Except for contracts of employment, directors and employees shall not have a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract entered into by the district. Directors and employees shall not receive any bonus, gratuity or bribe. They shall not spend funds of the district, directly or indirectly, for political purposes or political educational purposes, shall not engage in political campaigns in the name of the district, and shall not permit any property of the district to be used for any such purpose. Any violation of this section shall be a Class D1 felony offense and shall work a forfeiture of office or employment and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or both.

Laws 1972, HB 1597, c. 249, § 16; Amended by Laws 1985, SB 208, c. 353, § 8, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 596 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 432, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 588, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).