Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-177.3
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Violations - Penalties
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful for a motor carrier, whether private,
common, or contract, to dump, disperse, or otherwise release
substances described in Section 177.2 of this title upon a public
highway or elsewhere except on property or in wells, reservoirs, or
other receptacles owned, held, leased, or otherwise rightfully and
legally available to the motor carrier for such use and purpose.
B. It shall be unlawful for any motor truck or tank vehicle
used to transport substances described in Section 177.2 of this
title to have a release device located or operated in any manner
from within the cab of such a motor vehicle.
C. Any violation of the provisions of subsections A or B of
this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty
of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which a violation of
the provisions of this section occurs to file and prosecute the
aforementioned misdemeanor charge and advise the Commission of such
action and the results thereof.
D. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission may initiate contempt
proceedings for any violation concerning disposal by a carrier of a
substance described in Section 177.2 of this title. The first
violation proven by the Commission in any calendar year shall result
in a motor carrier or private carrier being warned by the Commission
and, upon conviction, fined up to Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00). A second violation proven by the Commission in any
calendar year shall result in a motor carrier or private carrier
being placed on probation and fined up to Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) by the Commission. A third violation proven by the
Commission in any calendar year shall result in a fine of up to
Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), and, at the discretion of the
Commission, cancellation of the carrier's license for a period up to
one (1) year and cancellation of a motor carrier or private carrier
deleterious substance transport permit. The driver of a truck, who
is not the owner of the vehicle used in violation of this section or
any of the rules and regulations of the Oklahoma Corporation
Commission, shall be adjudicated a codefendant and subject to a fine
equal to ten percent (10%) of the fine assessed to the owner of such
vehicle, up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
common, or contract, to dump, disperse, or otherwise release
substances described in Section 177.2 of this title upon a public
highway or elsewhere except on property or in wells, reservoirs, or
other receptacles owned, held, leased, or otherwise rightfully and
legally available to the motor carrier for such use and purpose.
B. It shall be unlawful for any motor truck or tank vehicle
used to transport substances described in Section 177.2 of this
title to have a release device located or operated in any manner
from within the cab of such a motor vehicle.
C. Any violation of the provisions of subsections A or B of
this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty
of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which a violation of
the provisions of this section occurs to file and prosecute the
aforementioned misdemeanor charge and advise the Commission of such
action and the results thereof.
D. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission may initiate contempt
proceedings for any violation concerning disposal by a carrier of a
substance described in Section 177.2 of this title. The first
violation proven by the Commission in any calendar year shall result
in a motor carrier or private carrier being warned by the Commission
and, upon conviction, fined up to Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00). A second violation proven by the Commission in any
calendar year shall result in a motor carrier or private carrier
being placed on probation and fined up to Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) by the Commission. A third violation proven by the
Commission in any calendar year shall result in a fine of up to
Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), and, at the discretion of the
Commission, cancellation of the carrier's license for a period up to
one (1) year and cancellation of a motor carrier or private carrier
deleterious substance transport permit. The driver of a truck, who
is not the owner of the vehicle used in violation of this section or
any of the rules and regulations of the Oklahoma Corporation
Commission, shall be adjudicated a codefendant and subject to a fine
equal to ten percent (10%) of the fine assessed to the owner of such
vehicle, up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
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