A. The ABLE Commission shall refuse to issue, deny renewal of, suspend, or revoke any license for any one or more of the following reasons:

1. Obtaining a license from the Commission through fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of a material fact;

2. Noncompliance with the tax laws of this state; or

3. Failure to pay any fine levied by the Commission.

B. The Commission may levy fines or refuse to issue, deny renewal of, suspend, or revoke any license for any one or more of the following reasons:

1. Violation of any provision of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, Section 401 et seq. of this title. A determination of action on a license pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not be limited to actions against a licensee that has been convicted of a violation in a court of competent jurisdiction;

2. Violation of any rule adopted by the Commission;

3. Failure to implement an order of the Commission;

4. Failure by an organization to provide adequate internal control in accordance with the rules for such control adopted by the Commission; or

5. Failure to keep financial records in accordance with the standard system established by the Commission.

C. The Commission is hereby authorized to establish a penalty schedule for violations of any provision of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act or for violation of any rule of the Commission. The schedule may provide fines or suspension or revocation or both fines and suspension or revocation for violations of the act or rules as determined by the Commission. Penalties shall be increasingly severe for each violation.

D. All administrative fines collected by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Revenue Fund.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 328, § 8, eff. Dec. 1, 1992, and adopted by State Question No. 650, Legislative Referendum No. 294, at election held Nov. 3, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 305, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 280, § 3.