2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 74. State Government
§74-840-1.21. Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission Revolving Fund - Transcriptions for indigent respondents.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission, to be designated the "Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies except appropriated monies received by the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission for the purpose of paying the costs incurred in performing the duties and functions imposed upon the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission by law.

The Commission is hereby directed to pay from the Fund the costs of transcribing the record of any proceeding before the Commission, which record may be designated by an indigent respondent, if such respondent first establishes indigent condition through execution of an in forma pauperis affidavit upon a form approved by the Commission, provided that if the indigent respondent has a financial recovery, the fund shall be reimbursed from said proceeds.

Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.

Added by Laws 1983, c. 274, § 7, operative July 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 158, § 4, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 160, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1990. Renumbered from § 841.24 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.