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Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 22-101 (2026)

Corporate powers of municipalities

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All incorporated municipalities shall be bodies corporate and politic, and shall have the powers to: 1. Sue and be sued; 2. Purchase and hold real and personal property for the use of the municipality; 3. Sell and convey any real or personal property owned by the municipality and make orders respecting the same as may be conducive to the best interests of the municipality; 4. Make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to the property and affairs of the municipality, necessary to the good government of the municipality, and to the exercise of its corporate and administrative powers; and 5. Exercise such other powers as are or may be conferred by law. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-101, eff. July 1, 1978.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: Immel v. Tulsa Pub. Facilities Auth., 2021 OK 39 (Okla. 2021).
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Immel v. Tulsa Pub. Facilities Auth., 2021 OK 39 (Okla. 2021). “" 12 11 O.S.2011 § 22-101(3) provides: "All incorporated municipalities shall be bodies of corporate and politic and shall have the powers to: Sell and covey any real or personal property owned by the municipality and make orders concerning the same as may be conducive to the…”
Question Submitted by: The Honorable Chris Kannady, Oklahoma House of Representatives, Dist. 91, 2024 OK AG 10 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2024). · cites it 3× “" 11 O.S.2021, § 22-101(4). 11 See also Oklahoma City News Broad.”
Emrich Aerial Spraying LLC v. The City of Pawhuska, Pawhuska Mun. Airport Auth., & Pawhuska Mun. Airport Advisory Comm. (N.D. Okla. 2025). “See Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 22-101 (1) (“All incorporated municipalities .”
McMahon (N.D. Okla. 2025). “See Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 22-101 (1) (stating that all “incorporated municipalities” shall have the powers to “[s]ue and be sued”); Okla.”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 22-101(3) — 1 case
Immel v. Tulsa Pub. Facilities Auth., 2021 OK 39 (Okla. 2021). “" 12 11 O.S.2011 § 22-101(3) provides: "All incorporated municipalities shall be bodies of corporate and politic and shall have the powers to: Sell and covey any real or personal property owned by the municipality and make orders concerning the same as may be conducive to the…”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 22-101(4) — 1 case
Question Submitted by: The Honorable Chris Kannady, Oklahoma House of Representatives, Dist. 91, 2024 OK AG 10 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2024). “" 11 O.S.2021, § 22-101(4). 11 See also Oklahoma City News Broad.”
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