{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1389","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1389","heading":"Compact oversight – Dispute resolution - Enforcement","body":"A. Oversight.\n\n1. The executive, legislative and judicial branches of state\n\ngovernment in each compact state shall enforce this Compact and take\n\nall actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's\n\npurposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules\n\npromulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.\n\n2. All courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the\n\nrules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a compact\n\nstate pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may\n\naffect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the Commission.\n\n3. The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of\n\nprocess in any such proceeding and shall have standing to intervene\n\nin such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service\n\nof process to the Commission shall render a judgment or order void\n\nas to the Commission, this Compact or promulgated rules.\n\nB. Default, Technical Assistance and Termination.\n\n1. If the Commission determines that a compact state has\n\ndefaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities\n\nunder this Compact or the promulgated rules, the Commission shall:\n\na. provide written notice to the defaulting state and\n\nother compact states of the nature of the default, the\n\nproposed means of remedying the default and any other\n\naction to be taken by the Commission, and\n\nb. provide remedial training and specific technical\n\nassistance regarding the default.\n\n2. If a state in default fails to remedy the default, the\n\ndefaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an\n\naffirmative vote of the majority of the compact states, and all\n\nrights, privileges and benefits conferred by this Compact shall be\n\nterminated on the effective date of termination. A remedy of the\n\ndefault does not relieve the offending state of obligations or\n\nliabilities incurred during the period of default.\n\n3. Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed\n\nonly after all other means of securing compliance have been\n\nexhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be\n\nsubmitted by the Commission to the Governor, the majority and\n\nminority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and each of\n\nthe compact states.\n\n4. A compact state which has been terminated is responsible for\n\nall assessments, obligations and liabilities incurred through the\n\neffective date of termination, including obligations which extend\n\nbeyond the effective date of termination.\n\n5. The Commission shall not bear any costs incurred by the\n\nstate which is found to be in default or which has been terminated\n\nfrom the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the\n\nCommission and the defaulting state.\n\n6. The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission\n\nby petitioning the United States District Court for the State of\n\nGeorgia or the federal district where the Compact has its principal\n\noffices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such\n\nlitigation, including reasonable attorney fees.\n\nC. Dispute Resolution.\n\n1. Upon request by a compact state, the Commission shall\n\nattempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact which arise among\n\ncompact states and between compact and noncompact states.\n\n2. The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both\n\nmediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes that arise\n\nbefore the Commission.\n\nD. Enforcement.\n\n1. The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its\n\ndiscretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this Compact.\n\n2. By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action\n\nin the United States District Court for the State of Georgia or the\n\nfederal district where the Compact has its principal offices against\n\na compact state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions\n\nof the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief\nretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this Compact.\n\n2. By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action\n\nin the United States District Court for the State of Georgia or the\n\nfederal district where the Compact has its principal offices against\n\na compact state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions\n\nof the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief\n\nsought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event\n\njudicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be\n\nawarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney\n\nfees.\n\n3. The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of\n\nthe Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies\n\navailable under federal or state law.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"9a45e1c76d1c77ba139c205f5a77b7dbf034d81b3008c5773c6d4c64fd5658f9","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1388","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}