Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-482: Unlawful to pay salary to ineligible persons

It shall be unlawful for any such executive, legislative,

ministerial or judicial officer mentioned in the preceding section,

to draw or authorize the drawing of any warrant or authority for the

payment out of any public fund, of the salary, wages, pay or

compensation of any such ineligible person, and it shall be unlawful

for any executive, legislative, ministerial or judicial officer to

pay out of any public funds in his custody or under his control the

salary, wages, pay or compensation of any such ineligible person.