Oklahoma § 74-4256 - Penalties for violation of campaign reporting rules

§ 74-4256. Penalties for violation of campaign reporting rules

A. Every candidate or candidate committee for state or county

office and every other committee failing to file registrations and

reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of

inactivity on or before the days specified in Chapter 10 of the

Rules of the Ethics Commission shall be assessed by the Ethics

Commission a late filing fee of up to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)

for each day after a report of contributions and expenditures is due

that said report remains unfiled; provided, the total amount of such

fees assessed per report shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00).

B. Committees campaigning for or against an initiative or

referendum petition, legislative referendum, or a state question who

fail to file reports of contributions and expenditures on or before

the days specified in Chapter 10 of the Rules of the Ethics

Commission shall be assessed by the Ethics Commission a late filing

fee of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each day after a

report of contributions and expenditures is due that said report

remains unfiled; provided, the total amount of such fee assessed per

report filing shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

C. Every person failing to file a statement of financial

interests or financial disclosure statement on or before the days

specified in Chapter 15 of the Rules of the Ethics Commission shall

be assessed by the Ethics Commission a late filing fee of up to One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day the statement remains

unfiled; provided, the total amount of such fees assessed per

statement shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government

D. The treasurer, except for treasurers for candidates or

candidate committees, may be liable for the late fee. Failure to

file a registration, report or statement shall be deemed to be a

separate offense for each day that the registration, report or

statement remains unfiled after it becomes due. The first Twentyfive Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per calendar year derived from

fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be

deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Ethics

Commission Fund and any amount in excess of Twenty-five Thousand

Dollars ($25,000.00) per calendar year shall be deposited in the

General Revenue Fund. Candidates or candidate committees shall not

pay such fees from campaign funds.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 13, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by

Laws 2010, c. 442, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010.