Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-72.4
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Deposit of collateral securities or instruments
Official statutory text
A. The State Treasurer shall require that financial
institutions deposit collateral securities or instruments to secure
the deposits of the state in each such institution. The amount of
collateral securities or instruments to be pledged for the security
of public deposits shall be established by rules and regulations
promulgated by the State Treasurer consistent with the provisions of
the Security for Public Deposits Act; provided, such amount shall
not be less than the amount of the deposit to be secured, less the
amount insured.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 297
B. Upon authorization by the State Treasurer, a financial
institution shall place required collateral securities in a
restricted account at a Federal Reserve Bank which serves Oklahoma,
a Federal Home Loan Bank which serves Oklahoma or with another
financial institution located in this state that is not owned or
controlled by the same institution or holding company. The
depositor shall deliver to the State Treasurer a power of attorney
authorizing the State Treasurer to transfer or liquidate the
securities in the event of a default, financial failure or
insolvency of a public depository.
C. Securities eligible for collateral shall be valued at market
value. The State Treasurer shall review and determine the market
value of collateral pledged for security not less than quarterly.
The State Treasurer shall adopt rules and regulations to provide for
the valuation of collateral if the market value is not readily
determinable. The State Treasurer shall prescribe forms for
financial institutions to list collateral securities pursuant to
this section.
D. The State Treasurer shall promulgate rules for the
acceptance of collateral instruments described in Section 72.5 of
this title, to secure deposits of the state. Such rules shall
require that sufficient documentation exists to establish that the
provider of the collateral instrument will protect the state in the
event of a default, financial failure or insolvency of a public
depository.
E. All securities purchased by the State Treasurer or held in
custody for other state agencies by the State Treasurer shall be
held in financial institutions as defined in Section 71 of this
title not involved in such transactions and shall not be held by the
State Treasurer or a broker.
institutions deposit collateral securities or instruments to secure
the deposits of the state in each such institution. The amount of
collateral securities or instruments to be pledged for the security
of public deposits shall be established by rules and regulations
promulgated by the State Treasurer consistent with the provisions of
the Security for Public Deposits Act; provided, such amount shall
not be less than the amount of the deposit to be secured, less the
amount insured.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 297
B. Upon authorization by the State Treasurer, a financial
institution shall place required collateral securities in a
restricted account at a Federal Reserve Bank which serves Oklahoma,
a Federal Home Loan Bank which serves Oklahoma or with another
financial institution located in this state that is not owned or
controlled by the same institution or holding company. The
depositor shall deliver to the State Treasurer a power of attorney
authorizing the State Treasurer to transfer or liquidate the
securities in the event of a default, financial failure or
insolvency of a public depository.
C. Securities eligible for collateral shall be valued at market
value. The State Treasurer shall review and determine the market
value of collateral pledged for security not less than quarterly.
The State Treasurer shall adopt rules and regulations to provide for
the valuation of collateral if the market value is not readily
determinable. The State Treasurer shall prescribe forms for
financial institutions to list collateral securities pursuant to
this section.
D. The State Treasurer shall promulgate rules for the
acceptance of collateral instruments described in Section 72.5 of
this title, to secure deposits of the state. Such rules shall
require that sufficient documentation exists to establish that the
provider of the collateral instrument will protect the state in the
event of a default, financial failure or insolvency of a public
depository.
E. All securities purchased by the State Treasurer or held in
custody for other state agencies by the State Treasurer shall be
held in financial institutions as defined in Section 71 of this
title not involved in such transactions and shall not be held by the
State Treasurer or a broker.
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