

A. The regional jail established pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of this act may be used to hold prisoners who have pled guilty or been found guilty of a crime or prisoners who are being held prior to or during trial. B. Each county within the regional jail district may k…

Any election officer who shall be appointed or commissioned under the provisions of this article or the laws of Oklahoma, and who shall knowingly and willfully fail or refuse to perform the duties required of him, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished…

Any person or corporation offering money or other thing of value, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of influencing any voter for or against any competing city, town or place in such election shall be guilty of the felony of bribery, a Class D3 felony offense and shal…

Each county in the State of Oklahoma having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more, as determined by the last Federal Decennial Census or any subsequent Federal Decennial Census, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, provide, maintain, construct, set ap…

The board of county commissioners of any such county may dedicate and set apart for use as playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational purposes any lands or buildings, or both, within said county owned or leased by such county and not then devoted to another public us…

The board of county commissioners of such counties may dedicate land or buildings as provided in Section 2 herein for a period of twenty-five (25) years, or for so long as the said lands and buildings shall be used or shall be convenient for use for said recreational purposes, or…

Such counties may jointly establish and conduct such a system of recreation, including recreation centers, parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, and any and all other recreational facilities and activities, with any city, chartered or otherwise, town, or school district within said…

The provisions of this act shall in no manner supersede or repeal any laws now in force or effect, or any charter provisions of any city relating to city parks or park boards, but shall be cumulative to all such laws or charter provisions thereof. Added by Laws 1959, p. 94, § 5.

operation of parking lot. In any county in the State of Oklahoma, the board of commissioners of each county of the state is hereby authorized in its discretion, by the adoption of a resolution to set forth in its minutes, to install and operate on any tract of land of the county …

Any person parking a motor or other vehicle in such a parking lot without paying the parking fee, as provided for and fixed in said resolution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Dollars ($5.00). Added by Laws 1…

The fines so collected shall be paid monthly by the collecting court to the county clerk, who shall deposit the same in a fund in the county treasury to be known as the "County Parking Fund", which fund may be expended by said board of commissioners as authorized by said resoluti…

Civil fines - Courthouse security. A. No person shall place, stop, park, or stand any vehicle, including trailers or implements of husbandry, contrary to any official sign reserving, restricting, or regulating the placing, stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle within the bo…

The board of county commissioners of any county in the State of Oklahoma having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for a retirement fund and system for any or …

Every county establishing a retirement fund and system under the terms of this act is authorized and directed to provide for the control and management of such system by resolution which in addition to other provisions shall provide for: 1. The qualifications of the persons eligi…

A. The board of trustees shall be composed of nine (9) members as follows: 1. One member shall be the county treasurer who shall be the treasurer of the board of trustees; 2. One member shall be the county clerk who shall be the clerk of the board of trustees; 3. One member shall…

All costs and expenses for the selection and compensation of actuarial consultants, investment managers, financial consultants, institutional custodian services, commissions or other costs resulting from the purchase, sale or other transfer of assets, and all costs and expenses r…

employee funds. A. Every county establishing a retirement fund and system and having a population in excess of six hundred seventy-five thousand (675,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census is hereby authorized to contribute to such fund and to pay to the treasurer …

excess of 675,000. A. The board of trustees shall discharge their duties with respect to the retirement system solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and: 1. For the exclusive purpose of: a. providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries, and b. …

675,000 or less. A. The board of trustees shall discharge their duties with respect to the retirement system solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and: 1. For the exclusive purpose of: a. providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries, and b. de…