Okla. Stat. tit. 71, § 71-804
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Denial or revocation of exemption - Orders and violation
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thereof.
A. The Administrator may issue a final order denying or
revoking any exemption specified in Section 803 of this title, not
including the exemption provided for in paragraphs 2 and 7 of
Section 803 of the Oklahoma Business Opportunity Sales Act, with
respect to a particular offering of one or more business
opportunities if the Administrator finds that the order is in the
public interest and that:
1. Any provision of the Oklahoma Business Opportunity Sales Act
or any rule, order or condition lawfully imposed pursuant to the act
has been willfully violated, in connection with the offer or sale of
the business opportunity by the seller, any partner, officer or
director of the seller, any persons occupying a similar status or
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performing similar functions, or any person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by the seller;
2. The business opportunity is the subject of an administrative
order denying, suspending, or revoking a registration or a permanent
or temporary injunction of any court of competent jurisdiction; but
the Administrator:
a. may not institute a proceeding pursuant to this
paragraph more than one (1) year from the date of the
order or injunction relied on, and
b. may not enter an order pursuant to this paragraph on
the basis of an order or injunction entered under any
other state act unless that order or injunction was
based on facts, other than facts which establish
jurisdiction, which would currently constitute a
ground for an order under this section;
3. The seller's enterprise or method of business, or that of
the business opportunity, includes or would include activities which
are illegal where performed;
4. The business opportunity or the offering of a business
opportunity has worked or tended to work a fraud upon purchasers or
would so operate; or
5. The seller's literature or advertising is misleading,
incorrect, incomplete or deceptive.
Except as provided in subsection B of this section or unless the
right to notice and hearing is waived by the person against whom the
final order is to be issued, no order may be issued under this
section without notice and opportunity for hearing as required by
the Administrative Procedures Act. If the person to whom such
notice is addressed does not request a hearing within fifteen (15)
days after the service of such notice is effective, a final order
shall be issued.
B. If the Administrator makes written findings of fact to
support the conclusion that the public interest will be harmed by
delay in issuing an order pursuant to subsection A of this section,
the Administrator may by order summarily deny or revoke any of the
specified exemptions, not including the exemption provided for in
paragraphs 2 and 7 of Section 803 of this title, pending final
determination of any proceeding under this section. Upon the entry
of the summary order, the Administrator shall promptly notify the
respondent or respondents:
1. That the summary order has been entered and the reasons
therefor;
2. That the person subject to the summary order, if desiring a
hearing, must make written request for a hearing to the
Administrator within fifteen (15) days after service of the notice
is effective;
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3. That within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the
Administrator of a written request the matter will be set for
hearing to determine whether the summary order should be modified,
vacated, or extended pending final determination of any proceeding
under subsection A of this section; and
4. That a hearing shall be commenced within fifteen (15) days
of the matter being set for hearing. The summary order shall remain
in effect until the conclusion of the hearing on the summary order
unless the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee extends the
summary order pending a final determination of any proceeding under
on of any proceeding
under subsection A of this section; and
4. That a hearing shall be commenced within fifteen (15) days
of the matter being set for hearing. The summary order shall remain
in effect until the conclusion of the hearing on the summary order
unless the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee extends the
summary order pending a final determination of any proceeding under
subsection A of this section. If no hearing is requested and none
is ordered by the Administrator, the summary order will remain in
effect until it is modified or vacated by the Administrator or the
Administrator’s designee. If a request for hearing on the summary
order is timely made and if the hearing is not commenced by the
Administrator within the time limit set forth herein, the summary
order shall dissolve and an order shall not be issued pursuant to
subsection A of this section except upon reasonable notice and
opportunity for a hearing.
C. No order under this section may operate retroactively.
D. No person may be considered to have violated Section 806 of
this title by reason of any offer or sale effected after the entry
of an order under Section 804 of this title if he or she sustains
the burden of proof that he or she did not know, and in the exercise
of reasonable care could not have known, of the order.
A. The Administrator may issue a final order denying or
revoking any exemption specified in Section 803 of this title, not
including the exemption provided for in paragraphs 2 and 7 of
Section 803 of the Oklahoma Business Opportunity Sales Act, with
respect to a particular offering of one or more business
opportunities if the Administrator finds that the order is in the
public interest and that:
1. Any provision of the Oklahoma Business Opportunity Sales Act
or any rule, order or condition lawfully imposed pursuant to the act
has been willfully violated, in connection with the offer or sale of
the business opportunity by the seller, any partner, officer or
director of the seller, any persons occupying a similar status or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 71. Securities Page 165
performing similar functions, or any person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by the seller;
2. The business opportunity is the subject of an administrative
order denying, suspending, or revoking a registration or a permanent
or temporary injunction of any court of competent jurisdiction; but
the Administrator:
a. may not institute a proceeding pursuant to this
paragraph more than one (1) year from the date of the
order or injunction relied on, and
b. may not enter an order pursuant to this paragraph on
the basis of an order or injunction entered under any
other state act unless that order or injunction was
based on facts, other than facts which establish
jurisdiction, which would currently constitute a
ground for an order under this section;
3. The seller's enterprise or method of business, or that of
the business opportunity, includes or would include activities which
are illegal where performed;
4. The business opportunity or the offering of a business
opportunity has worked or tended to work a fraud upon purchasers or
would so operate; or
5. The seller's literature or advertising is misleading,
incorrect, incomplete or deceptive.
Except as provided in subsection B of this section or unless the
right to notice and hearing is waived by the person against whom the
final order is to be issued, no order may be issued under this
section without notice and opportunity for hearing as required by
the Administrative Procedures Act. If the person to whom such
notice is addressed does not request a hearing within fifteen (15)
days after the service of such notice is effective, a final order
shall be issued.
B. If the Administrator makes written findings of fact to
support the conclusion that the public interest will be harmed by
delay in issuing an order pursuant to subsection A of this section,
the Administrator may by order summarily deny or revoke any of the
specified exemptions, not including the exemption provided for in
paragraphs 2 and 7 of Section 803 of this title, pending final
determination of any proceeding under this section. Upon the entry
of the summary order, the Administrator shall promptly notify the
respondent or respondents:
1. That the summary order has been entered and the reasons
therefor;
2. That the person subject to the summary order, if desiring a
hearing, must make written request for a hearing to the
Administrator within fifteen (15) days after service of the notice
is effective;
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3. That within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the
Administrator of a written request the matter will be set for
hearing to determine whether the summary order should be modified,
vacated, or extended pending final determination of any proceeding
under subsection A of this section; and
4. That a hearing shall be commenced within fifteen (15) days
of the matter being set for hearing. The summary order shall remain
in effect until the conclusion of the hearing on the summary order
unless the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee extends the
summary order pending a final determination of any proceeding under
on of any proceeding
under subsection A of this section; and
4. That a hearing shall be commenced within fifteen (15) days
of the matter being set for hearing. The summary order shall remain
in effect until the conclusion of the hearing on the summary order
unless the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee extends the
summary order pending a final determination of any proceeding under
subsection A of this section. If no hearing is requested and none
is ordered by the Administrator, the summary order will remain in
effect until it is modified or vacated by the Administrator or the
Administrator’s designee. If a request for hearing on the summary
order is timely made and if the hearing is not commenced by the
Administrator within the time limit set forth herein, the summary
order shall dissolve and an order shall not be issued pursuant to
subsection A of this section except upon reasonable notice and
opportunity for a hearing.
C. No order under this section may operate retroactively.
D. No person may be considered to have violated Section 806 of
this title by reason of any offer or sale effected after the entry
of an order under Section 804 of this title if he or she sustains
the burden of proof that he or she did not know, and in the exercise
of reasonable care could not have known, of the order.
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