Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-11-94

permit - Knowingly providing false information - Burnt copper

material - Violations reported - Revocation of permit.

A. Any person found in violation of any provision of the

Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act, with the exceptions as provided by

subsections B, C and D of this section, shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than Two

Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) per offense. Any person

convicted of a second violation of the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers

Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not

more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per offense or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than six

(6) months. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent violation

of the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act shall be guilty of a Class

D3 felony offense punishable by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand

Dollars ($10,000.00) per offense, or by imprisonment as provided for

in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Any person acting as a scrap metal dealer without a scrap

metal dealer license or a sales tax permit as required by the

Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act shall, upon conviction, be guilty

of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00); provided, that each day of operation in

violation of the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act shall constitute a

separate offense.

C. Any person who knowingly provides false information with

respect to the provisions of subsection I of Section 1423 of this

title shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense

and punished by a fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

D. Any person convicted of purchasing or selling burnt copper

material or copper wire as prohibited by subsection G of Section

1423 of this title shall, upon first conviction, be guilty of a

misdemeanor and punished by a fine of Two Thousand Five Hundred

Dollars ($2,500.00). Any person convicted of a second or subsequent

violation shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense punishable by

a fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

E. Each scrap metal dealer convicted of a violation of the

Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act shall be reported to the Oklahoma

Tax Commission by the clerk of the court rendering such verdict.

F. The Tax Commission shall revoke the sales tax permit of any

person convicted of three separate violations of the Oklahoma Scrap

Metal Dealers Act. The person shall not be eligible to receive a

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sales tax permit for such purpose for a period of one (1) year

following the revocation. The revocation procedure shall be subject

to notice and hearing as required by Section 1426 of this title.