Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-47
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Bringing in or transferring persons for purpose of
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employment through employment agency.
Every person, company, corporation or association doing business
in this state, who shall have persons brought into this state or
transferred from one point to another within the state, for the
purpose of employment through or by means of any employment agency
operating in this or any other state, shall immediately fulfill the
terms of the contract made between such persons shipped in for the
purpose of employment and the employment agency, or shall, within
twelve (12) hours after the arrival of such persons desiring
employment, in case of failure or refusal to furnish such employment
provide such persons with transportation to their original starting
point, and such meals and lodging as may be necessary for the proper
sustenance of such persons until they arrive at their destination.
Failure to comply with this section shall subject the offending
parties to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
Every person, company, corporation or association doing business
in this state, who shall have persons brought into this state or
transferred from one point to another within the state, for the
purpose of employment through or by means of any employment agency
operating in this or any other state, shall immediately fulfill the
terms of the contract made between such persons shipped in for the
purpose of employment and the employment agency, or shall, within
twelve (12) hours after the arrival of such persons desiring
employment, in case of failure or refusal to furnish such employment
provide such persons with transportation to their original starting
point, and such meals and lodging as may be necessary for the proper
sustenance of such persons until they arrive at their destination.
Failure to comply with this section shall subject the offending
parties to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
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