{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-35-107","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-35-107","heading":"Utility deposit — Refund — Notice — Forfeiture — Waiver","body":"for domestic violence victims.\n\nA. Money in the municipal treasury which has been acquired as a\n\nutility deposit from a customer of a municipal utility shall be\n\nrefunded or credited to the customer upon termination of the utility\n\nservice and payment of all charges due and connected with the\n\nservice, or at an earlier date as may be allowed by the\n\nmunicipality. Refunds to the customer shall be made in accordance\n\nwith the procedures set forth in this section.\n\nB. If a utility deposit is to be refunded to the customer\n\ninstead of being credited to the account of the customer, a refund\n\ncheck or warrant payable to the customer shall be issued by the\n\nmunicipal utility within thirty (30) days following the termination\n\nof the utility service.\n\nC. Utility deposit refund checks or warrants of Five Dollars\n\n($5.00) or less shall be cashed by the customer within one (1) year\n\nof the termination of the utility service. Any such refund check or\n\nwarrant not cashed by the customer within one (1) year of\n\ntermination of the utility service shall be canceled and the amount\n\nof the deposit shall be paid into the fund of the municipal utility\n\nfor which the deposit was collected, or into the general fund as may\n\nbe determined by the municipal governing body. No municipal utility\n\ncustomer shall have the right to any claim or refund on the deposit\n\nfollowing the expiration of the one-year time period as set forth in\n\nthis subsection.\n\nD. If a utility deposit refund check or warrant in excess of\n\nFive Dollars ($5.00) has not been cashed by a customer within one\n\n(1) year following termination of the utility service to the\n\ncustomer, the municipality shall send written notice to the customer\n\nat the last-known address of the customer stating that the refund\n\ncheck or warrant shall be canceled and the deposit will be paid over\n\nto the municipality unless it is cashed by the customer within\n\nninety (90) days of the date the notice is mailed by the\n\nmunicipality. If the check or warrant is not cashed within the\n\nninety (90) days, the check or warrant shall be canceled and the\n\namount of the deposit shall be paid into the fund of the municipal\n\nutility for which the deposit was collected, or into the general\n\nfund as may be determined by the governing body. No municipal\n\nutility customer shall have a right to any claim or refund on the\n\ndeposit after written notice and expiration of the ninety-day period\n\nin accordance with this subsection.\n\nE. Provided, notwithstanding other provisions of law, a\n\nmunicipally owned public utility shall waive any initial credit and\n\ndeposit requirements for a customer or applicant that has been\n\ndetermined to be a victim of domestic violence, stalking, or\n\nharassment, as defined in Section 109 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes or Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by\n\nproviding proof of any of the following:\n\n1. An existing protective order;\n\n2. Law enforcement personnel statement; or\n\n3. A statement of a designated representative of a certified\n\ndomestic violence shelter or certified domestic violence program\n\npursuant to Section 18p-6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nThis determination shall be evidenced by submission of a\n\ncertification letter to the utility. The municipality may accept\n\nthe certification letter provided for in Section 1 of this act, or a\n\ncertification letter on a form created by the municipality so long\n\nas the contents are substantially the same as the certification\n\nletter, as provided for in Section 1 of this act. The certification\n\nletter expires after ninety (90) days. The municipally owned public\n\nutility shall deem the certification letter and the contents thereof\n\nas confidential and exempt from disclosure, pursuant to subsection D\n\nof Section 24A.10 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os11.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"e0ea1ad0b9f07a8a12b00ffe15c16933331eb3be1f31941dd81b5163709670d7","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-35-102.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-35-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}