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15 | 46 | | An Act relating to Oklahoma Tax Commission; amending |
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16 | 47 | | 68 O.S. 2021, Sections 212 , 225, and 1364, as last |
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17 | 48 | | amended by Sections 2 and 7 of Enrolled House Bill |
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18 | 49 | | No. 2289 of the 1st Session of the 59th Oklahoma |
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19 | 50 | | Legislature, which relate to licenses and permits; |
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20 | 51 | | authorizing the written protest of certain license |
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21 | 52 | | and permit refusal within certain period; requiring |
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22 | 53 | | notice for requested hearing; deleting requirement |
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23 | 54 | | that certain information be strictly controlled; |
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24 | 55 | | designating procedure for filin g certain confidential |
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25 | 56 | | materials; limiting period for hearing request; |
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26 | 57 | | making language gender neutral; updating statutory |
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27 | 58 | | language; and providing an effective date . |
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60 | 104 | | B. Before any license, permit, or duplicate copy thereof may be |
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61 | 105 | | canceled, or the issuance, reinstatement, or extension thereof |
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62 | 106 | | refused, the Tax Commission shall give the owner of su ch license or |
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63 | 107 | | permit, or applicant therefor, twenty (20) days’ notice by |
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64 | 108 | | registered mail or certified mail with return rec eipt requested, of |
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65 | 109 | | a hearing before said the Tax Commission, grantin g said such person |
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66 | 110 | | an opportunity to show cau se why such action sh ould not be taken. |
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67 | 111 | | If the notice has been mailed as required by this section, failur e |
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68 | 112 | | of the person to have received actu al notice of the hearing shall |
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69 | 113 | | neither invalidate nor be grounds for inva lidating any action taken |
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70 | 114 | | at the hearing or pursuant to the h earing. |
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81 | 149 | | D. Upon the cancellation of any license, permit, or duplicate |
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82 | 150 | | copy thereof by the Tax Commission, all accrued t axes and penalties, |
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83 | 151 | | although said such taxes and penalties are not, at the ti me of the |
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84 | 152 | | cancellation, due and payable und er the terms of the state tax law |
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85 | 153 | | imposing or levying such tax or taxes, shall become due and payab le |
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86 | 154 | | concurrently with the cancellation of such license, permit, or |
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87 | 155 | | duplicate copy thereof, and the licensee or perm ittee shall |
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88 | 156 | | forthwith make a report covering the period of time not covered by |
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89 | 157 | | preceding reports filed by said such person and ending with the date |
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90 | 158 | | of the cancellation and shall p ay all such taxes and pen alties. |
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94 | 159 | | D. E. The Tax Commission may enter its orde r temporarily |
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95 | 160 | | suspending any license, permit , or duplicate copy thereof pending a |
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96 | 161 | | final hearing before it on the subject of the cancellation o f such |
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97 | 162 | | license, permit, or duplicate copy thereof, and may give not ice of |
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98 | 163 | | such temporary suspension at the same ti me that notice of its |
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99 | 164 | | intention to cancel any licen se, permit, or duplicate copy or to |
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100 | 165 | | refuse the issuance, reinstatement , or extension thereof is given, |
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101 | 166 | | as provided by this secti on. After being given notice of any such |
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102 | 167 | | order of suspension, it shall be un lawful for any person to continue |
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106 | 196 | | E. F. In the event any such person shall con tinue or threaten |
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107 | 197 | | to continue such unlawful operations after having received proper |
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108 | 198 | | notice of the suspension, cancellation, revocation , or refusal to |
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109 | 199 | | issue, extend, or reinstate his or her license, permit, or duplicate |
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110 | 200 | | copy thereof, upon complaint of the T ax Commission such person shall |
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111 | 201 | | be enjoined from further operating or conduct ing such unlawful |
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112 | 202 | | business. In all cases where injunctio n proceedings are brought |
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113 | 203 | | under this article, the Commission shall not be required to furnish |
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114 | 204 | | bond, and where notice of su spension, cancellation, revocatio n, or |
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115 | 205 | | refusal to issue, extend, or reinstate any license, permit, or |
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116 | 206 | | duplicate copy thereof has been given in accordance with the |
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117 | 207 | | provisions of this section, no further notice shall be r equired |
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118 | 208 | | before the issuance of a temp orary restraining order by the di strict |
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119 | 209 | | court. |
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145 | 254 | | 2. Request that the Tax Commission prepare for filing with the |
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146 | 255 | | Supreme Court, within thirty (30) days, the record of the appeal, |
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147 | 256 | | certified by the Secretary of the Tax Commission, and consisting of |
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148 | 257 | | any citations, findings, judg ments, motions, orders, pleadings and |
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149 | 258 | | rulings, together with a transcript of all evidence introduced at |
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150 | 259 | | any hearing relative thereto, or such portion of such citations, |
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151 | 260 | | findings, judgments, motions, orders, pleadings, rulings, and |
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152 | 261 | | evidence as the appealing parties and the Tax Commission m ay agree |
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153 | 262 | | to be sufficient to present fully to the Court the questions |
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154 | 263 | | involved. |
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159 | 292 | | |
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160 | 293 | | D. In lieu of an app eal to the Supreme Court, any taxpayer |
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161 | 294 | | aggrieved by a final order of the Tax Commission assessing a tax or |
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162 | 295 | | an additional tax or denial of a claim for refund may opt to file an |
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163 | 296 | | appeal for a trial de novo in the district cour t of Oklahoma County |
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164 | 297 | | or the county in which the taxpayer resides. If the amount in |
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165 | 298 | | dispute exceeds Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), the appeal shall |
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166 | 299 | | be heard by a district or associate district judge sitting without a |
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167 | 300 | | jury. If the amount in dispute doe s not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars |
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168 | 301 | | ($10,000.00), the appeal may be heard by a special judge sitting |
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169 | 302 | | without a jury. An order resulting from a trial provided pursuant |
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170 | 303 | | to this subsection shall be appealable directly to the Supreme Court |
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171 | 304 | | of Oklahoma by either party. Such appeal shall be tak en in the |
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172 | 305 | | manner and time provided by law for appeal to the Supreme Court from |
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173 | 306 | | the district court in civil actions. Upon the filing of an appeal, |
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174 | 307 | | the order of the district court shall be superseded and neither |
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175 | 308 | | party shall be required to give bond. The pr ovisions of this |
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176 | 309 | | subsection shall be applicable for tax periods beginning after the |
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177 | 310 | | effective date of this act January 1, 2014. Provided, if the order |
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178 | 311 | | applies to multiple tax periods which begin before and after the |
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192 | 347 | | F. Such refunds and interest thereon shall be paid by the Tax |
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193 | 348 | | Commission out of monies in the Tax Commission clearing account from |
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194 | 349 | | subsequent collections from the same source as the origina l tax |
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195 | 350 | | assessment, provided that in the event there are insufficie nt funds |
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196 | 351 | | for refunds from subsequent collections from the same source, the |
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197 | 352 | | refund shall be paid by the Tax Commission from monies appropriated |
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198 | 353 | | by the Legislature to the special refund reserve account for such |
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199 | 354 | | purposes as hereinafter provided. There is her eby created within |
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200 | 355 | | the official depository of the State Treasury an agency special |
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201 | 356 | | account for the Tax Commission for the purpose of making such |
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202 | 357 | | refunds as may be required under this section, not otherwise |
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203 | 358 | | provided. This account shall consist of monies ap propriated by the |
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204 | 359 | | Legislature for the purpose of making refunds under this section. |
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206 | 360 | | G. If the appeal be from an order, judgment, finding, or ruling |
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207 | 361 | | of the Tax Commission other than one asses sing a tax and from which |
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208 | 362 | | a right of appeal is not otherwise spec ifically provided for in this |
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209 | 363 | | article, the Uniform Tax Procedure Code, any aggrieved taxpayer may |
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210 | 364 | | appeal from that order, judgment, finding, or ruling as provided in |
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211 | 365 | | this section. The filing of such an appeal shall supersed e the |
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224 | 400 | | I. All hearings held in proceedings pursu ant to this section |
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225 | 401 | | shall be confidential and shall be held in clo sed court without |
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226 | 402 | | admittance of any person other than interested parties, their |
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227 | 403 | | counsel, and employees of the Oklahoma Tax Commission and its |
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228 | 404 | | counsel. Confidential information Information designated by a party |
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229 | 405 | | as confidential that is filed with or submitted to the Supreme Court |
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230 | 406 | | or district court in conjunction with any proceeding pursuant to |
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231 | 407 | | this section shall not constitute a public record and shall be |
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232 | 408 | | sealed by the court. Access to confidential information shall be |
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233 | 409 | | strictly controlled Any party seeking to file confidential materials |
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234 | 410 | | shall place the materials in a sealed manila envelope clearly marked |
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235 | 411 | | with the caption and case number, the word “CONFIDENTIAL”, and a |
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236 | 412 | | reference to this section of the Oklahoma Statutes . |
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245 | 444 | | A. Every person desiring to engage in a business within this |
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246 | 445 | | state who would be designated as a G roup One or Group Three vendor, |
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247 | 446 | | pursuant to Section 1363 of this title, shall be required to secure |
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248 | 447 | | from the Oklahoma Tax Commiss ion every three (3) years a written |
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249 | 448 | | permit for a fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) prior to engaging in |
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250 | 449 | | such business in this stat e. Each such person shall file with the |
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251 | 450 | | Tax Commission an appli cation for a permit to engage in or transact |
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252 | 451 | | business in this sta te, setting forth such information a s the Tax |
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253 | 452 | | Commission may require. The application shall be signed by the |
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254 | 453 | | owner of the business or representative of the business entity and |
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255 | 454 | | as a natural person, and, in the case of a corporation, as a legally |
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256 | 455 | | constituted officer thereof. To obtain a sales tax permit, an |
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257 | 456 | | individual or sole proprietor must be at least eighteen (18) years |
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258 | 457 | | of age. A parent or legal guardian may apply for a permit on behalf |
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259 | 458 | | of an individual or sole proprietor who is not at least eighteen |
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260 | 459 | | (18) years of age, provided the parent or legal guardian will be |
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261 | 460 | | considered the authorized user responsible for remitting state t ax. |
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269 | 491 | | Commission to renew the permit. If the applicant receives a Within |
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270 | 492 | | twenty (20) days of the date of the written noti fication of the |
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271 | 493 | | notice of refusal, t he applicant may request a hearing to show cause |
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272 | 494 | | why the permit should be renewed. Upon re ceipt of a request for a |
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273 | 495 | | hearing, the Tax Commission shall set t he matter for hearing and |
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274 | 496 | | give ten (10) days' notice in writing o f the time and place of the |
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275 | 497 | | hearing. At the hearing, the applicant shall set forth the |
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276 | 498 | | qualifications of the applicant for a p ermit and proof of compliance |
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277 | 499 | | with all state tax laws. |
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284 | 504 | | D. Upon verification that the applicant is a Group Three |
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285 | 505 | | vendor, the Tax Commission may require such applicant to furnish a |
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286 | 506 | | surety bond or other security as the Commission may deem necessary |
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287 | 507 | | to secure payment of taxes under this article, prior to issuance of |
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288 | 508 | | a permit for the place of business set forth in the application for |
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289 | 509 | | permit. Provided, the Tax Commission i s hereby authorized to set |
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290 | 510 | | guidelines, by adoption of regulations, for the issuance of sale s |
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291 | 511 | | tax permits. Pursuant to said the guidelines the Tax Commissi on may |
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292 | 512 | | refuse to issue permits to any Group Three vendors, or any class of |
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293 | 513 | | vendors included in the wh ole classification of Group Three vendors, |
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294 | 514 | | if the Tax Commission determines that it is like ly this state will |
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312 | 554 | | times be conspicuously displayed at the place of business fo r which |
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313 | 555 | | issued in a position where it can be easily seen. The pe rmit shall |
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314 | 556 | | be in addition to all oth er permits required by the laws of this |
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315 | 557 | | state. Provided, if the location of the business i s changed, such |
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316 | 558 | | person shall file with the Tax Commission an app lication for a |
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317 | 559 | | permit to engage in or transact business at the ne w location. Upon |
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318 | 560 | | issuance of the permit to the new location of such business, no |
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319 | 561 | | additional permit fee shall be due until the expiration of the |
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320 | 562 | | permit issued to the previous location of such business. |
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324 | 591 | | engage in or transact a business of reselling tangi ble personal |
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325 | 592 | | property or services within this state unless a wri tten permit or |
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326 | 593 | | permits shall have been issued to such person. An y person who |
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327 | 594 | | engages in a business s ubject to the provisions of this section |
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328 | 595 | | without a permit or permits, or after a permit has been suspended, |
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329 | 596 | | upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemean or punishable by a |
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330 | 597 | | fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1 ,000.00). Any person |
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331 | 598 | | convicted of a second or subsequent violation hereof shall be guilty |
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332 | 599 | | of a felony and punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand |
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333 | 600 | | Dollars ($5,000.00) or by a term of imprisonment in the State |
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334 | 601 | | Penitentiary custody of the Departm ent of Corrections for not more |
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335 | 602 | | than two (2) years, or both such fine and imprisonment. |
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337 | 603 | | H. Any person operating under a permit as provided in this |
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338 | 604 | | article shall, upon discontinuance of business by sale or otherwise, |
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339 | 605 | | return such permit to the Tax Commissio n for cancellation, together |
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340 | 606 | | with a remittance for any unpaid or accrued taxes. Failure to |
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341 | 607 | | surrender a permit and pay any and all accrued taxes will be |
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342 | 608 | | sufficient cause for the Tax Commission to refuse to issue a permit |
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343 | 609 | | subsequently to such person to enga ge in or transact any other |
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344 | 610 | | business in this state. In the case of a sale of any business, the |
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345 | 611 | | tax shall be deemed to be due o n the sale of the fixtures and |
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346 | 612 | | equipment, and the Tax Commission shall not issue a permit to |
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347 | 613 | | continue or conduct the business to the purchaser until all tax |
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348 | 614 | | claims due the State of Oklahoma this state have been settled. |
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349 | 615 | | |
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358 | 646 | | J. Whenever a holder of a permit fails to comply with any |
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359 | 647 | | provisions of this article, the Tax Commission, after gi ving ten |
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360 | 648 | | (10) twenty (20) days' notice in writing of the time and place of |
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361 | 649 | | hearing to show cause why the permit should not be r evoked, may |
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362 | 650 | | revoke or suspend the permit, the permit to be renewed upon removal |
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363 | 651 | | of cause or causes of revocation or suspension. However, if a |
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364 | 652 | | holder of a permit bec omes delinquent for a period of three (3) |
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365 | 653 | | months or more in reporting or paying of any tax due under this |
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366 | 654 | | article, any duly authorized agent of the Tax Commission may remove |
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367 | 655 | | the permit from the taxpayer's premises and it shall be returned or |
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368 | 656 | | renewed only upon the filing of proper reports and payment of all |
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369 | 657 | | taxes due under this article. |
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419 | 743 | | This information may be provided on a subscription ba sis, with |
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420 | 744 | | periodic updates, and sufficient fee charged, not to exceed One |
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421 | 745 | | Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per year, to offset the |
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422 | 746 | | administrative costs of providing the list. All revenue received by |
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423 | 747 | | the Oklahoma Tax Comm ission from such fees shall be depos ited to the |
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424 | 748 | | credit of the Oklahoma Tax Commission Revolving Fund. No liability |
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425 | 749 | | whatsoever, civil or criminal, shall attach to any member of the Tax |
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426 | 750 | | Commission or any employee thereof for any error or omission in the |
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427 | 751 | | disclosure of information pursuant to t his subsection. |
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440 | | - | ENR. S. B. NO. 600 Page 11 |
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441 | | - | Passed the Senate the 26th day of May, 2023. |
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448 | | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of May, 2023. |
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455 | | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR |
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456 | | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________ |
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457 | | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. |
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458 | | - | By: _______________________________ __ |
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459 | | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ |
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460 | | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. |
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462 | | - | _________________________________ |
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463 | | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma |
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466 | | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE |
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467 | | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___ |
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468 | | - | day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. |
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469 | | - | By: _________________________________ |
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