Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1997)
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided October 31, 1997Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Representative Ostrander,
¶ 0 This office has received your letter requesting an official Opinion addressing, in effect, the following question:
Do "shift exchange" or "duty exchange" arrangements entered intobetween a municipality and its firefighters and/or lawenforcement officers constitute a loan of credit in violation ofArticle X, § 17 of the Oklahoma Constitution?
¶ 1 The term "shift exchange" or "duty exchange" is used primarily in the public safety sector of government. This practice permits firefighters and law enforcement officers to exchange duty shifts with one another so long…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Burkhardt v. City of EnidSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Lawrence v. SchellstedeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Willow Wind, Inc. v. City of Midwest CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989