Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-991g: Local crimestoppers programs - Qualification for

repayment of rewards - Audits - Certification - Use of funds.

A. The Office of the Attorney General, at the request of the

court, shall determine whether a local crimestoppers program is

qualified to receive repayments of rewards pursuant to Section 1 of

this act. The Office of the Attorney General shall approve the

local crimestoppers program to receive those repayments if,

considering the organization, continuity, leadership, community

support, audit pursuant to subsection B of this section and general

conduct of the program, the Office of the Attorney General

determines that the repayments will be spent to further the crime

prevention purposes of the program.

B. Prior to certification by the Office of the Attorney General

for a local crimestoppers program to receive repayments pursuant to

Section 1 of this act, each program is subject to an audit by an

independent accounting firm which must be submitted to the Office of

the Attorney General for review. In order to maintain

certification, the program shall be so audited each year and the

audit submitted prior to July 1 of each year.

C. The Office of the Attorney General may certify a local

crimestoppers program for purposes of Section 1 of this act even if

a judge has not requested a determination for that program and may

maintain a current list of approved local crimestoppers programs.

D. A local crimestoppers program certified by the Office of the

Attorney General to receive repayments pursuant to Section 1 of this

act shall use that money for the sole purpose of rewards to persons

who report information on criminal activity only if that information

leads to a defendant being indicted for or charged by information

with a felony offense.