Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1924
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Collecting fee on promise to grant degree - Punishment
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1333
Any person that collects or attempts to collect fees for
matriculation, registration, tuition, books or for any other
purpose, the inducement for which is a promise to grant an academic
or professional degree, when said institution has not been granted
authority under the provisions of this act to grant degrees, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and not more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or
for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Any person that collects or attempts to collect fees for
matriculation, registration, tuition, books or for any other
purpose, the inducement for which is a promise to grant an academic
or professional degree, when said institution has not been granted
authority under the provisions of this act to grant degrees, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and not more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or
for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
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