§ 3A-615. Penalties - Administrative fines - Injunctions.

A.  Any person who violates the provisions of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act, upon first conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by incarceration in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days or by both such fine and incarceration.  Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by incarceration in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year or by incarceration in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period of not more than two (2) years or by both such fine and incarceration.  The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission shall suspend or revoke the license of any person convicted of violating the provisions of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act.

B.  In addition to other penalties provided by law, if after a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 601 et seq. of this title, the Commission shall find any person licensed by the Commission to be in violation of any of the provisions, such person may be subject to an administrative fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or not more than one percent (1%) of gross revenues received for each violation.  Each day a person is in violation of the provisions of Section 601 et seq. of this title may constitute a separate violation.  All administrative fines collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be placed to the credit of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Revolving Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 601 et seq. of this title.  Administrative fines imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be enforceable in the district courts of this state.

C.  Upon the request of the Commission, the Attorney General or the district attorney of the appropriate district court may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the acts or practices prohibited by the provisions of Section 601 et seq. of this title, and upon a showing that the person has engaged in any of the prohibited acts or practices, an injunction, restraining order, or other order as may be appropriate shall be granted by the court.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 240, § 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.  Amended by Laws 1995, c. 202, § 8, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 1999, c. 210, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2008, c. 329, § 15, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2012, c. 359, § 14.

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NOTE:  Editorially renumbered from § 514 of this title to provide consistency in numbering.