1. (a) If a person violates any provision of the Funeral Services Licensing Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, proceedings may be instituted to impose administrative penalties, administrative sanctions, or both administrative penalties and sanctions in accordance with 59 O.S. §396.2a(11).
2. (b) the Administrative Penalties and Sanctions Schedule published following this section sets penalty limits and ranges by class of offense and number of offenses.
3. (c) The Board may negotiate a different penalty than outlined in the Administrative Penalties and Sanctions Schedule, in extenuating circumstances, based on the following factors:
4. (1) Attempts by the licensee to correct or stop the violation;
5. (2) Number of complaints previously found justified against licensee;
6. (3) Whether the act was unintentional; and
7. (4) Other mitigating factors that could warrant a lower penalty.
8. (d) Multiple violations of the Funeral Services Licensing Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, may result in higher penalties. Multiple violations may consist of violation of more than one section of the law, numerous violations of the same section of the law, or a combination of both.
9. (e) The Board may require a licensee to issue a refund to a consumer in lieu of or in addition to assessing an administrative penalty.
10. (1) Class A.
11. (A) 1^st violation: $250
12. (B) 2^nd violation: $500
13. (C) 3^rd violation: $1,000
14. (D) 4+ violations: up to $2,500 and/or sanction
15. (i) OAC 235:10-7-2(9) Failure to discharge a financial obligation
16. (ii) OAC 235:10-7-2(15)
17. (iii) OAC 235:10-7-2(15) Failure to submit application for establishment license
18. (iv) OAC 235:10-7-2(18) Failure to comply with Licensing Act
19. (v) OAC 235: 10-7-2(19) Failure to comply with the Child Support Statute
20. (vi) OAC 235:10-7-2(25) Licensing exam invalidation
21. (2) Class B.
22. (A) 1^st violation: $1,000
23. (B) 2^nd violation: $1,500
24. (C) 3^rd violation: $2,500
25. (D) 4+ violations: up to $5,000 and/or sanction
26. (i) OAC 235:10-7-2(3) Failure to offer or provide a printed General Price List
27. (ii) OAC 235:10-7-2(4) Failure to give itemized, written statement of Goods and Services
28. (iii) OAC 235:10-7-2(11) Solicitation of business
29. (iv) OAC 235:10-7-2(12) Reusing of caskets
30. (v) OAC 235:10-7-2(13) Charging for merchandise not contracted for
31. (vi) OAC 235:10-7-2(14) Failure to file any necessary permit in a timely manner
32. (vii) OAC 235:10-7-2(17) False or misleading advertising
33. (viii) OAC 235:10-7-2(21) Failure to comply with a Board subpoena
34. (ix) OAC 235:10-7-2(22) Obstruction of a Board investigation
35. (3) Class C.
36. (A) 1^st violation: $2,500
37. (B) 2^nd violation: $3,500
38. (C) 3^rd violation: $5,000
39. (D) 4+ violations: up to $10,000 and/or sanction
40. (i) OAC 235:10-7-2(1) Material misrepresentation
41. (ii) OAC 235:10-7-2(2) Criminal Actions
42. (iii) OAC 235:10-7-2(6) Non-licensed Funeral Director
43. (iv) OAC 235:10-7-2(7) Non-licensed embalming
44. (v) OAC 235:10-7-2(8) Non-registered apprentice
45. (vi) OAC 235:10-7-2(10) Desecration
46. (vii) OAC 235:10-7-2(16) Suspension or Revocation of license in another state
47. (viii) OAC 235:10-7-2(20) Selling of bodies or body parts
48. (ix) OAC 235:10-7-2(23) Forgery
49. (x) OAC 235:10-7-2(24) Compromising licensing exam
50. (xi) OAC 235:10-7-2(26) Violation of any of the ethics rules

(xii)OAC 235:10-7-2(27) Aiding or abetting unlicensed practice

Added at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25