Oklahoma § 52-103 - Contempt - Proceedings - How commenced - Complaint Citation

§ 52-103. Contempt - Proceedings - How commenced - Complaint Citation

Proceedings as for contempt for disobedience or violation of the

provisions of this act or of the orders, rules, regulations and

judgments of the Commission made, issued and/or rendered under the

provisions of this act, may be commenced by the filing with the

Commission by (a) the Attorney General, or (b) the Proration

Attorney, or (c) the Proration Umpire, or (d) Assistant Proration

Umpire, or (e) by any producer of oil or taker in the state, of a

complaint which shall, when filed by any producer of oil or taker,

be verified upon information and belief. Said complaint by

whomsoever filed shall state, (a) the name of the person, firm,

trust, corporation, or association against whom the complaint is

made; (b) the order or orders, rule or rules, regulation or

regulations and judgment or judgments of the Commission, violation

of which is charged; (c) and briefly in general terms the acts or

omissions of the defendant constituting the violation of which

complaint is made. Any such complaint may charge against any

defendant one or more violations of the provisions of this act

and/or of any rule, order or regulation of the Commission made

hereunder; provided, that the acts or omissions of the defendant

constituting each violation charged shall be briefly stated in

general terms in separately numbered paragraphs or counts of such

complaint. Upon the filing of any such complaint the Secretary of

the Commission shall issue in the name of the state by him as

Secretary of the Commission, addressed to the defendant or

defendants, a citation to the defendant or defendants in said

complaint, to which shall be attached a copy of said complaint. Said

citation shall state (a) the date on which and by whom said

complaint was filed and the name of the complainant, (b) a brief

general description of the nature of the complaint, (c) a reference

to copy of the complaint which shall be attached to said notice,

(d) the date on which said complaint is set for hearing, which shall

not be earlier than ten (10) days from the date of such citation,

and (e) a statement that unless the defendant shall on or before

said date for hearing file his or its pleadings to such complaints,

allegations and charges therein contained, the same shall be taken

as confessed. Service of said citation in such proceedings for

contempt shall be had and return thereof made as hereinafter

provided.

Added by Laws 1933, c. 131, p. 287, § 20, emerg. eff. April 10,

1933.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas