2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 40. Labor
§40-456. Violations - Penalties - Injunction.
A. In addition to any administrative or civil penalty, any person who violates any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act or who violates any rule or order promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be enjoined from continuing such action. Upon conviction thereof, said person shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months and by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Each day's violations shall constitute a separate violation.
B. The Attorney General shall, upon request of the Commissioner, bring an action for injunction against any person violating any provision of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act or violating any order or determination of the Commissioner. In any action for injunction, any finding of the Commissioner, after notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts found therein.
C. A district attorney, upon request of the Commissioner, shall prosecute any violation of the Oklahoma Asbestos Control Act.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 101, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 269, eff. July 1, 1993.
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