Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1293

termination.

A. Oversight:

1. The executive and judicial branches of State government in

each Member State shall enforce this Compact and take all actions

necessary and appropriate to implement the Compact.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this Compact, venue is

proper and judicial proceedings by or against the Commission shall

be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent

jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission is

located. The Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses

to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative

dispute resolution proceedings. Nothing herein shall affect or

limit the selection or propriety of venue in any action against a

Licensee for professional malpractice, misconduct or any such

similar matter.

3. The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of

process in any proceeding regarding the enforcement or

interpretation of the Compact and shall have standing to intervene

in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide the

Commission service of process shall render a judgment or order void

as to the Commission, this Compact, or promulgated Rules.

B. Default, Technical Assistance, and Termination:

1. If the Commission determines that a Member State has

defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities

under this Compact or the promulgated Rules, the Commission shall

provide written notice to the defaulting State. The notice of

default shall describe the default, the proposed means of curing the

default, and any other action that the Commission may take, and

shall offer training and specific technical assistance regarding the

default.

2. The Commission shall provide a copy of the notice of default

to the other Member States.

C. If a State in default fails to cure the default, the

defaulting State may be terminated from the Compact upon an

affirmative vote of a majority of the delegates of the Member

States, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred on that

State by this Compact may be terminated on the effective date of

termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending

State of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of

default.

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D. Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed

only after all other means of securing compliance have been

exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given

by the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders

of the defaulting State’s legislature, the defaulting State’s State

Licensing Authority and each of the Member States’ State Licensing

Authority.

E. A State that has been terminated is responsible for all

assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the

effective date of termination, including obligations that extend

beyond the effective date of termination.

F. Upon the termination of a State’s membership from this

Compact, that State shall immediately provide notice to all

Licensees within that State of such termination. The terminated

State shall continue to recognize all licenses granted pursuant to

this Compact for a minimum of six (6) months after the date of said

notice of termination.

G. The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a State

that is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the

Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the Commission and

the defaulting State.

H. The defaulting State may appeal the action of the Commission

by petitioning the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

or the federal district where the Commission has its principal

offices. The prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such

litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees.

I. Dispute Resolution:

1. Upon request by a Member State, the Commission shall attempt
The defaulting State may appeal the action of the Commission

by petitioning the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

or the federal district where the Commission has its principal

offices. The prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such

litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees.

I. Dispute Resolution:

1. Upon request by a Member State, the Commission shall attempt

to resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among Member

States and between Member and non-Member States.

2. The Commission shall promulgate a Rule providing for both

mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as

appropriate.

J. Enforcement:

1. By majority vote as provided by Rule, the Commission may

initiate legal action against a Member State in default in the

United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the

federal district where the Commission has its principal offices to

enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its

promulgated Rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive

relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary,

the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation,

including reasonable attorney’s fees. The remedies herein shall not

be the exclusive remedies of the Commission. The Commission may

pursue any other remedies available under federal or the defaulting

Member State’s law.

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2. A Member State may initiate legal action against the

Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

or the federal district where the Commission has its principal

offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and

its promulgated Rules. The relief sought may include both

injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is

necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such

litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees.

3. No person other than a Member State shall enforce this

Compact against the Commission.