Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB463 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 04/22/2021

                     
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT 
 TO 
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 463 By: Hall of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Kannady of the House 
 
 
 
 
 
[ motor license agents - removal of motor license 
agents - noncompliance and violation - effective 
date ] 
 
 
 
 
 
AUTHOR:  Add the followi ng House Coauthor: Manger 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1.  Page 1, Line 10, strike the Enacting Clause 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of April, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the House of 
 	Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ____ day of ________ __, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the Senate 
   
(Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed:   
 
Untimely  Amendment Cycle Extended  Secondary Amendment 
 
ENGROSSED SENATE 
BILL NO. 463 	By: Hall of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Kannady of the House 
 
 
 
 
[ motor license agents - removal of motor license 
agents - noncompliance and violation - effective date 
] 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 1140, as 
last amended by Section 2, Chapter 195, O.S.L. 2019 (47 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 1140), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 1140.  A.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall adopt rules 
prescribing minimum qualifications and requirements for locating 
motor license agencies and for persons applying for appointment as a 
motor license agent.  Such qualifications and requirements shall 
include, but not be limited to, the following: 
1.  Necessary job skills and experience; 
2.  Minimum office hours; 
3.  Provision for sufficient staffing, equipment, office space 
and parking to provide maximum efficiency and maximum convenience to 
the public;   
 
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4.  Obtainment of a faithful performance surety bond as provided 
for by law; 
5.  In counties with a population in excess of thirty thousand 
(30,000) persons according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, a 
requirement that operation of a motor license a gency be the primary 
source of income for the agent; 
6.  That the applicant has not been convicted of a felony and 
that no felony charges are pending against the applicant; 
7.  That a complete financial statement be submitted by the 
applicant on forms prov ided by the Tax Commission; 
8.  That a report of the applicant's credit history be obtained 
through the appropriate credit bureau; and 
9.  That the location specified in the application for 
appointment as a motor license agent not be owned by a member of t he 
Oklahoma Tax Commission or an employee of the Oklahoma Tax 
Commission or any person related to a member of the Oklahoma Tax 
Commission or an employee of the Tax Commission within the third 
degree by consanguinity or affinity and that the location not be 
within a three-mile radius of an existing motor license agency 
unless the applicant is assuming the location of an operating 
agency.  If the applicant is assuming the location of an existing or 
operating agency, the current agent may submit a letter of 
resignation contingent upon the appointment of the applicant 
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is located.  The Tax Commission may, at its discretion, approve the 
relocation of an existing agency within a three -mile radius of 
another existing agency only if a naturally intervening geographic 
barrier within that radius causes the locations to be separated by 
not less than three (3) miles of roadway by the most direct route. 
B.  After the necessary information has been forward ed to the 
Tax Commission, the Tax Commission or its designees may select 
applicants to be interviewed and each item of information shall be 
reviewed. 
Any person making application to the Tax Commission for the 
purpose of becoming a motor license agent shal l pay when submitting 
the application, a nonrefundable application fee of One Hundred 
Dollars ($100.00).  All such application fees shall be deposited in 
the Oklahoma Tax Commission Revolving Fund. 
C.  Upon application by a person to serve as a motor licen se 
agent, in such counties, the Tax Commission is authorized to make a 
determination whether such person and such location meets the 
qualifications and requirements prescribed herein and, if such be 
the case, may appoint such person to serve as a motor lic ense agent. 
D.  A motor license agent, appointed pursuant to this 
subsection, shall be permitted to operate a motor license agency at 
a single location and shall be prohibited from operating subagencies 
or branch agencies.   
 
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Motor license agents appointed pu rsuant to this section shall be 
subject to all laws relating to motor license agents and shall be 
subject to removal at the will of for cause by the Tax Commission.  
Any action taken by the Tax Commission to remove a motor license 
agent from his or her pos ition shall be pursuant to and in 
accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.  
For the purposes of this section, "for cause" shall be defined as 
follows: 
1.  Repeated violations of written rules, regulations and 
statutes pertaining to motor license agents after written warning by 
the Tax Commission and an opportunity to correct such violations; 
2.  Failure of the motor license agent to promptly remit funds 
owed to the Tax Commission upon written demand; 
3.  Being charged with a felo ny crime involving dishonesty or 
moral turpitude; 
4.  Failure to timely file state and federal income tax returns; 
or 
5.  Any act of official misconduct as set forth in Section 93 of 
Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
The Tax Commission shall appoint as ma ny motor license agents as 
it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Motor Vehicle 
License and Registration Act.  Provided, that in counties with a 
population in excess of twenty -five thousand (25,000) persons, 
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motor license agent serving the county, the Tax Commission shall 
establish at least one additional agency to serve the county. 
E.  All motor license agents shall be self -employed independent 
contractors and shall be under t he supervision of the Tax 
Commission; provided, any agent authorized to issue registrations 
pursuant to the International Registration Plan shall also be under 
the supervision of the Corporation Commission, subject to rules 
promulgated by the Corporation C ommission pursuant to the provisions 
of subsection E of Section 1166 of this title.  Any such agent, upon 
being appointed, shall furnish and file with the Tax Commission a 
bond in such amount as may be fixed by the Tax Commission.  Such 
agent shall be removable at the will of the Tax Commission.  Such 
agent shall perform all duties and do such things in the 
administration of the laws of this state as shall be enjoined upon 
and required by the Tax Commission or the Corporation Commission.  
Provided, the Tax Commission may operate a motor license agency in 
any county where a vacancy occurs. 
F.  In the event of a vacancy existing by reason of resignation, 
removal, death or otherwise, in the position of any motor license 
agent, the Tax Commission is hereby empow ered and authorized to take 
any and all actions it deems appropriate in order to provide for the 
orderly transition and for the maintenance of operations of the 
motor license agency including but not limited to the designation of 
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bond, and to receive and expend all fees or charges authorized or 
provided by law and exercise the same powers and authority as a 
regularly appointed motor license agent.  An acting agent may be 
authorized by the Tax C ommission equally as the preceding agent to 
make disbursements from any balances in the preceding motor license 
agent's operating account and the agent's operating funds for the 
payment of expenses of operations and salaries and other overhead.  
If such funds are insufficient, the Tax Commission is authorized to 
expend from funds appropriated for the operation of the Tax 
Commission such amounts as are necessary to maintain and continue 
the operation of any such motor license agency until a successor 
agent is appointed and qualified.  The Tax Commission may require a 
blanket fiduciary bond of the agency employees. 
G.  Any motor license agency operated by a motor license agent 
who has been charged with a felony shall be closed immediately.  The 
Tax Commission shall determine whether the motor license agency 
shall be reopened and operated by the motor license agent.  The 
determination shall be effected as soon as possible to prevent 
additional inconvenience to the public. 
H. When an application for registration is made with the Tax 
Commission, Corporation Commission or a motor license agent, a 
registration fee of One Dollar and seventy -five cents ($1.75) shall 
be collected for each license plate or decal issued.  Such fees 
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when an application for registration is made to the motor license 
agent such motor license agent shall retain a fee as provided in 
Section 1141.1 of this title.  When the fee is paid by a person 
making application directly with the Tax Commission or Corporation 
Commission, as applicable, the registration fees shall be in the 
same amount as provided for motor license agents and the fee 
provided by Section 1141.1 of this title shall be deposited in the 
Oklahoma Tax Commission Revo lving Fund or as provided in Section 
1167 of this title, as applicable.  The Tax Commission shall prepare 
schedules of registration fees and charges for titles which shall 
include the fees for such agents and all fees and charges paid by a 
person shall be listed separately on the application and 
registration and totaled on the application and registration.  The 
motor license agents shall charge only such fees as are specifically 
provided for by law, and all such authorized fees shall be posted in 
such a manner that any person shall have notice of all fees that are 
imposed by law. 
I. H. No person shall be appointed as a motor license agent 
unless the person has attested under oath that the person is not 
related by affinity or consanguinity within the third d egree to: 
1.  Any member of the Oklahoma Tax Commission; or 
2.  Any employee of the Tax Commission. 
J. I. Any motor license agent appointed under the provisions of 
this title shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the Tax   
 
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Commission when relocatin g an existing motor license agency.  The 
Tax Commission may waive payment of such costs in case of unforeseen 
business or emergency conditions beyond the control of the agent. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 1142, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1142.  A.  There is hereby created as an official 
depository of the Oklahoma Tax Commission a special agency account.  
The Tax Commission is hereby authorized and directed to assign an 
appropriate and distinctive number o r designation for the account 
herein created which shall be designated the Oklahoma Tax Commission 
Motor License Agent Account.  The Tax Commission shall assign an 
appropriate and distinctive subaccount number or designation for 
each motor license agent.  Every motor license agent appointed under 
the provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act 
shall safeguard and preserve, in the manner herein required, all 
monies paid to such agent which the agent is bound to account for 
and pay over to the Tax Commission. 
B.  Each motor license agent shall establish, in a bank or banks 
authorized to do a banking business in the state, such special 
agency account and at any time that the motor license agent 
accumulates a total amount of receipts of One H undred Dollars 
($100.00) or more then such motor license agent shall deposit within 
a period of one (1) banking business day after the close of 
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and remit to the Tax Commission in the design ated Oklahoma Tax 
Commission Motor License Agent Account and no such monies shall be 
deposited in any other banks or other depositories unless the said 
bank accounts are maintained by the Tax Commission.  Provided that, 
where a motor license agent is doing business in a municipality 
where there is no bank located, such motor license agent shall have 
a period of three (3) banking business days after the close of 
business to make such deposits.  Advice of deposit receipts or 
duplicate deposit receipts, in a f orm and in an amount prescribed by 
the Tax Commission, shall be obtained and preserved as directed by 
the Tax Commission.  One shall be retained by the agent, and one 
shall be immediately forwarded to the Tax Commission.  Withdrawals 
or transfers from such Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor License Agent 
Account shall be made only by the duly authorized agent of the Tax 
Commission.  That part of the agent's fees to be retained by the 
agent as the agent's personal compensation shall not be deposited in 
said Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor License Agent Account. 
Each motor license agent shall submit the appropriate reports 
designated by the Tax Commission to properly account for all funds, 
regardless of source, received by a motor license agent in the 
performance of the agent's duties.  Reports shall cover a period 
from the first day of the month to the fifteenth day of the month 
and from the sixteenth day of the month to the last day of the 
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mail or deliver such reports and all documents of all transactions 
to the Tax Commission within a time period to be established by the 
Tax Commission. 
C.  Motor license agents shall deposit in such account all 
monies, taxes and fees collected and received by them as such 
agents, which they are obligated to account for and remit to the Tax 
Commission, and it is specifically required that checks or similar 
instruments accepted or received by such agents for taxes or fees 
must be deposited in such account, less any am ount provided by this 
act that the agents are entitled to retain as fees. 
No motor license agent shall withdraw any funds from the agent's 
motor license agent account.  All checks, drafts, orders and 
vouchers so deposited shall bear an endorsement to the m otor license 
agent account which endorsement shall include the assigned account 
number and the agent's subaccount number.  Items deposited shall be 
credited at par and should payment be refused on any such check, 
draft, order or voucher, or should the same prove otherwise 
worthless, the amount thereof shall not be charged by the Tax 
Commission against the individual subaccounts of the agent.  The 
agent shall continue to attempt to require proper payment of all 
such worthless items, but shall not be personal ly liable to the Tax 
Commission for their payment.  The Tax Commission or agent shall 
charge the person issuing the check a fee of Twenty -five Dollars 
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returned check, and all necessary tr avel expenses of collection, as 
provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act; provided, such 
charge shall not be made unless efforts have been made to present 
such check, draft, order or voucher for payment a second time.  Any 
motor license agent who col lects a dishonored check pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 1121 of this title shall also collect a fee of 
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be entitled to retain such 
fee. 
D.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Tax Commission 
shall continue to have the exclusive authority and standing to 
collect any taxes or other revenues owed to the State of Oklahoma or 
any political subdivision thereof pursuant to the provisions of the 
Motor Vehicle License and Registration Act. 
E.  It is specifically provided that nothing in this section 
shall be considered or construed as in any way affecting, relieving 
or relinquishing the liability of such agent to the Tax Commission 
for any monies collected by the agent and due the state or the 
liability of such agent or any surety on or under the agent's bond 
made to the Tax Commission. 
Unless provided otherwise, any motor license agent who fails to 
comply with any provision of this section shall pay a penalty to be 
imposed by the Tax Commission.  Monies collected for payment of the 
penalty shall be deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund 
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pursuant to this section shall not allocate his or her payment 
thereof as a part of his or her opera ting expenses, but shall use 
his or her personal funds for payment of the penalty.  Such penalty 
shall be equal to one percent (1%) of the gross amount of the 
receipts received by the motor license agent for that particular day 
that the agent fails to depo sit all such funds required by this 
section or one percent (1%) of the gross amount of the receipts 
received by the motor license agent for the report period that the 
agent fails to timely mail the required report or remit any excess 
agent funds as provide d in subsection B of this section.  Such 
penalty shall be increased to three percent (3%) of the gross amount 
of the receipts received for that particular day if the motor 
license agent fails to fulfill any of said requirements within a 
period of five (5) days.  Provided that such penalty shall be three 
percent (3%) of the gross amount of the receipts received by the 
motor license agent for the report period that the agent fails to 
timely mail the required report or remit any excess agent funds as 
provided in subsection B of this section if the motor license agent 
fails to fulfill these requirements within five (5) days. 
The Tax Commission may waive the penalty for failing to timely 
file the accounting report required by this section if the Tax 
Commission finds that: 
1.  The funds to which the report applies have been properly 
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2.  The failure to timely file the report was due to emergency 
conditions beyond the control of the agent; and 
3.  The report has been filed within a week of the date on whic h 
it was required to be filed. 
It shall be the duty of the Tax Commission to discharge 
immediately any motor license agent who fails, neglects or refuses 
to comply with the provisions of this section. 
SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 1142.1, as 
amended by Section 4, Chapter 195, O.S.L. 2019 (47 O.S. Supp. 2020, 
Section 1142.1), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 1142.1.  A.  It shall be unlawful for any motor license 
agent or any employee of such motor license agent to carry on a 
messenger service, courier service or pick up and delivery service 
for the recording of a security interest or for the registration of 
a motor vehicle or boat or a motor, or obtaining license plates and 
decals, or for the issuance of a certif icate of title for any motor 
vehicle or boat or motor.  Provided, nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to prevent a motor license agent or any employee 
of such motor license agent from performing such services for the 
motor license agent's deposit ory bank, when the motor license agent 
or his employee goes to the agent's depository bank to deposit tax 
monies into the agent's designated Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor 
License Agent Account.  After September 1, 1991, the Oklahoma Tax 
Commission shall not designate or assign a motor license agent more   
 
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than one active Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor License Agent Account.  
Accounts designated prior to September 1, 1991, may remain active. 
B.  It shall be unlawful for any motor license agent to 
compensate in any manner a messenger service, courier service or 
pick up and delivery service or any one attempting to provide 
messenger service, courier service or pick up and delivery service 
for recording a security interest or for the registration of a motor 
vehicle or boat or motor, or obtaining license plates and decals, or 
for the issuance of a certificate of title for any motor vehicle or 
boat or motor. 
C.  A motor license agent who violates the provisions of this 
section shall be subject to a fine of Two Thousan d Dollars 
($2,000.00) per occurrence and shall be removed immediately by the 
Oklahoma Tax Commission . 
SECTION 4.     AMENDATORY     75 O.S. 2011, Section 250.4, as 
last amended by Section 214, Chapter 408, O.S.L. 2019 (75 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 250.4), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 250.4.  A.  1.  Except as is otherwise specifically 
provided in this subsection, each agency is required to comply with 
Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act. 
2.  The Corporation Commission s hall be required to comply with 
the provisions of Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act 
except for subsections A, B, C and E of Section 303 of this title 
and Section 306 of this title.  To the extent of any conflict or   
 
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inconsistency with Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act, 
pursuant to Section 35 of Article IX of the Oklahoma Constitution, 
it is expressly declared that Article I of the Administrative 
Procedures Act is an amendment to and alteration of Sections 18 
through 34 of Article IX of the Oklahoma Constitution. 
3.  The Oklahoma Military Department shall be exempt from the 
provisions of Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act to the 
extent it exercises its responsibility for military affairs.  
Military publications, as defined in Section 801 of Title 44 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes, shall be exempt from the provisions of Article I 
and Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, except as 
provided in Section 251 of this title. 
4.  The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, the Nort heast 
Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma Office of 
Homeland Security and the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma College 
Savings Plan shall be exempt from Article I of the Administrative 
Procedures Act. 
5.  The Transportation Commission and t he Department of 
Transportation shall be exempt from Article I of the Administrative 
Procedures Act to the extent they exercise their authority in 
adopting standard specifications, special provisions, plans, design 
standards, testing procedures, federally imposed requirements and 
generally recognized standards, project planning and programming, 
and the operation and control of the State Highway System.   
 
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6.  The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall be 
exempt from Article I of the Administrative P rocedures Act with 
respect to: 
a. prescribing standards of higher education, 
b. prescribing functions and courses of study in each 
institution to conform to the standards, 
c. granting of degrees and other forms of academic 
recognition for completion of the prescribed courses, 
d. allocation of state-appropriated funds, and 
e. fees within the limits prescribed by the Legislature. 
7.  Institutional governing boards within The Oklahoma State 
System of Higher Education shall be exempt from Article I of the 
Administrative Procedures Act. 
8. a. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall be exempt from 
Sections 303.1, 304, 307.1, 308 and 308.1 of this 
title insofar as it is necessary to promulgate rules 
pursuant to the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and 
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, to maintain a 
current incorporation of federal motor carrier safety 
and hazardous material regulations, or pursuant to 
Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to 
maintain a current incorporation of federal commercial 
driver license regulations, for which the Commissioner 
has no discretion when the state is mandated to   
 
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promulgate rules identical to federal rules and 
regulations. 
b. Such rules may be adopted by the Commissioner and 
shall be deemed promulgated twenty (20) days a fter 
notice of adoption is published in "The Oklahoma 
Register".  Such publication need not set forth the 
full text of the rule but may incorporate the federal 
rules and regulations by reference. 
c. Such copies of promulgated rules shall be filed with 
the Secretary as required by Section 251 of this 
title. 
d. For any rules for which the Commissioner has 
discretion to allow variances, tolerances or 
modifications from the federal rules and regulations, 
the Commissioner shall fully comply with Article I of 
the Administrative Procedures Act. 
9.  The Council on Judicial Complaints shall be exempt from 
Section 306 of Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act, with 
respect to review of the validity or applicability of a rule by an 
action for declaratory judgme nt, or any other relief based upon the 
validity or applicability of a rule, in the district court or by an 
appellate court.  A party aggrieved by the validity or applicability 
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the Court on the Judiciary to review the rules and issue opinions 
based upon them. 
10.  The Department of Corrections, State Board of Corrections, 
county sheriffs and managers of city jails shall be exempt from 
Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act with respect to: 
a. prescribing internal management procedures for the 
management of the state prisons, county jails and city 
jails and for the management, supervision and control 
of all incarcerated prisoners, and 
b. prescribing internal management procedures for the 
management of the probation and parole unit of the 
Department of Corrections and for the supervision of 
probationers and parolees. 
11.  The State Board of Education shall be exempt from Article I 
of the Administrative Procedures Act with respect to prescr ibing 
subject matter standards as provided for in Section 11 -103.6a of 
Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
B.  As specified, the following agencies or classes of agency 
activities are not required to comply with the provisions of Article 
II of the Administrative Procedures Act: 
1.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission , except as provided in 
subsection G of Section 1140 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes ; 
2.  The Commission for Human Services; 
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4.  The Corporation Commission ; 
5.  The Pardon and Parole Board; 
6.  The Midwestern Oklahoma Development Authority; 
7.  The Grand River Dam Authority; 
8.  The Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority; 
9.  The Council on Judicial Complaints; 
10.  The Board of Trustees of the Oklah oma College Savings Plan; 
11.  The supervisory or administrative agency of any penal, 
mental, medical or eleemosynary institution, only with respect to 
the institutional supervision, custody, control, care or treatment 
of inmates, prisoners or patients the rein; provided, that the 
provisions of Article II shall apply to and govern all 
administrative actions of the Oklahoma Alcohol Prevention, Training, 
Treatment and Rehabilitation Authority; 
12.  The Board of Regents or employees of any university, 
college, or other institution of higher learning; 
13.  The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, its employees or 
agents only with respect to hearing and notice requirements on the 
following classes of violations which are an imminent peril to the 
public health, safety and welfare: 
a. any rule regarding the running of a race, 
b. any violation of medication laws and rules,   
 
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c. any suspension or revocation of an occupation license 
by any racing jurisdiction recognized by the 
Commission, 
d. any assault or other destructive acts within 
Commission-licensed premises, 
e. any violation of prohibited devices, laws and rules, 
or 
f. any filing of false information; 
14.  The Commissioner of Public Safety only with respect to 
driver license hearings and hearings conducted pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 2 -115 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
15.  The Administrator of the Department of Securities only with 
respect to hearings conducted pursuant to provisions of the Oklahoma 
Take-over Disclosure Act of 1985; 
16.  Hearings conducted by a public agency pursuant to Section 
962 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
17.  The Oklahoma Military Department; 
18.  The University Hospitals Authority, including all hospitals 
or other institutions operated by the University Hospitals 
Authority; 
19.  The Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board and the 
Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; and 
20.  The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security. 
SECTION 5.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.   
 
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Passed the Senate the 11th day of March, 2021. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2021. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives