Oklahoma § 52-102 - Contempt - Punishment - Enforcement of fines - Disposition

§ 52-102. Contempt - Punishment - Enforcement of fines - Disposition

of fines and penalties.

Punishment for contempt by the Commission of any person, guilty

of any disrespectful or disorderly conduct in the presence of the

Commission while in session, or for disobedience of its subpoena,

summons or other process, may be by fine not exceeding One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) or by confinement in the county jail of Oklahoma

County not exceeding one (1) year, or by both. Any person who shall

disobey or violate any of the provisions of Section 86.1 et seq. of

this title or any of the orders, rules, regulations or judgments of

the Commission issued, promulgated or rendered by it, shall be

punished as for contempt. Punishment by the Commission in

proceedings as for contempt for disobedience or violation of any

provision of Section 86.1 et seq. of this title or any of its

orders, rules, regulations or judgments, issued, promulgated or

rendered under the provisions of Section 86.1 et seq. of this title

shall be by fine not exceeding in amount Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00), and each day such disobedience or violation shall

continue shall constitute a separate and additional contempt, and

shall be punished by separate and additional fines each in amount

not in excess of aforesaid amount. Any fine or penalty assessed

under the provisions of Section 86.1 et seq. of this title may be

enforced in the same manner as a foreign judgment pursuant to the

Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Section 719 et seq. of

Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes provided that such procedure shall

be followed regardless of whether the offender is a resident or

nonresident of Oklahoma. Such fine or penalty shall constitute and

be a lien upon all the property of the offender within the state,

except the homestead of such offender, provided that a copy of the

order imposing the fine or penalty, certified by the Secretary of

the Commission, is filed in accordance with Section 706 of Title 12

of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies collected as fines or

penalties under the provisions of Section 86.1 et seq. of this title

shall, when paid into or received by the Commission, be by it paid

to the State Treasurer of the state for the credit of the

Corporation Commission Revolving Fund.

Added by Laws 1933, c. 131, § 19, emerg. eff. April 10, 1933.

Amended by Laws 1975, c. 285, § 5, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975; Laws

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas

1984, c. 284, § 16, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1990, c. 107, § 4,

eff. Oct. 1, 1990.