Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 85A-26
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Removal of commissioners
Official statutory text
The Governor may, at any time, remove any commissioner for
inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, giving him
or her in advance a copy of the charges preferred and an opportunity
to be heard by a three-person panel consisting of the Insurance
Commissioner, the Lieutenant Governor, and the State Treasurer on
not less than ten (10) days' notice. A representative of the
Attorney General's office shall attend the proceedings and on the
Governor's request shall advise or assist him or her in such
proceedings. Either party may procure the attendance and testimony
of witnesses as provided by the Code of Civil Procedure of this
state. If a commissioner is removed, the Governor shall file in the
office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges
made against the commissioner and his or her findings, together with
a complete record of the proceeding and a transcript of the
testimony, which shall constitute a public record of the state.
inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, giving him
or her in advance a copy of the charges preferred and an opportunity
to be heard by a three-person panel consisting of the Insurance
Commissioner, the Lieutenant Governor, and the State Treasurer on
not less than ten (10) days' notice. A representative of the
Attorney General's office shall attend the proceedings and on the
Governor's request shall advise or assist him or her in such
proceedings. Either party may procure the attendance and testimony
of witnesses as provided by the Code of Civil Procedure of this
state. If a commissioner is removed, the Governor shall file in the
office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges
made against the commissioner and his or her findings, together with
a complete record of the proceeding and a transcript of the
testimony, which shall constitute a public record of the state.
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