{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-230.9","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-230.9","heading":"Compliance with act - Violations - Penalties","body":"A. The transportation of any property in commerce, including\n\nhazardous materials or the transportation of passengers for\n\ncompensation or for hire by bus, that is not in compliance with the\n\nOklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation\n\nAct or the rules issued pursuant thereto, is prohibited.\n\nB. Pursuant to the provisions of this section and except as\n\notherwise provided by subsection D of this section, any person who\n\nis determined by the Commissioner of Public Safety to have\n\ncommitted:\n\n1. An act which is a violation of a recordkeeping requirement\n\nof this title or of any rule or regulation promulgated thereto or\n\nthe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984, such person shall be\n\nliable to the State of Oklahoma for an administrative penalty not to\n\nexceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense, provided that\n\nthe total of all administrative penalties assessed against any\n\nviolator pursuant to this paragraph for all offenses related to any\n\nsingle violation shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00);\n\n2. An act or acts other than recordkeeping requirements, which\n\nevidences a serious pattern of safety violations, as determined by\n\nthe Commissioner, such person shall be liable to the State of\n\nOklahoma for an administrative penalty not to exceed Two Hundred\n\nDollars ($200.00) for each offense, provided the maximum fine for\n\neach pattern of safety violations shall not exceed One Thousand\n\nDollars ($1,000.00). The Commissioner may consider present and\n\nprior offenses in determining a serious pattern of safety\n\nviolations; or\n\n3. An act or acts which evidences to the Commissioner, that a\n\nsubstantial health or safety violation exists or has occurred which\n\ncould reasonably lead to or has resulted in serious personal injury\n\nor death, such person shall be liable to the State of Oklahoma for\n\nan administrative penalty not to exceed One Thousand Dollars\n\n($1,000.00) for each offense.\n\nC. Each day of violation as specified in subsection B of this\n\nsection shall constitute a separate single violation/offense.\n\nD. Except for recordkeeping violations, no administrative\n\npenalty shall be assessed pursuant to the provisions of this\n\nsection, against an employee of any person subject to the provisions\n\nof the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials\n\nTransportation Act for a violation unless the Commissioner\n\ndetermines that such actions of the employee constituted gross\n\nnegligence or reckless disregard for safety in which case such\n\nemployee shall be liable for an administrative penalty not to exceed\n\nOne Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).\n\nE. In determining the amount of any administrative penalty and\n\nthe reasonable amount of time for abatement of the violation, the\n\nCommissioner shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of\n\nthe nature, circumstances and gravity of the violation, and with\n\nrespect to the person found to have committed the violation, the\n\ndegree of culpability, history of prior offenses, effect on ability\n\nto continue to do business and such other matters as justice and\n\npublic safety may require. In each case, the penalty shall be\n\ncalculated to induce further compliance.\n\nF. The Commissioner or his designated representative shall\n\nassess the amount of any administrative penalty, after notice and an\n\nopportunity for hearing, by written notice to the violator together\n\nwith notice of findings in the case. An appeal therefrom may be\n\nmade to the district court of Oklahoma County pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of Sections 318 through 323 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes.\n\nG. An administrative penalty assessed by the Commissioner may\n\nbe recovered:\n\n1. In an action brought by the Attorney General on behalf of\n\nthe State of Oklahoma. However, before referral to the Attorney\n\nGeneral, the administrative penalty may be compromised by the\n\nCommissioner;\nections 318 through 323 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes.\n\nG. An administrative penalty assessed by the Commissioner may\n\nbe recovered:\n\n1. In an action brought by the Attorney General on behalf of\n\nthe State of Oklahoma. However, before referral to the Attorney\n\nGeneral, the administrative penalty may be compromised by the\n\nCommissioner;\n\n2. By the Commissioner in the appropriate district court of the\n\nState of Oklahoma; or\n\n3. By the Commissioner in an administrative hearing conducted\n\nby the Department of Public Safety.\n\nH. The first One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) of the\n\nadministrative penalties collected each fiscal year pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous\n\nMaterials Transportation Act shall be deposited in the General\n\nRevenue Fund of the State of Oklahoma. All other monies collected\n\nin excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) each fiscal\n\nyear shall be deposited to the credit of the Department of Public\n\nSafety Restricted Revolving Fund for the purpose of administering\n\nthe Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials\n\nTransportation Act.","path":["OK Code","Title 47"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os47.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"10d538e621d9235769a71b78487b291b34c43644b2f62209a3774c3d0803af35","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-230.8","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-47-47-251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}