Oklahoma § 74-324.19 - Violations – Penalties - Hearings

§ 74-324.19. Violations – Penalties - Hearings

Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, city,

town, school district, county or other subdivision of government who

fails to comply with the provisions of Section 324.11 of this title

or any lawful order of the State Fire Marshal shall be subject to

payment of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

for each day's failure to comply; provided, that any person or

entity described above who is fined shall have the right to a

hearing before the State Fire Marshal that complies with the rules

promulgated by the State Fire Marshal Commission. The hearing

request shall be submitted in writing to the State Fire Marshal

within ten (10) days of the fine notice. After the hearing, the

State Fire Marshal shall issue a proposed order containing findings

of fact and conclusions of law, which shall be sent to the appellant

upon issuance. The proposed order shall also be presented to the

State Fire Marshal Commission at a public meeting scheduled at least

ten (10) days after the issuance of the proposed order, with notice

thereof provided to the appellant. The State Fire Marshal

Commission may adopt, modify, or deny, in whole or in part, the

proposed order of the State Fire Marshal. The Commission shall

issue a final order containing findings of fact and conclusions of

law and give notice to the parties involved. Any party aggrieved by

the final order of the State Fire Marshal Commission may appeal to

the district court of the county in which the property is located.

This hearing process supersedes any hearing or appeal section in the

building codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code

Commission. Fine collections shall be deposited in the State Fire

Marshal Revolving Fund created in Section 324.20b of this title.

Laws 1980, c. 96, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 2022, c.

311, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.