Oklahoma § 19-957 - Employee defined

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-957 — Employee defined, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 19-957. Employee defined

An "employee", as used Sections 951 through 962 of this title,

shall include the elected or appointed salaried officials and

regular full-time salaried employees of a county, and shall also

include regular full-time employees of the county board of library

trustees, county employees whose salaries are paid in whole or in

part from the court fund of such county, employees of county circuit

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

engineering districts, and employees of any public trust created

pursuant to law in which the county is the sole beneficiary of the

public trust, if approved by the board of county commissioners.

Added by Laws 1961, p. 218, § 7, emerg. eff. July 14, 1961. Amended

by Laws 1963, c. 182, § 3, emerg. eff. June 10, 1963; Laws 1983, c.

92, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1983; Laws 2000, c. 200, § 7, eff. Nov.

1, 2000.

§19-957-1. County retirement system — Eligibility – Contribution

limits.

The county commissioners of any county establishing a drainage

district or districts, and establishing a county retirement system,

in addition to the duties and authority now provided by law, are

hereby authorized to pay into the retirement system of such county

for the use and benefit of the employees eligible for retirement

benefits, such amounts as the board of county commissioners may

authorize by resolution not exceeding the current annual salaries of

all employees whose salaries are paid either in whole or in part out

of the drainage district funds. The total employer and employee

contributions shall not exceed the percentages of the monthly

compensation of each member set forth in Section 954 of this title.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 281, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1968. Amended

by Laws 2009, c. 88, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2022, c. 25, § 2,

eff. July 1, 2022.

Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 19-957

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Section 19-957 ("Employee defined") 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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