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§ 3-301. Penalty and interest on past-due contributions

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 40. LaborEffective: November 1, 2023

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 40. Labor
Chapter 1. Employment Security Act of 1980 (Refs & Annos)
Article 3. Contributions
Part 3. Collection of Contributions
Effective: November 1, 2023
40 Okl.St.Ann. § 3-301
§ 3-301. Penalty and interest on past-due contributions
PENALTY AND INTEREST ON PAST-DUE CONTRIBUTIONS.
A. If contributions are not paid on the date on which they are due and payable as prescribed by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, the whole or part thereafter remaining unpaid shall bear interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month for each month or fraction thereof from and after such date until payment is received by the Commission. The date on which payment of contributions is deemed to have been received may be determined by such rules as the Commission may prescribe.
B. If any employer fails or refuses to file contribution and wage reports required under the provisions of this act1 within fifteen (15) days after written notice has been mailed to the employer by the Commission or its representative regardless of whether or not any wages or taxable wages were paid, there shall accrue a penalty of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). In addition to such penalty, there shall be a penalty of ten percent (10%) added to the total contributions due, collected and paid. Such penalties shall be in addition to any interest due. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to employers that are subject to subsection B of Section 3-806 of this title.

Credits

Laws 1980, c. 323, § 3-301, emerg. eff. June 13, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 259, § 17, operative July 1, 1981; Laws 1990, c. 333, § 7, emerg. eff. May 31, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 219, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2006, c. 176, § 21, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2023, c. 346, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

Footnotes

Title 40, § 1-101 et seq.
40 Okl. St. Ann. § 3-301, OK ST T. 40 § 3-301
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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