Okla. Admin. Code § 710:10-14-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024
Section 710:10-14-4 - Qualified owner

Applicants must be heads of households who have been honorably discharged from active service in a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or Oklahoma National Guard, and who have been certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA), or its successor, to have one hundred percent (100%) permanent disability sustained through military action or accident, or resulting from a disease contracted while in active service. The exemption extends to the surviving spouses of such veterans who are certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to receive benefits under the terms of this Subchapter. Each applicant must provide to the county assessor, a current United States Department of Veterans Affairs benefits award letter from the USDVA office located in Muskogee, Oklahoma that certifies the one hundred percent service-related disability, or that the individual is in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred percent rate. One hundred percent (100%) disabled veterans or surviving spouses thereof owning and occupying a residence on leased land owned by a municipality, town, or city is considered a homestead for purposes of qualification for the ad valorem exemption authorized pursuant to Article 10, Section 8E of the Oklahoma Constitution.

Okla. Admin. Code § 710:10-14-4

Added at 22 Ok Reg 1518, eff 6-11-05; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 931, eff 6-1-11
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022