Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-355
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Member of governing body not to furnish public supplies
Official statutory text
for consideration - Exceptions.
A. It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D1 felony offense
for any member of any board of county commissioners, city council or
other governing body of any city, board of trustees of any town,
board of directors of any township, board of education of any city
or school district, to furnish, for a consideration any material or
supplies for the use of the county, city, town, township, or school
district.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to those
municipal officers who are subject to Section 8-113 of Title 11 of
the Oklahoma Statutes or to a member of any board of education of a
school district in this state which does not include any part of a
municipality with a population greater than two thousand five
hundred (2,500) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census
when the board member is the only person who furnishes the material
or supplies within ten (10) miles of the corporate limits of the
municipality. However, any activities permitted by this subsection
shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for any single
activity and shall not exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00) for all activities in any calendar year.
C. It shall not be unlawful for any member of any board of
county commissioners, city council or other governing body of any
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city, board of trustees of any town, board of directors of any
township, or board of education of any school district to vote to
purchase materials or supplies from a business that employs a member
of the governing body or employs the spouse of a member if the
member or the spouse of a member has an interest in the business of
five percent (5%) or less.
R.L. 1910, § 2595. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 341, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,
1996; Laws 1997, c. 317, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1997; Laws 1998,
c. 365, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 364, eff. Jan.
1, 2026.
A. It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D1 felony offense
for any member of any board of county commissioners, city council or
other governing body of any city, board of trustees of any town,
board of directors of any township, board of education of any city
or school district, to furnish, for a consideration any material or
supplies for the use of the county, city, town, township, or school
district.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to those
municipal officers who are subject to Section 8-113 of Title 11 of
the Oklahoma Statutes or to a member of any board of education of a
school district in this state which does not include any part of a
municipality with a population greater than two thousand five
hundred (2,500) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census
when the board member is the only person who furnishes the material
or supplies within ten (10) miles of the corporate limits of the
municipality. However, any activities permitted by this subsection
shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for any single
activity and shall not exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00) for all activities in any calendar year.
C. It shall not be unlawful for any member of any board of
county commissioners, city council or other governing body of any
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 197
city, board of trustees of any town, board of directors of any
township, or board of education of any school district to vote to
purchase materials or supplies from a business that employs a member
of the governing body or employs the spouse of a member if the
member or the spouse of a member has an interest in the business of
five percent (5%) or less.
R.L. 1910, § 2595. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 341, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,
1996; Laws 1997, c. 317, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1997; Laws 1998,
c. 365, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 364, eff. Jan.
1, 2026.
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