Oklahoma § 21-976 - Failure of officers or prosecutor to perform duties under

§ 21-976. Failure of officers or prosecutor to perform duties under

act - Removal - Punishment.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

Any sheriff, constable, policeman, or police officer or district

attorney who shall fail to diligently do or perform the acts and

duties required of him under this act, in that he shall knowingly

allow the violation of this act or the open and notorious violation

of same as set out in Section 12, shall be guilty of willful neglect

of duty and shall be removed from office, as now or as may hereafter

be provided by law; and shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor and

upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two

Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not

less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or by both

such fine and imprisonment; and any such officer, upon being

convicted or removed from office, shall be ineligible to again hold

public office for a period of two (2) years from the date of such

conviction or removal from office.

Laws 1939, p. 12, § 13.