§ 75-14. Free copies of statutes and session laws.  


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  • A.  The following officers shall be entitled to receive as soon as available from the state without cost copies of the printed volumes of the statutes and session laws of the state published or purchased by the Legislature, or under its authority, for distribution:

    1.  Each state officer, including the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the chief administrative officers and assistants of state departments, boards, and commissions, upon written application and request submitted to the Chief Clerk-Administrator of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, within sixty (60) days of January 1 of each year, and said volumes shall be distributed at the discretion of the Chief Clerk-Administrator of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; and

    2.  Each member of the Legislature; and

    3.  The Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the clerk of said Courts; and

    4.  The chief administrative officers of the state educational, benevolent, and penal institutions; and

    5.  The judges of the district courts and district court clerks; and

    6.  County clerks; and

    7.  County treasurers; and

    8.  County assessors; and

    9.  District attorneys and one assistant district attorney in each county; and

    10.  Sheriffs; and

    11.  All members of the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation; and

    12.  Each library association organized in any county, city, or town in this state for the benefit of the public.

    B.  Fifty-five (55) copies of the statutes and session laws shall be furnished to the law library of the College of Law of the University of Oklahoma, five copies to be kept for use therein and fifty copies for purposes of exchange.

    C.  Five (5) copies of the statutes and session laws shall be placed in the library of Oklahoma State University at Stillwater, Oklahoma, for use therein.

    D.  One hundred ten (110) copies of the statutes and session laws shall be furnished to the Oklahoma Department of Libraries for its use and exchange purposes.

    E.  The Chief Clerk-Administrator may, in his discretion, furnish from any copies of such laws on hand to state officers other than those specified in this section for the use of their offices.

R.L. 1910, § 8150; Laws 1957, p. 550, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1957; Laws 1959, p. 368, § 1, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959; Laws 1976, c. 209, § 1; Laws 1978, c. 165, § 12; Laws 1983, c. 164, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983.