Oklahoma § 60-383 - Authority to accept gift to state - Delivery of property
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§ 60-383. Authority to accept gift to state - Delivery of property
and muniments of title.
A. Except to the extent that such authority is otherwise
specifically vested in some other state officer, board, commission,
or agency and except as provided in subsections B and C of this
section, the Governor of the State of Oklahoma is hereby authorized
to accept, upon behalf of this state, any gift, testamentary or
otherwise, of any property presented to this state or to any state
institution, department, or agency.
B. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives are hereby authorized to accept, upon
behalf of this state, any gift, testamentary or otherwise, of any
property presented to the Legislature or either house thereof.
C. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is hereby authorized
to accept, upon behalf of this state, any gift, testamentary or
otherwise, of any property presented to the judiciary of this state.
D. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 391 through 396 of
this title, and except for gifts of cash or the equivalent of cash,
delivery of such property, possession thereof, and any muniments of
title thereto shall be made to and receipted for by the Director of
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Gifts of cash or
the equivalent of cash shall be made to and receipted for by the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 289, § 3, emerg. eff. March 30, 1953.
Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 35, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1984, c.
166, § 1, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 296; Laws
2013, c. 307, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60-383 ("Authority to accept gift to state - Delivery of property") 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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