Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-189
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Second or duplicate check or warrant – Stop payment or
Official statutory text
affidavit.
A school district may issue a second or duplicate check or
warrant in lieu of any check or warrant that has been issued and
subsequently lost or destroyed. No second or duplicate check or
warrant shall be issued until the school district has stopped
payment on said item by the payor bank or, in the alternative, until
an affidavit setting forth the facts as to the loss or destruction
of the original check or warrant has been received by the school
district from the payee, which affidavit may be received by
facsimile transmission. The district board of each school district
shall establish policies and procedures as will, as nearly as
possible, preclude any loss being sustained by the school district
on account of the issuance of any second or duplicate check or
warrant.
A school district may issue a second or duplicate check or
warrant in lieu of any check or warrant that has been issued and
subsequently lost or destroyed. No second or duplicate check or
warrant shall be issued until the school district has stopped
payment on said item by the payor bank or, in the alternative, until
an affidavit setting forth the facts as to the loss or destruction
of the original check or warrant has been received by the school
district from the payee, which affidavit may be received by
facsimile transmission. The district board of each school district
shall establish policies and procedures as will, as nearly as
possible, preclude any loss being sustained by the school district
on account of the issuance of any second or duplicate check or
warrant.
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