Oklahoma § 40-456 - Violations - Penalties - Injunction
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 40-456 — Violations - Penalties - Injunction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-456. Violations - Penalties - Injunction
A. In addition to any administrative or civil penalty, any
person who violates any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Asbestos
Control Act or who violates any rule or order promulgated pursuant
thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be enjoined from
continuing such action. Upon conviction thereof, the violator shall
be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six
(6) months or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's
violations shall constitute a separate violation.
B. The Attorney General shall, upon request of the
Commissioner, bring an action for injunction against any person
violating any provision of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act or
violating any order or determination of the Commissioner. In any
action for injunction, any finding of the Commissioner, after
notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts found therein.
C. A district attorney, upon request of the Commissioner, shall
prosecute any violation of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor
D. The Commissioner of Labor may promulgate rules establishing
a schedule of administrative penalties and fines for violations of
the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act which may be in addition to or in
lieu of the criminal penalties provided in this section. The
promulgation of an administrative fine schedule shall grant the
Commissioner authority to impose those administrative fines for any
violation of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act. Funds collected as
payment from a violator for administrative fines imposed for a
violation of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act shall be deposited to
the Department of Labor Administrative Penalty Revolving Fund
created in Section 3 of this act.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 101, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws
1993, c. 145, § 269, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2016, c. 82, § 6, eff.
Nov. 1, 2016.
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 40-456
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 40-456 cover?
Section 40-456 ("Violations - Penalties - Injunction") 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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