Opinion No.

***CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROVIDING FOR PENALTY ILLEGAL FOR STATE TO ENTER INTO**** IT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE FOR THE STATE TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS THAT PROVIDE FOR A "PENALTY" UPON TERMINATION BY THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, WHEN SUCH PENALTY IS IN VIOLATION OF THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. CITE: 15 Ohio St. 1961 213-215 [15-213] — [15-215]. (TODD MARKUM)