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§ 26.3. Purpose of act

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 56. Poor Persons

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 56. Poor Persons (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2A. Emergency Relief and General Assistance
56 Okl.St.Ann. § 26.3
§ 26.3. Purpose of act
Currentness
It shall be the purpose of this act1 to:
1. Provide aid and assistance for indigent or unemployable citizens of the state who meet the minimum requirements hereinafter described;
2. Provide temporary emergency assistance to those victims of emergencies resulting from fire, flood, tornado and other acts of God; and
3. Provide for the receipt, warehousing, transporting and distributing of any item of value donated to the State of Oklahoma by the United States Department of Agriculture, or any other agency of the federal government, or any agency or subdivisions of state, county or city government, with whom the Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board enters into a contract.

Credits

Laws 1951, p. 151, § 3; Laws 1994, c. 87, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Footnotes

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Title 56, § 26.1 et seq.
56 Okl. St. Ann. § 26.3, OK ST T. 56 § 26.3
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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