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38 | 39 | | An Act relating to fire protection districts; |
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39 | 40 | | amending 18 O.S. 2021, Sections 592 and 594, which |
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40 | 41 | | relate to fire departments for unincorporated areas; |
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41 | 42 | | modifying allowable services to be provided; and |
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48 | 49 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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49 | 50 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 18 O.S. 2021, Section 592, is |
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50 | 51 | | amended to read as follows: |
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51 | 52 | | Section 592. The authority of persons associated together to |
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52 | 53 | | become incorporated as a ch aritable corporation for the purpose of |
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53 | 54 | | providing either a volunteer or full -time fire department for an |
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54 | 55 | | unincorporated area or place is hereby ratified and confirmed. Such |
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55 | 56 | | a corporate fire department shall have authority to provide fire |
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56 | 57 | | protective service and all other emergenc y services both to its |
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57 | 58 | | members and to nonmembers, either within or without the |
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58 | 59 | | unincorporated area wherein it is situated . |
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59 | 60 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 18 O.S. 2021, Section 594, is |
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60 | 61 | | amended to read as follows: |
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87 | 89 | | Section 594. Any charitable corporation formed in an |
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88 | 90 | | unincorporated area for the purpose of providing eithe r a volunteer |
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89 | 91 | | or a full-time fire department, suc h as is mentioned in Section 592 |
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90 | 92 | | of this title, shall be considered an agency of the State of |
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91 | 93 | | Oklahoma while actually performing the function of providing fire |
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92 | 94 | | protective services and all other emergency ser vices either within |
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93 | 95 | | or without the unincorporated area wherein it is situated, and while |
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94 | 96 | | so engaged such corporation shall not be liable in tort for the acts |
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95 | 97 | | of its members or its firemen. |
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96 | 98 | | SECTION 3. This act shall become effective Novembe r 1, 2022. |
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