{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-47","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-47","heading":"Bringing in or transferring persons for purpose of","body":"employment through employment agency.\n\nEvery person, company, corporation or association doing business\n\nin this state, who shall have persons brought into this state or\n\ntransferred from one point to another within the state, for the\n\npurpose of employment through or by means of any employment agency\n\noperating in this or any other state, shall immediately fulfill the\n\nterms of the contract made between such persons shipped in for the\n\npurpose of employment and the employment agency, or shall, within\n\ntwelve (12) hours after the arrival of such persons desiring\n\nemployment, in case of failure or refusal to furnish such employment\n\nprovide such persons with transportation to their original starting\n\npoint, and such meals and lodging as may be necessary for the proper\n\nsustenance of such persons until they arrive at their destination.\n\nFailure to comply with this section shall subject the offending\n\nparties to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more\n\nthan One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense.","path":["OK Code","Title 40"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os40.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"333e20de12b6d450bc6156942f3a94378cf6a3d55f92a74fa87f946007f5b41c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-469","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-40-40-470"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}