It shall be unlawful for any county assessor, deputy county assessor, member of a county board of equalization or board of county commissioners, or member or duly authorized representative of the Oklahoma Tax Commission or State Board of Equalization to enter into any agreement or understanding with the owner or agent of any taxable property, whereby such property is to be assessed lower proportionately than other taxable property in the same county, as an inducement to have such property brought into or kept in such county, or for any other reason. Any person entering into any such unlawful agreement or understanding, including the owner or agent of the property involved, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than six (6) months. Any person convicted of such a misdemeanor shall not be allowed to hold public office in this state.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 162, § 144, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 321, § 22, operative Jan. 1, 1992.