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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1767 By: Coleman
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7 AS INTRODUCED
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8 An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; prohibiting
8 certain retailer from shipping certain alcoholic
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9 General to bring civil action; allowing the Attorney
10 General to initiate certain proceedings; allowing the
10 Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission to
11 initiate investigations; requiring the Commission to
11 assist the Attorney General; establishing certain
12 civil penalty; establishing certain separate
12 violations; requiring the Attorney General or
13 Commission to issue certain notice; creating the
13 Alcohol Enforcement and Regulatory Revolving Fund;
14 providing for codification; providing an effective
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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20 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-128 of Title 37A, unless there
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22 A. No person or retailer licensed outside of this state shall
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23 ship, cause to be shipped, or facilitate the shipment of alcoholic
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1 fulfill any orders of alcoholic beverages destined for delivery
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2 within this state unless otherwise permitted by law.
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3 B. The Attorney General may:
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4 1. Bring civil action in federal district court pursuant to 27
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5 U.S.C., Section 122a, seeking injunctive relief against any person
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6 or entity in violation of this section; or
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7 2. Initiate proceedings in state court to enforce compliance
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8 and assess civil penalties.
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9 C. The Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission may
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10 initiate investigations and shall assist the Attorney General with
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11 investigations, issue cease and desist orders, and share evidence
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12 with the Attorney General.
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13 D. Any out-of-state retailer in violation of the provisions of
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14 this act may be subject to the greater of:
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15 1. A civil penalty not less than Five Thousand Dollars
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16 ($5,000.00) and not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars
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17 ($25,000.00) per violation; or
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18 2. Treble damages equivalent to the retail value of the
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19 alcoholic beverages shipped.
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20 E. Each shipment shall constitute a separate violation of this
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22 F. Prior to initiating civil action, the Attorney General or
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23 the Commission shall issue a written notice of violation to the out-
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24 of-state retailer, requiring cessation of any shipments in violation
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1 of this act within five (5) calendar days and notifying such
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2 retailer that failure to comply shall trigger formal enforcement.
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3 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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4 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-129 of Title 37A, unless there
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6 There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
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7 for the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission to be
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8 designated the "Alcohol Enforcement and Regulatory Revolving Fund".
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9 The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year
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10 limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the
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11 Commission pursuant to subsection D of Section 1 of this act for the
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12 purpose of supporting legal enforcement actions of the Commission,
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13 enhancing compliance efforts and interstate coordination, and
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14 funding public education campaigns discouraging unlawful shipments
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15 of alcoholic beverages. All monies accruing to the credit of the
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16 fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
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17 Commission for the purpose provided for in this section.
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18 Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the
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19 State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the
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20 Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
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21 approval and payment.
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22 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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23 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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