An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 585 By: Dahm and Bullard of the
Senate
and
Roberts (Sean) of the House
An Act relating to removal of officers; amending 22
O.S. 2011, Section 1181, which relat es to causes for
removal of officers; specifying c ircumstances
constituting willful neglect of duty; making language
gender neutral; and providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Removal of officers
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
to a committee, either house or a m ember of the Legislature in a
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timely manner. For the purposes of this section, “timely manner”
means no more than fifteen (15) business days from the date the
request for information was received by the agency, unless extended
by written agreement .
Second. Gross partiality in offic e.
Third. Oppression in office.
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.
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Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Se nate
Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __