Okla. Stat. tit. 19 § 351.1

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 351.1 - Agreements for fire protection services by municipalities - Charges

A. The board of county commissioners of each county may enter into agreements with any municipality for the furnishing of fire protection and emergency services, including, but not limited to, medical attention and wreck removal, by said municipality for all persons and property in areas outside the corporate limits of such municipality and to pay for such services a reasonable amount on a per run basis, or such other equitable basis as may be agreed upon, and to pay for such services from funds of the county general fund or the county highway fund. The board of county commissioners of each county may also enter into reciprocal agreements with other counties for such services. The board of county commissioners shall also have the authority to collect charges for such services performed by a municipality or another county, pursuant to the provision of this section, from any person to whom such services are provided. Said funds shall be disbursed to the entities providing services.

B. Should a disagreement over service areas arise between jurisdictions providing services, with or without an agreement as described in subsection A of this section, either entity may petition for arbitration by the Fire Marshal's Commission to determine boundary lines for the entities involved. In making a determination, the Fire Marshal's Commission shall consider, but is not limited to, the importance of a quick response time, the financial burden on both the service providers and the jurisdiction receiving services, and the capabilities of both jurisdictions to render services.

Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 351.1

Amended by Laws 2024, c. 69,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.

Added by Laws 1967, SB 236, c. 249, § 1, emerg. eff. 5/8/1967; Amended by Laws 1980, HB 1765, c. 39, § 1, emerg. eff. 3/26/1980; Amended by Laws 1986, SB 465, c. 171, § 1, emerg. eff. 5/9/1986; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 1329, c. 397, § 11, emerg. eff. 7/1/1992; Amended by Laws 2009 , SB 357, c. 120, § 1, emerg. eff. 7/1/2009.