Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 265 - State Fire Marshal Commission
Chapter 3 - Individual Proceedings
Subchapter 3 - Procedures
Section 265:3-3-6 - Appeal
If a person is aggrieved by the Final Order of the State Marshal as made at the hearing set forth in 265:3-3-5, such person may, within ten (10) days thereafter, appeal to the district court of the county in which the property is situated notifying the State Fire Marshal in writing, of such appeal, within three (3) days thereafter. The notice shall be in writing and delivered personally to the State Fire Marshal or by registered mail to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The party so appealing shall, within three (3) days thereafter, file with the clerk of the district court in which such appeal is made, a bond and in an amount to be fixed by the court and in no case less than a Hundred Dollars ($100.00), with at least sufficient sureties to be approved by the court, conditioned to pay all costs on the appeal in case the Appellant failed to sustain the same or the appeal be dismissed for any cause. The district court shall hear and determine the appeal de novo, in the same manner as other issues of law and fact are heard and tried in such courts, and the State Fire Marshal shall be the Plaintiff. The district court shall hear and determine the appeal at the next regular term of the district court in the county where the order was issued, and may sustain, modify or annul the order of the State Fire Marshal, and the decision of the district court shall be final.