{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-901.23a","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.23a","heading":"Annexation of all or a portion of a fire protection","body":"district - Requirements.\n\nIn the case of a municipality annexing a portion of or all of a\n\nfire protection district as established by this section the\n\nfollowing shall apply:\n\n1. The delivery of fire protection services shall meet or\n\nexceed the current levels and standards of fire protection services\n\nbeing provided by the fire protection district, pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of Section 324.8 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in\n\norder for a municipality, private entity, organization, corporation\n\nor company to provide fire protection services to a fire protection\n\ndistrict;\n\n2. A vote of fifty-one percent (51%) of those paying the\n\ncurrent assessment is required to withdraw from the fire protection\n\ndistrict. The municipality is responsible for the cost of the\n\nelection;\n\n3. The fire protection district and the board of the county\n\ncommissioners shall be notified by certified mail ninety (90) days\n\nprior to the municipality taking final action on the annexation;\n\n4. Existing debt service shall either be assumed by the\n\nannexing municipality based on the share of the percent of revenue\n\nthe area annexed generated or the assessment shall be continued\n\nuntil the debt is paid in full. The municipality must include this\n\nprovision in the final annexation resolution;\n\n5. The municipality may elect continuing with the effected fire\n\nprotection district provided that the fire protection district\n\ncontinues to receive the assessment without restrictions.\n\nAdditional support may be provided by the municipality in the sole\n\ndiscretion of the municipality;\n\n6. If, in the judgment of the board of county commissioners,\n\nthe exodus of the territory sought to be withdrawn from the district\n\nand is contained within the proposed annexation of the municipality,\n\nwill make further existence of the district impracticable, the board\n\nshall proceed to order dissolution of the district. In the case of\n\nwithdrawal of any property from the district as herein provided,\n\nsuch property shall remain subject to the payment of its\n\nproportionate part of any bonds theretofore authorized by the\n\ndistrict and shall remain subject to annual assessment for the\n\npayment of the principal and interest thereof in the same manner and\n\nto the same extent as if such property had not been withdrawn. Such\n\nannual assessments, however, shall be computed upon the appraisal\n\nshown on the district appraisal record at the time of the withdrawal\n\nof such property;\n\n7. The municipality may, through negotiations with the board of\n\ncounty commissioners and the fire protection district, acquire the\n\nassets and liabilities of the district if it ensures the best fire\n\nprotection for the citizens of the district and protects the best\n\nuse of the investment which has been made by the citizens of the\n\ndistrict; and\n\n8. If the municipality may elect to contract for fire\n\nprotection with the fire protection district. The contract shall\n\naddress enforcement of fire code, building permits, level of\n\nservice, billing, relationship with existing municipal fire\n\ndepartment (i.e. mutual aid agreement, subordinate role, direct\n\nsupervision, etc.), additional funding and other issues agreed to by\n\nthe two parties.","path":["OK Code","Title 19"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os19.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"e2b27b337078a7ef80af3528a0e78375473056b9afae22e91b3fd27f6e6d5876","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-901.23","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-901.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}