Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1181
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Causes for removal of officers
Official statutory text
Any officer not subject to impeachment elected or appointed to
any state, county, township, city, town or other office under the
laws of the state may, in addition to any other methods and causes
provided by law, be removed from office for any of the following
causes:
First. Habitual or willful neglect of duty which, for a state
officer, shall include, but not be limited to, knowingly giving
false testimony to a committee of either house of the Legislature,
knowingly engaging in operations beyond the constitutional or
statutory authority delegated to the agency that the officer is
employed by or serves, or repeatedly refusing to provide information
to a committee, either house or a member of the Legislature in a
timely manner. For the purposes of this section, “timely manner”
means no more than fifteen (15) business days from the date the
request for information was received by the agency, unless extended
by written agreement.
Second. Gross partiality in office.
Third. Oppression in office.
Fourth. Corruption in office, which shall include the use of
public office or authority to procure or attempt to procure a
personal benefit, profit, or perquisite.
Fifth. Extortion or willful overcharge of fees in office.
Sixth. Willful maladministration.
Seventh. Habitual drunkenness.
Eighth. Failure to produce and account for all public funds and
property in his or her hands, at any settlement or inspection
authorized or required by law.
any state, county, township, city, town or other office under the
laws of the state may, in addition to any other methods and causes
provided by law, be removed from office for any of the following
causes:
First. Habitual or willful neglect of duty which, for a state
officer, shall include, but not be limited to, knowingly giving
false testimony to a committee of either house of the Legislature,
knowingly engaging in operations beyond the constitutional or
statutory authority delegated to the agency that the officer is
employed by or serves, or repeatedly refusing to provide information
to a committee, either house or a member of the Legislature in a
timely manner. For the purposes of this section, “timely manner”
means no more than fifteen (15) business days from the date the
request for information was received by the agency, unless extended
by written agreement.
Second. Gross partiality in office.
Third. Oppression in office.
Fourth. Corruption in office, which shall include the use of
public office or authority to procure or attempt to procure a
personal benefit, profit, or perquisite.
Fifth. Extortion or willful overcharge of fees in office.
Sixth. Willful maladministration.
Seventh. Habitual drunkenness.
Eighth. Failure to produce and account for all public funds and
property in his or her hands, at any settlement or inspection
authorized or required by law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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