Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-271
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Asking or receiving unauthorized advance fees
Official statutory text
Every executive officer who asks or receives any fee or
compensation for any official service which has not been actually
rendered, except in cases of charges for prospective costs, or of
fees demandable in advance in the cases allowed by law, is guilty of
a misdemeanor.
compensation for any official service which has not been actually
rendered, except in cases of charges for prospective costs, or of
fees demandable in advance in the cases allowed by law, is guilty of
a misdemeanor.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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