Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.5a

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A. Except for the state fleet card, the state purchase card

program administered by the Purchasing Division is the only card

program authorized for use by state agencies.

B. On a monthly basis the State Purchasing Director and

institutions of higher education shall provide to the Director of

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) a complete

listing in electronic format of all transactions paid by a state

purchase card. The list shall contain the name of the purchaser and

purchasing agency, amount of purchase and all available descriptions

of items purchased.

C. Upon receipt of the list described in subsection B of this

section, the Director of the OMES shall allow the public access to

the list in searchable format through its website defined in Section

46 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. The State Purchasing Director may authorize the use of a

state purchase card for acquisitions within the following

parameters:

1. No limit on the amount of the transaction for the following:

a. purchases from statewide contracts and from contracts

awarded by the State Purchasing Director for the

benefit of a state agency,

b. utilities,

c. interagency payments,

d. emergency acquisitions; provided, requirements to

establish an emergency pursuant to Section 5 of this

act or other applicable statute or rule have been met,

and

e. professional services as defined in Section 803 of

Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

2. For any other transaction with a state purchase card, the

transaction shall not exceed the greater of Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00) or the limit determined by the State Purchasing

Director, not to exceed the fair and reasonable acquisition

threshold amount.

E. The State Purchasing Director may authorize personnel of the

Department of Commerce, upon a finding by the Secretary of Commerce

that such personnel have a legitimate need therefore, to utilize a

state purchase card for acquisitions for programs, functions or

services essential to the mission of the agency while traveling on

Department of Commerce business in foreign locations with

transaction limits not to exceed Thirty-five Thousand Dollars

($35,000.00). The purchase cardholders are required to sign a

purchase card agreement prior to becoming a cardholder and to attend

purchase card procedure training. The Department of Commerce will

conduct quarterly internal auditing on all purchase card

transactions associated with business and travel in foreign

locations.

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