§ 151.1. Resale of water or sewage service--Maximum charges--Disclosure--Penalties--Enforcement
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 17. Corporation Commission
17 Okl.St.Ann. § 151.1
§ 151.1. Resale of water or sewage service--Maximum charges--Disclosure--Penalties--Enforcement
A. Except for any person, public utility, or public service corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission, or a municipal utility, or a public trust which has as its beneficiary the municipality, no owner of any interest in real property in this state who purchases water or sewage services from a municipality and who resells such water or sewage services to any residential lessee of any interest in such real property for the purpose of providing water or sewage services shall charge such lessee any amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the cost to such reseller for each billing cycle of the water or sewage services purchased by the reseller from the supplier.
C. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this section, upon conviction thereof by a district court, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to the punishment prescribed by this subsection, the reseller is liable in treble damages to the lessee injured, said damages to be recovered in a civil action by the consumer so injured. Treble damages shall be based on the total amount to be paid to the reseller by the lessee for each bill which exceeds the authorized percentage pursuant to this section.
Credits
Laws 1999, c. 212, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
17 Okl. St. Ann. § 151.1, OK ST T. 17 § 151.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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