Oklahoma § 82-277.21 - Conflict of interest

§ 82-277.21. Conflict of interest

A. Except for contracts of employment, directors and employees

shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract

entered into by the district unless the district court of the county

wherein the principal office of the district is located considers

the contract, the interest of such persons therein and approves the

execution thereof.

B. Directors and employees shall not:

1. Directly or indirectly accept or request any compensation,

gift, loan, entertainment, favor, or service given for the purpose

of influencing such director and employee in the discharge of his

official duties;

2. Directly or indirectly spend district funds or permit any

property of the district to be used for political campaigns;

3. Engage in political campaigns in the name of the district;

4. Disclose confidential information acquired by reason of

their official positions to any person, group, or others not

entitled to receive such confidential information; or

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5. Use confidential information acquired by reason of their

official position for their personal gain or benefit.

C. A director shall immediately forfeit his office in the event

he sues the district for any action, directly or indirectly, related

to the operation of the district.

D. The failure of a director or employee to comply with these

prohibitions shall constitute a willful neglect of duty and shall be

grounds for removal from office.

E. Every person who knowingly and willfully violates this

section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and

shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not more than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by confinement in the county jail

for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

Laws 1973, c. 179, § 21, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69,

§ 21, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.