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OK Code › Title 17 › Section 17-2
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prosecution - Notice.
In case of failure of any corporation, person or firm to obey or
comply with any order or requirement of the Corporation Commission,
the Commission may punish such corporation, person or firm, as for
contempt. Such contempt proceedings may be instituted by any
citizen of this state, or other parties affected by such order, by
filing an affidavit with the Corporation Commission, setting forth
the acts of omission or failure to comply with such order or
requirement. Upon the filing of such affidavit or information above
mentioned, it shall be the duty of the Commission to forward to such
offending corporation, person or firm a copy of such affidavit or
information, and shall also issue citation to such corporation,
person or firm to answer at a time to be fixed in the citation, not
less than ten (10) days, nor more than twenty (20) days from the
date of the service of said citation.
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