Oklahoma § 82-1324.21 - Release of lands from district - Petition - Notice
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§ 82-1324.21. Release of lands from district - Petition - Notice
In the event that landowners within a district desire to
withdraw from such district, fifty-one percent (51%) of the affected
landowners or the board of directors by resolution may petition the
county commissioners to release those lands from the district. The
petition shall describe by section or fraction thereof and by
township and range the lands affected. After a finding that the
granting of the petition is to the best interests of the affected
landowners and the district, the board of county commissioners shall
issue a certificate stating that the lands involved are released and
separated from the district. Full minutes of the hearing shall be
entered in the journal of the board of county commissioners and the
certificate shall be delivered to the secretary of the district who
shall, within thirty (30) days, cause the records of the district to
be amended to exclude the lands affected. Notice shall be given, as
provided in Section 1324.5 of this title, of the filing of a
petition for release of lands as provided herein, fixing the time
and place of hearing, and a copy of said notice shall be sent by
certified mail to the chairman of the board of directors of the
district in which the said lands are located.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 254, § 21. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 59, § 1,
emerg. eff. April 13, 1974.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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