Oklahoma § 62-480 - Violations - Punishment

§ 62-480. Violations - Punishment

Any officer willfully or knowingly contracting, incurring,

acknowledging, authorizing, allowing or approving any indebtedness,

or any officer issuing, drawing, or attesting any warrant or

certificate of indebtedness in excess of the estimate made and

approved by the excise board for such purpose for the current fiscal

year or in excess of the specific amount authorized for such purpose

by a bond issue, or who violates any other provision of Section 471

et seq. of this title, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and

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

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for

not to exceed one (1) year, or by both the fine and imprisonment,

and shall forfeit and be removed from office pursuant to Section

1181 et seq. of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 91 et

seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1910-11, c. 80, p. 183, § 10. Amended by Laws 1991,

c. 236, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 88, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

1997.