Oklahoma § 21-142.4 - Crime Victims Compensation Board - Membership Qualifications - Term - Vacancies - Officers - Expenses

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-142.4 — Crime Victims Compensation Board - Membership Qualifications - Term - Vacancies - Officers - Expenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 21-142.4. Crime Victims Compensation Board - Membership Qualifications - Term - Vacancies - Officers - Expenses

A. There is hereby created a Crime Victims Compensation Board,

consisting of three (3) members appointed by the Governor with the

advice and consent of the Senate to serve four-year terms and until

the successor is appointed and qualified. At least one member of

the Board shall be a person admitted to practice law in this state.

Of the first members appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of

two (2) years, one shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years,

and one shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years. Vacancies

shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments.

B. Each year the Board shall elect the chairman from its

membership. Members of the Board shall receive such compensation,

subsistence allowances, mileage and expenses as are provided by the

State Travel Reimbursement Act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

Laws 1981, c. 93, § 4.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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