Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-103
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Contempt - Proceedings - How commenced - Complaint -
Official statutory text
Citation.
Proceedings as for contempt for disobedience or violation of the
provisions of this act or of the orders, rules, regulations and
judgments of the Commission made, issued and/or rendered under the
provisions of this act, may be commenced by the filing with the
Commission by (a) the Attorney General, or (b) the Proration
Attorney, or (c) the Proration Umpire, or (d) Assistant Proration
Umpire, or (e) by any producer of oil or taker in the state, of a
complaint which shall, when filed by any producer of oil or taker,
be verified upon information and belief. Said complaint by
whomsoever filed shall state, (a) the name of the person, firm,
trust, corporation, or association against whom the complaint is
made; (b) the order or orders, rule or rules, regulation or
regulations and judgment or judgments of the Commission, violation
of which is charged; (c) and briefly in general terms the acts or
omissions of the defendant constituting the violation of which
complaint is made. Any such complaint may charge against any
defendant one or more violations of the provisions of this act
and/or of any rule, order or regulation of the Commission made
hereunder; provided, that the acts or omissions of the defendant
constituting each violation charged shall be briefly stated in
general terms in separately numbered paragraphs or counts of such
complaint. Upon the filing of any such complaint the Secretary of
the Commission shall issue in the name of the state by him as
Secretary of the Commission, addressed to the defendant or
defendants, a citation to the defendant or defendants in said
complaint, to which shall be attached a copy of said complaint. Said
citation shall state (a) the date on which and by whom said
complaint was filed and the name of the complainant, (b) a brief
general description of the nature of the complaint, (c) a reference
to copy of the complaint which shall be attached to said notice,
(d) the date on which said complaint is set for hearing, which shall
not be earlier than ten (10) days from the date of such citation,
and (e) a statement that unless the defendant shall on or before
said date for hearing file his or its pleadings to such complaints,
allegations and charges therein contained, the same shall be taken
as confessed. Service of said citation in such proceedings for
contempt shall be had and return thereof made as hereinafter
provided.
Proceedings as for contempt for disobedience or violation of the
provisions of this act or of the orders, rules, regulations and
judgments of the Commission made, issued and/or rendered under the
provisions of this act, may be commenced by the filing with the
Commission by (a) the Attorney General, or (b) the Proration
Attorney, or (c) the Proration Umpire, or (d) Assistant Proration
Umpire, or (e) by any producer of oil or taker in the state, of a
complaint which shall, when filed by any producer of oil or taker,
be verified upon information and belief. Said complaint by
whomsoever filed shall state, (a) the name of the person, firm,
trust, corporation, or association against whom the complaint is
made; (b) the order or orders, rule or rules, regulation or
regulations and judgment or judgments of the Commission, violation
of which is charged; (c) and briefly in general terms the acts or
omissions of the defendant constituting the violation of which
complaint is made. Any such complaint may charge against any
defendant one or more violations of the provisions of this act
and/or of any rule, order or regulation of the Commission made
hereunder; provided, that the acts or omissions of the defendant
constituting each violation charged shall be briefly stated in
general terms in separately numbered paragraphs or counts of such
complaint. Upon the filing of any such complaint the Secretary of
the Commission shall issue in the name of the state by him as
Secretary of the Commission, addressed to the defendant or
defendants, a citation to the defendant or defendants in said
complaint, to which shall be attached a copy of said complaint. Said
citation shall state (a) the date on which and by whom said
complaint was filed and the name of the complainant, (b) a brief
general description of the nature of the complaint, (c) a reference
to copy of the complaint which shall be attached to said notice,
(d) the date on which said complaint is set for hearing, which shall
not be earlier than ten (10) days from the date of such citation,
and (e) a statement that unless the defendant shall on or before
said date for hearing file his or its pleadings to such complaints,
allegations and charges therein contained, the same shall be taken
as confessed. Service of said citation in such proceedings for
contempt shall be had and return thereof made as hereinafter
provided.
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