{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-2562","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-2562","heading":"Article XIII — Oversight, dispute resolutions, and","body":"enforcement.\n\nARTICLE XIII\n\nOversight, Dispute Resolutions, and Enforcement\n\nA. Oversight\n\n1. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state\n\ngovernment in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take\n\nall necessary and appropriate actions 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 member state\n\npertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect\n\nthe 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 member 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 member states of the nature of the default, the\n\nproposed means of curing the default, and/or 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 cure the default, the\n\ndefaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an\n\naffirmative vote of a majority of the member states, and all rights,\n\nprivileges, and benefits conferred by this Compact may be terminated\n\non the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does\n\nnot relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities\n\nincurred 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 given\n\nby the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders\n\nof the defaulting state's legislature, and each of the member\n\nstates.\n\n4. A state that has been terminated is responsible for all\n\nassessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the\n\neffective date of termination, including obligations that extend\n\nbeyond the effective date of termination.\n\n5. The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state\n\nthat is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the\n\nCompact, unless agreed upon in writing between the Commission and\n\nthe defaulting state.\n\n6. The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission\n\nby petitioning the United States District Court for the District of\n\nColumbia or the federal district where the Commission has its\n\nprincipal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs\n\nof such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.\n\nC. Dispute Resolution\n\n1. Upon request by a member state, the Commission shall attempt\n\nto resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among member\n\nstates and between member and nonmember states.\n\n2. The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both\n\nmediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as\n\nappropriate.\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 District of Columbia or\n\nthe federal district where the Commission has its principal offices\n\nagainst a member state in default to enforce compliance with the\n\nprovisions of the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The\ncretion, 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 District of Columbia or\n\nthe federal district where the Commission has its principal offices\n\nagainst a member state in default to enforce compliance with the\n\nprovisions of the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The\n\nrelief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In\n\nthe event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member\n\nshall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable\n\nattorney fees.\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 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"94a0b776bb06dc8a4d3c95845967c57143ac675d56b721da6fb6da9d183fad4b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-2561","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-2563"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}