Section 1-833 - PenaltiesA. Any person who has been determined by the State Department of Health to have violated any provision of the Residential Care Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto may be liable for a civil penalty of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day that the violation continues. The maximum civil penalty shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any related series of violations.B. The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the Department pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section, after notice and hearing. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Department shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation and, with respect to the person found to have committed the violation, the degree of culpability, the effect on ability of the person to continue to do business, and any show of good faith in attempting to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Residential Care Act.C. Any license holder may elect to surrender his or her license in lieu of the fine but shall be forever barred from obtaining a reissuance of the license.Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 1-833
Added by Laws 1984, c. 128, § 21, eff. 11/1/1984; Amended by Laws 1987, c. 98, § 15, emerg. eff. 5/20/1987; Amended by Laws 2001 , SB 738, c. 410, §14, eff. 11/1/2001.