§ 60-177.3. Authorization of participation in short-term cash management program without Commission approval - Receipt of payment or compensation for endorsement of short-term cash management program by person not properly designated or registered - Violations and penalties.

A.  Any officer of a school district or county who authorizes the participation of the school district or county to participate in a short-term cash management program without the approval of the Oklahoma Commission on School and County Funds Management or who fraudulently submits any false or misleading information to the Commission pursuant to Section 177.2 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall forfeit and be removed from office pursuant to Section 1181 et seq. of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 91 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  In addition, any professional license issued to an officer by a state agency or instrumentality who has been convicted of a misdemeanor pursuant to this section shall be revoked.

B.  Any person who receives any payment or compensation, indirectly or directly, for the endorsement of any short-term cash management program and who has not been properly designated or registered, if registration is required, pursuant to subsection C of Section 177.2 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished according to the penalties prescribed in subsection A of this section.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 212, § 2, eff. Aug. 1, 1991.