Oklahoma § 10-361 - Santa Claus Commission - Creation - Membership - Christmas
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 10-361 — Santa Claus Commission - Creation - Membership - Christmas, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-361. Santa Claus Commission - Creation - Membership - Christmas
presents.
There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Santa
Claus Commission. The Commission shall consist of three (3) members
to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile
Affairs. The Santa Claus Commission shall have authority to provide
or purchase, in accordance with the procedures in the Oklahoma
Central Purchasing Act, a Christmas present for every child who is
in the custody of the state residing in a child care institution of
the Department of Human Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs,
a licensed child care institution or a group home or foster home,
supported in whole or in part by the state, as defined by the
Department of Human Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs, who
would not otherwise receive a present.
Added by Laws 1937, p. 100, § 1. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 144, § 1,
emerg. eff. April 7, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 304, § 3, eff. July 1,
1983; Laws 1986, c. 42, § 1; Laws 1994, c. 45, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1994; Laws 1996, c. 247, § 1, eff; July 1, 1996.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-361 ("Santa Claus Commission - Creation - Membership - Christmas") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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