Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-65
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Penalty for refusing to pay over monies
Official statutory text
If any officer, person, firm or corporation having custody,
control or possession of any money belonging to any school district,
road district, municipal township, city or town in any such
counties, shall withhold and fail to pay over the same after lawful
demand shall have been made therefor, such officer, person, firm or
corporation shall be liable to a penalty equal to twenty-five
percent (25%) of the money wrongfully withheld, which shall belong
to such county, school district, road district, municipal township,
city or village, and which penalty may be recovered in any action
brought to recover such money.
R.L. 1910, § 1516.
control or possession of any money belonging to any school district,
road district, municipal township, city or town in any such
counties, shall withhold and fail to pay over the same after lawful
demand shall have been made therefor, such officer, person, firm or
corporation shall be liable to a penalty equal to twenty-five
percent (25%) of the money wrongfully withheld, which shall belong
to such county, school district, road district, municipal township,
city or village, and which penalty may be recovered in any action
brought to recover such money.
R.L. 1910, § 1516.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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