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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 51. OFFICERS

  § 51-308. Frivolous complaints.  

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  • It shall be unlawful to file a frivolous complaint with the Ethics Commission.  A person shall be deemed to have filed a frivolous complaint if:

    1.  The person has submitted or has caused or conspired with the complainant to submit substantially the same complaint to the Commission within the preceding six (6) months;

    2.  To the best of his or her knowledge, the complaint is not accurate or is not well grounded in fact; or

    3.  The complaint is made for an improper purpose, including harassment of any person named in the complaint.

    If the Commission upon a vote of a majority of the members serving determines that a frivolous complaint has been filed, it shall forward the complaint, along with any information it deems necessary, to the appropriate district attorney.  Any person convicted of filing a frivolous complaint shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 22, eff. July 1, 1995.