Oklahoma § 82-1020.22 Violations.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 82-1020.22 — Violations.

Oklahoma § 82-1020.22

Title 82Waters And Water Rights

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1020.22 (2026).

Text

A.Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this section, any person who, after notice from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title, or any permit condition, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board pursuant thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section 1020.15 of this title shall be subject to administrative penalties issued by the Board. Said penalties shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per day for each violation and each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. Such administrative penalties shall be imposed only after notice and opportunity for hearing on the proposed imposition of such penalties.

B.In addition to

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A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this section, any person who, after notice from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title, or any permit condition, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board pursuant thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section 1020.15 of this title shall be subject to administrative penalties issued by the Board. Said penalties shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per day for each violation and each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. Such administrative penalties shall be imposed only after notice and opportunity for hearing on the proposed imposition of such penalties. B. In addition to administrative penalties, except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this section, any person who, after notice from the Board, violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board pursuant thereto, or who commits waste as defined in Section 1020.15 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense. Any person who, after notice that he or she is in violation thereof continues to violate any provision of Sections 1020.1 through 1020.21 of this title, and fails to comply therewith within a reasonable length of time, is guilty of a separate offense for each day the violation continues. C. Any person causing pollution of the groundwater or placing or causing to be placed waste in a location where it is likely to cause pollution of the groundwater shall be subject to the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1972, c. 248, § 22, eff. July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 323, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2022, c. 218, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.