Section 1506.6 - Civil action relating to pattern of discrimination or issue of general public importance - Remedies - Persons who may interveneA. On request of the Commission, the Attorney General may file a civil action in district court for appropriate relief if the Commission has reasonable cause to believe that: 1. a person is engaged in pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any right granted by this act; or2. a person has been denied any right granted by this act and that denial raises an issue of general public importance.B. In an action pursuant to this section the court may: 1. award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunctive, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this act as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the rights granted by this act;2. award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, reasonable attorneys fees, and court costs; and3. to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed: a. Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), for a first violation, and b. One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), for a second or subsequent violation.C. A person may intervene in an action pursuant to this section if the person is: 1. an aggrieved person to the discriminatory housing practice; or2. a party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice.Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 1506.6
Added by Laws 1991, SB 204, c. 177, § 29.