Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-1-105

A. Members of the ABLE Commission shall:

1. Be citizens of the United States;

2. Be qualified electors in this state;

3. Have been residents of this state for at least ten (10)

consecutive years immediately preceding the date of their

appointment and qualification; and

4. Be persons of outstanding character, experienced, efficient

and successful in business affairs and of good reputation in their

communities.

B. Members shall execute the loyalty oath required by law for

elected state officials before assuming the duties of their office.

C. No person shall be appointed who:

1. Has been convicted of, or shall have pleaded guilty to, a

felony or any violation of any federal or state law concerning the

manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages or cereal malt beverages

prior or subsequent to the passage of the Oklahoma Alcoholic

Beverage Control Act;

2. Has paid a fine or penalty in settlement in any prosecution

against the person in any violation of such laws; or

3. Shall have forfeited a bond to appear in court to answer

charges for any such violation.

D. No appointee shall serve if the appointee or any person

related to the appointee in the third degree by consanguinity or

affinity is an officer, director, employee or stockholder in any

corporation or partnership which has as its business the

manufacture, sale or distribution of an alcoholic beverage.

E. No member of the ABLE Commission shall own, mortgage or

lease any retail or wholesale store or warehouse, any establishment

selling alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on-premises

consumption, any establishment operated by a caterer who provides

alcoholic beverages by the individual drink pursuant to a caterer's

license or any bottle club as provided in the alcoholic beverage

control laws of this state.

F. The provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control

Act shall not prevent any member of the ABLE Commission from

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purchasing and possessing, for personal use or use by the members of

the member's family or any guests, any alcoholic beverage which may

be purchased or kept by any person by virtue of the provisions of

the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.

G. In order to establish the qualifications of members of the

ABLE Commission, a national criminal history record check as defined

in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be

required for each member.

H. A majority of the members of the ABLE Commission shall

constitute a quorum to transact business, but no vacancy shall

impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the

powers of the Commission, and every act of a majority of the members

shall be deemed to be the act of the ABLE Commission. The ABLE

Commission shall appoint the Director as secretary who shall keep a

record of all proceedings and official acts of the Commission and

who shall be the custodian of all records and perform such other

duties as the ABLE Commission shall prescribe.

I. Each member of the ABLE Commission shall receive

reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending meetings as

provided for in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

J. The office of the ABLE Commission shall be in Oklahoma City

in office space provided by the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services. All meetings of the ABLE Commission shall be open to the

public and all records of the ABLE Commission shall be public

records and open for public inspection. The ABLE Commission shall

hold regular meetings at least once a month and may hold such

special meetings as it deems necessary at any time and at any place

within the state.

K. The ABLE Commission, for authentication of its records,

process and proceedings, may adopt, keep and use a common seal, of

which seal judicial notice shall be taken in all the courts of the

state. Any process, notice or other paper which the ABLE Commission
eetings at least once a month and may hold such

special meetings as it deems necessary at any time and at any place

within the state.

K. The ABLE Commission, for authentication of its records,

process and proceedings, may adopt, keep and use a common seal, of

which seal judicial notice shall be taken in all the courts of the

state. Any process, notice or other paper which the ABLE Commission

may be authorized by law to issue shall be deemed sufficient if

signed by the secretary of the ABLE Commission and authenticated by

such seal. All acts, orders, proceedings, rules, regulations,

entries, minutes and other records of the ABLE Commission, and all

reports and documents filed with the ABLE Commission may be proved

in any court of this state by copy thereof certified by the

secretary of the ABLE Commission with the seal of the ABLE

Commission attached.

L. The ABLE Commission shall not adopt or promulgate any rule

or regulation inconsistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma

Alcoholic Beverage Control Act or any law of this state.