# Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-26.3: Purpose of act

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T56_S56-26.3

## Section

- **Citation:** Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-26.3
- **Heading:** Purpose of act
- **Jurisdiction:** Oklahoma
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OK Code / Title 56 / Section 56-26.3

## Text

It shall be the purpose of this act to:

1. Provide aid and assistance for indigent or unemployable

citizens of the state who meet the minimum requirements hereinafter

described;

2. Provide temporary emergency assistance to those victims of

emergencies resulting from fire, flood, tornado and other acts of

God; and

3. Provide for the receipt, warehousing, transporting and

distributing of any item of value donated to the State of Oklahoma

by the United States Department of Agriculture, or any other agency

of the federal government, or any agency or subdivisions of state,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 13

county or city government, with whom the Oklahoma Emergency Relief

Board enters into a contract.

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