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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 59. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

  § 59-475.19. Allegations of violations - Notice and hearing - Appeal.  

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  • A.  Any person may bring allegations of violations of Section 475.1 et seq. of this title against any person, licensee, or against any firm.  All allegations shall be timely investigated by the Board and, unless determined unfounded or trivial by the Board, or unless settled by mutual accord, shall be filed as formal complaints by the Board.

    B.  The time and place for said hearing shall be fixed by the Board, and a copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and place of hearing, shall be personally served on or mailed to the last-known address of such person, licensee, or entity, at least thirty (30) days before the date fixed for the hearing.  At any hearing, the accused shall have the right to appear in person or by counsel, or both, to cross-examine witnesses in their defense, and to produce evidence and witnesses in their own defense.  If the accused fails or refuses to appear, the Board may proceed to hear and determine the validity of the charges.

    C.  If, after such hearing, a majority of the Board vote in favor of sustaining any one or more of the charges, the Board shall reprimand, fine for each count or separate offense, levy administrative penalties pursuant to Section 475.20 of this title, place on probation for a period of time and subject to such conditions as the Board may specify, refuse to issue, restore, renew, suspend or revoke the individual's certificate of licensure, or the firm's certificate of authorization.

    D.  Any person, licensee, or firm, aggrieved by any action of the Board in levying a fine, denying, suspending, refusing to issue, restore or renew or revoking the certificate of licensure of the person, or its certificate of authorization, may appeal therefrom to the proper court under normal civil procedures.

    E.  The Board may, upon petition of an individual licensee or firm holding a certificate of authorization, reissue a certificate of licensure or authorization, provided that a majority of the members of the Board vote in favor of such issuance.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 245, § 19 , emerg. eff. April 26, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1982, c. 297, § 19; Laws 1992, c. 165, § 16, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2005, c. 115, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 312, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.