Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-127
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Authorization to use or lease realty held for indigent
Official statutory text
care facilities - Sales not restricted.
The board of county commissioners of any county in this state is
hereby authorized and empowered to hold, own, or use for any other
lawful county purpose, or lease for any other lawful purpose, any
real estate deeded to or held by such county for the purpose of
county indigent care facilities, when, in the opinion of the board
of county commissioners, such real estate is not needed, is
unsuitable, or inconvenient for the purpose of an indigent care
facility; provided that nothing contained in this section shall
prevent the said county from selling the said property as provided
by law, and the power to hold, own, or use said property for any
lawful county purpose, or lease said property for any lawful
purpose, shall be in addition to the power to sell said property as
provided in Sections 121 through 126 of this title.
The board of county commissioners of any county in this state is
hereby authorized and empowered to hold, own, or use for any other
lawful county purpose, or lease for any other lawful purpose, any
real estate deeded to or held by such county for the purpose of
county indigent care facilities, when, in the opinion of the board
of county commissioners, such real estate is not needed, is
unsuitable, or inconvenient for the purpose of an indigent care
facility; provided that nothing contained in this section shall
prevent the said county from selling the said property as provided
by law, and the power to hold, own, or use said property for any
lawful county purpose, or lease said property for any lawful
purpose, shall be in addition to the power to sell said property as
provided in Sections 121 through 126 of this title.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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