Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-37-227
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Delinquent installments - Certification to county
Official statutory text
treasurer - Collection of taxes and penalties.
The municipal clerk, promptly after the date of maturity of any
installment and interest and no earlier than the first day of July
and no later than the tenth day of July in each year, shall certify
the installment and interest then due to the county treasurer of the
county in which the assessed property is located. Once certified to
the county treasurer, payment may only be made to the county
treasurer except as otherwise provided for in this section. At the
time of collection the county treasurer shall collect a fee of Five
Dollars ($5.00) for each parcel of property and such fee shall be
deposited to the general fund of the county. The county treasurer
shall place the installment and interest upon the November
delinquent tax list of the same year which is prepared by the county
treasurer, and collect the installment and interest as other
delinquent taxes are collected. Provided, that no such
certification shall be made to the county treasurer unless the city
or town clerk shall have sent notice of the nature and amount of the
assessment by restricted delivery mail on or before June 1 of said
year to the last-known address of the owner of the assessed
property. The county treasurer shall collect the installments of
assessment, together with interest and penalty, as certified to him
by the municipal clerk, but any taxpayer shall have a right to pay
his ad valorem taxes to the county treasurer regardless of the
delinquency of such assessments. Within thirty (30) days from the
receipt of a delinquent assessment, interest and penalty, as
collected by the county treasurer, the same shall be paid by the
county treasurer to the municipal treasurer for disbursement in
accordance with the provisions of Section 37-226 of this title. All
payments to the municipal treasurer on account of such assessments
shall be certified by him to the municipal clerk for crediting on
the Assessment Record.
The municipal clerk, promptly after the date of maturity of any
installment and interest and no earlier than the first day of July
and no later than the tenth day of July in each year, shall certify
the installment and interest then due to the county treasurer of the
county in which the assessed property is located. Once certified to
the county treasurer, payment may only be made to the county
treasurer except as otherwise provided for in this section. At the
time of collection the county treasurer shall collect a fee of Five
Dollars ($5.00) for each parcel of property and such fee shall be
deposited to the general fund of the county. The county treasurer
shall place the installment and interest upon the November
delinquent tax list of the same year which is prepared by the county
treasurer, and collect the installment and interest as other
delinquent taxes are collected. Provided, that no such
certification shall be made to the county treasurer unless the city
or town clerk shall have sent notice of the nature and amount of the
assessment by restricted delivery mail on or before June 1 of said
year to the last-known address of the owner of the assessed
property. The county treasurer shall collect the installments of
assessment, together with interest and penalty, as certified to him
by the municipal clerk, but any taxpayer shall have a right to pay
his ad valorem taxes to the county treasurer regardless of the
delinquency of such assessments. Within thirty (30) days from the
receipt of a delinquent assessment, interest and penalty, as
collected by the county treasurer, the same shall be paid by the
county treasurer to the municipal treasurer for disbursement in
accordance with the provisions of Section 37-226 of this title. All
payments to the municipal treasurer on account of such assessments
shall be certified by him to the municipal clerk for crediting on
the Assessment Record.
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