Oklahoma § 74-215 - Facilities for investigations - Exhibits and information Powers and duties of State Auditor and Inspector

§ 74-215. Facilities for investigations - Exhibits and information Powers and duties of State Auditor and Inspector

All officers of the state and counties of the state and all

officers and employees of other institutions mentioned in this

article, must afford reasonable facilities for the investigation

provided for in this article, and all such officers, manager and

employees must make written exhibits to the Auditor and Inspector

under oath in such form and in such manner as he may prescribe, and

each and every person so required who shall refuse and neglect to

make such written exhibit, or to make or to give such information as

may be required by said State Auditor and Inspector, shall be deemed

guilty of a misdemeanor; and if any person in making such exhibit or

giving such information or affording any statement required under

this article, on his oath, shall knowingly swear falsely concerning

the same, he shall be deemed guilty of the felony of perjury and

punished accordingly. The State Auditor and Inspector shall have

full power and authority for the various purposes named to examine

books, papers, accounts, bills, vouchers and any other documents, or

property of any or all of the aforesaid state institutions, all

state officers and custodians of any county or state funds, also to

examine under oath, county or state officers and custodians of

county and state funds aforesaid. The State Auditor and Inspector

is empowered to issue subpoenas and administer oath in the

performance of his duty, and any persons refusing access to said

examiner to any such books or papers, or any officer, clerk,

employee, or other persons aforesaid, who shall obstruct access and

refuse to search for any required information, or who shall in any

manner hinder the examination required by this article of the

records, and books of the officers of public institutions or

pertaining to the county and state officers aforesaid, shall be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable on conviction to

a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or

imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one

(1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of

the court.

R.L. 1910, § 8122. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 141, emerg. eff.

April 6, 1979; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 587, eff. July 1, 1998.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government