15 OK Stat § 15-756.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 15. Contracts|§15-756.1. Actions by Attorney General or district attorney - Consent judgment - Orders.

|A. The Attorney General or a district attorney may bring an action: |1. To obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates the Consumer Protection Act;2. To enjoin, or to obtain a restraining order against a person who has violated, is violating, or is likely to violate the Consumer Protection Act;3. To recover actual damages and, in the case of unconscionable conduct, penalties as provided by this act, on behalf of an aggrieved consumer, in an individual action only, for violation of the Consumer Protection Act; or4. To recover reasonable expenses and investigation fees.B. In lieu of instigating or continuing an action or proceeding, the Attorney General or a district attorney may accept a consent judgment with respect to any act or practice declared to be a violation of the Consumer Protection Act. Such a consent judgment shall provide for the discontinuance by the person entering the same of any act or practice declared to be a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, and it may include a stipulation for the payment by such person of reasonable expenses and investigation fees incurred by the Attorney General or a district attorney. The consent judgment also may include a stipulation for restitution to be made by such person to consumers of money, property or other things received from such consumers in connection with a violation of this act and also may include a stipulation for specific performance. Any consent judgment entered into pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to admit the violation, unless it does so by its terms. Before any consent judgment entered into pursuant to this section shall be effective, it must be approved by the district court and an entry made thereof in the manner required for making an entry of judgment. Once such approval is received, any breach of the conditions of such consent judgment shall be treated as a violation of a court order, and shall be subject to all the penalties provided by law therefor.C. In any action brought by the Attorney General or a district attorney, the court may:1. Make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to prevent the use or employment by a person of any practice declared to be a violation of the Consumer Protection Act;2. Make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to compensate any person for damages sustained;3. Make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to carry out a transaction in accordance with consumers' reasonable expectations;4. Appoint a master or receiver or order sequestration of assets to prevent the use or enjoyment of proceeds derived through illegal means and assess the expenses of a master or receiver against the defendant;5. Revoke any license or certificate authorizing that person to engage in business in this state;6. Enjoin any person from engaging in business in this state; or7. Grant other appropriate relief.D. When an action is filed under the Consumer Protection Act by a district attorney or the Attorney General, no action seeking an injunction or declaratory judgment shall be filed in any other county or district in this state based upon the same transaction or occurrence, series of transactions or occurrences, or allegations which form the basis of the first action filed.Added by Laws 1980, c. 192, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 235, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.