For the purposes of this act:
(a) The term "wages" means all remuneration for employment as defined herein, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash, except that such terms shall not include that part of such remuneration which, even if it were for "employment" within the meaning of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, would not constitute "wages" within the meaning of that Act;
(b) The term "employment" means any service performed by an employee in the employ of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality of either, for such employer, except (1) service which in the absence of an agreement entered into under this act would constitute "employment" as defined in Section 209 of the Social Security Act; or (2) service by (a) an employee of the state, or by an employee of any political subdivision or instrumentality of either the state or a political subdivision if so provided in the plan submitted under Section 125 of this title by such subdivision or instrumentality (or joint coverage unit of which it is a member), in any class or classes of positions filled by popular election and any class or classes of positions the compensation for which is on a fee basis; or (3) until the end of the sixth full calendar month following the close of the second regular session of the State Legislature held after the enactment of this act, services (A) in the employ of the state, or (B) in the employ of a political subdivision or instrumentality when so provided by such subdivision or instrumentality in a plan submitted under Section 125, which are covered by a nonfederal pension, annuity, retirement, or similar fund or system which has been or is hereafter established by any such employer prior to the effective date of an agreement entered into pursuant to Section 123 of this title; unless and until a referendum has been held on the question of whether service in positions covered by such retirement system should be excluded from or included under an agreement under Section 123 of this title or a plan submitted under Section 125 of this title, as provided for in Section 218(d) (3) of the Federal Social Security Act, and a majority of the eligible employees voting in such referendum vote in favor of including service in such positions under such an agreement or plan, in which event, such services (A) in the employ of the state, or (B) in the employ of a political subdivision or instrumentality when so provided by such subdivision or instrumentality in a plan submitted under Section 125 of this title, shall constitute "employment"; provided, however, that in no event shall service in any policeman's or fireman's position be considered as "employment" within the meaning of this act, unless and until the Federal Social Security Act be amended to allow coverage of service in such a position;
(c) The term "employee" includes an officer of a state, political subdivision, or instrumentality;
(d) The term "state agency" means the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission, created by Section 3, Article XXV of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma;
(e) The term "federal agency" means in each case such federal officer, department, or agency as is charged on behalf of the federal government, by or under the applicable federal law, with the particular federal function referred to in this act in connection with such terms;
(f) The term "political subdivision" includes any county, township, municipal corporation, school district, or other independent governmental entity of equivalent rank;
(g) The term "instrumentality," when referring to an instrumentality of a state or political subdivision, includes only a juristic entity which is legally separate and distinct from the state or such subdivision and whose employees are not by virtue of their relation to such juristic entity employees of the state or such subdivision;
(h) The term "applicable federal law" refers to such provisions of federal law (including federal regulations and requirements issued pursuant thereto), if and when enacted, as provide for extending the benefits of Title II of the Social Security Act to employees of states, political subdivisions, and their instrumentalities;
(i) The term "Social Security Act" means the Act of Congress approved August 14, 1935, Chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, officially cited as the "Social Security Act," as such Act has been and may from time to time be amended; and
(j) The term "Federal Insurance Contributions Act" means subchapter A of Chapter 9 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code as such Code has been and may from time to time be amended.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 375, § 2, emerg. eff. June 1, 1949. Amended by Laws 1955, p. 277, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 1955.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
§51-1. Beginning of term - Time of qualifying.
§51-3.1. Failure to qualify - Filling vacancy - Temporary appointment in case of military service.
§51-5. Rights of parties in contest.
§51-6. Officers and deputies not to hold other offices - Exemptions.
§51-10. Vacancies - Appointments - Special elections.
§51-11. Vacancy within thirty days of election.
§51-12.1. Deceased officer's spouse - Eligibility for appointment.
§51-13. How appointments made.
§51-14. Appointees to qualify.
§51-15. Term of appointed officer.
§51-18. Violating Sections 16 and 17 - Penalty.
§51-19. Successor to receive records, etc.
§51-20. Books turned over to successor before salary paid.
§51-21. Oaths, officers authorized to administer.
§51-22. Violations are misdemeanors.
§51-24.4. Directives interpreting county purchasing procedure to be issued.
§51-24A.2. Public policy - Purpose of act.
§51-24A.4. Record of receipts and expenditures.
§51-24A.5. Inspection, copying and/or mechanical reproduction of records - Exemptions.
§51-24A.7. Personnel records - Confidentiality - Inspection and copying.
§51-24A.8. Law enforcement records - Disclosure.
§51-24A.9. Personal notes and personally created material - Confidentiality.
§51-24A.10. Full disclosure of voluntarily supplied information.
§51-24A.10a. Oklahoma Medical Center - Market research and marketing plans - Confidentiality.
§51-24A.11. Library, archive or museum materials - Confidentiality.
§51-24A.13. Federal records - Confidentiality.
§51-24A.14. Personal communications relating to exercise of constitutional rights - Confidentiality.
§51-24A.15. Crop and livestock reports - Public warehouse financial statements - Confidentiality.
§51-24A.16. Educational records and materials - Confidentiality.
§51-24A.16a. Higher education – Donor or prospective donor information – Confidentiality.
§51-24A.17. Violations - Penalties - Civil liability.
§51-24A.18. Additional recordkeeping not required.
§51-24A.19. Research records - Confidentiality.
§51-24A.20. Records in litigation or investigation file - Access.
§51-24A.21. Increment district reports - Exemption from copying fees.
§51-24A.22. Public utilities - Confidential books, records and trade secrets.
§51-24A.25. Order of court for removal of materials from public record.
§51-24A.26. Intergovernmental self-insurance pools.
§51-24A.27. Vulnerability assessments of critical assets in water and wastewater systems.
§51-24A.28. Confidential information – Exceptions.
§51-24A.30. Court records – Confidentiality – Sealed records – Order requirement.
§51-24A.31. Confidential Wine Shipment Reports.
§51-24A.33. Contact information for people or entities responsible for property.
§51-36.1. Persons required to take oath or affirmation.
§51-36.2A. Form of loyalty oath or affirmation.
§51-36.3. Filing oath or affirmation - Blanks.
§51-36.4. Payment of compensation or expenses - Notice - Duty of certifying officer.
§51-36.5. False oath or affirmation.
§51-36.6. Violation of oath or affirmation.
§51-51. Liability to impeachment - Grounds for impeachment.
§51-52. Presiding officer of court of impeachment - Presentation of impeachment.
§51-53. Oath - Concurrence of Senators.
§51-54. Judgment - Criminal liability.
§51-56. Articles of impeachment.
§51-57. Designation of offense.
§51-58. Prosecution of impeachment - Board of managers.
§51-59. Court of impeachment - Organization.
§51-61. Witness - Evidence - Process.
§51-62. Powers of court of impeachment - Orders and judgments - Power to enforce.
§51-63. Fees for witnesses and executions of processes.
§51-65. Voting on judgment - Absence during trial.
§51-66. Costs - How paid - Cost of accused if acquitted.
§51-67. Recess - Trial after adjournment.
§51-68. Trial after adjournment - Per diem of Senators - How paid.
§51-69. Managers of trial - Powers of after-adjournment trial.
§51-71. Procedure - Vote - Records.
§51-91. Officers subject to removal.
§51-92. Supreme Court and district court - Jurisdiction.
§51-93. Official misconduct defined - Suspension.
§51-94. Attorney General - Duties.
§51-95. Speedy trial - Continuances.
§51-96. Summons and pleadings.
§51-97. Defendant guilty - Judgment of ouster.
§51-98. Suspension during proceedings - Temporary appointment - Right to salary.
§51-99. Name in which action commenced.
§51-100. Attorney General - Powers.
§51-102. Ouster proceedings for open and notorious violation of penal laws.
§51-104. Evidence on motion to suspend - Taking of depositions.
§51-105. Prima facie evidence.
§51-121. Declaration of policy.
§51-123. Agreements with federal agencies and agencies of other states.
§51-124. Contributions by state employees.
§51-127. Administrative appropriation.
§51-128. Rules and regulations.
§51-131. Referenda and certification.
§51-132. Withholding by board of education - Determination of coverage.
§51-152. See the following versions:
§51-152.1. Sovereign immunity.
§51-153. Liability - Scope - Exemptions - Exclusivity.
§51-155. Exemptions from liability.
§51-155.1. Claims relating to roads, streets or highways - Limitation.
§51-155.2. Liability of state for Y2K failure.
§51-156. Presentation of claim - Limitation of actions - Filing - Notice - Wrongful death.
§51-157. Denial of claim - Notice.
§51-158. Settlement or defense of claim – Settlement payout - Liability insurance - Public records.
§51-159. Enforcement of judgments.
§51-160. Recovery of payments from employees.
§51-163. Venue - Parties - Real party in interest - Service of process.
§51-164. Application of Oklahoma laws and statutes and rules of procedure.
§51-166. Governmental and proprietary functions of political subdivisions - Application of act.
§51-169. Counties - Insurance.
§51-171. Existing remedies, causes of action or claims not affected.
§51-172. Rural water supply and sewage disposal corporations - Insurance.
§51-200. Settlements - Legislative approval - Involvement of Attorney General.
§51-253. See the following versions:
§51-253v1. Burden upon free exercise of religion.
§51-253v2. Burden upon free exercise of religion.
§51-254. Correctional facility regulation - Compelling state interest.
§51-255. See the following versions:
§51-256. Remedies – Costs - Attorney Fees.