§75-501. Short title.
Sections 1 through 6 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act”. Added by Laws 2002, c. 495, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002.
§75-502. Definitions.
As used in the Oklahoma Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act: 1. “Agency” is defined as provided by paragraph 3 of Section 250.3 of this title, except that agencies established by Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes that license and regulate or discipline professions and occupations shall be exempt from the definition of agency in the […]
§75-504. Proposed permanent rules – Determination of impact on small business.
A. Prior to submitting proposed permanent rules for adoption, amendment, revision or revocation pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, the agency shall comply with the provisions of paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 303 of this title in order to determine whether the proposed rules adversely affect small business. B. The Oklahoma Small Business […]
§75-505. Promulgated rules – Petition objecting to adverse effect on small business.
A. For promulgated rules, any adversely affected small business may file a written petition with the agency that has promulgated the rules objecting to all or part of any rule adversely affecting small business on any of the following grounds: 1. The actual effect on small business was not reflected in, or significantly exceeded, the […]
§75-506. Waiver of administrative penalties or fines.
A. Notwithstanding any other law of this state, any agency authorized to assess administrative penalties or administrative fines upon a business may waive or reduce any administrative penalty or administrative fine for a violation of any statute, ordinance, or rules by a small business under the following conditions: 1. The small business corrects the violation […]
§75-507. Compliance with act – Mandated rules identical to federal rules and regulations.
A. Except as is otherwise specifically provided in this subsection, each agency is required to comply with Sections 501 through 506 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. 1. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall be exempt from Sections 501 through 506 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes insofar as it is necessary […]
§75-311.1. Department of Health – Final agency orders – Authority.
A. The Commissioner of the State Department of Health may delegate the authority to issue a final agency order adverse to a party to an agency administrative law judge if: 1. The administrative law judge has a general knowledge of the Public Health Code, and rules promulgated thereto; 2. The administrative law judge: a.is currently […]
§75-311.2. Civil Service Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services – Delegation of authority to agency administrative law judge.
A. The Civil Service Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may delegate the authority to issue a final agency order adverse to a party to an agency administrative law judge if: 1. The administrative law judge has a general knowledge of the Civil Service and Human Capital Modernization Act and rules promulgated […]
§75-312. Final agency orders – Contents – Notification.
A. A final agency order adverse to a party shall: 1. Be in writing; and 2. Include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. If, in accordance with […]
§75-313. Agency members not to communicate.
Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, members or employees of an agency assigned to render a decision or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in an individual proceeding shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, in connection with any issue of fact, with any person or party, […]