Oklahoma § 17-158.59 - Fines and penalties
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 17-158.59 — Fines and penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-158.59. Fines and penalties
A. Any person who willfully and knowingly does or causes to be
done any act, matter or thing prohibited or declared to be unlawful
by this act, or who willfully and knowingly omits or fails to do any
act, matter or thing required by this act to be done, or willfully
and knowingly causes such omission or failure, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense
punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or
both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, such violation shall
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be punished upon conviction thereof by a fine not exceeding Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each day during which such offense
occurs.
B. Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any rule,
regulation, restriction, condition or order made or imposed by the
Corporation Commission under authority of this act, shall, in
addition to any other penalties provided by law, be punished upon
conviction thereof by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) for each day during which such offense occurs.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 59, § 10, emerg. eff. April 30, 1987.
Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 138, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999,
1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 64, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, §
648, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 138 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-158.59 ("Fines and penalties") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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