§ 71-661. Review of orders.

A.  Any person aggrieved by final order of the Administrator may obtain a review by the Commission by filing with the Administrator within fifteen (15) days after the entry of the order, a written petition praying that the order be modified or set aside in whole or in part and stating his ground therefor.  The application and petition shall within sixty (60) days be heard de novo by the Commission en banc.  The applicant may offer evidence and it shall be the duty of the Administrator to offer such evidence as is relied upon in the entry of his order and such further evidence as he may deem relevant.  Upon the written request of the party on whose behalf the appeal is brought, or upon his own motion, the Administrator shall cause complete stenographic notes to be taken.  If requested by the appealing party, the cost of taking and transcribing such notes shall be borne by the said appealing party. If such notes are taken upon the motion of the Administrator, the cost shall be borne by the Commission.  The Commission or a majority thereof shall make such order as is deemed proper, just and equitable.

B.  Any person aggrieved by a final order of the Commission may obtain a review of the order by the district court of Oklahoma County.

C.  The commencement of proceedings under this section before the Commission shall not operate as a stay of the Administrator's order, unless so ordered by the Commission.  The commencement of proceedings under this section before the district court shall not operate as a stay of the Commission's order, unless so ordered by the court.

Added by Laws 1977, c. 95, § 661.