Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-480
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Violations - Punishment
Official statutory text
Any officer willfully or knowingly contracting, incurring,
acknowledging, authorizing, allowing or approving any indebtedness,
or any officer issuing, drawing, or attesting any warrant or
certificate of indebtedness in excess of the estimate made and
approved by the excise board for such purpose for the current fiscal
year or in excess of the specific amount authorized for such purpose
by a bond issue, or who violates any other provision of Section 471
et seq. of this title, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for
not to exceed one (1) year, or by both the fine and imprisonment,
and shall forfeit and be removed from office pursuant to Section
1181 et seq. of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 91 et
seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
acknowledging, authorizing, allowing or approving any indebtedness,
or any officer issuing, drawing, or attesting any warrant or
certificate of indebtedness in excess of the estimate made and
approved by the excise board for such purpose for the current fiscal
year or in excess of the specific amount authorized for such purpose
by a bond issue, or who violates any other provision of Section 471
et seq. of this title, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for
not to exceed one (1) year, or by both the fine and imprisonment,
and shall forfeit and be removed from office pursuant to Section
1181 et seq. of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 91 et
seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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