Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 265 - State Fire Marshal Commission
Chapter 35 - Field Citations, Fines and Appeals
Section 265:35-1-1 - Field citations, fines and appeals

(a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal is authorized to issue a field citations for violations of any lawful order of the State Fire Marshal. The field citation shall describe the nature of the violation.

(b) Violators have the right to appeal. The appeal request must be submitted in writing and received by the State Fire Marshal within ten (10) days of the fine notice. Upon receipt of an appeal request, an appeal hearing shall be set for the next scheduled meeting of the State Fire Marshal Commission.

(c) After hearing the appeal, the State Fire Marshal Commission may affirm, modify, revoke or vacate the order and/or fine at the hearing. If a hearing is held and the violator is found to be responsible for the violation, administrative costs of $100.00 shall be assess, in addition to the fine.

(d) If the violator does not contest the field citation, or is found guilty of the violation after appeal, the violator shall have thirty (30) days from the date the citation is issued in which to remit to the Office of the State Fire Marshal the amount identified on the citation. Checks, cashier's checks and/or money orders should be made payable to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

(e) Failure to pay the amount noted on the citation, or failure to appear and contest the field citation, will result in other enforcement actions and requests for assessment of additional penalties, or administrative assessments as set forth in (c) above.

(f) Issuance or payment of field citations shall in no way preclude other enforcement proceedings, administrative penalties, fines or order of the Office of the State Fire Marshal if the alleged violator fails to correct a violation in a reasonable manner, as determined by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

(g) Proceeds from payment of field citations shall be deposited into the Office of the State Fire Marshal revolving fund.