Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-3152
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Duties mandatory - Penalty for failure to perform
Official statutory text
The provisions of this article relating to the duties of various
officials, and the time within which such duties shall be performed,
are hereby declared to be mandatory, and the failure of any such
official, board or commission, to perform the duties prescribed
herein, within the time specified, shall subject them to removal
from office, for neglect of duty; and they shall receive no
remuneration, compensation or salary for their services, after the
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time herein fixed for the performance of such duties and until the
same shall have been completed or performed. Each of them shall
also be subject to a penalty of Five Dollars ($5.00) per day for
each day's delay for such neglect or failure, and it shall be the
duty of the district attorney to institute proper action to collect
any such penalty; provided, that the validity of any levy or
appropriation shall not be affected because of any insufficiency,
informality or delay in the performance of any duty imposed upon any
official, board or commission by this article.
officials, and the time within which such duties shall be performed,
are hereby declared to be mandatory, and the failure of any such
official, board or commission, to perform the duties prescribed
herein, within the time specified, shall subject them to removal
from office, for neglect of duty; and they shall receive no
remuneration, compensation or salary for their services, after the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 1352
time herein fixed for the performance of such duties and until the
same shall have been completed or performed. Each of them shall
also be subject to a penalty of Five Dollars ($5.00) per day for
each day's delay for such neglect or failure, and it shall be the
duty of the district attorney to institute proper action to collect
any such penalty; provided, that the validity of any levy or
appropriation shall not be affected because of any insufficiency,
informality or delay in the performance of any duty imposed upon any
official, board or commission by this article.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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