Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-517.6
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Default or insolvency of public depository - Procedures
Official statutory text
to be implemented - Sale and forfeiture - Attorney fees.
In the event of a default or insolvency of a public depository,
the treasurer of a public entity shall implement the following
procedures:
1. In cooperation with the State Department of Banking and
other regulatory officials, the treasurer shall ascertain the amount
of public funds on deposit at the defaulting institution and the
amount of deposit insurance applicable to such deposit;
2. The potential loss to the public entity shall be calculated
by the treasurer. The loss to the public entity shall be satisfied,
insofar as possible, first through any applicable deposit insurance
and then through the sale of securities pledged, or through the
proceeds of collateral instruments pledged, by the defaulting
depository institution. Such sales shall be conducted by the
treasurer;
3. The securities, bonds or other forms of collateral shall
become forfeited to and become the property of the public entity.
If the securities, bonds or other forms of collateral are valued at
less than the amount of principal and interest due to the public
entity plus the cost of the ensuing sale, the securities, bonds and
other forms of collateral shall be sold by the treasurer, and the
treasurer shall be entitled to recover from the financial
institution such balances with costs and attorney's fees. If the
market value of the securities, bonds or other forms of collateral
exceeds the principal and interest due to the public entity plus the
cost of the ensuing sale, the securities, bonds and other forms of
collateral may be sold by the treasurer and the excess of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 448
proceeds shall be returned to the pledging financial institution or
its receiver, without further process of law.
In the event of a default or insolvency of a public depository,
the treasurer of a public entity shall implement the following
procedures:
1. In cooperation with the State Department of Banking and
other regulatory officials, the treasurer shall ascertain the amount
of public funds on deposit at the defaulting institution and the
amount of deposit insurance applicable to such deposit;
2. The potential loss to the public entity shall be calculated
by the treasurer. The loss to the public entity shall be satisfied,
insofar as possible, first through any applicable deposit insurance
and then through the sale of securities pledged, or through the
proceeds of collateral instruments pledged, by the defaulting
depository institution. Such sales shall be conducted by the
treasurer;
3. The securities, bonds or other forms of collateral shall
become forfeited to and become the property of the public entity.
If the securities, bonds or other forms of collateral are valued at
less than the amount of principal and interest due to the public
entity plus the cost of the ensuing sale, the securities, bonds and
other forms of collateral shall be sold by the treasurer, and the
treasurer shall be entitled to recover from the financial
institution such balances with costs and attorney's fees. If the
market value of the securities, bonds or other forms of collateral
exceeds the principal and interest due to the public entity plus the
cost of the ensuing sale, the securities, bonds and other forms of
collateral may be sold by the treasurer and the excess of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 448
proceeds shall be returned to the pledging financial institution or
its receiver, without further process of law.
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