Oklahoma § 22-1181 - Causes for removal of officers

§ 22-1181. Causes for removal of officers

Any officer not subject to impeachment elected or appointed to

any state, county, township, city, town or other office under the

laws of the state may, in addition to any other methods and causes

provided by law, be removed from office for any of the following

causes:

First. Habitual or willful neglect of duty which, for a state

officer, shall include, but not be limited to, knowingly giving

false testimony to a committee of either house of the Legislature,

knowingly engaging in operations beyond the constitutional or

statutory authority delegated to the agency that the officer is

employed by or serves, or repeatedly refusing to provide information

to a committee, either house or a member of the Legislature in a

timely manner. For the purposes of this section, “timely manner”

means no more than fifteen (15) business days from the date the

request for information was received by the agency, unless extended

by written agreement.

Second. Gross partiality in office.

Third. Oppression in office.

Fourth. Corruption in office, which shall include the use of

public office or authority to procure or attempt to procure a

personal benefit, profit, or perquisite.

Fifth. Extortion or willful overcharge of fees in office.

Sixth. Willful maladministration.

Seventh. Habitual drunkenness.

Eighth. Failure to produce and account for all public funds and

property in his or her hands, at any settlement or inspection

authorized or required by law.

R.L.1910, § 5592. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 289, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2021; Laws 2025, c. 336, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.