Any person, firm, or corporation, or any agent or employee of any person, firm, or corporation, who shall give, pay, or offer, directly or indirectly, to any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or any other officer or employee of this state authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act or by the rules of the Board, any money or other thing of value, with intent to influence said inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or other officer or employee of this state in the discharge of any duty herein provided for, shall be deemed guilty of a Class D3 felony offense, upon conviction thereof, and shall be punished by a fine not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or other officer or employee of this state authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act who shall accept any money, gift, or other thing of value from any person, firm, or corporation, or officers, agents, or employees thereof, given with intent to influence his official action, or who shall receive or accept from any person, firm, or corporation engaged in intrastate commerce any gift, money, or other thing of value given with any purpose or intent whatsoever, shall be deemed guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be summarily discharged from office and shall be punished by a fine not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1968, c. 63, § 14, emerg. eff. March 19, 1968. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 89, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 27, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 617, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
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