{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-1334","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1334","heading":"Littering upon highways or dumping trash on public or","body":"private property - Rewards - Claims.\n\nA. The boards of county commissioners of counties and the\n\ngoverning bodies of municipalities may offer and pay a reward, from\n\nfunds set aside for that purpose, in an amount not to exceed fifty\n\npercent (50%) of the fine imposed, for the arrest and conviction or\n\nfor evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who\n\nviolates the provisions of Sections 1753.3 or 1761.1 of Title 21 of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nB. The board of county commissioners or the governing body of\n\nthe municipality may create and maintain a reward fund in the county\n\nor municipal treasury which shall be a revolving fund not subject to\n\nfiscal year limitations, from which to pay the rewards provided for\n\nin subsection A of this section, and to offset the cost of any\n\nspecial enforcement programs originated by any law enforcement\n\nagency responsible for the arrest or prosecution of any person who\n\nviolates the provisions of Sections 1753.3 or 1761.1 of Title 21 of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes. These costs may include, but not be limited\n\nto, the posting of signs along the state’s highways advising\n\nmotorists of the fines for littering or illegal dumping.\n\nC. The board of county commissioners may provide for the\n\npublication, advertisement and countywide distribution to the public\n\nof information as to the reward program specified by this section.\n\nD. Claims for rewards shall be on forms provided by the county\n\nor municipality and shall be submitted to the prosecuting attorney\n\nof the county or municipality no later than thirty (30) days after\n\nsentencing of the defendant. The prosecuting attorney shall\n\ninvestigate the validity of the claim and make a nonbinding written\n\nrecommendation to the board of county commissioners or governing\n\nbody of the municipality.\n\nE. All claims relating to a conviction shall be considered\n\ntogether at the next regular meeting of the board of county\n\ncommissioners or governing body of the municipality following\n\nreceipt of the prosecuting attorney's report.\n\nF. In determining the amount of the reward, the board of county\n\ncommissioners or the governing body of the municipality shall have\n\nsole discretion to honor or deny the claim, but shall consider:\n\n1. The severity of the offense;\n\n2. The size of the fine imposed;\n\n3. The number of persons claiming a reward and the degree to\n\nwhich each claimant was responsible for the arrest or conviction;\n\n4. The burden, if any, incurred by the claimant including cost\n\nto appear at trial; and\n\n5. Other factors which the board or governing body deems\n\nappropriate.\n\nG. No reward shall be authorized and no debt shall accrue to\n\nthe county or municipality upon the depletion of the reward fund\n\nauthorized by this section.\n\nH. The reward authorized by this section shall be in lieu of\n\nany other county or municipal reward.\n\nI. Full-time peace officers of this state or of any county or\n\nmunicipality within this state shall not be eligible for the reward\n\nprovided by this section.\n\nJ. All courts assessing and receiving reward funds as required\n\nby Sections 1753.3 and 1761.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes\n\nshall provide appropriate transfer of the reward funds to the proper\n\ncounty or municipal reward fund as prescribed by the provisions of\n\nthis section.","path":["OK Code","Title 22"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os22.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"60c1ac7b7afb7f9887841764c4cdd7ac9290432429d23d7c39cc250d557abb0e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-1333","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}