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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 187 §40-5-107. Wrongful disclosure of information. WRONGFUL DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. If any employee or member of the Board of Review or the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission or any employee of the Commission, or any employee of a governmental unit, private business or nonprofit entity that is allowed access to information under Section 4-508 of this title, makes any disclosure of confidential information or otherwise violates Section 4-508 of this title, or if any person who has obtained any list of applicants for work, or of claimants or recipients of benefits, under Section 5-101 et seq. of this title shall use or permit the use of such list for any political purpose, such individual shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or both. Added by Laws 1980, c. 323, § 5-107, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 424, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 501, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

§40-5-108. Other penalties in this act. OTHER PENALTIES IN THIS ACT. Other penalties are provided in the following sections of this title: Employer violations of employee rights - Section 2-301 Impermissible charges to claimants - Section 2-302 Disqualification of benefit claims for fraud - Section 2-402 Recovery of benefits paid upon false statement - Section 2-613 SUTA dumping prohibition - Section 3-111.1 Fraud overpayment penalty – Section 2-613 Added by Laws 1980, c. 323, § 5-108, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 182, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2012, c. 196, § 16, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.

§40-5-109. Renumbered as § 3-310 of this title by Laws 1993, c. 219, § 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

§40-5-201. Applicability. APPLICABILITY. The provisions of this part apply to representation in court in civil or criminal actions of this act. Added by Laws 1980, c. 323, § 5-201, eff. July 1, 1980.

§40-5-202. Civil actions. CIVIL ACTIONS. In any civil action to enforce the provisions of this act the Commission, the Board of Review, and the state may be represented by any qualified attorney who is employed by the Commission and is designated by it for this purpose, or at the