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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 94 2. The delivery of this money shall occur within ten (10) days of the date of service of the Notice of Levy; 3. If there is no money in the debtor's bank account at the time the Notice of Levy is served, or if the bank account has been closed, an officer of the bank on which the Notice of Levy is served shall make a statement to that effect on the Notice of Levy. The statement shall be notarized and returned to the office of the Commission that is indicated in the Notice of Levy; 4. Any bank that fails or refuses to surrender money or rights to money in a bank account subject to levy, upon being served with a Notice of Levy and supporting warrant of levy and lien of the Commission, shall be liable to the Commission in a sum equal to the amount of money or rights to money not so surrendered, but not exceeding the amount of the debtor's indebtedness for the collection of which the levy has been made, together with accrued interest pursuant to Section 2-613 of this title, and the cost of service of the Notice of Levy. Any amount recovered in this manner shall be credited against the liability of the debtor for the benefit overpayment indebtedness, for which the levy was made; and 5. Any bank in possession of money or rights to money subject to levy, upon which a levy has been made, that surrenders the money or rights to money to the Commission shall be discharged from any obligation or liability to the debtor and any other person or entity with respect to such money or rights to money arising from the surrender or payment. E. Service of the Notice of Levy and the warrant of levy and lien shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes for service of process in civil actions. F. If a sheriff's department is enlisted to serve the Notice of Levy, that sheriff's department shall be entitled to a service fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) that is to be paid by the Commission and added to the debtor's indebtedness. G. Claims for exemptions and any other matter relating to the levy shall be filed with the Appeal Tribunal of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. An order of exemption may relate back no more than thirty (30) days before the filing of the claim for exemption and shall extend no further than the expiration date or termination of the levy. Appeal from the Appeal Tribunal decision shall be governed by the appeal procedures set out in Part 6 of Article 2 of the Employment Security Act of 1980, and the Administrative Rules of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission pertaining thereto. Added by Laws 2002, c. 452, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 177, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 132, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2015, c. 249, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.