Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-629
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Nonexistent assets due to bank failure, robbery, etc. -
Official statutory text
Determination of status - Liquidation from penalty and interest on
delinquent taxes.
Upon presentation by the county treasurer to the county
commissioners, either for purpose of accounting or settlement as by
law required, or otherwise, of statements of account and balance
sheets in which is disclosed an item or items of assets that amount
to fiction, represented by bank accounts or securities that, because
of bank failure, robbery, theft, embezzlement, or otherwise, are
nonexistent, worthless, or unenforceable, then the county
commissioners, judge of the district court and district attorney are
hereby authorized, by quasi-judicial proceedings, the judge of the
district court presiding, to make a determination of the status of
such item or items of assets; and upon first finding that such item
or items have been carried on the treasurer's accounts fifteen (15)
years or more without realization or abatement, they shall then
proceed to further determination for purpose of correcting said
accounts to procure a liquid condition. If, after first finding
said fifteen (15) years to have fully run, they find such
fictitious, nonexistent, or worthless and unenforceable asset to be
not identifiable as an asset of a corresponding fund liability
account, they shall so state, and thereupon, by decree and order
direct that the county treasurer henceforth apply and determine
percentage, not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the penalty
and interest on delinquent taxes, as collected by him, that would
otherwise be apportioned to the county under the statute, to the
liquidation of such fictitious, nonexistent, or worthless asset, and
to so continue until such account is closed by such liquidation.
delinquent taxes.
Upon presentation by the county treasurer to the county
commissioners, either for purpose of accounting or settlement as by
law required, or otherwise, of statements of account and balance
sheets in which is disclosed an item or items of assets that amount
to fiction, represented by bank accounts or securities that, because
of bank failure, robbery, theft, embezzlement, or otherwise, are
nonexistent, worthless, or unenforceable, then the county
commissioners, judge of the district court and district attorney are
hereby authorized, by quasi-judicial proceedings, the judge of the
district court presiding, to make a determination of the status of
such item or items of assets; and upon first finding that such item
or items have been carried on the treasurer's accounts fifteen (15)
years or more without realization or abatement, they shall then
proceed to further determination for purpose of correcting said
accounts to procure a liquid condition. If, after first finding
said fifteen (15) years to have fully run, they find such
fictitious, nonexistent, or worthless and unenforceable asset to be
not identifiable as an asset of a corresponding fund liability
account, they shall so state, and thereupon, by decree and order
direct that the county treasurer henceforth apply and determine
percentage, not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the penalty
and interest on delinquent taxes, as collected by him, that would
otherwise be apportioned to the county under the statute, to the
liquidation of such fictitious, nonexistent, or worthless asset, and
to so continue until such account is closed by such liquidation.
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