Okla. Stat. tit. 8, § 8-215
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Injunction against continuation of business
Official statutory text
If the Board is of the opinion upon examination or from other
evidence, that any burial association:
(1) is in an insolvent condition in that it fails and is unable
to provide any burial benefit in accordance with the terms and
conditions of its burial agreement, or
(2) has not complied with its articles of incorporation or
agreement or the provisions of the law applicable to such
association, or
(3) is not maintaining its trust fund according to the
provisions of this act, or
(4) that its condition or management is such as to render its
further proceedings or transaction of business hazardous to the
public, or its members, or to its creditors, or
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(5) that its treatment and dealings with its members and
claimants are not equitable or just, or
(6) has not complied with, or has violated, a written rule or
regulation or order promulgated or issued by the Board, it shall
apply to the district court of Oklahoma County, through the Attorney
General of the state, for an injunction restraining the burial
association, in whole or in part, from further proceeding with its
business. The court may issue an injunction forthwith and may,
after notice to the association, and hearing held, make the
injunction perpetual, and make all orders and decrees needful in the
premises, and may appoint a person designated by the Board to act
for and in its behalf as receiver to take possession of the property
and effects of the association and to settle its affairs, subject to
such rules and orders as the court from time to time may prescribe.
evidence, that any burial association:
(1) is in an insolvent condition in that it fails and is unable
to provide any burial benefit in accordance with the terms and
conditions of its burial agreement, or
(2) has not complied with its articles of incorporation or
agreement or the provisions of the law applicable to such
association, or
(3) is not maintaining its trust fund according to the
provisions of this act, or
(4) that its condition or management is such as to render its
further proceedings or transaction of business hazardous to the
public, or its members, or to its creditors, or
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(5) that its treatment and dealings with its members and
claimants are not equitable or just, or
(6) has not complied with, or has violated, a written rule or
regulation or order promulgated or issued by the Board, it shall
apply to the district court of Oklahoma County, through the Attorney
General of the state, for an injunction restraining the burial
association, in whole or in part, from further proceeding with its
business. The court may issue an injunction forthwith and may,
after notice to the association, and hearing held, make the
injunction perpetual, and make all orders and decrees needful in the
premises, and may appoint a person designated by the Board to act
for and in its behalf as receiver to take possession of the property
and effects of the association and to settle its affairs, subject to
such rules and orders as the court from time to time may prescribe.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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