Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-124
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Violations of act - Punishment
Official statutory text
Any person, firm or corporation that violates any of the
provisions of this article, or any of the rules of the State Board
of Education or the State Textbook Committee adopted pursuant to the
provisions of this article, the penalty for violation thereof not
otherwise being provided herein, upon conviction, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than
ninety (90) days and not more than one (1) year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. Any public official or public employee
violating any of the provisions of this article or any of such rules
shall be subject to the foregoing penalties and in addition thereto
shall forfeit the position or office. Any officer or employee of
the State Board of Education or of the State Textbook Committee who
knowingly or willingly apportions or disburses any money
appropriated to carry out the provisions hereof, contrary to the
provisions hereof, shall be subject to the foregoing penalties and
in addition thereto shall forfeit the office or position.
provisions of this article, or any of the rules of the State Board
of Education or the State Textbook Committee adopted pursuant to the
provisions of this article, the penalty for violation thereof not
otherwise being provided herein, upon conviction, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than
ninety (90) days and not more than one (1) year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. Any public official or public employee
violating any of the provisions of this article or any of such rules
shall be subject to the foregoing penalties and in addition thereto
shall forfeit the position or office. Any officer or employee of
the State Board of Education or of the State Textbook Committee who
knowingly or willingly apportions or disburses any money
appropriated to carry out the provisions hereof, contrary to the
provisions hereof, shall be subject to the foregoing penalties and
in addition thereto shall forfeit the office or position.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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