Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.45h: Prohibited acts - Penalty

A. It shall be unlawful for a person to:

1. Knowingly and with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtain,

retain, attempt to obtain or retain, or aid another in fraudulently

obtaining or retaining or attempting to obtain or retain,

certification as a minority business enterprise for the purposes of

this act.

2. Knowingly and willfully make a false statement with the

intent to defraud, whether by affidavit, report, or other

representation, to a state official or employee for the purpose of

influencing the certification or denial of certification of any

entity as a minority business enterprise.

3. Knowingly and willfully obstruct, impede, or attempt to

obstruct or impede any state official or employee who is

investigating the qualifications of a business entity which has

requested certification as a minority business enterprise.

4. Knowingly and willfully with intent to defraud, fraudulently

obtain, attempt to obtain, or aid another person in fraudulently

obtaining or attempting to obtain, public monies to which the person

is not entitled under this act.

5. Knowingly and willfully assign any contract awarded pursuant

to the Oklahoma Minority Business Enterprise Assistance Act to any

other business enterprise without prior written approval of the

State Purchasing Director pursuant to Section 85.45g of this title.

B. Any person convicted of violating any provision of the

Oklahoma Minority Business Enterprise Assistance Act shall be guilty

of a Class D1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

C. If a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, subsidiary,

principal or affiliate thereof, has been found to have violated this

act and that violation occurred within three (3) years of another

violation of this act, the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall prohibit that contractor, subcontractor, supplier,

subsidiary, or affiliate thereof, from entering into a state project

or state contract and from further bidding to a state entity, and

from being a subcontractor to a contractor for a state entity and

from being a supplier to a state entity.