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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 9, 2021
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 585 By: Dahm and Bullard
An Act relating to removal of officers; amending 22
O.S. 2011, Section 1181, which relat es to causes for
removal of officers; specifying circumstances
constituting willful neglect of duty; making language
gender neutral; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2011, Section 1181, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1181. Any officer not subject to impeachment elected or
appointed to any state, county, township, city, town , or other
office under the laws of the state may, in t he manner provided in
this article, be removed from office for any of the following
causes:
First. Habitual or willful neglect of duty , which, for a state
officer, shall include, but not be limited to, knowingly giving
false testimony to a committee of either house of the Legislature,
knowingly engaging in operations beyond the constitutional or
statutory authority delegated to the agency that the officer is
employed by or serves , or repeatedly refusing to provide information
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to a committee, either house or a m ember of the Legislature in a
timely manner. For the purposes of this section, “timely manner”
means no fewer than fiftee n (15) business days from the date the
request for information was received by the agency, unless extended
by written agreement .
Second. Gross partiality in office.
Third. Oppression in offi ce.
Fourth. Corruption in office.
Fifth. Extortion or willful overcharge of fees in office.
Sixth. Willful maladministration.
Seventh. Habitual drunkenness.
Eighth. Failure to prod uce and account for all public funds and
property in his or her hands, at any settlement or inspection
authorized or required by law.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 20 21.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
February 9, 2021 - DO PASS AS AMENDED