§ 68-113. Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund - Full-time employees.

A.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Tax Commission to be known as the "Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund".  Said revolving fund shall consist of any funds received by the Tax Commission for data processing services or equipment rental and any funds received by the Tax Commission from any incorporated city, town, or county pursuant to a contractual agreement for the augmentation of the enforcement and collection of municipal or county taxes entered into pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1371 or 2702 of this title.  The Tax Commission is authorized to hire full-time-equivalent employees as necessary to perform such duties as to fulfill contractual agreements authorized pursuant to Sections 1371 and 2702 of this title, however, such employees hired to perform such contractual duties shall be supported solely by funds in the Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund which are collected by the Tax Commission from incorporated cities, towns, and counties pursuant to such contractual agreements and such employees shall be terminated upon the discontinuation of such funds or inadequate funds to support such positions.  Such full-time-equivalent employees shall be in the unclassified service and shall not be subject to any provisions of the Oklahoma Personnel Act or to the Merit Rules for Employment except leave regulations.  All fees collected and apportioned to this fund under the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act, Section 1101 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may be used by the Motor Vehicle Division of the Oklahoma Tax Commission to pay all costs incurred in the issuance of certificates of title and inspection of vehicles, including, but not limited to, additional computer costs for the Tax Commission and motor license agents and the check verification system authorized pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 1144 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes or be used for capital expenditures as authorized by the Oklahoma State Legislature.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, disbursements from the fund shall be exempt from all agency budget limits.

B.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Oklahoma Statutes except subsection F of Section 316 and subsection D of Section 418 of this title, beginning July 1, 2009, all revenue from fees and penalties collected pursuant to Sections 304, 316, 415 and 418 of this title shall be apportioned to the Tax Commission Reimbursement Fund for administrative expenses incurred in connection with enforcement of the provisions of Section 301 et seq., Section 346 et seq., Section 401 et seq. and Section 424 et seq. of this title.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 197, § 8, operative July 1, 1985.  Amended by Laws 1986, c. 170, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1986; Laws 1989, c. 290, § 13, emerg. eff. May 24, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 264, § 113, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1997, c. 294, § 8, eff. July 1, 1997 ; Laws 2004, c. 504, § 16, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 434, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 364, § 1; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 530.