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34 | + | BILL NO. 3002 By: Munson, Lepak and Ranson of | |
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15 | 43 | An Act relating to professions and occupations; | |
16 | 44 | amending 2 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -98, which relates to | |
17 | 45 | the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Ac t; modifying | |
18 | 46 | application for license; defining terms; amending 37A | |
19 | 47 | O.S. 2021, Section 2 -146, which relates to the | |
20 | 48 | Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; modifying | |
21 | 49 | disqualifying factors for licensure; amending 47 O.S. | |
22 | 50 | 2021, Section 565, which relates to motor vehicle | |
23 | 51 | dealers; modifying application for license; defin ing | |
24 | 52 | terms; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 584, which | |
25 | 53 | relates to used motor vehicle dealers; modifyi ng | |
26 | 54 | basis for denial, revocation or suspension of | |
27 | 55 | license; defining terms; amending 63 O.S. 20 21, | |
28 | 56 | Section 1-1454, which relates to the Oklahoma Medical | |
29 | 57 | Micropigmentation Regulation Act; modifying | |
30 | 58 | qualifications for certification; defining terms; and | |
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36 | - | SUBJECT: Professions and occupations | |
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38 | 63 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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40 | 64 | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Secti on 11-98, is | |
41 | 65 | amended to read as follows: | |
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43 | 66 | Section 11-98. A. An applicant for a license to engage in | |
44 | 67 | business as a scrap meta l dealer shall provide all of the follo wing | |
45 | 68 | information on the license application: | |
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47 | 96 | 1. If the applicant is an individual, the full name and place | |
48 | 97 | of residence of the applicant; | |
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50 | 98 | 2. If the applicant is a firm, corporation or other legal | |
51 | 99 | entity, the full name, place of residence, and the positio n of the | |
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54 | 101 | 3. The business address of the location where the scrap metal | |
55 | 102 | dealer conducts business or will conduct business as a scrap metal | |
56 | 103 | dealer; | |
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58 | 104 | 4. Legal proof of ownership, lease agreement or c ontract for | |
59 | 105 | the business location; | |
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61 | 106 | 5. Proof of a dedicated telephone line for the business | |
62 | 107 | location; | |
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64 | 108 | 6. Proof of a general liability insurance policy for the | |
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67 | 110 | 7. Proof of a current discharge permi t issued pursuant to the | |
68 | 111 | provisions of the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | |
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71 | 113 | 8. Whether the person has been previously convicted of, or pled | |
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73 | 115 | involving moral turpitude or di shonesty; and | |
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75 | 116 | 9. Any other additional information that will sufficiently | |
76 | 117 | enable the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to | |
77 | 118 | determine if the scrap metal dealer is prohibited from being issued | |
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78 | 146 | a license crime that substantially relates to scrap metal dealing | |
79 | 147 | and poses a reasonable threat to public safety. | |
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81 | 148 | B. The Department may conduct any reasonable inquiry or | |
82 | 149 | investigation relative to the determination of the fitness of the | |
83 | 150 | applicant to be licensed or continue to be licensed including, b ut | |
84 | 151 | not limited to, requiring a nationa l criminal history record check | |
85 | 152 | as provided in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Stat utes. | |
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87 | 153 | C. The Department shall charge an application fee in the amount | |
88 | 154 | of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for processing an ini tial | |
89 | 155 | application for a scrap metal dea ler license. The Department shall | |
90 | - | also charge an investigative fee of One Hundred Dollars ($ 100.00) to | |
156 | + | also charge an investigative fee of One Hundred Dollars ($ 100.00) to | |
91 | 157 | be used for the purpose of conducting an investigation of the | |
92 | 158 | applicant. All fees shall be nonrefundable. | |
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94 | 159 | D. In addition to the application, each appl icant shall submit | |
95 | 160 | a full set of fingerprints and a photograph with each application | |
96 | 161 | for an original license. The fingerprints shall be used for a | |
97 | 162 | national criminal history record check as provided for in subsection | |
98 | 163 | B of this section. The applicant shall be required to pay for | |
99 | 164 | fingerprints, photographs and the national criminal history records | |
100 | 165 | check required for licensure and renewals. | |
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102 | 166 | E. If the results of the investigation of the applicant show no | |
103 | 167 | prohibition to granting a license, the Department shall issue the | |
104 | 168 | scrap metal dealer license. The scrap metal dealer license shall be | |
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105 | 196 | valid for a period of one (1) year unless otherwise voluntarily | |
106 | 197 | surrendered, suspended or revoked by the Department. | |
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108 | 198 | F. A scrap metal deal er license issued pursuant to the | |
109 | 199 | provisions of this act is valid for the conduct of business as a | |
110 | 200 | scrap metal dealer only at the l ocation specified in the | |
111 | 201 | application. A separate scrap metal dealer license shall be | |
112 | 202 | required for each location specified in the application form and | |
113 | 203 | each license shall designate the location to which it applies. The | |
114 | 204 | business of the scrap metal dealer sh all not be conducted in any | |
115 | 205 | place other than that designated by the license. The scrap metal | |
116 | 206 | dealer license shall not be tra nsferable. | |
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118 | 207 | G. The Department shall de ny the license when the applicant | |
119 | 208 | fails to properly complete the application form or if it is | |
120 | 209 | determined that the applicant is not eligible to receive a scrap | |
121 | 210 | metal dealer license. | |
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123 | 211 | H. A scrap metal dealer license may be renewed any time within | |
124 | 212 | sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the license. To | |
125 | 213 | renew a scrap metal dealer license, the licensee must first obtain a | |
126 | 214 | renewal form from the Department. The licensee must complete the | |
127 | 215 | renewal form and submit a ren ewal fee in the amount of One Hundred | |
128 | 216 | Dollars ($100.00) to the Department. Upon receipt of the renewal | |
129 | 217 | application and fee, the De partment shall conduct a national | |
130 | 218 | criminal history record check and investigate any other records or | |
131 | 219 | information deemed by th e Department to be relevant to the ren ewal | |
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132 | 247 | of the scrap metal dealer license. If the licensee appears not to | |
133 | 248 | have any prohibition to renewing the scrap metal dealer license, the | |
134 | 249 | Department shall issue the renewed license for a period of one (1) | |
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137 | 251 | I. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture , Food, and Forestry | |
138 | 252 | shall promulgate rules, procedures and forms governing the | |
139 | 253 | application and renewal procedures for scrap metal dealer licenses. | |
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141 | 254 | J. As used in this section: | |
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143 | 255 | 1. "Substantially relates " means the nature of criminal conduct | |
144 | 256 | for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the | |
145 | 257 | fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or | |
146 | 258 | responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and | |
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148 | 259 | 2. "Poses a reasonable threat " means the nature of criminal | |
149 | 260 | conduct for which the perso n was convicted involved an act or threat | |
150 | 261 | of harm against another and has a bearing on the fi tness or ability | |
151 | 262 | to serve the public or work with others in the occupation. | |
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153 | 263 | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 37A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -146, is | |
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156 | 265 | Section 2-146. A. The ABLE Commission shall refuse to issue a | |
157 | 266 | wine and spirits wholesaler, beer distributor, retail spirits, | |
158 | 267 | retail wine or retail beer license, either on an original | |
159 | 268 | application or a renewal application, if it has r easonable grounds | |
160 | 269 | to believe and finds any of the following to be true: | |
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162 | 297 | 1. Except in the case of a beer distributor, that the applicant | |
163 | 298 | is not a citizen of the United States or is not a qualified elector | |
164 | 299 | in this state, or has not been a continuous residen t of this state | |
165 | 300 | for the five (5) years next preceding the application for the | |
166 | 301 | license; | |
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168 | 302 | 2. That the applicant is under twenty -one (21) years of age; | |
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170 | 303 | 3. That the applicant or any partner, or spouse of the | |
171 | 304 | applicant or any partner, has been convicted of a f elony; | |
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173 | 305 | 4. That the applicant or any partner, or spouse of the | |
174 | 306 | applicant or any partner, has been convicted of a violation of any | |
175 | 307 | state or federal law relating to alcoholic beverages, has forfeited | |
176 | 308 | a bond while any cha rge of such violation was pending, nor may any | |
177 | 309 | license be granted for any purpose under the Oklahoma Alcoholic | |
178 | 310 | Beverage Control Act to an Oklahoma resident, who has held or whose | |
179 | 311 | spouse has held a Federal Liquor Stamp in Oklahoma before the | |
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181 | 313 | Liquor Stamp was granted for supplying alcoholic beverages to a | |
182 | 314 | federal military installation, or was granted under the Oklahoma | |
183 | 315 | Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; | |
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185 | 316 | 5. That the applicant or any partner has , within twelve (12) | |
186 | 317 | months next preceding the date of the application, violated any | |
187 | 318 | provision of the Oklahoma Alco holic Beverage Control Act or rule of | |
188 | 319 | the ABLE Commission promulgated pursuant hereto. Provided, however, | |
189 | 320 | that if the ABLE Commission has, d uring such twelve-month period, | |
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190 | 348 | suspended any license sought to be renewed, such renewal application | |
191 | 349 | may be approved if the term of the suspension has been completed and | |
192 | 350 | the applicant has complied with any special conditions imposed in | |
193 | 351 | connection with the suspension; | |
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195 | 352 | 6. That the applicant is not of good moral character, or that | |
196 | 353 | the applicant is in the habit of using a lcoholic beverages to | |
197 | 354 | excess, or is mentally incapacitated . Provided, that the record in | |
198 | 355 | any municipal court showing a conviction of violati on of any | |
199 | 356 | municipal ordinances or stat e statutes involving moral character or | |
200 | 357 | public nuisance obtained after passag e and approval of the Oklahoma | |
201 | 358 | Alcoholic Beverage Control Act shall be received in evidence by the | |
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204 | 360 | 7. That the applicant do es not own or have a written lease for | |
205 | 361 | the premises for which a license is sought; | |
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207 | 362 | 8. That the applicant, within t welve (12) months next preceding | |
208 | 363 | the date of application, has been the holder of a license revoked | |
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211 | 365 | 9. That the applicant is not t he real party in interest, or | |
212 | 366 | intends to carry on the business authorized by the license as the | |
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216 | 369 | renewal of any license, would not be eligible for such license on a | |
217 | 370 | first application; | |
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219 | 398 | 11. That the applicant is a perso n who appoints or is a law | |
220 | 399 | enforcement official or is an employee of the ABLE Commission; | |
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222 | 400 | 12. That the proposed location of the licensed premises would | |
223 | 401 | violate a valid municipal nondiscriminatory zoning ordinance; | |
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225 | 402 | 13. That, in the case of an application for a wine and spirits | |
226 | 403 | wholesaler license or beer distributor license, any br ewer or | |
227 | 404 | manufacturer, including an officer, director or principal | |
228 | 405 | stockholder thereof or any partner, has any financial interest in | |
229 | 406 | the business to be conducted under the license, unless otherwise | |
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232 | 408 | 14. That the issuance of the license app lied for would result | |
233 | 409 | in a violation of any provision of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage | |
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236 | 411 | 15. That, in the case of an applicatio n for a wine and spirits | |
237 | 412 | wholesaler or beer distributor license, the applicant or any | |
238 | 413 | partner, or spouse of the app licant or any partner, is the holder or | |
239 | 414 | partner of the holder of any other class of license issued under the | |
240 | 415 | provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoh olic Beverage Control Act, other | |
241 | 416 | than an agent or employee license for employment by the applicant, | |
242 | 417 | or a storage license, bonded warehouse license, carrier license or | |
243 | 418 | private carrier license; provided, nothing shall prohibit a wine and | |
244 | 419 | spirits wholesaler, who is otherwise qualified, from maint aining | |
245 | 420 | beer distributor licenses in the state, nor a beer distributor, who | |
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246 | 448 | is otherwise qualified, from maintaining a wine and spirits | |
247 | 449 | wholesaler license in the state; | |
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249 | 450 | 16. That, in the case of an application for a ret ail spirits, | |
250 | 451 | retail wine or retail bee r license, the applicant or any partner is | |
251 | 452 | the holder or partner of the holde r, or employee of such holder of | |
252 | 453 | any other class of license issued under the provisions of the | |
253 | 454 | Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, other than a storage | |
254 | 455 | license or an employee license for the proposed licensed premises of | |
255 | 456 | the applicant, provided, nothi ng in this title shall prohibit an | |
256 | 457 | applicant for a retail wine and/or retail beer license from | |
257 | 458 | maintaining a separate mixed beverage, caterer , mixed | |
258 | 459 | beverage/caterer combination l icense, and/or an on-premise on- | |
259 | 460 | premises beer and wine license; or | |
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261 | 461 | 17. That the applicant or any partner, spouse, employee or | |
262 | 462 | other person affiliated with the applicant is not in compliance with | |
263 | 463 | the tax laws of this s tate as required in Article XXVIII -A of the | |
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266 | 465 | B. The provisions of this section shall not ope rate to prohibit | |
267 | 466 | the issuance of a beer distributor license to a corporation or | |
268 | 467 | partnership or limited liability company. | |
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274 | 471 | an application for a license, or revoke or suspend a license or | |
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275 | 499 | impose a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) | |
276 | 500 | against a manufacturer or distributor or a fine not to exceed One | |
277 | 501 | Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) against a dealer per occurrence that | |
278 | 502 | any provision of Sections 561 through 567, 572, 578.1, 579 and 579. 1 | |
279 | 503 | of this title is violated or for any of the following reasons: | |
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281 | 504 | 1. On satisfactory proof of unfitness of the applicant in any | |
282 | 505 | application for any license under the pro visions of Section 561 et | |
283 | 506 | seq. of this title; | |
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285 | 507 | 2. For any material misstatement made by an applicant in any | |
286 | 508 | application for any license under the provisions of Section 561 et | |
287 | 509 | seq. of this title; | |
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289 | 510 | 3. For any failure to comply with any provision of Section 5 61 | |
290 | 511 | et seq. of this title or any rule promulgated by the Commission | |
291 | 512 | under authority vested in it by Section 561 et seq. of this title; | |
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293 | 513 | 4. A change of condition after license is granted resulting in | |
294 | 514 | failure to maintain the qualifications for license; | |
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296 | 515 | 5. Being a new motor vehicle dealer who: | |
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298 | 516 | a. has required a purchaser of a new motor ve hicle, as a | |
299 | 517 | condition of sale and deliver y thereof, to also | |
300 | 518 | purchase special features, appliances, accessories or | |
301 | 519 | equipment not desired or requested by the purchaser | |
302 | 520 | and installed by the dealer, | |
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304 | 521 | b. uses any false or misleading advertising in connection | |
305 | 522 | with business as a new motor vehicle dealer, | |
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308 | 551 | revocation of any similar license in another state, | |
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310 | 552 | d. has failed or refused to perform any written agreement | |
311 | 553 | with any retail buyer involving the sale of a motor | |
312 | 554 | vehicle, | |
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314 | 555 | e. has been convicted of a felony crime involving moral | |
315 | 556 | turpitude that substantially relates to the occupation | |
316 | 557 | of a motor vehicle dealer and poses a reasonable | |
317 | 558 | threat to public safety , | |
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319 | 559 | f. has committed a fraudulent act in selling, purchasing | |
320 | 560 | or otherwise dealing in new motor vehicles or has | |
321 | 561 | misrepresented the terms an d conditions of a sale, | |
322 | 562 | purchase or contract for sale or purchase of a new | |
323 | 563 | motor vehicle or any int erest therein including an | |
324 | 564 | option to purchase such vehicle, | |
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326 | 565 | g. has failed to meet or maintain the conditions and | |
327 | 566 | requirements necessary to qualify for the is suance of | |
328 | 567 | a license, or | |
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330 | 568 | h. completes any sale or transaction of an extended | |
331 | 569 | service contract, exten ded maintenance plan, or | |
332 | 570 | similar product using contract forms that do not | |
333 | 571 | conspicuously disclose the identity of the servi ce | |
334 | 572 | contract provider; | |
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337 | 601 | such by a licensed new motor vehicle dealer; | |
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339 | 602 | 7. Being a new motor vehicle dealer who: | |
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341 | 603 | a. does not have an established place of business, | |
342 | - | ||
343 | 604 | b. does not provide for a suita ble repair shop separate | |
344 | 605 | from the display room with ample space to repair or | |
345 | 606 | recondition one or more vehicles at the same time, and | |
346 | 607 | which is equipped with such parts, tools and equipment | |
347 | 608 | as may be requisite for the servicing of motor | |
348 | 609 | vehicles in such a man ner as to make them comply with | |
349 | 610 | the safety laws of this state and to properly fulfill | |
350 | 611 | the dealer's or manufacturer's warranty obligation, | |
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352 | 612 | c. does not hold a franchise in effect with a | |
353 | 613 | manufacturer or distributor of new or unused motor | |
354 | 614 | vehicles for the sale of the same and is not | |
355 | 615 | authorized by the manufacturer or distributor to | |
356 | 616 | render predelivery preparation of such vehicles sold | |
357 | - | to purchasers and to perform any authorized post -sale | |
617 | + | to purchasers and to perform any authorized post -sale | |
358 | 618 | work pursuant to the manufacturer's or distributor's | |
359 | 619 | warranty, | |
360 | - | ||
361 | 620 | d. employs a person without obtaining a certific ate of | |
362 | 621 | registration for the person, or utilizes the services | |
363 | 622 | of used motor vehicle lots or dealers or other | |
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365 | 651 | motor vehicles, | |
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367 | 652 | e. does not properly service a new motor ve hicle before | |
368 | 653 | delivery of same to th e original purchaser thereof, or | |
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370 | 654 | f. fails to order and stock a reasonable number of new | |
371 | 655 | motor vehicles necessary to meet customer demand for | |
372 | 656 | each of the new motor vehicles included in the new | |
373 | 657 | motor vehicle dealer 's franchise agreement, unless the | |
374 | 658 | new motor vehicles are not readily available from the | |
375 | 659 | manufacturer or distributor due to limited production; | |
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377 | 660 | 8. Being a factory that has: | |
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379 | 661 | a. either induced or attempted to induce by means of | |
380 | 662 | coercion or intimidation, any new moto r vehicle | |
381 | 663 | dealer: | |
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383 | 664 | (1) to accept delivery of any motor vehicle or | |
384 | 665 | vehicles, parts or accessories therefor, or any | |
385 | 666 | other commodities inc luding advertising material | |
386 | 667 | which shall not have been ordered by the new | |
387 | 668 | motor vehicle dealer, | |
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389 | 669 | (2) to order or accept deli very of any motor vehicle | |
390 | 670 | with special features, appliances, accessories or | |
391 | 671 | equipment not included in the list price of the | |
392 | 672 | motor vehicles as publicly advertised by the | |
393 | 673 | manufacturer thereof, or | |
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396 | 702 | accessories, equipment, machinery, tools, | |
397 | 703 | appliances or any commodity whatsoever, or | |
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399 | 704 | b. induced under threat or discrimination by the | |
400 | 705 | withholding from delivery to a motor vehicle dealer | |
401 | 706 | certain models of motor vehicles, changing or a mending | |
402 | - | unilaterally the dealer's allotment of motor vehicles | |
707 | + | unilaterally the dealer 's allotment of motor vehicles | |
403 | 708 | and/or withholding and delaying delivery of such | |
404 | 709 | vehicles out of the ordinary course of business, in | |
405 | 710 | order to induce by such coercion any such dealer to | |
406 | 711 | participate or contribute to any local or national | |
407 | 712 | advertising fund controlled d irectly or indirectly by | |
408 | 713 | the factory or for any other purposes such as contest, | |
409 | 714 | "give-aways" or other so-called sales promotional | |
410 | 715 | devices and/or change of quotas in any sales contest; | |
411 | 716 | or has required motor vehicle dealers, as a condition | |
412 | 717 | to receiving their vehicle allotment, to order a | |
413 | 718 | certain percentage of the vehicles with optional | |
414 | 719 | equipment not specified by the new motor vehicle | |
415 | 720 | dealer; however, nothing in this section shall | |
416 | 721 | prohibit a factory from supporting an advertising | |
417 | 722 | association which is open to a ll dealers on the same | |
418 | 723 | basis; | |
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420 | 724 | 9. Being a factory that: | |
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422 | 752 | a. has attempted to coerce or has coerced any new motor | |
423 | 753 | vehicle dealer to ente r into any agreement or to | |
424 | 754 | cancel any agreement, or fails to act in good faith | |
425 | 755 | and in a fair, equitable and nondiscriminat ory manner; | |
426 | 756 | or has directly or indi rectly coerced, intimidated, | |
427 | 757 | threatened or restrained any motor vehicle dealer; or | |
428 | 758 | has acted dishonestly, or has failed to act in | |
429 | 759 | accordance with the reasonable standards of fair | |
430 | 760 | dealing, | |
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432 | 761 | b. has failed to compensate its d ealers for the work and | |
433 | 762 | services they are required to perform in connection | |
434 | 763 | with the dealer's delivery and preparation obligations | |
435 | 764 | according to the agreements on file with the | |
436 | 765 | Commission which must be found by the Commission to be | |
437 | 766 | reasonable, or fail to ad equately and fairly | |
438 | 767 | compensate its dealers for labor, parts and other | |
439 | 768 | expenses incurred by such dealer to perform und er and | |
440 | 769 | comply with manufacturer's warranty agreements . | |
441 | 770 | Adequate and fair compensation for parts shall be | |
442 | 771 | established by the dealer submitt ing to the | |
443 | 772 | manufacturer or distribu tor one hundred sequential | |
444 | 773 | nonwarranty customer-paid service repair orders which | |
445 | 774 | contain warranty-like parts, or ninety (90) | |
446 | 775 | consecutive days of nonwarranty customer -paid service | |
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448 | 804 | whichever is less, covering repairs made no more than | |
449 | 805 | one hundred eighty (180) days before the submission | |
450 | 806 | and declaring the ave rage percentage markup. Adequate | |
451 | 807 | and fair compensation for labor shall be established | |
452 | 808 | by the dealer submitting to the man ufacturer or | |
453 | 809 | distributor one hundre d sequential customer-paid | |
454 | 810 | service repair orders which contain labor charges, or | |
455 | 811 | ninety (90) consecutive days of customer-paid service | |
456 | 812 | repair orders which contain labor charges, whichever | |
457 | 813 | is less. When submitting repair orders to calculate a | |
458 | 814 | labor rate, a dealer need not include repair orders | |
459 | 815 | for routine maintenance. A manufacturer or | |
460 | 816 | distributor may, not later than thirty (30) days after | |
461 | 817 | submission, rebut that declared rate in writing by | |
462 | 818 | reasonably substantiating that t he rate is inaccurate | |
463 | 819 | or unreasonable in light of the practices of all other | |
464 | 820 | franchised motor vehicle dealers in an economically | |
465 | 821 | similar part of the state offering the same line -make | |
466 | 822 | vehicles. The retail rate shall go into effect thirty | |
467 | 823 | (30) days following the approval by the manufacturer, | |
468 | 824 | subject to audit of the submitted repair orders by the | |
469 | 825 | franchisor and a rebuttal of the declared r ate as | |
470 | 826 | described above. If the declared rate is rebutted, | |
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471 | 854 | the manufacturer or distributor shall propose an | |
472 | 855 | adjustment in writing of the average percentage m arkup | |
473 | 856 | based on that rebuttal not later than thirty (30) days | |
474 | 857 | after submission. If the dealer does not agree with | |
475 | 858 | the proposed average percentage markup, the dealer may | |
476 | 859 | file a protest with the Commission not later than | |
477 | 860 | thirty (30) days after receipt of tha t proposal by the | |
478 | 861 | manufacturer or distributor. In the event a protest | |
479 | 862 | is filed, the manufacturer o r distributor shall have | |
480 | 863 | the burden of proof to establi sh the new motor vehicle | |
481 | 864 | dealer's submitted rate was inaccurate or unreasonable | |
482 | 865 | in light of the practi ces of all other franchised | |
483 | 866 | motor vehicle dealers in an economically similar part | |
484 | 867 | of the state. A manufacturer or distributor may not | |
485 | 868 | retaliate against any new motor vehicle dealer seeking | |
486 | 869 | to exercise its rights under th is provision. A | |
487 | 870 | manufacturer or distributor may require a dealer to | |
488 | 871 | submit repair orders in accordance with this section | |
489 | 872 | in order to validate a dealer's retail rate for parts | |
490 | 873 | or labor not more often than once every twelve (12) | |
491 | 874 | months. All claims made by dealers for compensation | |
492 | - | for delivery, preparation and | |
875 | + | for delivery, preparation and warranty work shall be | |
493 | 876 | paid within thirty (30) days after approval and shall | |
494 | 877 | be approved or disapproved within thirty (30) days | |
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495 | 905 | after receipt. When any claim is disapproved, the | |
496 | 906 | dealer shall be notifi ed in writing of the groun ds for | |
497 | 907 | disapproval. The dealer's delivery, preparation and | |
498 | 908 | warranty obligations as filed with the Commiss ion | |
499 | 909 | shall constitute the dealer's sole responsibility for | |
500 | 910 | product liability as between the dealer and | |
501 | 911 | manufacturer. A factory may reasonably and | |
502 | 912 | periodically audit a new motor vehicle dealer to | |
503 | 913 | determine the validity of paid claims for dealer | |
504 | 914 | compensation or any charge-backs for warranty parts or | |
505 | 915 | service compensation . Except in cases of suspected | |
506 | 916 | fraud, audits of warranty pay ments shall only be for | |
507 | 917 | the one-year period immediately following the date of | |
508 | 918 | the payment. A manufacturer shall reserve the right | |
509 | 919 | to reasonable, periodic audits to determine the | |
510 | 920 | validity of paid claims for dealer compensation or any | |
511 | 921 | charge-backs for consumer or dealer incentives . | |
512 | 922 | Except in cases of suspected fraud, audits of | |
513 | 923 | incentive payments shall only be for a one -year period | |
514 | 924 | immediately following the date of the payment . A | |
515 | 925 | factory shall not deny a claim or charge a new motor | |
516 | 926 | vehicle dealer back subse quent to the payment of the | |
517 | 927 | claim unless the factory can show that the claim was | |
518 | 928 | false or fraudulent or that the new motor vehicle | |
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520 | 957 | the written reasonable procedures of the factory . The | |
521 | 958 | factory shall provide written notice to a dealer of a | |
522 | 959 | proposed charge-back that is the result of an audit | |
523 | 960 | along with the specific audit results and pr oposed | |
524 | 961 | charge-back amount. A dealer that receives notice of | |
525 | 962 | a proposed charge-back pursuant to a factory 's audit | |
526 | 963 | has the right to file a protest with the Co mmission | |
527 | 964 | within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice of | |
528 | 965 | the charge-back or audit results, w hichever is later. | |
529 | 966 | The factory is prohibited from implementing the | |
530 | 967 | charge-back or debiting the dealer 's account until | |
531 | 968 | either the time frame for filing a pro test has passed | |
532 | 969 | or a final adjudication is rendered by the Commission, | |
533 | 970 | whichever is later, unless t he dealer has agreed to | |
534 | 971 | the charge-back or charge-backs, | |
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536 | 972 | c. unreasonably fails or refuses to offer to its same | |
537 | - | line-make franchised dealers all models manufa ctured | |
973 | + | line-make franchised dealers all models manufa ctured | |
538 | 974 | for that line-make, or unreasonably requires a dealer | |
539 | 975 | to pay any extra fee, purchase unreaso nable | |
540 | 976 | advertising displays or other materials, or remodel, | |
541 | 977 | renovate, or recondition the dealer 's existing | |
542 | 978 | facilities as a prerequisite to receiving a model o r | |
543 | 979 | series of vehicles. The failure to deliver any such | |
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545 | 1008 | of the section if the failure is not arbitrary or is | |
546 | 1009 | due to lack of manufacturing capacity or to a strike | |
547 | 1010 | or labor difficulty, a shortage of materi als, a | |
548 | 1011 | freight embargo or other cause over which the | |
549 | 1012 | manufacturer has no control . However, this | |
550 | 1013 | subparagraph shall not apply to recreational vehicles | |
551 | 1014 | or limited production model vehicles, | |
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553 | 1015 | d. except as necessary to comply with a health or safety | |
554 | 1016 | law, or to comply with a technology requirement which | |
555 | 1017 | is necessary to sell or service a motor vehicle that | |
556 | 1018 | the franchised motor vehicle dealer is authorized or | |
557 | 1019 | licensed by the franchisor to sell or service, | |
558 | 1020 | requires a new motor veh icle dealer to construct a new | |
559 | 1021 | facility or substantially renovate the new motor | |
560 | 1022 | vehicle dealer's existing facility unless the facility | |
561 | 1023 | construction or renovation is justified by the | |
562 | 1024 | economic conditions existing at the time, as well as | |
563 | 1025 | the reasonably forese eable projections, in the | |
564 | 1026 | automotive industry. However, this subparagraph shall | |
565 | 1027 | not apply if the factory provides money, credit, | |
566 | 1028 | allowance, reimbursement, or additional vehicle | |
567 | 1029 | allocation to a dealer to compensate the dealer for | |
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569 | 1058 | construction or renovation, | |
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571 | 1059 | e. requires a new motor vehicle dealer to establish an | |
572 | 1060 | exclusive facility, un less supported by reasonable | |
573 | 1061 | business, market and economic considerations; | |
574 | 1062 | provided, that this provision shall not restric t the | |
575 | 1063 | terms of any agreement for su ch exclusive facility | |
576 | 1064 | voluntarily entered into and supported by valuable | |
577 | 1065 | consideration separate fro m the new motor vehicle | |
578 | 1066 | dealer's right to sell and service motor vehicles for | |
579 | 1067 | the franchisor, | |
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581 | 1068 | f. requires a new motor vehi cle dealer to enter into a | |
582 | - | site-control agreement | |
1069 | + | site-control agreement covering any or all of the new | |
583 | 1070 | motor vehicle dealer's facilities or premises; | |
584 | 1071 | provided, that this provision shall not restrict the | |
585 | 1072 | terms of any site-control agreement voluntarily | |
586 | 1073 | entered into and supported by valuable consideration | |
587 | 1074 | separate from the new motor vehicle dealer's right to | |
588 | 1075 | sell and service motor vehicles for the franchisor . | |
589 | 1076 | Notwithstanding the foregoing or the terms of any | |
590 | 1077 | site-control agreement, a site -control agreement | |
591 | 1078 | automatically extinguish es if all of the factory 's | |
592 | 1079 | franchises that operated from the location that are | |
593 | 1080 | the subject of the site-control agreement are | |
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598 | 1111 | or services for the constructio n, renovation, or | |
599 | 1112 | improvement of the dealer's facility from a vendor | |
600 | 1113 | chosen by the factory if goods or services available | |
601 | 1114 | from other sources are of substantially similar | |
602 | 1115 | quality and design and comply with all applicable | |
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604 | 1117 | subject to the factory's intellectual property or | |
605 | 1118 | trademark rights and the new motor v ehicle dealer has | |
606 | 1119 | received the factory 's approval, which approval may | |
607 | 1120 | not be unreasonably withheld . Nothing in this | |
608 | 1121 | subparagraph may be construed to allow a new motor | |
609 | 1122 | vehicle dealer to impair or eliminate a factory's | |
610 | 1123 | intellectual property, trademark right s or trade dress | |
611 | 1124 | usage guidelines. Nothing in this section prohibits | |
612 | 1125 | the enforcement of a voluntary agreement between the | |
613 | 1126 | factory and the new motor vehicle dealer where | |
614 | 1127 | separate and valuable consideration has been offered | |
615 | 1128 | and accepted; | |
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617 | 1129 | 10. Being a factory that establishes a system of motor vehicle | |
618 | 1130 | allocation or distribution which is unfair, inequitable or | |
619 | 1131 | unreasonably discriminatory. Upon the request of any dealer | |
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621 | 1160 | the basis upon which ne w motor vehicles are allocated, scheduled and | |
622 | 1161 | delivered among the dealers of the same line -make for that factory; | |
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624 | 1162 | 11. Being a factory that sells directly or indirectly new motor | |
625 | 1163 | vehicles to any retail consumer in the state except through a new | |
626 | 1164 | motor vehicle dealer holding a franchise for the line -make that | |
627 | - | includes the new motor vehicle . This paragraph does not apply to | |
1165 | + | includes the new motor vehicle . This paragraph does not apply to | |
628 | 1166 | factory sales of new motor vehicles to its employees, family members | |
629 | 1167 | of employees, retirees and family members of retirees, not -for- | |
630 | 1168 | profit organizations or the federal, state or local governments . | |
631 | 1169 | The provisions of this paragraph shall not preclude a factory from | |
632 | 1170 | providing information to a co nsumer for the purpose of marketing or | |
633 | 1171 | facilitating a sale of a new motor vehicle or from establish ing a | |
634 | 1172 | program to sell or offer to sell new motor vehicles through | |
635 | 1173 | participating dealers; | |
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637 | 1174 | 12. a. Being a factory which dire ctly or indirectly: | |
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639 | 1175 | (1) owns any ownership interest or has any financial | |
640 | 1176 | interest in a new motor vehicle dealer or any | |
641 | 1177 | person who sells products or services to the | |
642 | 1178 | public, | |
643 | - | ||
644 | 1179 | (2) operates or controls a new motor vehicle dealer, | |
645 | 1180 | or | |
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647 | 1181 | (3) acts in the capacity of a new motor vehicle | |
648 | 1182 | dealer. | |
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651 | 1211 | owning or controlling a new motor vehicle dealer | |
652 | 1212 | while in a bona fide relationship with a dealer | |
653 | 1213 | development candidate who has made a substantial | |
654 | 1214 | initial investment in the f ranchise and whose | |
655 | 1215 | initial investment is subject to potential loss. | |
656 | 1216 | The dealer development candidate can reasonably | |
657 | 1217 | expect to acquire full ownership of a new motor | |
658 | 1218 | vehicle dealer within a reasonable period of time | |
659 | 1219 | not to exceed ten (10) years and on reaso nable | |
660 | 1220 | terms and conditions . The ten-year acquisition | |
661 | 1221 | period may be expanded for good cause shown. | |
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663 | 1222 | (2) This paragraph does not prohibi t a factory from | |
664 | 1223 | owning, operating, controlling or acting in the | |
665 | 1224 | capacity of a motor vehicle dealer for a period | |
666 | 1225 | not to exceed twelve (12) months during the | |
667 | 1226 | transition from one dealer to another dealer if | |
668 | 1227 | the dealership is for sale at a reasonable price | |
669 | 1228 | and on reasonable terms and conditions to an | |
670 | 1229 | independent qualified buyer . On showing by a | |
671 | 1230 | factory of good cause, the Oklaho ma Motor Vehicle | |
672 | - | Commission may extend the time limit set forth | |
1231 | + | Commission may extend the time limit set forth | |
673 | 1232 | above; extensions may be granted for periods not | |
674 | 1233 | to exceed twelve (12) months. | |
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676 | 1261 | (3) This paragraph does not prohibit a factory from | |
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678 | 1263 | capacity of a motor vehicle dealer which was i n | |
679 | 1264 | operation prior to January 1, 2000. | |
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681 | 1265 | (4) This paragraph does not prohibit a factory from | |
682 | 1266 | owning, directly or indirectly, a minority | |
683 | 1267 | interest in an entity that owns, operates or | |
684 | 1268 | controls motor vehicle dealerships of the s ame | |
685 | 1269 | line-make franchised by the man ufacturer, | |
686 | 1270 | provided that each of the following conditions | |
687 | 1271 | are met: | |
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689 | 1272 | (a) all of the motor vehicle dea lerships selling | |
690 | 1273 | the motor vehicles of that manufacturer in | |
691 | 1274 | this state trade exclusively in the line - | |
692 | 1275 | make of that manufact urer, | |
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694 | 1276 | (b) all of the franchise agre ements of the | |
695 | 1277 | manufacturer confer rights on the dealer of | |
696 | 1278 | the line-make to develop and operate, wit hin | |
697 | 1279 | a defined geographic territory or area, as | |
698 | 1280 | many dealership facilities as the dealer and | |
699 | 1281 | manufacturer shall agree are a ppropriate, | |
700 | - | ||
701 | 1282 | (c) at the time the manufacturer first acquires | |
702 | 1283 | an ownership interest or assumes operation, | |
703 | 1284 | the distance between any deale rship thus | |
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704 | 1312 | owned or operated and the nearest | |
705 | 1313 | unaffiliated motor vehicle dealership | |
706 | 1314 | trading in the same line -make is not less | |
707 | 1315 | than seventy (70) miles, | |
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709 | 1316 | (d) during any period in which the manufacturer | |
710 | 1317 | has such an ownership interest, the | |
711 | 1318 | manufacturer has no mo re than three | |
712 | 1319 | franchise agreements with new motor vehicle | |
713 | 1320 | dealers licensed by the Oklahoma Motor | |
714 | 1321 | Vehicle Commission to do business within the | |
715 | 1322 | state, and | |
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717 | 1323 | (e) prior to January 1, 2000, the factory shall | |
718 | 1324 | have furnished or made available to | |
719 | 1325 | prospective motor vehicle dealers an | |
720 | 1326 | offering-circular in accordance with the | |
721 | 1327 | Trade Regulation Rule on Franchising of the | |
722 | 1328 | Federal Trade Commission, and any guidelines | |
723 | 1329 | and exemptions issued thereunder, which | |
724 | 1330 | disclose the possibility that the factory | |
725 | 1331 | may from time to time seek to own or | |
726 | 1332 | acquire, directly or indirectly, ownership | |
727 | 1333 | interests in retail dealerships; | |
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729 | 1334 | 13. Being a factory which directly or indirectly makes | |
730 | 1335 | available for public disclosure any proprietary information provided | |
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731 | 1363 | to the factory by a new motor vehicle dealer , other than in | |
732 | 1364 | composite form to dealers in the same line -make or in response to a | |
733 | 1365 | subpoena or order of the Commission or a court. Proprietary | |
734 | 1366 | information includes, but is not limited to, information: | |
735 | - | ||
736 | 1367 | a. derived from monthly financial statements provided to | |
737 | 1368 | the factory, and | |
738 | - | ||
739 | 1369 | b. regarding any aspect of the profitability of a | |
740 | 1370 | particular new motor vehicle dealer; | |
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742 | 1371 | 14. Being a factory which does not provide or direct leads in a | |
743 | 1372 | fair, equitable and timely manner. Nothing in this paragraph shall | |
744 | 1373 | be construed to require a factory to disregard the preference of a | |
745 | 1374 | consumer in providing or directing a lead; | |
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747 | 1375 | 15. Being a factory which used the customer list of a new motor | |
748 | 1376 | vehicle dealer for the purpose of unfairly competing with dealers; | |
749 | - | ||
750 | 1377 | 16. Being a factory which pr ohibits a new motor vehicle dealer | |
751 | 1378 | from relocating after a written request by such new motor vehicle | |
752 | 1379 | dealer if: | |
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754 | 1380 | a. the facility and the proposed new loc ation satisfies | |
755 | 1381 | or meets the written reasonable guidelines of the | |
756 | 1382 | factory. Reasonable guidelines do not include site | |
757 | 1383 | control unless agreed to as set forth in subparagraphs | |
758 | 1384 | e and f of paragraph 9 of this subsection, | |
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760 | 1412 | b. the proposed new location is within the area of | |
761 | 1413 | responsibility of the new motor vehicle dealer | |
762 | 1414 | pursuant to Section 578.1 of this title, and | |
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764 | 1415 | c. the factory has sixty (60) days from receipt of the | |
765 | 1416 | new motor vehicle dealer's relocation request to | |
766 | 1417 | approve or deny the request. The failure to approve | |
767 | 1418 | or deny the request within the sixty-day time frame | |
768 | 1419 | shall constitute approval of the request; | |
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770 | 1420 | 17. Being a factory which prohibits a new motor vehicle dealer | |
771 | 1421 | from adding additional line -makes to its existing facility, if, | |
772 | 1422 | after adding the additional line-makes, the facility satisfies the | |
773 | 1423 | written reasonable capitalization standards and facility guidelines | |
774 | 1424 | of each factory. Reasonable facility guidelines do not include a | |
775 | 1425 | requirement to maintain site control unless agreed to b y the dealer | |
776 | 1426 | as set forth in subparagraphs e and f of paragraph 9 of this | |
777 | 1427 | subsection; | |
778 | - | ||
779 | 1428 | 18. Being a factory that increases prices of ne w motor vehicles | |
780 | 1429 | which the new motor vehicle dealer had ordered for retail consumers | |
781 | 1430 | and notified the factory prior to the dealer's receipt of the | |
782 | 1431 | written official price increase notification. A sales contract | |
783 | 1432 | signed by a retail consumer accompanied with proof of order | |
784 | 1433 | submission to the factory shall constitute evidence of each such | |
785 | 1434 | order, provided that the vehicle is in fac t delivered to the | |
786 | 1435 | customer. Price differences applicable to new models or series | |
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787 | 1463 | motor vehicles at the time of the introduction of n ew models or | |
788 | 1464 | series shall not be considered a price increase for purposes of this | |
789 | 1465 | paragraph. Price changes caused by any of the following shall not | |
790 | 1466 | be subject to the provisions of this paragraph: | |
791 | - | ||
792 | 1467 | a. the addition to a motor vehicle of required or | |
793 | 1468 | optional equipment pursuant to state or federal law, | |
794 | - | ||
795 | 1469 | b. revaluation of the United States dollar in the case of | |
796 | 1470 | foreign-made vehicles or components, or | |
797 | - | ||
798 | 1471 | c. an increase in transportation charges due to increased | |
799 | 1472 | rates imposed by common or contract carriers; | |
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801 | 1473 | 19. Being a factory that requires a new motor vehicle dealer to | |
802 | 1474 | participate monetarily in an advertising campaign or contest, or | |
803 | 1475 | purchase any promotional materials, showroom or other display | |
804 | - | decoration or materials at the expense of the new motor vehicle | |
1476 | + | decoration or materials at the expense of the new motor vehicle | |
805 | 1477 | dealer without consent of the dealer, which consent shall not be | |
806 | 1478 | unreasonably withheld; | |
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808 | 1479 | 20. Being a factory that denies any new mot or vehicle dealer | |
809 | 1480 | the right of free association with any other new motor vehicle | |
810 | 1481 | dealer for any lawful purpose, unless otherwise permi tted by this | |
811 | 1482 | chapter; or | |
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813 | 1483 | 21. Being a factory that requires a new motor vehicle dealer to | |
814 | 1484 | sell, offer to sell or sell excl usively an extended service | |
815 | 1485 | contract, extended maintenance plan or similar product, such as gap | |
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816 | 1513 | products offered, endorsed or sponsore d by the factory by the | |
817 | 1514 | following means: | |
818 | - | ||
819 | 1515 | a. by an act or statement from the factory that will in | |
820 | 1516 | any manner adversely impa ct the dealer, | |
821 | - | ||
822 | 1517 | b. by measuring the dealer's performance under the | |
823 | 1518 | franchise based on the sale of extended service | |
824 | 1519 | contracts, extended maintenance plans or similar | |
825 | 1520 | products offered, endorsed or sponsored by the | |
826 | 1521 | manufacturer or distributor. | |
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828 | 1522 | B. Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, in the | |
829 | 1523 | event of a proposed sale or transfer of a dealership, the | |
830 | 1524 | manufacturer or distributor shall be permitted to exercise a right | |
831 | 1525 | of first refusal to acquire the assets or ownership interest of the | |
832 | 1526 | dealer of the new vehicle dealership, if such sale or transfer is | |
833 | 1527 | conditioned upon the manufacturer or dealer entering into a dealer | |
834 | 1528 | agreement with the proposed new owner or transferee, only if all the | |
835 | 1529 | following requirements are met: | |
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837 | 1530 | 1. To exercise its right of first re fusal, the factory must | |
838 | 1531 | notify the dealer in writing within sixty (60) days of receipt of | |
839 | 1532 | the completed proposal for the proposed sale transfer; | |
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841 | 1533 | 2. The exercise of the right of first refusal will result in | |
842 | 1534 | the dealer and the owner of the dealership receiv ing the same or | |
843 | 1535 | greater consideration as they have contracted to receive in | |
844 | 1536 | connection with the proposed change of ownership or transf er; | |
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847 | 1565 | dealership does not involve the transfer or sale to a member or | |
848 | - | members of the family of one or mo re dealer owners, or to a | |
1566 | + | members of the family of one or mo re dealer owners, or to a | |
849 | 1567 | qualified manager or a partnership or corporation controlled by such | |
850 | 1568 | persons; and | |
851 | - | ||
852 | 1569 | 4. The factory agrees to pay the reasonable expenses, including | |
853 | 1570 | attorney fees which do not exceed the usual, cus tomary and | |
854 | 1571 | reasonable fees charged for similar work done for other clients | |
855 | 1572 | incurred by the proposed new owner and transferee prior to the | |
856 | 1573 | exercise by the factory of its right of first refusal in negotiating | |
857 | 1574 | and implementing the contract for the proposed sa le or transfer of | |
858 | 1575 | the dealership or dealership assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, | |
859 | 1576 | no payment of expenses and attorney fees shall be required if the | |
860 | 1577 | proposed new dealer or transferee has not submitted or caused to be | |
861 | 1578 | submitted an accounting of those ex penses within thirty (30) days of | |
862 | 1579 | receipt of the written request of the factory for such an | |
863 | 1580 | accounting. The accounting may be request ed by a factory before | |
864 | 1581 | exercising its right of first refusal. | |
865 | - | ||
866 | 1582 | C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit, limit, restrict or | |
867 | 1583 | impose conditions on: | |
868 | - | ||
869 | 1584 | 1. Business activities, including without limitation the | |
870 | 1585 | dealings with motor vehicle manufacturers and the r epresentatives | |
871 | 1586 | and affiliates of motor vehicle manufacturers, of any person that is | |
872 | 1587 | primarily engaged in the business of s hort-term, not to exceed | |
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873 | 1615 | twelve (12) months, rental of motor vehicles and industrial and | |
874 | 1616 | construction equipment and activities inciden tal to that business, | |
875 | 1617 | provided that: | |
876 | - | ||
877 | 1618 | a. any motor vehicle sold by that person is limited to | |
878 | 1619 | used motor vehicles that have been previously used | |
879 | 1620 | exclusively and regularly by that person in the | |
880 | 1621 | conduct of business and used motor vehicles traded in | |
881 | 1622 | on motor vehicles sold by that person, | |
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883 | 1623 | b. warranty repairs performed by that person on motor | |
884 | 1624 | vehicles are limited to those motor vehi cles that it | |
885 | 1625 | owns, previously owned or takes in trade, and | |
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887 | 1626 | c. motor vehicle financing provided by that person to | |
888 | 1627 | retail consumers for motor vehicles is limited to used | |
889 | 1628 | vehicles sold by that person in the conduct of | |
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892 | 1630 | 2. The direct or indirect o wnership, affiliation or control of | |
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898 | 1634 | for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the | |
899 | 1635 | fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or | |
900 | 1636 | responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and | |
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903 | 1638 | conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat | |
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904 | 1666 | of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability | |
905 | 1667 | to serve the public or work with others in the occupation. | |
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907 | 1668 | SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 584, is | |
908 | 1669 | amended to read as follows: | |
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910 | 1670 | Section 584. A. The Oklahoma Used Mot or Vehicle and Parts | |
911 | 1671 | Commission may deny an application for a license, impose a fine not | |
912 | 1672 | to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) pe r occurrence and/or | |
913 | 1673 | revoke or suspend a license after it has been granted, when a ny | |
914 | 1674 | provision of Sections 581 through 588 of this title is violated or | |
915 | 1675 | for any of the following reasons: | |
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917 | 1676 | 1. On satisfactory proof of unfitness of the applicant or the | |
918 | 1677 | licensee, as the case may be, un der the standards established by | |
919 | 1678 | Sections 581 through 588 of this title; | |
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921 | 1679 | 2. For fraud practices o r any material misstatement made by an | |
922 | 1680 | applicant in any application for license under the provisions of | |
923 | 1681 | Sections 581 through 588 of th is title; | |
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925 | 1682 | 3. For any willful failure to comply with any provision of | |
926 | 1683 | Section 581 et seq. of this title or with any rule p romulgated by | |
927 | 1684 | the Commission under aut hority vested in it by Sections 581 through | |
928 | 1685 | 588 of this title; | |
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930 | 1686 | 4. Change of condition after lic ense is granted resultin g in | |
931 | 1687 | failure to maintain the qualifications for license; | |
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933 | 1688 | 5. Continued or flagrant violation of an y of the rules of the | |
934 | 1689 | Commission; | |
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936 | 1717 | 6. Being a used motor vehicle dealer, a used motor vehicle | |
937 | 1718 | salesperson, a wholesale used motor vehi cle dealer, or a | |
938 | - | manufactured home dealer, a restricted manufactured home park | |
1719 | + | manufactured home dealer, a restricted manufactured home park | |
939 | 1720 | dealer, a manufactured home installer , a manufactured home | |
940 | 1721 | salesperson or a manufactured home manufacturer who: | |
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942 | 1722 | a. resorts to or uses any false or misleading advertising | |
943 | 1723 | in connection with business as a used motor vehicle | |
944 | 1724 | dealer, wholesale used motor vehicle dealer or a | |
945 | 1725 | restricted manufactured home park dealer or | |
946 | 1726 | manufactured home deal er, installer or manufacturer, | |
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948 | 1727 | b. has committed any unlawful act which resulted in the | |
949 | 1728 | revocation of any similar license in another state, | |
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951 | 1729 | c. has been convicted of a felony crime involving moral | |
952 | 1730 | turpitude that substantially relates to the occupation | |
953 | 1731 | of a used motor vehicle dealer, a wholesale used motor | |
954 | 1732 | vehicle dealer, a manufactured home dealer, a | |
955 | 1733 | restricted manufactured home park dealer, a | |
956 | 1734 | manufactured home installer or a ma nufactured home | |
957 | 1735 | manufacturer and poses a rea sonable threat to public | |
958 | 1736 | safety, | |
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960 | 1737 | d. has committed a fraudulent act in selling, purchasing | |
961 | 1738 | or otherwise dealing in motor vehicles or manufactured | |
962 | 1739 | homes or has misrepresented the terms and conditions | |
963 | 1740 | of a sale, purchase or contract for sale or purchase | |
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964 | 1768 | of a motor vehicle or manufactured home or any | |
965 | 1769 | interest therein including an option to purchase such | |
966 | 1770 | motor vehicles or manufactured home s, | |
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968 | 1771 | e. has engaged in business under a past or present | |
969 | 1772 | license issued pursuant t o Sections 581 through 588 of | |
970 | 1773 | this title, in such a manner as to cause injury to the | |
971 | 1774 | public or to those with whom the licensee is dealing, | |
972 | - | ||
973 | 1775 | f. has failed to meet or maintain the conditions and | |
974 | 1776 | requirements necessary to qualify for the issuance of | |
975 | 1777 | a license, | |
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977 | 1778 | g. has failed or refused to furnish and keep in force any | |
978 | 1779 | bond required under Secti ons 581 through 588 of this | |
979 | 1780 | title, | |
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981 | 1781 | h. has installed or attempted to install a manufactured | |
982 | 1782 | home in an unworkmanlike manner, or | |
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984 | 1783 | i. employs a person in connection with the sa le of | |
985 | 1784 | manufactured homes without first obtaini ng a | |
986 | 1785 | certificate of registration for t he person; | |
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988 | 1786 | 7. Being a used motor vehicle dealer who: | |
989 | - | ||
990 | 1787 | a. does not have an established place o f business, | |
991 | - | ||
992 | 1788 | b. employs a person in connection with the sale of used | |
993 | 1789 | vehicles without first obtaining a certificate of | |
994 | 1790 | registration for the person , | |
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996 | 1818 | c. fails or refuses to furnish or keep in force single | |
997 | 1819 | limit liability insurance on any vehicle offered for | |
998 | 1820 | sale and otherwise required under the financial | |
999 | 1821 | responsibility laws of this stat e, or | |
1000 | - | ||
1001 | 1822 | d. is not operating from the address sho wn on the license | |
1002 | 1823 | if this change has n ot been reported to the | |
1003 | 1824 | Commission; or | |
1004 | - | ||
1005 | 1825 | 8. Being a manufactured home dealer or a restricted | |
1006 | 1826 | manufactured home park dealer who: | |
1007 | - | ||
1008 | 1827 | a. does not have an established place of busi ness, | |
1009 | - | ||
1010 | 1828 | b. fails or refuses to furnish or keep i n force garage | |
1011 | 1829 | liability and completed operations insurance, or | |
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1013 | 1830 | c. is not operating from the address shown on the license | |
1014 | 1831 | if this change has not been reported to the | |
1015 | 1832 | Commission. | |
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1017 | 1833 | B. 1. The Commission shall den y an application for a license, | |
1018 | 1834 | or revoke or suspend a license after it has been gra nted, if a | |
1019 | 1835 | manufactured home dealer does not meet the following guidelines and | |
1020 | 1836 | restrictions: | |
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1022 | 1837 | a. a display area for manufactured homes which is easily | |
1023 | 1838 | accessible, with suffi cient parking for the public, | |
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1025 | 1839 | b. an office for conducting business where the books, | |
1026 | 1840 | records, and files are kept, with access to a restroom | |
1027 | 1841 | for the public, | |
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1029 | 1869 | c. a place of business which meets all zoning, occupancy | |
1030 | 1870 | and other requirements of the appropriate lo cal | |
1031 | 1871 | government and regular occupancy by a pers on, firm, or | |
1032 | 1872 | corporation engaged in th e business of selling | |
1033 | 1873 | manufactured homes, and | |
1034 | - | ||
1035 | 1874 | d. a place of business which is separate and apart from | |
1036 | 1875 | any other dealer's location. | |
1037 | - | ||
1038 | 1876 | 2. The Commission shall deny an applicat ion for a restricted | |
1039 | 1877 | manufactured home park de aler license, or revoke or suspend a | |
1040 | 1878 | license after it has been granted, if a manufactured home park | |
1041 | 1879 | dealer does not satisfy the fol lowing guidelines and restrictions: | |
1042 | - | ||
1043 | 1880 | a. only mobile or manufactured homes that a re "ready for | |
1044 | 1881 | occupancy" are sold or offered f or sale, | |
1045 | - | ||
1046 | 1882 | b. maintains an office for co nducting business where the | |
1047 | 1883 | books, records, and files are kept, with access to a | |
1048 | 1884 | restroom for the public, | |
1049 | - | ||
1050 | 1885 | c. maintains a place of business which meets all zoning, | |
1051 | 1886 | occupancy and other requirements of the appropriate | |
1052 | 1887 | local government and regular occupancy by a person, | |
1053 | 1888 | firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling | |
1054 | 1889 | manufactured homes inside a park, and | |
1055 | - | ||
1056 | 1890 | d. maintains a place of business which is separate and | |
1057 | 1891 | apart from any other dealer's location. | |
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1059 | 1919 | C. The Commission shall deny an application for a licens e, or | |
1060 | 1920 | revoke or suspend a license after it has been granted, if a | |
1061 | 1921 | manufactured home installer : | |
1062 | - | ||
1063 | 1922 | 1. Installs or attempts to install a manufactured home in a | |
1064 | 1923 | manner that is not in compliance with installation standards a s set | |
1065 | 1924 | by the Commission pursuant to ru le; or | |
1066 | - | ||
1067 | 1925 | 2. Violates or fails to comply with any applicable rule as | |
1068 | 1926 | promulgated by the Commiss ion concerning manufactured home | |
1069 | 1927 | installers. | |
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1071 | 1928 | D. The Commission shall deny an a pplication for a license, or | |
1072 | 1929 | revoke or suspend a license after it has been granted, if a | |
1073 | - | manufactured home manufacturer violates or fails to comply with any | |
1930 | + | manufactured home manufacturer violates or fails to comply with any | |
1074 | 1931 | applicable rule as p romulgated by the Commission concerning | |
1075 | 1932 | manufactured home manufacturers. | |
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1077 | 1933 | E. The Commission shall deny an application for a l icense by a | |
1078 | 1934 | motor vehicle manufacturer or factory if the application is for the | |
1079 | 1935 | purpose of selling used motor vehicles to any retai l consumer in the | |
1080 | 1936 | state, other than through its retail franchised dealers, or a cting | |
1081 | 1937 | as a broker between a seller and a retai l buyer. This subsection | |
1082 | 1938 | does not prohibit a manufacturer from selling used motor vehicles | |
1083 | 1939 | where the retail customer is a nonprofi t organization or a federal, | |
1084 | 1940 | state, or local government or agency . This subsection does not | |
1085 | 1941 | prohibit a manufacturer from pro viding information to a consumer for | |
1086 | 1942 | the purpose of marketing or facilitating the sale of used motor | |
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1087 | 1970 | vehicles or from establishing a program to sell or offer to sell | |
1088 | 1971 | used motor vehicles through the manufacturer 's retail franchised | |
1089 | 1972 | dealers as provided for i n Sections 561 through 580.2 of this t itle. | |
1090 | 1973 | This subsection shall not prevent a factory from obtaining a | |
1091 | 1974 | wholesale used motor vehi cle dealer's license or the factory 's | |
1092 | 1975 | financing subsidiary from obtaining a who lesale used motor vehicle | |
1093 | 1976 | dealer's license. | |
1094 | - | ||
1095 | 1977 | F. If the Commission denies issuance of a license the | |
1096 | 1978 | Commission shall provide the grounds for the action to the applicant | |
1097 | 1979 | in writing and allow the applicant sixty (60) days to resolve any | |
1098 | 1980 | issues that are the gr ounds for the action. | |
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1100 | 1981 | G. Each of the aforemen tioned grounds for suspension, | |
1101 | 1982 | revocation, or denial of issuance or renewal of license shall also | |
1102 | 1983 | constitute a violation of Section s 581 through 588 of this title, | |
1103 | 1984 | unless the person involved has been tried and acquitted of the | |
1104 | 1985 | offense constituting such gro unds. | |
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1106 | 1986 | The suspension, revocation or re fusal to issue or renew a | |
1107 | 1987 | license or the imposition of any other penalty by the Commission | |
1108 | 1988 | shall be in addition to any penalty which might be imposed upon any | |
1109 | 1989 | licensee upon a conviction at law for any violation of Sect ions 581 | |
1110 | 1990 | through 588 of this title. | |
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1112 | 1991 | H. As used in this section: | |
1113 | - | ||
1114 | 1992 | 1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct | |
1115 | 1993 | for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the | |
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1116 | 2021 | fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or | |
1117 | 2022 | responsibilities necessarily related to th e occupation; and | |
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1119 | 2023 | 2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal | |
1120 | 2024 | conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat | |
1121 | 2025 | of harm against another an d has a bearing on the fitness or ability | |
1122 | 2026 | to serve the public or work with others in the occupation. | |
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1124 | 2027 | SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 20 2 1, Section 1-1454, is | |
1125 | 2028 | amended to read as follows: | |
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1127 | 2029 | Section 1-1454. A. On and after May 1, 2 002, except for a | |
1128 | 2030 | physician, any person intendin g to perform medical micropigmentatio n | |
1129 | 2031 | in this state shall first be certified by the State Department of | |
1130 | 2032 | Health. | |
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1132 | 2033 | B. The State Commissioner of Health shall not issue a | |
1133 | 2034 | certificate or renew a certificate to pe rform medical | |
1134 | 2035 | micropigmentation to a person who has: | |
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1136 | 2036 | 1. Been convicted of or pled gu ilty or nolo contendere to a | |
1137 | 2037 | felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in any federal, | |
1138 | 2038 | state, territory, or District of Columbia court crime that | |
1139 | 2039 | substantially relates to the practice of medical micropigmentatio n | |
1140 | 2040 | and poses a reasonable threat to pu blic safety; | |
1141 | - | ||
1142 | 2041 | 2. Been determined to have engaged in unprofessional conduct as | |
1143 | 2042 | defined by the rules promulgated by the State Board of Health; | |
1144 | - | ||
1145 | 2043 | 3. Made a materially false or fraudulent statement in an | |
1146 | 2044 | application or other document relating to certification p ursuant to | |
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1147 | 2072 | the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Micropigmentation Regulation | |
1148 | 2073 | Act; or | |
1149 | - | ||
1150 | 2074 | 4. Had a health-related license, certificate, or permit | |
1151 | 2075 | suspended, revoked or not r enewed or had any other disciplinary | |
1152 | 2076 | action taken, or had an application for a health -related license, | |
1153 | 2077 | certificate, or permit refused by a federal, state, territory, or | |
1154 | 2078 | District of Columbia regulatory authority for intentionally | |
1155 | 2079 | falsifying information. | |
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1157 | 2080 | C. In order to qualify for certification, an appli cant shall: | |
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1159 | 2081 | 1. Have received a high school diploma or its equivalent; | |
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1161 | 2082 | 2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and | |
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1163 | 2083 | 3. Have submitted a completed application to the Department in | |
1164 | 2084 | such form as required b y the Department which shall include a | |
1165 | 2085 | notarized copy of: | |
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1167 | 2086 | a. the certificate of birth of the applicant, | |
1168 | - | ||
1169 | 2087 | b. the applicant's driver license or other similar form | |
1170 | 2088 | of identification, | |
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1172 | 2089 | c. other professional credentials, if applicable, and | |
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1174 | 2090 | d. proof, in such form as the Department determines | |
1175 | 2091 | appropriate, of the satisfactory completion of a | |
1176 | 2092 | program of training and testing approved by the | |
1177 | 2093 | Department as specified in Section 6 1-1455 of this | |
1178 | 2094 | act title. | |
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1180 | 2122 | D. Upon meeting the requirements of the Oklahoma Medical | |
1181 | 2123 | Micropigmentation Regulation Act and rules promulgated pu rsuant | |
1182 | 2124 | thereto, the State Commissione r of Health shall issue a certificate | |
1183 | 2125 | to perform medical micropigmentation to the applicant. | |
1184 | - | ||
1185 | 2126 | E. As used in this section: | |
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1187 | 2127 | 1. "Substantially relates " means the nature of c riminal conduct | |
1188 | 2128 | for which the person was convict ed has a direct bearing on the | |
1189 | 2129 | fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or | |
1190 | 2130 | responsibilities necessarily related to t he occupation; and | |
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1192 | 2131 | 2. "Poses a reasonable threat " means the nature of crimin al | |
1193 | 2132 | conduct for which the person was convicted in volved an act or threat | |
1194 | 2133 | of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability | |
1195 | 2134 | to serve the public or work with others in the occupation. | |
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1197 | 2135 | SECTION 6. This act shall become effecti ve November 1, 2022. | |
1198 | - | ENR. H. B. NO. 3002 Page 28 | |
1199 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of March, 2022. | |
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1204 | - | Presiding Officer of the House | |
1205 | - | of Representatives | |
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1208 | - | Passed the Senate the 27th day of April, 2022. | |
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1213 | - | Presiding Officer of the Senate | |
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1218 | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | |
1219 | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ | |
1220 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
1221 | - | By: _________________________________ | |
1222 | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ | |
1223 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
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1226 | - | _________________________________ | |
1227 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
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1229 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
1230 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ | |
1231 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
1232 | - | By: _________________________________ | |
2136 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM | |
2137 | + | April 7, 2022 - DO PASS |