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Criminal Asset Forfeiture Is Generally Prohibited Even when crimes have been committed and guilt has been established, Asset Forfeiture is generally illegal, in Oklahoma. Our first legal code was established in 1910. And unless a specific crime has a stated statutory penalty of the loss of property used in that crime or gained through the illegal activity; there is to be a protection of property rights for the convicted individual. Treason is the one exception stated in this matter. §21-68. Conviction does not work forfeiture. No conviction of any person for crime works any forfeiture of any property, except in the cases of any outlawry for treason, and other cases in which a forfeiture is expressly imposed by law. Four Legal Ways to Be A Bigamist, In Oklahoma Bigamy remains illegal in Oklahoma. That’s no surprise. But there are 4 situations where the bigamist will not be prosecuted.
§21-881. Bigamy defined. Every person who having been married to another who remains living, marries any other person except in the cases specified in the next section is guilty of bigamy. R.L.1910, § 2439. §21-882. Exceptions to the rule of bigamy. The last preceding section does not extend: 1. To any person whose husband or wife by a former marriage has been absent for five (5) successive years without being known to such person within that time to be living; nor, 2. To any person whose husband or wife by a former marriage has absented himself or herself from his wife or her husband and has been continually remaining without the United States for a space of five (5) years together; nor, 3. To any person by reason of any former marriage which has been pronounced void, annulled or dissolved by the judgment of a competent court; nor, 4. To any person by reason of any former marriage with a husband or wife who has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. R.L.1910, § 2440. §21-883. Bigamy a felony. Any person guilty of bigamy shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years. R.L. 1910, § 2441. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 260, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 164, eff. July 1, 1999. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 260 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999. §21-884. Person marrying bigamist. Any person who knowingly marries the husband or wife of another, in any case in which such husband or wife would be punishable according to the foregoing provisions, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years, or in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. R.L. 1910, § 2442. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 261, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 165, eff. July 1, 1999. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 261 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999. Adultery Is A Felony In Oklahoma Perhaps the least prosecuted felony in Oklahoma’s history is Adultery. Yet the state has, since 1910, insisted that the crime needs to stay in the statutory code. they even amended it in 1999.§21-871. Adultery defined - Who may institute prosecution. Adultery is the unlawful voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with one of the opposite sex; and when the crime is between persons, only one of whom is married, both are guilty of adultery. Prosecution for adultery can be commenced and carried on against either of the parties to the crime only by his or her own husband or wife as the case may be, or by the husband or wife of the other party to the crime: Provided, that any person may make complaint when persons are living together in open and notorious adultery.R.L.1910, § 2431.§21-872. Punishment for adultery. Any person guilty of the crime of adultery shall be guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. R.L. 1910, § 2432. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 259, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 163, eff. July 1, 1999.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 259 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Oklahoma law allows for a will to be presented in probate even if it was not drawn up by an attorney. It doesn’t even require a notary. There is, however; a method of proving the veracity of the written & signed statement, in order to stand up in court.
Dictionaries refer to this type of will as Olographic, or Holographic.
§58-31. Olographic will, how proved.An olographic will may be proved in the same manner that other private writings are proved.R.L.1910, § 6209. Oklahoma statutes direct the courts to use the list of those with a valid Oklahoma Drivers License, to use as a database of potential jurors. And anyone under 18 or over 70 is exempted. People who have an Oklahoma Identification card (obtained by the Dept of Public Safety) are also included on the database. In addition to that group, individuals who have neither the ID card or the drivers license, can go to the court clerk and volunteer their name to be added to the database. You can only be compelled to serve once in any 5-year span. There are statutory exemptions as well as those granted special exemptions by a district court judge. Here’s a list of the statutory exemptions C. Persons who are not qualified to serve as jurors are:
D. Jailers or law enforcement officers, municipal, state or federal, shall be eligible to serve on noncriminal actions only. E. Upon his or her request, a person shall be exempt from service as a juror if the person is:
§38-18. Licensed drivers list - Time period - Volunteers - Name and address changes. For the purpose of ascertaining names of all persons qualified for jury service: 1. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall cause to be provided to the Administrative Director of the Courts, not later than the first day of October of each year, a list by county of residence of persons who reside in the county, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older, and who are holders of a current driver license or a current identification license issued by the Department of Public Safety. The list shall contain the name, date of birth, and mailing address of each person listed. The list may be maintained in electronic format and shall be used exclusively for jury selection purposes. The Administrative Director of the Courts and the court clerk shall not copy or permit any person to copy the list or any portion thereof for purposes other than jury selection; 2. All names and addresses of the persons so listed under the provisions of paragraph 1 of this section shall be used thereafter in the selection of juries; provided, however, no jury panel shall be quashed because of a duplication of names; 3. The list will be furnished by the Administrative Director of the Courts to the district courts according to the period of time and in the format prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts, and the district courts may maintain and use the list in electronic format as a necessary part of an approved electronic jury management system implemented pursuant to Section 13 of this act; 4. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to preclude persons otherwise qualified to serve as jurors from volunteering for jury service in a manner prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts; and 5. The Administrative Director of the Courts, the trial court administrator or the court clerk may accept changes or corrections in a mailing address or county of residence of a qualified juror from such qualified juror or from an electronic address verification process implemented pursuant to Section 13 of this act. Changes may be accepted in any manner prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts. Added by Laws 1949, p. 279, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1949. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 204, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1973; Laws 1974, c. 136, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1974; Laws 1985, c. 273, § 1; Laws 1987, c. 134, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 348, § 20, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Laws 1996, c. 58, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 400, § 12, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 390, § 14, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 234, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2015, c. 242, § 5, emerg. eff. May 4, 2015.
There are a lot of ways a city official can get removed from office. Just missing half the meetings in a 4-month span is one such trigger.
§11-8-107. Removal of officers.
A municipal elected official may be removed from office for any cause specified by applicable state law for the removal of officers, and by the method or methods prescribed thereby.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-107, eff. July 1, 1978.§11-8-108. Absence from governing body meetings.
Whenever a member of the municipal governing body is absent from more than one-half of all meetings of the governing body, regular and special, held within any period of four (4) consecutive months, he shall thereupon cease to hold office.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-108, eff. July 1, 1978.
Shortly after World War One, the state legislature saw the need for each county to develop a comprehensive plan to respond to the crisis of orphaned & neglected children.
This was in a time when social welfare was seen as a county issue, rather than a state matter.
§10-131. Powers of county commissioners - Commitment of children to other institutions, associations or corporations.The county commissioners of any county of this state having a population of not less than seventy-five thousand (75,000) persons, according to the last Decennial Federal Census, or any Decennial Federal Census hereafter taken, are hereby authorized and empowered, if they deem it necessary or expedient, to purchase a farm and to construct, establish, equip and maintain thereon, at the expense of the county, county supervised schools and homes for neglected and dependent boys and girls of such county, under the age of sixteen (16) years, who may be appointed to such schools by the district court of such county, and to make enlargements and additions thereto from time to time. Such commissioners shall also have power to purchase farm equipment to be used in connection with such schools, to purchase materials, supplies and equipment for manual, vocational or other training or education, and to erect, enlarge, remodel, and repair such building, dormitories, residences, administration and school buildings, and barns and outbuildings as they may from time to time deem necessary or expedient.Provided, that such county commissioners may rent a suitable site and buildings for such purpose, and purchase the necessary equipment and supplies therefor. Provided, further, that said county commissioners shall make no expenditures or contract for expenditures hereunder until a tax levy for such purposes shall have been made as hereinafter provided; and provided, further, that the district court of such county, may, in his discretion, commit dependent and neglected children to such other institutions as may be now or hereafter provided by law for such purposes, or to the care of some association or corporation willing to receive them, which said corporation or association embraces in its objects the purpose of caring for and obtaining homes for such neglected and dependent children. Laws 1919, c. 297, p. 433, § 1; Laws 1925, c. 161, p. 257, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 367, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 1967. |
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