§ 506. Director--Qualifications--Appointment--Removal
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 57. Prisons and ReformatoriesEffective: March 13, 2019
Effective: March 13, 2019
57 Okl.St.Ann. § 506
§ 506. Director--Qualifications--Appointment--Removal
There is hereby created the position of Director of Corrections. The Director shall be qualified for such position by character, knowledge, skill, ability, education, training and successful administrative experience and shall have five (5) years of professional level work. The Director of Corrections shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Director shall be determined by the Governor. The Director may be removed from office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and constituting each chamber of the Legislature.
Credits
Laws 1967, c. 261, § 6, eff. May 8, 1967; Laws 1971, c. 83, § 1, eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1974, c. 211, § 2, eff. May 15, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 366, § 10, eff. June 12, 1975; Laws 1980, c. 210, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1987, c. 205, § 22, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 32, § 1, eff. March 18, 1988; Laws 2012, c. 267, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2016, c. 386, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 3, § 2, emerg. eff. March 13, 2019.
57 Okl. St. Ann. § 506, OK ST T. 57 § 506
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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