Oklahoma § 59-46.18 Civil penalties.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 59-46.18 — Civil penalties.

Oklahoma § 59-46.18

Title 59Professions And Occupations

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.18 (2026).

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A.Any person or entity who has been determined by the Board to have violated any provision of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act or any rule or order issued pursuant to the provisions of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act may be liable for a civil penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day that said violation continues plus the legal costs incurred by the Board to prosecute the case. The maximum civil penalty shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any violation plus the legal costs incurred by the Board to prosecute the case.

B.The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the Board pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section, after notice and hearing. In determining the amount of t

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A. Any person or entity who has been determined by the Board to have violated any provision of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act or any rule or order issued pursuant to the provisions of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act may be liable for a civil penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day that said violation continues plus the legal costs incurred by the Board to prosecute the case. The maximum civil penalty shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any violation plus the legal costs incurred by the Board to prosecute the case. B. The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the Board pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section, after notice and hearing. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Board shall include but not be limited to consideration of the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation and, with respect to the person or entity found to have committed the violation, the degree of culpability, the effect on ability of the person or entity to continue to do business, and any show of good faith in attempting to achieve compliance with the provisions of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act. All monies collected from such civil penalties shall be deposited with the State Treasurer of Oklahoma and placed in the Board of Architects' Fund. C. Any license or certificate of authority holder may elect to surrender the license or certificate of authority in lieu of said fine but shall be forever barred from obtaining a reissuance of said license or certificate of authority.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1986, c. 287, § 26, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 220, § 13, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2006, c. 163, § 14, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 184, § 12, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2014, c. 234, § 10, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2021, c. 443, § 11, eff. July 1, 2021; Laws 2024, c. 138, § 12.