Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-674
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Fraud or other illegal acts of officials - Fine
Official statutory text
The making of profit, directly or indirectly, by any officer of
any district organized under this act, or by any public officer
within the state, out of any contracts entered into by the district,
or by use of any contracts entered into by the district, or by use
of any money belonging to a district by lending it or otherwise
using it, or by depositing the same in any manner, contrary to law,
or by removal of any money by any such officer or by his consent and
placing elsewhere than is prescribed either by law or by the
official acts of the board of directors for the purpose of profit,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 128
or any person who shall misrepresent any material fact concerning
the proposed project to any property owner when procuring signatures
to a petition to inaugurate such project, shall constitute a Class
D3 felony offense, and on conviction thereof shall subject such
officer to imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F
of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a fine not
exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and
imprisonment, and the officer offending shall be liable personally
and upon his official bond for all losses to such district and for
all profits realized by such unlawful use of monies.
any district organized under this act, or by any public officer
within the state, out of any contracts entered into by the district,
or by use of any contracts entered into by the district, or by use
of any money belonging to a district by lending it or otherwise
using it, or by depositing the same in any manner, contrary to law,
or by removal of any money by any such officer or by his consent and
placing elsewhere than is prescribed either by law or by the
official acts of the board of directors for the purpose of profit,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 128
or any person who shall misrepresent any material fact concerning
the proposed project to any property owner when procuring signatures
to a petition to inaugurate such project, shall constitute a Class
D3 felony offense, and on conviction thereof shall subject such
officer to imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F
of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a fine not
exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and
imprisonment, and the officer offending shall be liable personally
and upon his official bond for all losses to such district and for
all profits realized by such unlawful use of monies.
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