Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-35-107: Utility deposit — Refund — Notice — Forfeiture — Waiver

for domestic violence victims.

A. Money in the municipal treasury which has been acquired as a

utility deposit from a customer of a municipal utility shall be

refunded or credited to the customer upon termination of the utility

service and payment of all charges due and connected with the

service, or at an earlier date as may be allowed by the

municipality. Refunds to the customer shall be made in accordance

with the procedures set forth in this section.

B. If a utility deposit is to be refunded to the customer

instead of being credited to the account of the customer, a refund

check or warrant payable to the customer shall be issued by the

municipal utility within thirty (30) days following the termination

of the utility service.

C. Utility deposit refund checks or warrants of Five Dollars

($5.00) or less shall be cashed by the customer within one (1) year

of the termination of the utility service. Any such refund check or

warrant not cashed by the customer within one (1) year of

termination of the utility service shall be canceled and the amount

of the deposit shall be paid into the fund of the municipal utility

for which the deposit was collected, or into the general fund as may

be determined by the municipal governing body. No municipal utility

customer shall have the right to any claim or refund on the deposit

following the expiration of the one-year time period as set forth in

this subsection.

D. If a utility deposit refund check or warrant in excess of

Five Dollars ($5.00) has not been cashed by a customer within one

(1) year following termination of the utility service to the

customer, the municipality shall send written notice to the customer

at the last-known address of the customer stating that the refund

check or warrant shall be canceled and the deposit will be paid over

to the municipality unless it is cashed by the customer within

ninety (90) days of the date the notice is mailed by the

municipality. If the check or warrant is not cashed within the

ninety (90) days, the check or warrant shall be canceled and the

amount of the deposit shall be paid into the fund of the municipal

utility for which the deposit was collected, or into the general

fund as may be determined by the governing body. No municipal

utility customer shall have a right to any claim or refund on the

deposit after written notice and expiration of the ninety-day period

in accordance with this subsection.

E. Provided, notwithstanding other provisions of law, a

municipally owned public utility shall waive any initial credit and

deposit requirements for a customer or applicant that has been

determined to be a victim of domestic violence, stalking, or

harassment, as defined in Section 109 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma

Statutes or Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by

providing proof of any of the following:

1. An existing protective order;

2. Law enforcement personnel statement; or

3. A statement of a designated representative of a certified

domestic violence shelter or certified domestic violence program

pursuant to Section 18p-6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

This determination shall be evidenced by submission of a

certification letter to the utility. The municipality may accept

the certification letter provided for in Section 1 of this act, or a

certification letter on a form created by the municipality so long

as the contents are substantially the same as the certification

letter, as provided for in Section 1 of this act. The certification

letter expires after ninety (90) days. The municipally owned public

utility shall deem the certification letter and the contents thereof

as confidential and exempt from disclosure, pursuant to subsection D

of Section 24A.10 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.