Oklahoma Code § 62-488

Title 62. Public Finance: Check or cash voucher - Limitation of time for honoring -
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Disposition of funds held therefor.
No check issued or voucher registered by the treasurer of any
county in this state shall be honored by the bank on which it is
drawn or by his registration made payable if not presented within a
reasonable time under the circumstances, or in any event unless
presented within one (1) year of the date of issue.
When one (1) year shall have elapsed after the date of issue of
any county treasurer's check drawn against any public funds in the
county treasurer's custody or of any voucher drawn by any public
officer against the public officer's official depository account
with the county treasurer, other than checks and vouchers which may
be issued to another public officer for the benefit of the state or
a subdivision thereof, it shall be the duty of the county treasurer
to make entry of cancellation opposite the record of the check or
registration of the voucher, and shall forthwith credit the amount
thereof to the fund on which it was drawn and report the action on

forms and in the manner prescribed by the State Auditor and
Inspector.
Provided, that nothing in this act shall supersede or repeal any
of Section 693 of Title 58 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 189, § 1.  Amended by Laws 1949, p. 134, § 1;
Laws 1965, c. 146, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965; Laws 1979, c. 30,
§ 102, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979; Laws 1995, c. 108, § 1, eff. Nov.
1, 1995.

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