Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-3-505
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Failure of sheriff to execute warrant
Official statutory text
FAILURE OF SHERIFF TO EXECUTE WARRANT. If any sheriff shall
refuse or neglect to levy upon and sell any real or personal
property of any delinquent employer as directed by any warrant
issued by the Commission, or shall refuse or neglect, on demand, to
pay over to the Commission, its representatives or attorneys, all
moneys by him collected or received under any warrant issued by the
said Commission, at any time after collecting or receiving the same,
such sheriff or other officer shall, upon motion of the Commission
in court, and after thirty (30) days' notice thereof, in writing, be
amerced in the amount for which any such warrant was issued,
together with all penalties and costs and with an additional penalty
of ten percent (10%) thereon, to and for the use of the State of
Oklahoma. Every surety of any sheriff or officer shall be made a
party to the judgment rendered as aforesaid against the sheriff or
other officer.
refuse or neglect to levy upon and sell any real or personal
property of any delinquent employer as directed by any warrant
issued by the Commission, or shall refuse or neglect, on demand, to
pay over to the Commission, its representatives or attorneys, all
moneys by him collected or received under any warrant issued by the
said Commission, at any time after collecting or receiving the same,
such sheriff or other officer shall, upon motion of the Commission
in court, and after thirty (30) days' notice thereof, in writing, be
amerced in the amount for which any such warrant was issued,
together with all penalties and costs and with an additional penalty
of ten percent (10%) thereon, to and for the use of the State of
Oklahoma. Every surety of any sheriff or officer shall be made a
party to the judgment rendered as aforesaid against the sheriff or
other officer.
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