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§ 16. Cities and towns--Power to define and summarily abate nuisances

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 50. NuisancesEffective: November 1, 2021

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 50. Nuisances (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. In General
Effective: November 1, 2021
50 Okl.St.Ann. § 16
§ 16. Cities and towns--Power to define and summarily abate nuisances
A. Cities and towns in this state shall have the right and power to determine what is and what shall constitute a nuisance within their respective corporate limits, and for the protection of the public health, the public parks and the public water supply, shall have such power outside of the corporate limits; and wherever it is practical so to do, the cities and towns shall have the power summarily to abate any such nuisance after notice to the owner, and an opportunity for him to be heard, if this can be given. Any action conducted by critical infrastructure sectors shall not constitute a nuisance when the applicable industry acts in compliance with or acts consistently with government rules, guidelines, laws and municipal ordinances or laws applicable to their sector.
B. For purposes of this section, “critical infrastructure sectors” means any of the critical infrastructure sectors identified by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) whose assets, systems and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States and the state that the sectors' incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, economic security, public health or safety or any combination thereof.

Credits

Laws 1935, p. 131, § 1; Laws 2021, c. 425, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
50 Okl. St. Ann. § 16, OK ST T. 50 § 16
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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