Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3002 Compare Versions

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3-BILL NO. 3002 By: Munson, Lepak, and Ranson
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34+BILL NO. 3002 By: Munson, Lepak and Ranson of
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1543 An Act relating to professions and occupations;
1644 amending 2 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -98, which relates to
1745 the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Ac t; modifying
1846 application for license; defining terms; amending 37A
1947 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -146, which relates to the
2048 Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; modifying
2149 disqualifying factors for licensure; amending 47 O.S.
2250 2021, Section 565, which relates to motor vehicle
2351 dealers; modifying application for license; defin ing
2452 terms; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 584, which
2553 relates to used motor vehicle dealers; modifyi ng
2654 basis for denial, revocation or suspension of
2755 license; defining terms; amending 63 O.S. 20 21,
2856 Section 1-1454, which relates to the Oklahoma Medical
2957 Micropigmentation Regulation Act; modifying
3058 qualifications for certification; defining terms; and
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3863 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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4064 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Secti on 11-98, is
4165 amended to read as follows:
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4366 Section 11-98. A. An applicant for a license to engage in
4467 business as a scrap meta l dealer shall provide all of the follo wing
4568 information on the license application:
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4796 1. If the applicant is an individual, the full name and place
4897 of residence of the applicant;
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5098 2. If the applicant is a firm, corporation or other legal
5199 entity, the full name, place of residence, and the positio n of the
52100 individual filing the application on behalf of the entity;
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54101 3. The business address of the location where the scrap metal
55102 dealer conducts business or will conduct business as a scrap metal
56103 dealer;
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58104 4. Legal proof of ownership, lease agreement or c ontract for
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61106 5. Proof of a dedicated telephone line for the business
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64108 6. Proof of a general liability insurance policy for the
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67110 7. Proof of a current discharge permi t issued pursuant to the
68111 provisions of the Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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71113 8. Whether the person has been previously convicted of, or pled
72-guilty or nolo contendere to , any felony or to a misdemeanor
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73115 involving moral turpitude or di shonesty; and
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75116 9. Any other additional information that will sufficiently
76117 enable the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to
77118 determine if the scrap metal dealer is prohibited from being issued
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78146 a license crime that substantially relates to scrap metal dealing
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81148 B. The Department may conduct any reasonable inquiry or
82149 investigation relative to the determination of the fitness of the
83150 applicant to be licensed or continue to be licensed including, b ut
84151 not limited to, requiring a nationa l criminal history record check
85152 as provided in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Stat utes.
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87153 C. The Department shall charge an application fee in the amount
88154 of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for processing an ini tial
89155 application for a scrap metal dea ler license. The Department shall
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91157 be used for the purpose of conducting an investigation of the
92158 applicant. All fees shall be nonrefundable.
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94159 D. In addition to the application, each appl icant shall submit
95160 a full set of fingerprints and a photograph with each application
96161 for an original license. The fingerprints shall be used for a
97162 national criminal history record check as provided for in subsection
98163 B of this section. The applicant shall be required to pay for
99164 fingerprints, photographs and the national criminal history records
100165 check required for licensure and renewals.
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102166 E. If the results of the investigation of the applicant show no
103167 prohibition to granting a license, the Department shall issue the
104168 scrap metal dealer license. The scrap metal dealer license shall be
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105196 valid for a period of one (1) year unless otherwise voluntarily
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108198 F. A scrap metal deal er license issued pursuant to the
109199 provisions of this act is valid for the conduct of business as a
110200 scrap metal dealer only at the l ocation specified in the
111201 application. A separate scrap metal dealer license shall be
112202 required for each location specified in the application form and
113203 each license shall designate the location to which it applies. The
114204 business of the scrap metal dealer sh all not be conducted in any
115205 place other than that designated by the license. The scrap metal
116206 dealer license shall not be tra nsferable.
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118207 G. The Department shall de ny the license when the applicant
119208 fails to properly complete the application form or if it is
120209 determined that the applicant is not eligible to receive a scrap
121210 metal dealer license.
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123211 H. A scrap metal dealer license may be renewed any time within
124212 sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the license. To
125213 renew a scrap metal dealer license, the licensee must first obtain a
126214 renewal form from the Department. The licensee must complete the
127215 renewal form and submit a ren ewal fee in the amount of One Hundred
128216 Dollars ($100.00) to the Department. Upon receipt of the renewal
129217 application and fee, the De partment shall conduct a national
130218 criminal history record check and investigate any other records or
131219 information deemed by th e Department to be relevant to the ren ewal
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132247 of the scrap metal dealer license. If the licensee appears not to
133248 have any prohibition to renewing the scrap metal dealer license, the
134249 Department shall issue the renewed license for a period of one (1)
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137251 I. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture , Food, and Forestry
138252 shall promulgate rules, procedures and forms governing the
139253 application and renewal procedures for scrap metal dealer licenses.
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143255 1. "Substantially relates " means the nature of criminal conduct
144256 for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the
145257 fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or
146258 responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and
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149260 conduct for which the perso n was convicted involved an act or threat
150261 of harm against another and has a bearing on the fi tness or ability
151262 to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
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153263 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 37A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -146, is
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156265 Section 2-146. A. The ABLE Commission shall refuse to issue a
157266 wine and spirits wholesaler, beer distributor, retail spirits,
158267 retail wine or retail beer license, either on an original
159268 application or a renewal application, if it has r easonable grounds
160269 to believe and finds any of the following to be true:
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162297 1. Except in the case of a beer distributor, that the applicant
163298 is not a citizen of the United States or is not a qualified elector
164299 in this state, or has not been a continuous residen t of this state
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166301 license;
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170303 3. That the applicant or any partner, or spouse of the
171304 applicant or any partner, has been convicted of a f elony;
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174306 applicant or any partner, has been convicted of a violation of any
175307 state or federal law relating to alcoholic beverages, has forfeited
176308 a bond while any cha rge of such violation was pending, nor may any
177309 license be granted for any purpose under the Oklahoma Alcoholic
178310 Beverage Control Act to an Oklahoma resident, who has held or whose
179311 spouse has held a Federal Liquor Stamp in Oklahoma before the
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181313 Liquor Stamp was granted for supplying alcoholic beverages to a
182314 federal military installation, or was granted under the Oklahoma
183315 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act;
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185316 5. That the applicant or any partner has , within twelve (12)
186317 months next preceding the date of the application, violated any
187318 provision of the Oklahoma Alco holic Beverage Control Act or rule of
188319 the ABLE Commission promulgated pursuant hereto. Provided, however,
189320 that if the ABLE Commission has, d uring such twelve-month period,
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190348 suspended any license sought to be renewed, such renewal application
191349 may be approved if the term of the suspension has been completed and
192350 the applicant has complied with any special conditions imposed in
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195352 6. That the applicant is not of good moral character, or that
196353 the applicant is in the habit of using a lcoholic beverages to
197354 excess, or is mentally incapacitated . Provided, that the record in
198355 any municipal court showing a conviction of violati on of any
199356 municipal ordinances or stat e statutes involving moral character or
200357 public nuisance obtained after passag e and approval of the Oklahoma
201358 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act shall be received in evidence by the
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204360 7. That the applicant do es not own or have a written lease for
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208363 the date of application, has been the holder of a license revoked
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211365 9. That the applicant is not t he real party in interest, or
212366 intends to carry on the business authorized by the license as the
213367 agent of another;
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216369 renewal of any license, would not be eligible for such license on a
217370 first application;
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219398 11. That the applicant is a perso n who appoints or is a law
220399 enforcement official or is an employee of the ABLE Commission;
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225402 13. That, in the case of an application for a wine and spirits
226403 wholesaler license or beer distributor license, any br ewer or
227404 manufacturer, including an officer, director or principal
228405 stockholder thereof or any partner, has any financial interest in
229406 the business to be conducted under the license, unless otherwise
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237412 wholesaler or beer distributor license, the applicant or any
238413 partner, or spouse of the app licant or any partner, is the holder or
239414 partner of the holder of any other class of license issued under the
240415 provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoh olic Beverage Control Act, other
241416 than an agent or employee license for employment by the applicant,
242417 or a storage license, bonded warehouse license, carrier license or
243418 private carrier license; provided, nothing shall prohibit a wine and
244419 spirits wholesaler, who is otherwise qualified, from maint aining
245420 beer distributor licenses in the state, nor a beer distributor, who
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246448 is otherwise qualified, from maintaining a wine and spirits
247449 wholesaler license in the state;
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249450 16. That, in the case of an application for a ret ail spirits,
250451 retail wine or retail bee r license, the applicant or any partner is
251452 the holder or partner of the holde r, or employee of such holder of
252453 any other class of license issued under the provisions of the
253454 Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, other than a storage
254455 license or an employee license for the proposed licensed premises of
255456 the applicant, provided, nothi ng in this title shall prohibit an
256457 applicant for a retail wine and/or retail beer license from
257458 maintaining a separate mixed beverage, caterer , mixed
258459 beverage/caterer combination l icense, and/or an on-premise on-
259460 premises beer and wine license; or
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262462 other person affiliated with the applicant is not in compliance with
263463 the tax laws of this s tate as required in Article XXVIII -A of the
264464 Oklahoma Constitution.
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266465 B. The provisions of this section shall not ope rate to prohibit
267466 the issuance of a beer distributor license to a corporation or
268467 partnership or limited liability company.
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270468 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2 021, Section 565, is
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275499 impose a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)
276500 against a manufacturer or distributor or a fine not to exceed One
277501 Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) against a dealer per occurrence that
278502 any provision of Sections 561 through 567, 572, 578.1, 579 and 579. 1
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282505 application for any license under the pro visions of Section 561 et
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286508 application for any license under the provisions of Section 561 et
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299517 condition of sale and deliver y thereof, to also
300518 purchase special features, appliances, accessories or
301519 equipment not desired or requested by the purchaser
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308551 revocation of any similar license in another state,
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311553 with any retail buyer involving the sale of a motor
312554 vehicle,
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315556 turpitude that substantially relates to the occupation
316557 of a motor vehicle dealer and poses a reasonable
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321561 misrepresented the terms an d conditions of a sale,
322562 purchase or contract for sale or purchase of a new
323563 motor vehicle or any int erest therein including an
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336600 6. Being a new motor vehicle salesperson who is not employed as
337601 such by a licensed new motor vehicle dealer;
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345606 recondition one or more vehicles at the same time, and
346607 which is equipped with such parts, tools and equipment
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348609 vehicles in such a man ner as to make them comply with
349610 the safety laws of this state and to properly fulfill
350611 the dealer's or manufacturer's warranty obligation,
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353613 manufacturer or distributor of new or unused motor
354614 vehicles for the sale of the same and is not
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361620 d. employs a person without obtaining a certific ate of
362621 registration for the person, or utilizes the services
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371655 motor vehicles necessary to meet customer demand for
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373657 motor vehicle dealer 's franchise agreement, unless the
374658 new motor vehicles are not readily available from the
375659 manufacturer or distributor due to limited production;
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395701 (3) to order or accept delivery of any parts,
396702 accessories, equipment, machinery, tools,
397703 appliances or any commodity whatsoever, or
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400705 withholding from delivery to a motor vehicle dealer
401706 certain models of motor vehicles, changing or a mending
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404709 vehicles out of the ordinary course of business, in
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407712 advertising fund controlled d irectly or indirectly by
408713 the factory or for any other purposes such as contest,
409714 "give-aways" or other so-called sales promotional
410715 devices and/or change of quotas in any sales contest;
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412717 to receiving their vehicle allotment, to order a
413718 certain percentage of the vehicles with optional
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415720 dealer; however, nothing in this section shall
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417722 association which is open to a ll dealers on the same
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423753 vehicle dealer to ente r into any agreement or to
424754 cancel any agreement, or fails to act in good faith
425755 and in a fair, equitable and nondiscriminat ory manner;
426756 or has directly or indi rectly coerced, intimidated,
427757 threatened or restrained any motor vehicle dealer; or
428758 has acted dishonestly, or has failed to act in
429759 accordance with the reasonable standards of fair
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433762 services they are required to perform in connection
434763 with the dealer's delivery and preparation obligations
435764 according to the agreements on file with the
436765 Commission which must be found by the Commission to be
437766 reasonable, or fail to ad equately and fairly
438767 compensate its dealers for labor, parts and other
439768 expenses incurred by such dealer to perform und er and
440769 comply with manufacturer's warranty agreements .
441770 Adequate and fair compensation for parts shall be
442771 established by the dealer submitt ing to the
443772 manufacturer or distribu tor one hundred sequential
444773 nonwarranty customer-paid service repair orders which
445774 contain warranty-like parts, or ninety (90)
446775 consecutive days of nonwarranty customer -paid service
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448804 whichever is less, covering repairs made no more than
449805 one hundred eighty (180) days before the submission
450806 and declaring the ave rage percentage markup. Adequate
451807 and fair compensation for labor shall be established
452808 by the dealer submitting to the man ufacturer or
453809 distributor one hundre d sequential customer-paid
454810 service repair orders which contain labor charges, or
455811 ninety (90) consecutive days of customer-paid service
456812 repair orders which contain labor charges, whichever
457813 is less. When submitting repair orders to calculate a
458814 labor rate, a dealer need not include repair orders
459815 for routine maintenance. A manufacturer or
460816 distributor may, not later than thirty (30) days after
461817 submission, rebut that declared rate in writing by
462818 reasonably substantiating that t he rate is inaccurate
463819 or unreasonable in light of the practices of all other
464820 franchised motor vehicle dealers in an economically
465821 similar part of the state offering the same line -make
466822 vehicles. The retail rate shall go into effect thirty
467823 (30) days following the approval by the manufacturer,
468824 subject to audit of the submitted repair orders by the
469825 franchisor and a rebuttal of the declared r ate as
470826 described above. If the declared rate is rebutted,
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472855 adjustment in writing of the average percentage m arkup
473856 based on that rebuttal not later than thirty (30) days
474857 after submission. If the dealer does not agree with
475858 the proposed average percentage markup, the dealer may
476859 file a protest with the Commission not later than
477860 thirty (30) days after receipt of tha t proposal by the
478861 manufacturer or distributor. In the event a protest
479862 is filed, the manufacturer o r distributor shall have
480863 the burden of proof to establi sh the new motor vehicle
481864 dealer's submitted rate was inaccurate or unreasonable
482865 in light of the practi ces of all other franchised
483866 motor vehicle dealers in an economically similar part
484867 of the state. A manufacturer or distributor may not
485868 retaliate against any new motor vehicle dealer seeking
486869 to exercise its rights under th is provision. A
487870 manufacturer or distributor may require a dealer to
488871 submit repair orders in accordance with this section
489872 in order to validate a dealer's retail rate for parts
490873 or labor not more often than once every twelve (12)
491874 months. All claims made by dealers for compensation
492-for delivery, preparation and warra nty work shall be ENR. H. B. NO. 3002 Page 12
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493876 paid within thirty (30) days after approval and shall
494877 be approved or disapproved within thirty (30) days
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495905 after receipt. When any claim is disapproved, the
496906 dealer shall be notifi ed in writing of the groun ds for
497907 disapproval. The dealer's delivery, preparation and
498908 warranty obligations as filed with the Commiss ion
499909 shall constitute the dealer's sole responsibility for
500910 product liability as between the dealer and
501911 manufacturer. A factory may reasonably and
502912 periodically audit a new motor vehicle dealer to
503913 determine the validity of paid claims for dealer
504914 compensation or any charge-backs for warranty parts or
505915 service compensation . Except in cases of suspected
506916 fraud, audits of warranty pay ments shall only be for
507917 the one-year period immediately following the date of
508918 the payment. A manufacturer shall reserve the right
509919 to reasonable, periodic audits to determine the
510920 validity of paid claims for dealer compensation or any
511921 charge-backs for consumer or dealer incentives .
512922 Except in cases of suspected fraud, audits of
513923 incentive payments shall only be for a one -year period
514924 immediately following the date of the payment . A
515925 factory shall not deny a claim or charge a new motor
516926 vehicle dealer back subse quent to the payment of the
517927 claim unless the factory can show that the claim was
518928 false or fraudulent or that the new motor vehicle
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519956 dealer failed to reasonably substantiate the claim by
520957 the written reasonable procedures of the factory . The
521958 factory shall provide written notice to a dealer of a
522959 proposed charge-back that is the result of an audit
523960 along with the specific audit results and pr oposed
524961 charge-back amount. A dealer that receives notice of
525962 a proposed charge-back pursuant to a factory 's audit
526963 has the right to file a protest with the Co mmission
527964 within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice of
528965 the charge-back or audit results, w hichever is later.
529966 The factory is prohibited from implementing the
530967 charge-back or debiting the dealer 's account until
531968 either the time frame for filing a pro test has passed
532969 or a final adjudication is rendered by the Commission,
533970 whichever is later, unless t he dealer has agreed to
534971 the charge-back or charge-backs,
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536972 c. unreasonably fails or refuses to offer to its same
537-line-make franchised dealers all models manufa ctured ENR. H. B. NO. 3002 Page 13
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538974 for that line-make, or unreasonably requires a dealer
539975 to pay any extra fee, purchase unreaso nable
540976 advertising displays or other materials, or remodel,
541977 renovate, or recondition the dealer 's existing
542978 facilities as a prerequisite to receiving a model o r
543979 series of vehicles. The failure to deliver any such
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5441007 new motor vehicle shall not be considered a violation
5451008 of the section if the failure is not arbitrary or is
5461009 due to lack of manufacturing capacity or to a strike
5471010 or labor difficulty, a shortage of materi als, a
5481011 freight embargo or other cause over which the
5491012 manufacturer has no control . However, this
5501013 subparagraph shall not apply to recreational vehicles
5511014 or limited production model vehicles,
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5531015 d. except as necessary to comply with a health or safety
5541016 law, or to comply with a technology requirement which
5551017 is necessary to sell or service a motor vehicle that
5561018 the franchised motor vehicle dealer is authorized or
5571019 licensed by the franchisor to sell or service,
5581020 requires a new motor veh icle dealer to construct a new
5591021 facility or substantially renovate the new motor
5601022 vehicle dealer's existing facility unless the facility
5611023 construction or renovation is justified by the
5621024 economic conditions existing at the time, as well as
5631025 the reasonably forese eable projections, in the
5641026 automotive industry. However, this subparagraph shall
5651027 not apply if the factory provides money, credit,
5661028 allowance, reimbursement, or additional vehicle
5671029 allocation to a dealer to compensate the dealer for
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5691058 construction or renovation,
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5711059 e. requires a new motor vehicle dealer to establish an
5721060 exclusive facility, un less supported by reasonable
5731061 business, market and economic considerations;
5741062 provided, that this provision shall not restric t the
5751063 terms of any agreement for su ch exclusive facility
5761064 voluntarily entered into and supported by valuable
5771065 consideration separate fro m the new motor vehicle
5781066 dealer's right to sell and service motor vehicles for
5791067 the franchisor,
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5811068 f. requires a new motor vehi cle dealer to enter into a
582-site-control agreement coveri ng any or all of the new ENR. H. B. NO. 3002 Page 14
1069+site-control agreement covering any or all of the new
5831070 motor vehicle dealer's facilities or premises;
5841071 provided, that this provision shall not restrict the
5851072 terms of any site-control agreement voluntarily
5861073 entered into and supported by valuable consideration
5871074 separate from the new motor vehicle dealer's right to
5881075 sell and service motor vehicles for the franchisor .
5891076 Notwithstanding the foregoing or the terms of any
5901077 site-control agreement, a site -control agreement
5911078 automatically extinguish es if all of the factory 's
5921079 franchises that operated from the location that are
5931080 the subject of the site-control agreement are
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5951109 discontinuance of a product line, or
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5971110 g. requires a new motor vehicle dealer to purchase go ods
5981111 or services for the constructio n, renovation, or
5991112 improvement of the dealer's facility from a vendor
6001113 chosen by the factory if goods or services available
6011114 from other sources are of substantially similar
6021115 quality and design and comply with all applicable
6031116 laws; provided, however, that such g oods are not
6041117 subject to the factory's intellectual property or
6051118 trademark rights and the new motor v ehicle dealer has
6061119 received the factory 's approval, which approval may
6071120 not be unreasonably withheld . Nothing in this
6081121 subparagraph may be construed to allow a new motor
6091122 vehicle dealer to impair or eliminate a factory's
6101123 intellectual property, trademark right s or trade dress
6111124 usage guidelines. Nothing in this section prohibits
6121125 the enforcement of a voluntary agreement between the
6131126 factory and the new motor vehicle dealer where
6141127 separate and valuable consideration has been offered
6151128 and accepted;
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6181130 allocation or distribution which is unfair, inequitable or
6191131 unreasonably discriminatory. Upon the request of any dealer
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6211160 the basis upon which ne w motor vehicles are allocated, scheduled and
6221161 delivered among the dealers of the same line -make for that factory;
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6241162 11. Being a factory that sells directly or indirectly new motor
6251163 vehicles to any retail consumer in the state except through a new
6261164 motor vehicle dealer holding a franchise for the line -make that
627-includes the new motor vehicle . This paragraph does not apply to ENR. H. B. NO. 3002 Page 15
1165+includes the new motor vehicle . This paragraph does not apply to
6281166 factory sales of new motor vehicles to its employees, family members
6291167 of employees, retirees and family members of retirees, not -for-
6301168 profit organizations or the federal, state or local governments .
6311169 The provisions of this paragraph shall not preclude a factory from
6321170 providing information to a co nsumer for the purpose of marketing or
6331171 facilitating a sale of a new motor vehicle or from establish ing a
6341172 program to sell or offer to sell new motor vehicles through
6351173 participating dealers;
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6401176 interest in a new motor vehicle dealer or any
6411177 person who sells products or services to the
6421178 public,
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6481182 dealer.
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6511211 owning or controlling a new motor vehicle dealer
6521212 while in a bona fide relationship with a dealer
6531213 development candidate who has made a substantial
6541214 initial investment in the f ranchise and whose
6551215 initial investment is subject to potential loss.
6561216 The dealer development candidate can reasonably
6571217 expect to acquire full ownership of a new motor
6581218 vehicle dealer within a reasonable period of time
6591219 not to exceed ten (10) years and on reaso nable
6601220 terms and conditions . The ten-year acquisition
6611221 period may be expanded for good cause shown.
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6631222 (2) This paragraph does not prohibi t a factory from
6641223 owning, operating, controlling or acting in the
6651224 capacity of a motor vehicle dealer for a period
6661225 not to exceed twelve (12) months during the
6671226 transition from one dealer to another dealer if
6681227 the dealership is for sale at a reasonable price
6691228 and on reasonable terms and conditions to an
6701229 independent qualified buyer . On showing by a
6711230 factory of good cause, the Oklaho ma Motor Vehicle
672-Commission may extend the time limit set forth ENR. H. B. NO. 3002 Page 16
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6731232 above; extensions may be granted for periods not
6741233 to exceed twelve (12) months.
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6771262 owning, operating or controlling or acting in the
6781263 capacity of a motor vehicle dealer which was i n
6791264 operation prior to January 1, 2000.
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6811265 (4) This paragraph does not prohibit a factory from
6821266 owning, directly or indirectly, a minority
6831267 interest in an entity that owns, operates or
6841268 controls motor vehicle dealerships of the s ame
6851269 line-make franchised by the man ufacturer,
6861270 provided that each of the following conditions
6871271 are met:
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6901273 the motor vehicles of that manufacturer in
6911274 this state trade exclusively in the line -
6921275 make of that manufact urer,
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6951277 manufacturer confer rights on the dealer of
6961278 the line-make to develop and operate, wit hin
6971279 a defined geographic territory or area, as
6981280 many dealership facilities as the dealer and
6991281 manufacturer shall agree are a ppropriate,
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7011282 (c) at the time the manufacturer first acquires
7021283 an ownership interest or assumes operation,
7031284 the distance between any deale rship thus
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7051313 unaffiliated motor vehicle dealership
7061314 trading in the same line -make is not less
7071315 than seventy (70) miles,
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7101317 has such an ownership interest, the
7111318 manufacturer has no mo re than three
7121319 franchise agreements with new motor vehicle
7131320 dealers licensed by the Oklahoma Motor
7141321 Vehicle Commission to do business within the
7151322 state, and
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7171323 (e) prior to January 1, 2000, the factory shall
7181324 have furnished or made available to
7191325 prospective motor vehicle dealers an
7201326 offering-circular in accordance with the
7211327 Trade Regulation Rule on Franchising of the
7221328 Federal Trade Commission, and any guidelines
7231329 and exemptions issued thereunder, which
7241330 disclose the possibility that the factory
7251331 may from time to time seek to own or
7261332 acquire, directly or indirectly, ownership
7271333 interests in retail dealerships;
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7321364 composite form to dealers in the same line -make or in response to a
7331365 subpoena or order of the Commission or a court. Proprietary
7341366 information includes, but is not limited to, information:
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7361367 a. derived from monthly financial statements provided to
7371368 the factory, and
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7391369 b. regarding any aspect of the profitability of a
7401370 particular new motor vehicle dealer;
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7421371 14. Being a factory which does not provide or direct leads in a
7431372 fair, equitable and timely manner. Nothing in this paragraph shall
7441373 be construed to require a factory to disregard the preference of a
7451374 consumer in providing or directing a lead;
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7471375 15. Being a factory which used the customer list of a new motor
7481376 vehicle dealer for the purpose of unfairly competing with dealers;
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7501377 16. Being a factory which pr ohibits a new motor vehicle dealer
7511378 from relocating after a written request by such new motor vehicle
7521379 dealer if:
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7541380 a. the facility and the proposed new loc ation satisfies
7551381 or meets the written reasonable guidelines of the
7561382 factory. Reasonable guidelines do not include site
7571383 control unless agreed to as set forth in subparagraphs
7581384 e and f of paragraph 9 of this subsection,
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7611413 responsibility of the new motor vehicle dealer
7621414 pursuant to Section 578.1 of this title, and
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7641415 c. the factory has sixty (60) days from receipt of the
7651416 new motor vehicle dealer's relocation request to
7661417 approve or deny the request. The failure to approve
7671418 or deny the request within the sixty-day time frame
7681419 shall constitute approval of the request;
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7701420 17. Being a factory which prohibits a new motor vehicle dealer
7711421 from adding additional line -makes to its existing facility, if,
7721422 after adding the additional line-makes, the facility satisfies the
7731423 written reasonable capitalization standards and facility guidelines
7741424 of each factory. Reasonable facility guidelines do not include a
7751425 requirement to maintain site control unless agreed to b y the dealer
7761426 as set forth in subparagraphs e and f of paragraph 9 of this
7771427 subsection;
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7791428 18. Being a factory that increases prices of ne w motor vehicles
7801429 which the new motor vehicle dealer had ordered for retail consumers
7811430 and notified the factory prior to the dealer's receipt of the
7821431 written official price increase notification. A sales contract
7831432 signed by a retail consumer accompanied with proof of order
7841433 submission to the factory shall constitute evidence of each such
7851434 order, provided that the vehicle is in fac t delivered to the
7861435 customer. Price differences applicable to new models or series
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7881464 series shall not be considered a price increase for purposes of this
7891465 paragraph. Price changes caused by any of the following shall not
7901466 be subject to the provisions of this paragraph:
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7921467 a. the addition to a motor vehicle of required or
7931468 optional equipment pursuant to state or federal law,
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7951469 b. revaluation of the United States dollar in the case of
7961470 foreign-made vehicles or components, or
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7981471 c. an increase in transportation charges due to increased
7991472 rates imposed by common or contract carriers;
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8021474 participate monetarily in an advertising campaign or contest, or
8031475 purchase any promotional materials, showroom or other display
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8051477 dealer without consent of the dealer, which consent shall not be
8061478 unreasonably withheld;
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8091480 the right of free association with any other new motor vehicle
8101481 dealer for any lawful purpose, unless otherwise permi tted by this
8111482 chapter; or
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8141484 sell, offer to sell or sell excl usively an extended service
8151485 contract, extended maintenance plan or similar product, such as gap
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8201516 any manner adversely impa ct the dealer,
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8221517 b. by measuring the dealer's performance under the
8231518 franchise based on the sale of extended service
8241519 contracts, extended maintenance plans or similar
8251520 products offered, endorsed or sponsored by the
8261521 manufacturer or distributor.
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8281522 B. Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, in the
8291523 event of a proposed sale or transfer of a dealership, the
8301524 manufacturer or distributor shall be permitted to exercise a right
8311525 of first refusal to acquire the assets or ownership interest of the
8321526 dealer of the new vehicle dealership, if such sale or transfer is
8331527 conditioned upon the manufacturer or dealer entering into a dealer
8341528 agreement with the proposed new owner or transferee, only if all the
8351529 following requirements are met:
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8371530 1. To exercise its right of first re fusal, the factory must
8381531 notify the dealer in writing within sixty (60) days of receipt of
8391532 the completed proposal for the proposed sale transfer;
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8411533 2. The exercise of the right of first refusal will result in
8421534 the dealer and the owner of the dealership receiv ing the same or
8431535 greater consideration as they have contracted to receive in
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8471565 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 ENR. H. B. NO. 3002 Page 20
1566+members of the family of one or mo re dealer owners, or to a
8491567 qualified manager or a partnership or corporation controlled by such
8501568 persons; and
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8521569 4. The factory agrees to pay the reasonable expenses, including
8531570 attorney fees which do not exceed the usual, cus tomary and
8541571 reasonable fees charged for similar work done for other clients
8551572 incurred by the proposed new owner and transferee prior to the
8561573 exercise by the factory of its right of first refusal in negotiating
8571574 and implementing the contract for the proposed sa le or transfer of
8581575 the dealership or dealership assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
8591576 no payment of expenses and attorney fees shall be required if the
8601577 proposed new dealer or transferee has not submitted or caused to be
8611578 submitted an accounting of those ex penses within thirty (30) days of
8621579 receipt of the written request of the factory for such an
8631580 accounting. The accounting may be request ed by a factory before
8641581 exercising its right of first refusal.
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8661582 C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit, limit, restrict or
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8691584 1. Business activities, including without limitation the
8701585 dealings with motor vehicle manufacturers and the r epresentatives
8711586 and affiliates of motor vehicle manufacturers, of any person that is
8721587 primarily engaged in the business of s hort-term, not to exceed
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8741616 construction equipment and activities inciden tal to that business,
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8771618 a. any motor vehicle sold by that person is limited to
8781619 used motor vehicles that have been previously used
8791620 exclusively and regularly by that person in the
8801621 conduct of business and used motor vehicles traded in
8811622 on motor vehicles sold by that person,
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8831623 b. warranty repairs performed by that person on motor
8841624 vehicles are limited to those motor vehi cles that it
8851625 owns, previously owned or takes in trade, and
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8871626 c. motor vehicle financing provided by that person to
8881627 retail consumers for motor vehicles is limited to used
8891628 vehicles sold by that person in the conduct of
8901629 business; or
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8921630 2. The direct or indirect o wnership, affiliation or control of
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8951632 D. As used in this section:
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8981634 for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the
8991635 fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or
9001636 responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and
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9021637 2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal
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9071668 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 584, is
9081669 amended to read as follows:
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9101670 Section 584. A. The Oklahoma Used Mot or Vehicle and Parts
9111671 Commission may deny an application for a license, impose a fine not
9121672 to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) pe r occurrence and/or
9131673 revoke or suspend a license after it has been granted, when a ny
9141674 provision of Sections 581 through 588 of this title is violated or
9151675 for any of the following reasons:
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9171676 1. On satisfactory proof of unfitness of the applicant or the
9181677 licensee, as the case may be, un der the standards established by
9191678 Sections 581 through 588 of this title;
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9211679 2. For fraud practices o r any material misstatement made by an
9221680 applicant in any application for license under the provisions of
9231681 Sections 581 through 588 of th is title;
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9251682 3. For any willful failure to comply with any provision of
9261683 Section 581 et seq. of this title or with any rule p romulgated by
9271684 the Commission under aut hority vested in it by Sections 581 through
9281685 588 of this title;
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9301686 4. Change of condition after lic ense is granted resultin g in
9311687 failure to maintain the qualifications for license;
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9331688 5. Continued or flagrant violation of an y of the rules of the
9341689 Commission;
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9371718 salesperson, a wholesale used motor vehi cle dealer, or a
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1719+manufactured home dealer, a restricted manufactured home park
9391720 dealer, a manufactured home installer , a manufactured home
9401721 salesperson or a manufactured home manufacturer who:
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9421722 a. resorts to or uses any false or misleading advertising
9431723 in connection with business as a used motor vehicle
9441724 dealer, wholesale used motor vehicle dealer or a
9451725 restricted manufactured home park dealer or
9461726 manufactured home deal er, installer or manufacturer,
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9481727 b. has committed any unlawful act which resulted in the
9491728 revocation of any similar license in another state,
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9511729 c. has been convicted of a felony crime involving moral
9521730 turpitude that substantially relates to the occupation
9531731 of a used motor vehicle dealer, a wholesale used motor
9541732 vehicle dealer, a manufactured home dealer, a
9551733 restricted manufactured home park dealer, a
9561734 manufactured home installer or a ma nufactured home
9571735 manufacturer and poses a rea sonable threat to public
9581736 safety,
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9611738 or otherwise dealing in motor vehicles or manufactured
9621739 homes or has misrepresented the terms and conditions
9631740 of a sale, purchase or contract for sale or purchase
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9641768 of a motor vehicle or manufactured home or any
9651769 interest therein including an option to purchase such
9661770 motor vehicles or manufactured home s,
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9681771 e. has engaged in business under a past or present
9691772 license issued pursuant t o Sections 581 through 588 of
9701773 this title, in such a manner as to cause injury to the
9711774 public or to those with whom the licensee is dealing,
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9731775 f. has failed to meet or maintain the conditions and
9741776 requirements necessary to qualify for the issuance of
9751777 a license,
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9771778 g. has failed or refused to furnish and keep in force any
9781779 bond required under Secti ons 581 through 588 of this
9791780 title,
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9811781 h. has installed or attempted to install a manufactured
9821782 home in an unworkmanlike manner, or
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9841783 i. employs a person in connection with the sa le of
9851784 manufactured homes without first obtaini ng a
9861785 certificate of registration for t he person;
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9881786 7. Being a used motor vehicle dealer who:
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9901787 a. does not have an established place o f business,
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9921788 b. employs a person in connection with the sale of used
9931789 vehicles without first obtaining a certificate of
9941790 registration for the person ,
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9961818 c. fails or refuses to furnish or keep in force single
9971819 limit liability insurance on any vehicle offered for
9981820 sale and otherwise required under the financial
9991821 responsibility laws of this stat e, or
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10011822 d. is not operating from the address sho wn on the license
10021823 if this change has n ot been reported to the
10031824 Commission; or
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10051825 8. Being a manufactured home dealer or a restricted
10061826 manufactured home park dealer who:
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10101828 b. fails or refuses to furnish or keep i n force garage
10111829 liability and completed operations insurance, or
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10131830 c. is not operating from the address shown on the license
10141831 if this change has not been reported to the
10151832 Commission.
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10171833 B. 1. The Commission shall den y an application for a license,
10181834 or revoke or suspend a license after it has been gra nted, if a
10191835 manufactured home dealer does not meet the following guidelines and
10201836 restrictions:
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10221837 a. a display area for manufactured homes which is easily
10231838 accessible, with suffi cient parking for the public,
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10251839 b. an office for conducting business where the books,
10261840 records, and files are kept, with access to a restroom
10271841 for the public,
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10301870 and other requirements of the appropriate lo cal
10311871 government and regular occupancy by a pers on, firm, or
10321872 corporation engaged in th e business of selling
10331873 manufactured homes, and
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10351874 d. a place of business which is separate and apart from
10361875 any other dealer's location.
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10381876 2. The Commission shall deny an applicat ion for a restricted
10391877 manufactured home park de aler license, or revoke or suspend a
10401878 license after it has been granted, if a manufactured home park
10411879 dealer does not satisfy the fol lowing guidelines and restrictions:
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10431880 a. only mobile or manufactured homes that a re "ready for
10441881 occupancy" are sold or offered f or sale,
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10461882 b. maintains an office for co nducting business where the
10471883 books, records, and files are kept, with access to a
10481884 restroom for the public,
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10501885 c. maintains a place of business which meets all zoning,
10511886 occupancy and other requirements of the appropriate
10521887 local government and regular occupancy by a person,
10531888 firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling
10541889 manufactured homes inside a park, and
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10561890 d. maintains a place of business which is separate and
10571891 apart from any other dealer's location.
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10591919 C. The Commission shall deny an application for a licens e, or
10601920 revoke or suspend a license after it has been granted, if a
10611921 manufactured home installer :
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10631922 1. Installs or attempts to install a manufactured home in a
10641923 manner that is not in compliance with installation standards a s set
10651924 by the Commission pursuant to ru le; or
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10671925 2. Violates or fails to comply with any applicable rule as
10681926 promulgated by the Commiss ion concerning manufactured home
10691927 installers.
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10711928 D. The Commission shall deny an a pplication for a license, or
10721929 revoke or suspend a license after it has been granted, if a
1073-manufactured home manufacturer violates or fails to comply with any ENR. H. B. NO. 3002 Page 25
1930+manufactured home manufacturer violates or fails to comply with any
10741931 applicable rule as p romulgated by the Commission concerning
10751932 manufactured home manufacturers.
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10771933 E. The Commission shall deny an application for a l icense by a
10781934 motor vehicle manufacturer or factory if the application is for the
10791935 purpose of selling used motor vehicles to any retai l consumer in the
10801936 state, other than through its retail franchised dealers, or a cting
10811937 as a broker between a seller and a retai l buyer. This subsection
10821938 does not prohibit a manufacturer from selling used motor vehicles
10831939 where the retail customer is a nonprofi t organization or a federal,
10841940 state, or local government or agency . This subsection does not
10851941 prohibit a manufacturer from pro viding information to a consumer for
10861942 the purpose of marketing or facilitating the sale of used motor
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10871970 vehicles or from establishing a program to sell or offer to sell
10881971 used motor vehicles through the manufacturer 's retail franchised
10891972 dealers as provided for i n Sections 561 through 580.2 of this t itle.
10901973 This subsection shall not prevent a factory from obtaining a
10911974 wholesale used motor vehi cle dealer's license or the factory 's
10921975 financing subsidiary from obtaining a who lesale used motor vehicle
10931976 dealer's license.
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10951977 F. If the Commission denies issuance of a license the
10961978 Commission shall provide the grounds for the action to the applicant
10971979 in writing and allow the applicant sixty (60) days to resolve any
10981980 issues that are the gr ounds for the action.
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11001981 G. Each of the aforemen tioned grounds for suspension,
11011982 revocation, or denial of issuance or renewal of license shall also
11021983 constitute a violation of Section s 581 through 588 of this title,
11031984 unless the person involved has been tried and acquitted of the
11041985 offense constituting such gro unds.
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11061986 The suspension, revocation or re fusal to issue or renew a
11071987 license or the imposition of any other penalty by the Commission
11081988 shall be in addition to any penalty which might be imposed upon any
11091989 licensee upon a conviction at law for any violation of Sect ions 581
11101990 through 588 of this title.
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11121991 H. As used in this section:
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11141992 1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct
11151993 for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the
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11172022 responsibilities necessarily related to th e occupation; and
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11192023 2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal
11202024 conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat
11212025 of harm against another an d has a bearing on the fitness or ability
11222026 to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
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11242027 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 20 2 1, Section 1-1454, is
11252028 amended to read as follows:
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11272029 Section 1-1454. A. On and after May 1, 2 002, except for a
11282030 physician, any person intendin g to perform medical micropigmentatio n
11292031 in this state shall first be certified by the State Department of
11302032 Health.
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11322033 B. The State Commissioner of Health shall not issue a
11332034 certificate or renew a certificate to pe rform medical
11342035 micropigmentation to a person who has:
1135-
11362036 1. Been convicted of or pled gu ilty or nolo contendere to a
11372037 felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in any federal,
11382038 state, territory, or District of Columbia court crime that
11392039 substantially relates to the practice of medical micropigmentatio n
11402040 and poses a reasonable threat to pu blic safety;
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11422041 2. Been determined to have engaged in unprofessional conduct as
11432042 defined by the rules promulgated by the State Board of Health;
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11452043 3. Made a materially false or fraudulent statement in an
11462044 application or other document relating to certification p ursuant to
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11472072 the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Micropigmentation Regulation
11482073 Act; or
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11502074 4. Had a health-related license, certificate, or permit
11512075 suspended, revoked or not r enewed or had any other disciplinary
11522076 action taken, or had an application for a health -related license,
11532077 certificate, or permit refused by a federal, state, territory, or
11542078 District of Columbia regulatory authority for intentionally
11552079 falsifying information.
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11572080 C. In order to qualify for certification, an appli cant shall:
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11592081 1. Have received a high school diploma or its equivalent;
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11612082 2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
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11632083 3. Have submitted a completed application to the Department in
11642084 such form as required b y the Department which shall include a
11652085 notarized copy of:
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11672086 a. the certificate of birth of the applicant,
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11692087 b. the applicant's driver license or other similar form
11702088 of identification,
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11722089 c. other professional credentials, if applicable, and
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11742090 d. proof, in such form as the Department determines
11752091 appropriate, of the satisfactory completion of a
11762092 program of training and testing approved by the
11772093 Department as specified in Section 6 1-1455 of this
11782094 act title.
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11812123 Micropigmentation Regulation Act and rules promulgated pu rsuant
11822124 thereto, the State Commissione r of Health shall issue a certificate
11832125 to perform medical micropigmentation to the applicant.
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11852126 E. As used in this section:
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11872127 1. "Substantially relates " means the nature of c riminal conduct
11882128 for which the person was convict ed has a direct bearing on the
11892129 fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or
11902130 responsibilities necessarily related to t he occupation; and
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11922131 2. "Poses a reasonable threat " means the nature of crimin al
11932132 conduct for which the person was convicted in volved an act or threat
11942133 of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability
11952134 to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
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11972135 SECTION 6. This act shall become effecti ve November 1, 2022.
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1199-Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of March, 2022.
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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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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