Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-953.2
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Fiduciaries - Power and authority - Restrictions
Official statutory text
A. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system shall not
cause the retirement system to engage in a transaction if the
fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a
direct or indirect:
1. Sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from the
retirement system to a party in interest for less than adequate
consideration or from a party in interest to the retirement system
for more than adequate consideration;
2. Lending of money or other extension of credit from the
retirement system to a party in interest without the receipt of
adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest, or from a party
in interest to the retirement system with provision of excessive
security or an unreasonably high rate of interest;
3. Furnishing of goods, services or facilities from the
retirement system to a party in interest for less than adequate
consideration, or from a party in interest to the retirement system
for more than adequate consideration; or
4. Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in
interest of any assets of the retirement system for less than
adequate consideration.
B. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system shall not:
1. Deal with the assets of the retirement system in the
fiduciary's own interest or for the fiduciary's own account;
2. In the fiduciary's individual or any other capacity act in
any transaction involving the retirement system on behalf of a party
whose interests are adverse to the interests of the retirement
system or the interests of its participants or beneficiaries; or
3. Receive any consideration for the fiduciary's own personal
account from any party dealing with the retirement system in
connection with a transaction involving the assets of the retirement
system.
C. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system may:
1. Invest all or part of the assets of the retirement system in
deposits which bear a reasonable interest rate in a bank or similar
financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if
such bank or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan; or
2. Provide any ancillary service by a bank or similar financial
institution supervised by the United States or a state, if such bank
or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 489
D. A person or a financial institution is a fiduciary with
respect to the retirement system to the extent that the person or
the financial institution:
1. Exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary
control respecting management of the retirement system or exercises
any authority or control respecting management or disposition of the
assets of the retirement system;
2. Renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation
direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of
the retirement system, or has any authority or responsibility to do
so; or
3. Has any discretionary authority or discretionary
responsibility in the administration of the retirement system.
cause the retirement system to engage in a transaction if the
fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a
direct or indirect:
1. Sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from the
retirement system to a party in interest for less than adequate
consideration or from a party in interest to the retirement system
for more than adequate consideration;
2. Lending of money or other extension of credit from the
retirement system to a party in interest without the receipt of
adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest, or from a party
in interest to the retirement system with provision of excessive
security or an unreasonably high rate of interest;
3. Furnishing of goods, services or facilities from the
retirement system to a party in interest for less than adequate
consideration, or from a party in interest to the retirement system
for more than adequate consideration; or
4. Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in
interest of any assets of the retirement system for less than
adequate consideration.
B. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system shall not:
1. Deal with the assets of the retirement system in the
fiduciary's own interest or for the fiduciary's own account;
2. In the fiduciary's individual or any other capacity act in
any transaction involving the retirement system on behalf of a party
whose interests are adverse to the interests of the retirement
system or the interests of its participants or beneficiaries; or
3. Receive any consideration for the fiduciary's own personal
account from any party dealing with the retirement system in
connection with a transaction involving the assets of the retirement
system.
C. A fiduciary with respect to the retirement system may:
1. Invest all or part of the assets of the retirement system in
deposits which bear a reasonable interest rate in a bank or similar
financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if
such bank or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan; or
2. Provide any ancillary service by a bank or similar financial
institution supervised by the United States or a state, if such bank
or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 489
D. A person or a financial institution is a fiduciary with
respect to the retirement system to the extent that the person or
the financial institution:
1. Exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary
control respecting management of the retirement system or exercises
any authority or control respecting management or disposition of the
assets of the retirement system;
2. Renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation
direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of
the retirement system, or has any authority or responsibility to do
so; or
3. Has any discretionary authority or discretionary
responsibility in the administration of the retirement system.
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