Oklahoma § 82-1281 Conflict of interest.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 82-1281 — Conflict of interest.

Oklahoma § 82-1281

Title 82Waters And Water Rights

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1281 (2026).

Text

Except for contracts of employment, directors and employees shall not have a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract entered into by the district. Directors and employees shall not receive any bonus, gratuity or bribe. They shall not spend funds of the district, directly or indirectly, for political purposes or political educational purposes, shall not engage in political campaigns in the name of the district, and shall not permit any property of the district to be used for any such purpose. Any violation of this section shall be a Class D1 felony offense and shall work a forfeiture of office or employment and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 

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Except for contracts of employment, directors and employees shall not have a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract entered into by the district. Directors and employees shall not receive any bonus, gratuity or bribe. They shall not spend funds of the district, directly or indirectly, for political purposes or political educational purposes, shall not engage in political campaigns in the name of the district, and shall not permit any property of the district to be used for any such purpose. Any violation of this section shall be a Class D1 felony offense and shall work a forfeiture of office or employment and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or both.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1972, c. 249, § 16. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 353, § 8, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 596, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 432, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 588, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 596 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.