Opinion No. (1979)

Dear Honorable Graves,

The Attorney General has received your request for an opinion wherein you ask, in effect, the following question:

Does 21 O.S. 481[21-481] et seq. (1971), (Oklahoma Nepotism Statutes) prohibit the employment of a rural water district board member's wife as a full time secretary?

Title 21 O.S. 481 (1971) provides:

"It shall be unlawful for any executive, legislative, ministerial or judicial officer to appoint or vote for the appointment of any person related to him by affinity or consanguinity within the third degree, to any clerkship, office, position, employment or duty in…