Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1775: Municipalities; clarifying that penalties for certain municipal ordinances may be equal to penalties in state statute. Emergency.
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to municipalities; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 14-111, which relates to the enforcement and penalties for violation of municipal ordinances; clarifying that penalties for certain municipal ordinances may be equal to penalties in state statute; declaring certain amount of certain fine void and unenforceable in certain circumstance; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Penalties for violations of municipal ordinances.
From the enrolled text, May 7, 2026:
An Act relating to municipalities; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 14-111, which relates to the enforcement and penalties for violation of municipal ordinances; clarifying that penalties for certain municipal ordinances may be equal to penalties in state statute; declaring certain amount of certain fine void and unenforceable in certain circumstance; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Penalties for violations of municipal ordinances SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 14-111, is amended to read as follows: Section 14-111. A. The governing body of a municipality may provide for enforcement of its ordinances and establish fines, penalties, or imprisonment, as authorized by subsections B through D of this section, for any offense in violation of its ordinances, which shall be recoverable together with costs of suit. The governing body may provide that any person fined for violation of a municipal ordinance who is financially able but refuses or neglects to pay the fine or costs may be compelled to satisfy the amount owed by working on the streets, alleys, avenues, areas, and public grounds of the municipality, subject to the direction of the street commissioner or other proper officer, at a rate per day as the governing body may prescribe by ordinance, but not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day for useful labor, until the …