Okla. Stat. tit. 8, § 8-143
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Maintenance and improvement of certain cemeteries by county
Official statutory text
commissioners.
In any county of this state, the board of county commissioners
is hereby authorized and empowered to utilize employees under its
jurisdiction and county-owned tools, machinery, equipment, and
materials for the purposes of opening and closing graves and
maintaining and improving any publicly owned cemetery or other
cemetery within the county not owned and maintained by an individual
or private organization; provided that, where appropriate, a
reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual cost of the service, may be
charged for such services.
In any county of this state, the board of county commissioners
is hereby authorized and empowered to utilize employees under its
jurisdiction and county-owned tools, machinery, equipment, and
materials for the purposes of opening and closing graves and
maintaining and improving any publicly owned cemetery or other
cemetery within the county not owned and maintained by an individual
or private organization; provided that, where appropriate, a
reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual cost of the service, may be
charged for such services.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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