Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-683.23
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Enforcement.
A. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) may
request the Attorney General to institute a civil action for relief,
including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1235
any other appropriate order in the appropriate district court,
whenever any person:
1. Violates or fails or refuses to comply with any order or
decision issued by the OEM;
2. Interferes with, hinders or delays the OEM in carrying out
its duties and responsibilities;
3. Refuses to admit authorized representatives of the OEM;
4. Refuses to permit inspection by authorized representatives
of the OEM;
5. Refuses to furnish any information or report requested by
the OEM to accomplish its duties and responsibilities;
6. Refuses to permit access to, or copying of, such records as
the OEM determines necessary to accomplish its duties and
responsibilities.
B. The court shall have jurisdiction to provide such relief as
may be appropriate. Any relief granted by the court to enforce an
order under subsection A of this section shall continue in effect
until the completion or final termination of all proceedings for
review of such order is made, unless the district court granting
such relief sets it aside or modifies it.
C. Any person willfully violating any rule, regulation or order
of the OEM shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than six (6) months, or by a fine of not more than
Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or both. Each day of violation
shall constitute a separate offense.
D. The Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau
of Investigation, and the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall assist the
OEM in the enforcement of any rule, regulation or order of the OEM.
A. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) may
request the Attorney General to institute a civil action for relief,
including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1235
any other appropriate order in the appropriate district court,
whenever any person:
1. Violates or fails or refuses to comply with any order or
decision issued by the OEM;
2. Interferes with, hinders or delays the OEM in carrying out
its duties and responsibilities;
3. Refuses to admit authorized representatives of the OEM;
4. Refuses to permit inspection by authorized representatives
of the OEM;
5. Refuses to furnish any information or report requested by
the OEM to accomplish its duties and responsibilities;
6. Refuses to permit access to, or copying of, such records as
the OEM determines necessary to accomplish its duties and
responsibilities.
B. The court shall have jurisdiction to provide such relief as
may be appropriate. Any relief granted by the court to enforce an
order under subsection A of this section shall continue in effect
until the completion or final termination of all proceedings for
review of such order is made, unless the district court granting
such relief sets it aside or modifies it.
C. Any person willfully violating any rule, regulation or order
of the OEM shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than six (6) months, or by a fine of not more than
Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or both. Each day of violation
shall constitute a separate offense.
D. The Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau
of Investigation, and the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall assist the
OEM in the enforcement of any rule, regulation or order of the OEM.
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