§ 21-355 — Member of governing body not to furnish public supplies

for consideration - Exceptions. A. It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D1 felony offense for any member of any board of county commissioners, city council or other governing body of any city, board of trustees of any town, board of directors of any township, board of education of any city or school district, to furnish, for a consideration any material or supplies for the use of the county, city, town, township, or school district. B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to those municipal officers who are subject to Section 8-113 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes or to a member of any board of education of a school district in this state which does not include any part of a municipality with a population greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census when the board member is the only person who furnishes the material or supplies within ten (10) miles of the corporate limits of the municipality. However, any activities permitted by this subsection shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for any single activity and shall not exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for all activities in any calendar year. C. It shall not be unlawful for any member of any board of county commissioners, city council or other governing body of any city, board of trustees of any town, board of directors of any township, or board of education of any school district to vote to purchase materials or supplies from a business that employs a member of the governing body or employs the spouse of a member if the member or the spouse of a member has an interest in the business of five percent (5%) or less.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 2595. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 341, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 317, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 365, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 364, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.