§ 50.25. Oklahoma Legislative Medal of Honor
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 72. Soldiers and Sailors
72 Okl.St.Ann. § 50.25
§ 50.25. Oklahoma Legislative Medal of Honor
A. The Oklahoma Legislative Medal of Honor shall be awarded to a member of the state or federal military forces designated by concurrent resolution of the Legislature who voluntarily performs a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice involving risk of life that is so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the person for gallantry and intrepidity above the person's comrades. The medal shall be awarded based on the standard of extraordinary merit. The medal shall be awarded only on incontestable proof of performance of the deed. To be eligible for the Oklahoma Legislative Medal of Honor, a person shall:
E. The Legislature by concurrent resolution may direct the Governor to award the Oklahoma Legislative Medal of Honor to a person nominated by the nominating committee. The committee chairs serving on the nominating committee shall jointly prepare a concurrent resolution directing the Governor to award the medal to a person nominated. The Legislature shall direct the medal to be awarded only during a regular session and shall not direct the medal to be awarded to more than one person during a regular session.
Credits
Laws 2008, c. 68, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
72 Okl. St. Ann. § 50.25, OK ST T. 72 § 50.25
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 125 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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