Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-324.19
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Violations – Penalties - Hearings
Official statutory text
Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, city,
town, school district, county or other subdivision of government who
fails to comply with the provisions of Section 324.11 of this title
or any lawful order of the State Fire Marshal shall be subject to
payment of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
for each day's failure to comply; provided, that any person or
entity described above who is fined shall have the right to a
hearing before the State Fire Marshal that complies with the rules
promulgated by the State Fire Marshal Commission. The hearing
request shall be submitted in writing to the State Fire Marshal
within ten (10) days of the fine notice. After the hearing, the
State Fire Marshal shall issue a proposed order containing findings
of fact and conclusions of law, which shall be sent to the appellant
upon issuance. The proposed order shall also be presented to the
State Fire Marshal Commission at a public meeting scheduled at least
ten (10) days after the issuance of the proposed order, with notice
thereof provided to the appellant. The State Fire Marshal
Commission may adopt, modify, or deny, in whole or in part, the
proposed order of the State Fire Marshal. The Commission shall
issue a final order containing findings of fact and conclusions of
law and give notice to the parties involved. Any party aggrieved by
the final order of the State Fire Marshal Commission may appeal to
the district court of the county in which the property is located.
This hearing process supersedes any hearing or appeal section in the
building codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
Commission. Fine collections shall be deposited in the State Fire
Marshal Revolving Fund created in Section 324.20b of this title.
town, school district, county or other subdivision of government who
fails to comply with the provisions of Section 324.11 of this title
or any lawful order of the State Fire Marshal shall be subject to
payment of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
for each day's failure to comply; provided, that any person or
entity described above who is fined shall have the right to a
hearing before the State Fire Marshal that complies with the rules
promulgated by the State Fire Marshal Commission. The hearing
request shall be submitted in writing to the State Fire Marshal
within ten (10) days of the fine notice. After the hearing, the
State Fire Marshal shall issue a proposed order containing findings
of fact and conclusions of law, which shall be sent to the appellant
upon issuance. The proposed order shall also be presented to the
State Fire Marshal Commission at a public meeting scheduled at least
ten (10) days after the issuance of the proposed order, with notice
thereof provided to the appellant. The State Fire Marshal
Commission may adopt, modify, or deny, in whole or in part, the
proposed order of the State Fire Marshal. The Commission shall
issue a final order containing findings of fact and conclusions of
law and give notice to the parties involved. Any party aggrieved by
the final order of the State Fire Marshal Commission may appeal to
the district court of the county in which the property is located.
This hearing process supersedes any hearing or appeal section in the
building codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
Commission. Fine collections shall be deposited in the State Fire
Marshal Revolving Fund created in Section 324.20b of this title.
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