Oklahoma § 10-1430.32 - Violations - Penalties
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§ 10-1430.32. Violations - Penalties
A. Any person who has been determined by the Department of
Human Services to have violated any provision of the Group Homes for
Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act, or any rule
or order issued pursuant thereto may be liable for an administrative
penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day
that the violation continues. The maximum administrative penalty
shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any related
series of violations.
B. The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the
Department pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this
section, after notice and hearing. In determining the amount of the
penalty, the Department shall include but not be limited to
consideration of the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the
violation and, with respect to the person found to have committed
the violation, the degree of culpability, the effect on ability of
the person to continue to do business, and any show of good faith in
attempting to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Group
Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act.
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C. Any license holder may elect to surrender such license in
lieu of said fine but shall be forever barred from obtaining a
reissuance of such license.
D. In addition to or in lieu of a fine as provided in this
section, the Department may issue an administrative order
prohibiting a group home which has a history of incomplete or
partial compliance with the provisions of the Group Homes for
Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Act, or which
has a history of failure to fully implement a plan of correction in
a timely manner from admitting new or additional residents to the
group home.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 225, § 32, eff. July 1, 1987. Amended by
Laws 1996, c. 155, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1996, c. 354, § 32,
eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Renumbered from § 1-818.32 of Title 63 by Laws
1996, c. 354, § 56, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
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Section 10-1430.32 ("Violations - 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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