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14 | 48 | | An Act relating to cities and towns; amending 11 O.S. |
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15 | 49 | | 2021, Section 56-103, which relates to municipalities |
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16 | 50 | | subject to the Municipal Campaign Finance and |
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17 | 51 | | Financial Disclosure Act; providing for |
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18 | 52 | | municipalities to contract with an Interlocal Entity; |
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19 | 53 | | authorizing municipalities not subject to the |
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20 | 54 | | Municipal Campaign Fin ance and Financial Disclosure |
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21 | 55 | | Act to enact a comprehensive code; clarifying that |
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22 | 56 | | the Ethics Commission shall have no enforcement |
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23 | 57 | | responsibilities; enabling municipal government s to |
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24 | 58 | | provide for hearings, enforcement, and civil fines; |
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25 | 59 | | granting for appeals of municipal court orders to |
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26 | 60 | | district court; enabling municipal governments to |
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27 | 61 | | adopt necessary ordinances; authorizing municipal |
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28 | 62 | | governments enacting a comprehensive code to contract |
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29 | 63 | | with an interlocal entity for administration and |
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30 | 64 | | enforcement; providing powers of interlocal entities; |
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31 | 65 | | providing for codification; and providing an |
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32 | 66 | | effective date. |
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51 | 107 | | B. A municipality described in subsection A of this section may |
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52 | 108 | | enact a comprehensive code of c ampaign finance and pers onal |
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53 | 109 | | financial disclosure ordinances, including provisions for |
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54 | 110 | | enforcement thereof, in which case the Muni cipal Campaign Finance |
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55 | 111 | | and Financial Disclosure Act shall not apply to the municipality. A |
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56 | 112 | | municipality described in subsecti on A of this section may contract |
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57 | 113 | | with an Interlocal Entity operating under the Municipal Campaign |
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58 | 114 | | Finance Disclosure for Exempted Municipalities Act and the |
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59 | 115 | | municipality may alternatively follow the provisions of the |
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60 | 116 | | Municipal Campaign Financ e Disclosure for Exempted Municipalities |
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61 | 117 | | Act when they have adopted their own comprehensive code of campaign |
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62 | 118 | | finance and personal disclosure or dinances as authorized under this |
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63 | 119 | | act. Any municipality enacting such a code shall file a notice of |
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64 | 120 | | its action with the Ethics Commission, which shall have no |
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65 | 121 | | enforcement responsibilities under the code. |
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71 | 151 | | 1. Any municipality not subject to the Municipal Campaign |
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72 | 152 | | Finance and Financial Disclosure Act, or a ny entity authorized under |
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73 | 153 | | subsection B of Section 56 -103 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes , |
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74 | 154 | | may enact a comprehensive code of campaign finance and personal |
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75 | 155 | | financial disclosure ordinances including policies and provisions |
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76 | 156 | | for the administration and enforcement thereof. The Ethics |
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77 | 157 | | Commission shall have no enforcement responsibilities under the |
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78 | 158 | | Municipal Campaign Finance Disclosure for Exempted Municipalities |
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79 | 159 | | Act. Municipal governments may provide for hearings, enforcement, |
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80 | 160 | | and civil fines not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). |
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81 | 161 | | Hearings shall be conducted through the municipal court to |
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82 | 162 | | adjudicate violations of the comprehensive code of campaign finance |
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83 | 163 | | and personal financial disclosure ordinances as authorized in this |
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84 | 164 | | act. Any judicial order from a municipal court under this section |
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85 | 165 | | may be appealed to the district court having jurisdiction over the |
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86 | 166 | | alleged or adjudicated violator. All appeals shall be de novo. Any |
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87 | 167 | | civil fine issued under the provisions of the act may be converted |
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88 | 168 | | to a civil judgment by the municipal government in the appropriate |
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89 | 169 | | district court. Municipal governments have the authority to adopt |
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90 | 170 | | ordinances necessary and proper for the administration and |
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93 | 198 | | 2. Municipal governments enacting a comprehensive code of |
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94 | 199 | | campaign finance and personal financial disclosure ordinances may |
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95 | 200 | | contract with an interlocal entity created in accordance with the |
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96 | 201 | | Interlocal Cooperation Act for the administration an d enforcement of |
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97 | 202 | | this act. The interlocal entity may assign adjudication of any |
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98 | 203 | | potential violations of a municipality's campaign finance and |
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99 | 204 | | personal financial disclosure ordinances to any municipal court that |
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100 | 205 | | has joined the interlocal entity in accordance with policies adopted |
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101 | 206 | | by the interlocal entity. The assigned municipal court shall have |
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102 | 207 | | jurisdiction to conduct the hearing , issue subpoenas, adjudicate the |
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103 | 208 | | matter and issue judgment for civil fines for violations of |
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104 | 209 | | municipal campaign finance and personal financial disclosure |
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105 | 210 | | ordinances of any member of the interlocal entity. Any civil fine |
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106 | 211 | | issued under the provisions of t his act may be converted to a civil |
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107 | 212 | | judgment by the interlocal ent ity in the appropriate district court. |
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108 | 213 | | The interlocal entity shall hav e the authority to adopt policies and |
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109 | 214 | | procedures necessary and proper for the administration and |
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110 | 215 | | enforcement of this act . |
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115 | | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 17th day of May, 2022. |
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121 | | - | of Representatives |
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124 | | - | Passed the Senate the 19th day of May, 2022. |
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133 | | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR |
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134 | | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ |
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135 | | - | day of ___________________, 20____ ___, at _______ o'clock _______ M. |
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136 | | - | By: _________________________________ |
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137 | | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ |
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138 | | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. |
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141 | | - | _________________________________ |
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142 | | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma |
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144 | | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE |
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145 | | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ |
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146 | | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. |
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147 | | - | By: _________________________________ |
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