Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1503
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Department receiving officers to be designated
Official statutory text
A. Each county officer shall designate two (2) employees to act
as receiving officers for their departments. A written designation
of such employees shall be filed with the county clerk and shall be
entered in the minutes of the board of county commissioners.
B. The county may designate two individuals who are not county
employees for each of the following entities within the county to
act as receiving and requisitioning officers:
1. Fire protection districts organized and operated pursuant to
the provisions of Sections 901.1 through 901.29 of this title;
2. Fire protection services established pursuant to the
provisions of Section 351 of this title;
3. Volunteer or full-time fire departments established pursuant
to Section 592 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
4. Municipal fire departments organized and operated pursuant
to the provisions of Sections 29-101 through 29-108 and Sections 29-
201 through 29-204 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
A written designation of these individuals shall be filed with the
county clerk and shall be entered in the minutes of the board of
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county commissioners meeting in which the designations are made.
Further, entities described in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this
subsection, choosing to have any nonemployee of the county
designated as a receiving and requisitioning officer shall provide
evidence of blanket bond coverage or employee dishonesty liability
insurance for each such designee.
as receiving officers for their departments. A written designation
of such employees shall be filed with the county clerk and shall be
entered in the minutes of the board of county commissioners.
B. The county may designate two individuals who are not county
employees for each of the following entities within the county to
act as receiving and requisitioning officers:
1. Fire protection districts organized and operated pursuant to
the provisions of Sections 901.1 through 901.29 of this title;
2. Fire protection services established pursuant to the
provisions of Section 351 of this title;
3. Volunteer or full-time fire departments established pursuant
to Section 592 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
4. Municipal fire departments organized and operated pursuant
to the provisions of Sections 29-101 through 29-108 and Sections 29-
201 through 29-204 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
A written designation of these individuals shall be filed with the
county clerk and shall be entered in the minutes of the board of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 562
county commissioners meeting in which the designations are made.
Further, entities described in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this
subsection, choosing to have any nonemployee of the county
designated as a receiving and requisitioning officer shall provide
evidence of blanket bond coverage or employee dishonesty liability
insurance for each such designee.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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