§ Ethics Rule 6.19Late filing fees

Beginning July 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Commission
shall publish on its website any registration and administration fees
to be charged by the Commission for legislative liaisons, legislative
lobbyists, executive lobbyists, lobbyist principals, political party
committees, political action committees and candidate committees. In
determining the fees to be charged, the Commission shall endeavor to
partially recover costs incurred in processing and maintaining
registrations and reports. The Executive Director is authorized to
issue compliance orders for the purpose of obtaining compliance with
these Rules. Compliance orders may include non-monetary orders and
orders for compliance fees, including late filing fees, in order to
partially recover costs to the Commission incurred in obtaining
compliance with these Rules. No fee shall exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) per violation. Compliance orders shall be in
writing. Before a final order is issued, any affected party shall be
afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice. The
notice shall be in writing and shall advise the parties of the time
for the hearing, their obligation to file an answer and appear and
the effect of their failure to respond. The hearing shall be
conducted by an administrative law judge under applicable provisions
of the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act, Title 75 of the
shall be open to the public. The administrative law judge may set
aside or modify the Executive Director’s order for good cause shown.
In the absence of good cause shown, the administrative law judge
shall affirm the order. After the hearing, the Executive Director
shall issue a final order. A final order may be appealed to the
District Court of Oklahoma County under applicable provisions of the
Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act, Title 75 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, Sections 250-323, or its successor statutes. Late filing
fees authorized by these Rules shall not be a part of or affected by
any monetary penalties, attorney fees, costs, other expenses of
litigation or other fees provided by these Rules.