Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-412
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Violations - Penalties
Official statutory text
A. Any person failing to comply with any standard or
interfering with, impeding or obstructing in any manner the
administration of standards pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the
Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition thereto
may be enjoined from continuing such violation. Each day upon which
such violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation.
C. The Attorney General, on the request of the Commissioner,
shall bring an action against any person violating any of the
provisions of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards
Act or violating any order or determination of the Commissioner
promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety
Standards Act.
D. The Commissioner of Labor may promulgate rules establishing
a schedule of administrative penalties and fines for violations of
the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act which may
be in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties provided in
this section. The promulgation of an administrative fine schedule
shall grant the Commissioner authority to impose those
administrative fines for any violation of the Oklahoma Occupational
Health and Safety Standards Act. Funds collected as payment from a
violator for administrative fines imposed for a violation of the
Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act shall be
deposited to the Department of Labor Administrative Penalty
Revolving Fund created in Section 3 of this act.
interfering with, impeding or obstructing in any manner the
administration of standards pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the
Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition thereto
may be enjoined from continuing such violation. Each day upon which
such violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation.
C. The Attorney General, on the request of the Commissioner,
shall bring an action against any person violating any of the
provisions of the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards
Act or violating any order or determination of the Commissioner
promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety
Standards Act.
D. The Commissioner of Labor may promulgate rules establishing
a schedule of administrative penalties and fines for violations of
the Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act which may
be in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties provided in
this section. The promulgation of an administrative fine schedule
shall grant the Commissioner authority to impose those
administrative fines for any violation of the Oklahoma Occupational
Health and Safety Standards Act. Funds collected as payment from a
violator for administrative fines imposed for a violation of the
Oklahoma Occupational Health and Safety Standards Act shall be
deposited to the Department of Labor Administrative Penalty
Revolving Fund created in Section 3 of this act.
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