SECTION 380:16-5-1. Notices of violation

  If upon inspection or investigation, an employer is found to be in violation of the Act, the inspecting officer may issue the employer a written citation describing the violations found and any corrective action which must be taken. Employers are to comply with such corrective action immediately, or as soon as possible, unless otherwise instructed by the Commissioner. Failure to comply with the Commissioner's lawful order shall be taken into account as an aggravating factor during any administrative hearing. In any administrative hearing, the hearing officer shall not be bound by the amount of any fine which may have been negotiated prior thereto. The hearing officer may set the fine at whatever amount he or she deems appropriate, up to the maximum allowed by the Act.

[Source: Added at 16 Ok Reg 3016, eff 7-12-99]