Oklahoma § 74-1003 - Definitions

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 74-1003 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 74-1003. Definitions

A. For the purposes of Section 1001 et seq. of this title, the

term "public agency" shall mean:

1. Any political subdivision of this state;

2. Any agency of the state government or of the United States;

3. Each and every public trust of this state regardless of

whether the beneficiary of such trust is a municipality, a county,

or the State of Oklahoma, except the Oklahoma Ordnance Works

Authority;

4. Any corporation organized not for profit pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, Section 1001 et

seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the primary purpose

of developing and providing rural water supply and sewage disposal

facilities to serve rural residents or to provide community-based

services or assistance to clients of the Department of Mental Health

and Substance Abuse Services as provided in Section 2-106 of Title

43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Any political subdivision of another state; and

6. Any city-county health department created pursuant to

Section 1-210 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The term "state" shall mean a state of the United States and

the District of Columbia.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 189, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965. Amended

by Laws 1986, c. 276, § 18, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1988, c.

49, § 1, emerg. eff. March 22, 1988; Laws 1995, c. 85, § 2, eff.

Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2015, c. 36, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.

Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 74-1003

What does Oklahoma Statutes § 74-1003 cover?

Section 74-1003 ("Definitions") 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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