Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.29 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.29
Daylight saving standard
Status: in_force

A. If a federal law is passed that authorizes states to observe

daylight saving time year-round, this state shall adopt daylight

saving time as the year-round standard of time for the entire state

and all its political subdivisions.

B. This section shall not be construed to affect the standard

time established by federal law governing the movement of common

carriers engaged in interstate commerce or the time for performance

of an act by an officer or department of the United States, as

established by a statute, lawful order, rule, or regulation of the

United States or an agency thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1452 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1452
Discriminatory housing practices - Categories or classes
Status: in_force

of persons protected - Jurisdiction of Attorney General's Office of

Civil Rights Enforcement.

A. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for

any person, or any agent or employee of such person:

1. To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide

offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of any

housing, or otherwise make unavailable or deny any housing because

of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial

status, or disability;

2. To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions,

or privileges of sale or rental of housing, or in the provision of

services or facilities in connection with any housing because of

race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial

status, or disability;

3. To make, print, publish, or cause to be made, printed, or

published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to

the sale or rental of housing that indicates any preference,

limitation, discrimination, or intention to make any such

preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color,

religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or

disability;

4. To represent to any person, for reasons of discrimination,

that any housing is not available for inspection, sale, or rental

when such housing is in fact so available because of race, color,

religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or

disability;

5. To deny any person access to, or membership or participation

in, a multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization or

other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of

selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against a person in

the terms or conditions of access, membership, or participation in

such an organization, service, or facility because of race, color,

religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or

disability;

6. To include in any transfer, sale, rental, or lease of

housing any restrictive covenant that discriminates, or for any

person to honor or exercise, or attempt to honor or exercise, any

discriminatory covenant pertaining to housing because of race,

color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or

disability;

7. To refuse to consider the income of both applicants when

both applicants seek to buy or lease housing because of race, color,

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religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or

disability;

8. To refuse to consider as a valid source of income any public

assistance, alimony, or child support, awarded by a court, when that

source can be verified as to its amount, length of time received,

regularity, or receipt because of race, color, religion, gender,

national origin, age, familial status, or disability;

9. To discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions,

or privileges relating to the obtaining or use of financial

assistance for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation,

repair, or maintenance of any housing because of race, color,

religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or

disability;

10. To discharge, demote, or discriminate in matters of

compensation or working conditions against any employee or agent

because of the obedience of the employee or agent to the provisions

of this section;

11. To solicit or attempt to solicit the listing of housing for

sale or lease, by door to door solicitation, in person, or by

telephone, or by distribution of circulars, if one of the purposes

is to change the racial composition of the neighborhood;

12. To knowingly induce or attempt to induce another person to

transfer an interest in real property, or to discourage another

person from purchasing real property, by representations regarding

the existing or potential proximity of real property owned, used, or

occupied by persons of any particular race, color, religion, gender,

national origin, age, familial status or disability, or to represent

that such existing or potential proximity shall or may result in:

a. the lowering of property values,

b. a change in the racial, religious, or ethnic character

of the block, neighborhood, or area in which the

property is located,

c. an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the

area, or

d. a decline in quality of the schools serving the area;

13. To refuse to rent or lease housing to a blind, deaf, or

disabled person on the basis of the person's use or possession of a

bona fide, properly trained guide, signal, or service dog;

14. To demand the payment of an additional nonrefundable fee or

an unreasonable deposit for rent from a blind, deaf, or disabled

person for such dog. Such blind, deaf, or disabled person may be

liable for any damage done to the dwelling by such dog;

15. a. to discriminate in the sale or rental or otherwise

make available or deny a dwelling to any buyer or

renter because of a disability of:

(1) that buyer or renter,

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(2) a person residing in or intending to reside in

that dwelling after it is sold, rented, or made

available, or

(3) any person associated with that buyer or renter,

or

b. to discriminate against any person in the terms,

conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a

dwelling or in the provision of services or facilities

in connection with the dwelling because of a

disability of:

(1) that person,

(2) a person residing in or intending to reside in

that dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or

made available, or

(3) any person associated with that person;

16. For purposes of disability discrimination in housing

pursuant to Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title, discrimination

includes:

a. a refusal to permit, at the expense of the disabled

person, reasonable modifications of existing premises

occupied or to be occupied by the person if the

modifications may be necessary to afford the person

full enjoyment of the premises, provided that such

person also provides a surety bond guaranteeing

restoration of the premises to their prior condition,

if necessary to make the premises suitable for

nondisabled tenants,

b. a refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules,

policies, practices, or services, when the

accommodations may be necessary to afford the person

equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, or

c. in connection with the design and construction of

covered multifamily dwellings for first occupancy

thirty (30) months after the date of enactment of the

federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Public

Law 100-430), a failure to design and construct those

dwellings in a manner that:

(1) the public use and common use portions of the

dwellings are readily accessible to and usable by

disabled persons,

(2) all the doors designed to allow passage into and

within all premises within the dwellings are

sufficiently wide to allow passage by disabled

persons in wheelchairs, and

(3) all premises within the dwellings contain the

following features of adaptive design:

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(a) an accessible route into and through the

dwelling,

(b) light switches, electrical outlets,

thermostats, and other environmental

controls in accessible locations,

(c) reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow

later installation of grab bars, and

(d) usable kitchen and bathrooms so that an

individual in a wheelchair can maneuver

about the space,

(4) compliance with the appropriate requirements of

the American National Standard for buildings and

facilities providing accessibility and usability

for physically disabled people, commonly cited as

"ANSI A 117.1", suffices to satisfy the

requirements of division (3) of this

subparagraph,

(5) as used in this subsection, the term "covered

multifamily dwellings" means:

(a) buildings consisting of four or more units

if the buildings have one or more elevators,

and

(b) ground floor units in other buildings

consisting of four or more units,

(6) nothing in this subsection requires that a

dwelling be made available to an individual whose

tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the

health or safety of other individuals or whose

tenancy would result in substantial physical

damage to the property of others; or

17. a. A person whose business includes engaging in

residential real estate related transactions may not

discriminate against a person in making a real estate

related transaction available or in the terms or

conditions of a real estate related transaction

because of race, color, religion, gender, disability,

familial status, national origin or age.

b. In this section, "residential real estate related

transaction" means:

(1) making or purchasing loans or providing other

financial assistance:

(a) to purchase, construct, improve, repair, or

maintain a dwelling, or

(b) to secure residential real estate, or

(2) selling, brokering, or appraising residential

real property.

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B. This section does not prohibit discrimination against a

person because the person has been convicted under federal law or

the law of any state of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a

controlled substance.

C. No other categories or classes of persons are protected

pursuant to Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title. The Attorney

General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement shall have no authority

or jurisdiction to act on complaints based on any kind of

discrimination other than those kinds of discrimination prohibited

pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title or any other

specifically authorized by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.5 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.5
Official state children's song
Status: in_force

The official children's song of the State of Oklahoma is hereby

declared to be the words and music of the song "Oklahoma, My Native

Land", composed and written by Martha Kemm Barrett.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1312 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1312
Status Verification System - Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 6 and 7 of this act:

1. “Status Verification System” means an electronic system

operated by the federal government, through which an authorized

official of an agency of the State of Oklahoma or of a political

subdivision therein may make an inquiry, by exercise of authority

delegated pursuant to Section 1373 of Title 8 of the United States

Code, to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status

of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency for any

purpose authorized by Section 7 of this act. The Status

Verification System shall be deemed to include:

a. the electronic verification of work authorization

program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and

Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208,

Division C, Section 403(a); 8 U.S.C., Section 1324a,

and operated by the United States Department of

Homeland Security, known as the Basic Pilot Program,

b. any equivalent federal program designated by the

United States Department of Homeland Security or any

other federal agency authorized to verify the work

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eligibility status of newly hired employees, pursuant

to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

(IRCA), D.L. 99-603,

c. any other independent, third-party system with an

equal or higher degree of reliability as the programs,

systems, or processes described in this paragraph, or

d. the Social Security Number Verification Service, or

such similar online verification process implemented

by the United States Social Security Administration;

2. “Public employer” means every department, agency, or

instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the

state;

3. “Subcontractor” means a subcontractor, contract employee,

staffing agency, or any contractor regardless of its tier; and

4. “Unauthorized alien” means an alien as defined in Section

1324a(h)(3) of Title 8 of the United States Code.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.16 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.16
National Day of the Cowboy
Status: in_force

The fourth Saturday of July of each year shall be declared as

the National Day of the Cowboy and set aside to celebrate the

contribution of the Cowboy and Cowgirl to this state and all of

America's culture and heritage. All citizens of this state are

encouraged to recognize and celebrate annually on this day our

state's long and proud tradition of cowboy culture with appropriate

ceremonies, events and activities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1603 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1603
Attempts
Status: in_force

An attempt to commit, directly or indirectly, a discriminatory

practice is a discriminatory practice.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1506.4 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1506.4
Effect of relief granted upon contracts, sales,
Status: in_force

encumbrances, or leases.

Relief granted pursuant to Section 1506.3 of this title does not

affect a contract, sale, encumbrance, or lease that:

1. Was consummated before the granting of the relief; and

2. Involved a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant who

did not have actual notice of the filing of a complaint pursuant to

Section 1101 et seq. of this title or a civil action pursuant to

this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-12 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-12
Constructive notice
Status: in_force

Constructive notice is notice imputed by the law to a person not

having actual notice.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-2002 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-2002
Parental rights
Status: reserved

A. All parental rights are reserved to a parent of a minor

child without obstruction or interference from this state, any

political subdivision of this state, any other governmental entity

or any other institution, including, but not limited to, the

following rights:

1. The right to direct the education of the minor child;

2. All rights of parents identified in Title 70 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, including the right to access and review all school

records relating to the minor child;

3. The right to direct the upbringing of the minor child;

4. The right to direct the moral or religious training of the

minor child;

5. The right to make healthcare decisions for the minor child,

unless otherwise prohibited by law;

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6. The right to access and review all medical records of the

minor child unless otherwise prohibited by law or the parent is the

subject of an investigation of a crime committed against the minor

child and a law enforcement official requests that the information

not be released;

7. The right to consent in writing before a biometric scan of

the minor child is made, shared or stored;

8. The right to consent in writing before any record of the

minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created,

stored or shared, except as required by Sections 1-516 and 1-524.1

of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or unless authorized pursuant

to a court order;

9. The right to consent in writing before the state or any of

its political subdivisions makes a video or voice recording of the

minor child, unless the video or voice recording is made during or

as a part of a court proceeding, by law enforcement officers during

or as part of a law enforcement investigation, during or as part of

a forensic interview in a criminal or Department of Human Services

investigation or to be used solely for any of the following:

a. safety demonstrations, including the maintenance of

order and discipline in the common areas of a school

or on student transportation vehicles,

b. a purpose related to a legitimate academic or

extracurricular activity,

c. a purpose related to regular classroom instruction,

d. security or surveillance of buildings or grounds, and

e. a photo identification card; and

10. The right to be notified promptly if an employee of this

state, any political subdivision of this state, any other

governmental entity or any other institution suspects that a

criminal offense has been committed against the minor child by

someone other than a parent, unless the incident has first been

reported to law enforcement and notification of the parent would

impede a law enforcement or Department of Human Services

investigation. This paragraph does not create any new obligation

for school districts and charter schools to report misconduct

between students at school, such as fighting or aggressive play,

that is routinely addressed as a student disciplinary matter by the

school.

B. This section does not authorize or allow a parent to engage

in conduct that is unlawful or to abuse or neglect a child in

violation of the laws of this state. This section shall not be

construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end

life. This section does not prohibit courts, law enforcement

officers or employees of a government agency responsible for child

welfare from acting in their official capacity within the reasonable

and prudent scope of their authority. This section does not

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prohibit a court from issuing an order that is otherwise permitted

by law.

C. Any attempt to encourage or coerce a minor child to withhold

information from the child's parent shall be grounds for discipline

of an employee of this state, any political subdivision of this

state or any other governmental entity, except for law enforcement

personnel.

D. Unless those rights have been legally waived or legally

terminated, parents have inalienable rights that are more

comprehensive than those listed in this section. The Parents' Bill

of Rights does not prescribe all rights of parents. Unless

otherwise required by law, the rights of parents of minor children

shall not be limited or denied. The Parents' Bill of Rights shall

not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that

would end life.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-83 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-83
Flag week - Observance and display of flag
Status: in_force

The Governor is hereby authorized and requested to proclaim June

8 to June 14, 1939 and each succeeding year thereafter as Flag Week.

To direct each state, county, municipal and district official to

arrange for a suitable observance of Flag Week in all public

schools, cities and communities throughout the state. To provide

for the display of the Flag in accordance with the rules and

regulations set forth by the National Americanism Commission of the

American Legion, focusing the attention of the people upon the

National Emblem and uniting reverence and devotion to the principal

of liberty in order that the spirit of the Union may be regenerated,

and the perpetuity of democracy be insured now and forever.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-92.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-92.1
State wild flower - Indian Blanket
Status: in_force

The official state wild flower of the State of Oklahoma shall be

the Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella).
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-82.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-82.1
Designation and dates of holidays - Executive Order - Acts to be performed on next
Status: in_force

succeeding business day - State employees authorized to observe certain holidays - "Holiday"

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 2Acts to be performed on next succeeding business day - State

employees authorized to observe certain holidays - "Holiday"

defined.

A. The designation and dates of holidays in Oklahoma shall be

as follows: Each Saturday, Sunday, New Year's Day on the 1st day of

January, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday on the third Monday in

January, Presidents' Day on the third Monday in February, Memorial

Day on the last Monday in May, Independence Day on the 4th day of

July, Labor Day on the first Monday in September, Veterans' Day on

the 11th day of November, Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in

November, the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas on the 25th day

of December, the day before or after Christmas if Christmas is not

on a Saturday or Sunday, the Thursday and Friday before Christmas if

Christmas is on a Saturday, the Monday and Tuesday after Christmas,

if Christmas is on a Sunday; and if any of such holidays other than

Christmas fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a holiday

in that year and if any of such holidays other than Christmas fall

on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be a holiday in that year.

B. The Governor shall issue an Executive Order each year

specifying the dates on which the holidays other than Saturdays and

Sundays designated in subsection A of this section occur. If the

President of the United States declares any day other than those

listed in subsection A of this section as a national holiday, the

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Governor may issue an Executive Order declaring such day a state

holiday.

C. Any act authorized, required, or permitted to be performed

on a holiday as designated in subsection A of this section may be

performed on the next succeeding business day, and no liability or

loss of rights of any kind shall result from such delay.

D. State employees, except for temporary and other limited term

employees, shall be entitled to a day off work without loss of pay

on those holidays specified in an Executive Order issued by the

Governor pursuant to subsection B of this section. Those state

employees, except for temporary and other limited term employees,

who are required to work on a holiday specified in subsection B of

this section shall be entitled to a day off work, without loss of

pay, on an alternative date or payment in lieu thereof at the

discretion of the appointing authority and in accordance with rules

of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

E. For the purposes of this section, "holiday" means that

agencies whose mission does not require them to be open for business

every day of the year shall be closed for official business.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-314 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-314
Violations - Misdemeanor - Penalty - Civil suit
Status: in_force

A. Any person or persons willfully violating any of the

provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon

conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period

not exceeding one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Following a violation of this act, any person:

1. May bring a civil suit for declarative or injunctive relief,

or both; and

2. If successful, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney

fees.

C. If the public body successfully defends a civil suit and the

court finds that the suit was clearly frivolous, the public body

shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-156 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-156
Parades - Carrying flag without color guards prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any lodge, fraternity, association, or

club, when putting on a parade, to carry the flag without proper

color guards.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.14 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.14
Injury Prevention Month
Status: in_force

May of each year is hereby established as "Injury Prevention

Month”. Recognizing that injuries are the third leading cause of

death in Oklahoma, and are the leading cause of death for persons

between the ages of one (1) and forty-four (44), that many injuries

are preventable, that the number of injuries can be substantially

reduced through the use of proven, cost-effective injury prevention

approaches and that these approaches should be promoted through

public information and education:

1. The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation encouraging

the widespread dissemination of injury prevention information; and

2. All state agencies, businesses, and interested organizations

should take the opportunity to provide their employees and members

with injury prevention information during Injury Prevention Month.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.2 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.2
State fish
Status: in_force

The white bass, Morone chrysops, sometimes known as sand bass,

is hereby designated and adopted as the state fish of the State of

Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.24 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.24
Oklahoma Overdose Awareness Day
Status: in_force

The eleventh day of May each year is hereby designated as

"Oklahoma Overdose Awareness Day".
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1604 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1604
Public contractors
Status: in_force

In the case of a respondent who is found by the Attorney General

to have engaged in a discriminatory practice in the course of

performing under a contract or subcontract with the state or any

governmental entity, or agency thereof, if the discriminatory

practice was authorized, requested, commanded, performed or

recklessly tolerated by the board of directors of the respondent or

by a high managerial agent acting within the scope of his or her

employment, the Attorney General shall so certify to the contracting

agency. Unless the Attorney General’s finding of a discriminatory

practice is upheld in the course of judicial review, the finding of

discrimination is not binding on the contracting agency. Upon

receiving a certification made under this section, a contracting

agency may take appropriate action to:

1. Terminate a contract or portion thereof previously entered

into with the respondent, either absolutely or on condition that the

respondent carry out a program of compliance with the provisions of

Section 1101 et seq. of this title; and

2. Assist the state and all governmental entities and agencies

thereof to refrain from entering into further contracts, or

extensions or other modifications of existing contracts, with the

respondent until the Attorney General is satisfied that the

respondent will carry out policies in compliance with the provisions

of Section 1101 et seq. of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.15 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.15
Senator Keith Leftwich Day
Status: in_force

The first Tuesday in February in a presidential election year is

hereby designated as “Senator Keith Leftwich Day” to commemorate the

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Senator who was the principal author of the legislation that moved

the presidential primary to the first Tuesday in February and made

the State of Oklahoma a player on the national political stage.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-87 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-87
Bird day
Status: in_force

May 1st of each year is hereby established as "Bird Day" in

Oklahoma, to be commemorated in such manner as the Societies for the

Preservation of Wildlife may prescribe, from time to time.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1308 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1308
Exceptions
Status: in_force

It is not a discriminatory practice:

1. For an employer to hire and employ an employee, or an

employment agency to classify or refer for employment an individual,

for a labor organization to classify its membership or to classify

or refer for employment an individual, or for an employer, labor

organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling an

apprenticeship or other training or retraining program to admit or

employ an individual in the program, on the basis of religion, sex,

national origin, age, disability, or genetic information if such

action is related to a bona fide occupational qualification

reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the business or

enterprise; or

2. For a school, college, university, or other educational

institution to hire and employ an employee of a particular religion

if the school, college, university, or other educational institution

is, in whole or substantial part, owned, supported, controlled, or

managed by a particular religion or by a particular religious

corporation, association, or society, or if the curriculum of the

school, college, university, or other educational institution is

directed toward the propagation of a particular religion.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-310 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-310
Legislative committee members attending executive
Status: in_force

sessions.

Any member of the Legislature appointed as a member of a

committee of either house of the Legislature or joint committee

thereof shall be permitted to attend any executive session

authorized by the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act of any state agency,

board or commission whenever the jurisdiction of such committee

includes the actions of the public body involved.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1451 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1451
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. As used in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title:

1. "Elderly person" means any natural person fifty-five (55)

years of age or older;

2. "Dwelling" means:

a. any building, structure, or part of a building or

structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended

for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families,

or

b. any vacant land that is offered for sale or lease for

the construction or location of a building, structure,

or part of a building or structure described in

subparagraph a of this paragraph;

3. "Person" includes one or more individuals, corporations,

partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal

representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts,

unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy,

receivers and fiduciaries, the state, and all political subdivisions

and agencies thereof;

4. "Restrictive covenants" means any specification limiting the

transfer, rental, or lease of any dwelling because of race, color,

religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or familial status;

5. "Discriminatory housing practices" means an act that is

prohibited pursuant to Section 1452 of this title;

6. "Disability" means a mental or physical impairment that

substantially limits at least one major life activity, when there is

a record of such an impairment, or the individual is regarded as

having such an impairment. The term does not include current

illegal use of or addiction to any drug or illegal or federally

controlled substance. For purposes of Sections 1451 through 1453 of

this title, "an individual with a disability" or "disability" does

not apply to an individual because of sexual orientation or the

sexual preference of the individual or because that individual is a

transvestite;

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7. "Unlawful discriminatory practice because of age" means an

act prohibited pursuant to Section 1452 of this title against a

person at least eighteen (18) years of age or older solely on that

basis;

8. "Aggrieved person" means any person who:

a. claims to have been injured by a discriminatory

housing practice, or

b. believes that he or she will be injured by a

discriminatory housing practice that is about to

occur;

9. "Complainant" means a person or the Attorney General who

files a complaint pursuant to Section 1452 of this title;

10. "Conciliation" means the attempted resolution of issues

raised by a complaint or by the investigation of the complaint,

through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved person, the

respondent, and the Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights

Enforcement;

11. "Conciliation agreement" means a written agreement setting

forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation;

12. "Discriminatory housing practice" means an act prohibited

by Section 1452 of this title;

13. "Family" includes a single individual;

14. "Respondent" means:

a. the person accused of a violation of Sections 1451

through 1453 of this title in a complaint of a

discriminatory housing practice, or

b. any person identified as an additional or substitute

respondent pursuant to Section 1502.5 of this title or

an agent of an additional or substitute respondent;

and

15. "To rent" means to lease, to sublease, to let, or to

otherwise grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not

owned by the occupant.

B. For purposes of Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title, a

discriminatory act is committed because of familial status only if

the act is committed because the person who is the subject of

discrimination is:

1. Pregnant;

2. Domiciled with an individual less than eighteen (18) years

of age in regard to whom the person:

a. is the parent or legal custodian, or

b. has the written permission of the parent or legal

custodian for domicile with that person; or

3. In the process of obtaining legal custody of an individual

less than eighteen (18) years of age.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 68
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-93.3 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-93.3
9/11 Remembrance Freedom Flag
Status: in_force

In memory of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the

World Trade Center, Pentagon, and the plane crash victims of the

United Airlines Flight 93, the 9/11 Remembrance "Freedom Flag" that

commemorates this day in American history, shall be authorized to be

flown on flagpoles throughout the state in remembrance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1401 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1401
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "place of public accommodation" includes any place, store or

other establishment, either licensed or unlicensed, which supplies

goods or services to the general public or which solicits or accepts

the patronage or trade of the general public or which is supported

directly or indirectly by government funds: except that

(i) a private club is not a place of public accommodation, if

its policies are determined by its members and its facilities or

services are available only to its members and their bona fide

guests;

(2) "place of public accomodation" does not include barber shops

or beauty shops or privately-owned resort or amusement

establishments or an establishment located within a building which

contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is

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actually occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as his

residence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1311 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1311
Male and female employees
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it shall

not be an unlawful employment practice because of sex to

differentiate in employment, compensation, terms, conditions or

privileges of employment between male and female employees if such

differences are otherwise required or permitted by the laws of this

state, or by the provisions of Section 703 of the Federal Civil

Rights Act of 1964, as amended, or by the provisions of Section 6(d)

of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended; nor

shall it be an unlawful employment practice because of sex for an

employer, pursuant to a plan, to provide differences in annuity,

death and survivors' benefits between widows and widowers of

employees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-33 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-33
Definitions
Status: in_force

The terms "state agency", "agency of the state", "public

officer" or "state officer", when used in any statute other than the

Public Trust Act, Sections 176 through 180.55 of Title 60 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, and Sections 164 through 166 of Title 60 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, shall not include the Oklahoma Ordnance Works

Authority or its Trustees, or the Northeast Oklahoma Public

Facilities Authority except where a contrary intention plainly and

expressly appears.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-82.3 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-82.3
Place and time for celebration of Oklahoma Day
Status: in_force

The city of Guthrie, in the county of Logan, is declared to be

the official city for the celebration of Oklahoma Day on the 22nd

day of April of each year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.13 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.13
State game bird
Status: in_force

The wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo is hereby designated and

adopted as the state game bird of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.19 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.19
Legislative Findings - Flying flags at half-staff for
Status: in_force

service member memorial services.

A. The Legislature finds that:

1. The Congress of the United States has authorized the

President to use military force against "nations, organizations, or

persons the President determines planned, authorized, committed, or

aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or

harbored such organizations or persons", Pub. L. 107-40, and has

further authorized the President to use military force in order to

"defend the national security of the United States against the

continuing threat posed by Iraq", Pub. L. 107-243;

2. Although these policies have resulted in some degree of

controversy, it is incontrovertible that the members of the Armed

Forces of the United States who have been deployed with respect

thereto have served with honor, dignity, and bravery, and that

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public support for the members of the Armed Forces, and for their

families, has been steadfast and unwavering; and

3. For as long as members of the Armed Forces are so deployed,

such public support must continue and be demonstrated in every way

possible.

B. Until such time as such use of military force as referenced

in subsection A of this section is concluded, whether by

Presidential or congressional action, the Governor is directed to

order flags of the United States and the State of Oklahoma, on state

property, be flown at half-staff on the day of the memorial service

for any Oklahoman who lost his or her life while a member of the

Armed Forces of the United States.

C. On each such day of remembrance, all state agencies,

interested organizations, groups, and individuals are authorized and

requested to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff. The

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

cause the provisions of this section to be implemented by all

appropriate agencies of state government.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-22 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-22
Verdict
Status: in_force

The word "verdict" includes not only the verdict of a jury, but

also the finding upon the facts, of a judge, or of a referee

appointed to determine the issues in a cause.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-35 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-35
Geology, geologist
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Statutes:

1. "Geology" means the science which is:

a. the study of the earth and its origin and history, in

general,

b. the investigation, including collection of specimens,

of the earth's constituent rocks, minerals, fossils,

solids, fluids including surface and underground

waters, gases, and other materials, from the center of

its core to the outer limits of its atmosphere, and

c. the application and utilization of this knowledge of

the earth for the benefit of mankind; provided, the

knowledge and principles of geology may also be

applied to extraterrestrial bodies; and

2. "Geologist" means a person who:

a. has earned a baccalaureate or higher degree in a

geological science from an institution of higher

education which is accredited by a regional or

national accrediting agency, with a minimum of thirty

(30) semester hours or forty-five (45) quarter hours

of undergraduate or graduate work in a field of

geology, or

b. has a specific and continuous record of related and

verifiable geological work experience for five (5)

years prior to the effective date of this act.

Publication in a geologic publication or prior

qualification as an expert witness in an

administrative or judicial proceeding, hearing, or

trial shall be prima facie verification of geological

work experience.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.16 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.16
Motorcycle Safety Month
Status: in_force

The month of May of each year is hereby designated as

“Motorcycle Safety Month” in the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-16 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-16
Person and related terms
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Statutes:

1. “Father” means the male parent of a child or children as

defined in Section 7 of this title;

2. “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will

have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or

historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point

produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization;

3. “Male” means an individual who naturally has, had, will

have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or

historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point

produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization;

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4. “Man” or “boy” means a natural person who is male;

5. “Mother” means the female parent of a child or children as

defined in Section 7 of this title;

6. “Natural person” means a person as defined in paragraph 7 of

this section, except for bodies politic or corporate;

7. “Person”, except when used by way of contrast, includes not

only human beings, but bodies politic or corporate;

8. “Sex” means a natural person’s biological sex at birth; and

9. “Woman” or “girl” means a natural person who is female.

R.L. 1910, § 2929. Amended by Laws 2024, c. 365, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

2024.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-88 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-88
Oklahoma week
Status: in_force

That the week beginning with November 11th through November 16th

(Statehood Day) of each year is hereby designated as "Oklahoma

Week".

That every city in Oklahoma, every business, every organization,

every man, woman and child are hereby urged during this week to

conduct a personal campaign to let the world know that "we are proud

of Oklahoma, and prouder to be Oklahomans."
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-308 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-308
Meeting between Governor and majority members of public
Status: in_force

body.

Any meeting between the governor and a majority of members of

any public body shall be open to the public and subject to all other

provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-309 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-309
Legislature
Status: in_force

The Legislature shall conduct open meetings in accordance with

rules to be adopted by each house thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-113 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-113
Publication in newspaper published in county, but not at
Status: in_force

county seat.

In all cases under the statutes of this state where publication

of any notice or advertisement is required to be made in a newspaper

published in the county seat of any county, and there is no legal

newspaper published in such county seat, it shall be sufficient for

such notice to be published in any newspaper published in the county

which shall comply with the requirements of 25 O.S.1951, Section

106.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.14 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.14
Official inspirational song of the State of Oklahoma
Status: in_force

The official inspirational song of the State of Oklahoma is

hereby declared to be "I Can Only Imagine" by MercyMe.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.7 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.7
Official state drink
Status: in_force

Milk is hereby designated and adopted as the official drink of

the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1502.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1502.1
Temporary injunction or restraining order
Status: in_force

If, at any time after the receipt of a verified charge, the

Attorney General has reason to believe that a respondent has engaged

in any unlawful discriminatory practice, the Attorney General may

file a petition in the district court in a county in which the

subject of the complaint occurs, or in a county in which a

respondent resides or transacts business, seeking appropriate

temporary injunctive relief against the respondent pending final

determination of proceedings pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of

this title. The court shall have power to grant injunctive relief

or a restraining order as it deems just and proper, but no relief or

order shall be granted except by consent of the respondent or after

hearing upon notice to the respondent and a finding by the court

that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has

engaged in a discriminatory practice. Except as modified by this

section, the Oklahoma rules of civil procedure shall apply to an

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application, and the district court shall have authority to grant or

deny the relief sought on conditions as it deems just and equitable.

This section is subject to the provisions of Section 1502.7 of this

title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-106 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-106
Newspapers for publication of legal notices
Status: in_force

No legal notice, advertisement, or publication of any kind

required or provided for by the laws of this state to be published

in a newspaper shall have force or effect unless published in a

legal newspaper of the county. A legal newspaper of the county is

any newspaper which, during a period of one hundred four (104)

consecutive weeks immediately prior to the first publication of such

notice, advertisement, or publication:

1. has maintained a paid general subscription circulation in

the county; and

2. has been admitted to the United States mails as paid second-

class mail matter; and

3. has been continuously and uninterruptedly published in the

county.

If there is no legal newspaper in a county, then all legal notices,

advertisements, or publications of any kind required or provided for

by the laws of this state shall be published in a legal newspaper in

an adjoining county of this state, which newspaper has general

circulation in the county or political subdivision in which such

notice is required.

Nothing in this section shall invalidate the publication of such

legal notices, advertisements, or publications in a newspaper which

has moved its place of publication from one location in the county

to another location in the same county without breaking the

continuity of its regular issues for the requisite length of time,

or the name of which may have been changed when said change of

location was made as permitted by United States postal laws and

regulations. Failure to issue or publish said newspaper for a

period of fourteen (14) days due to fire, accident, or other

unforeseen cause, or by reason of the pendency of mortgage

foreclosure, attachment, execution, or other legal proceedings

against the type, presses, or other personal property used by the

newspaper, shall not be deemed a failure to maintain continuous and

consecutive publication as required by the provisions of this

section, nor shall said failure invalidate the publication of a

notice otherwise valid. Failure to issue or publish a newspaper

qualified to publish legal notices, advertisements, or publications

of any kind, for a period totaling not more than fourteen (14)

consecutive days during a calendar year shall not be deemed a

failure to maintain continuous and consecutive publication as

required by the provisions of this section, nor shall said failure

invalidate the publication of a notice otherwise valid.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1313 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1313
Status Verification System - Registration and use by
Status: in_force

public employers - Discriminatory discharge of citizens or permanent

resident aliens.

A. Every public employer shall register with and utilize a

Status Verification System as described in subparagraphs a or b of

paragraph 1 of Section 6 of this act to verify the federal

employment authorization status of all new employees.

B. 1. After July 1, 2008, no public employer shall enter into

a contract for the physical performance of services within this

state unless the contractor registers and participates in the Status

Verification System to verify the work eligibility status of all new

employees.

2. After July 1, 2008, no contractor or subcontractor who

enters into a contract with a public employer shall enter into such

a contract or subcontract in connection with the physical

performance of services within this state unless the contractor or

subcontractor registers and participates in the Status Verification

System to verify information of all new employees.

3. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any

contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this section

even though such contracts may involve the physical performance of

services within this state after July 1, 2008.

C. 1. It shall be a discriminatory practice for an employing

entity to discharge an employee working in Oklahoma who is a United

States citizen or permanent resident alien while retaining an

employee who the employing entity knows, or reasonably should have

known, is an unauthorized alien hired after July 1, 2008, and who is

working in Oklahoma in a job category that requires equal skill,

effort, and responsibility, and which is performed under similar

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working conditions, as defined by 29 U.S.C., Section 206(d)(1), as

the job category held by the discharged employee.

2. An employing entity which, on the date of the discharge in

question, was currently enrolled in and used a Status Verification

System to verify the employment eligibility of its employees in

Oklahoma hired after July 1, 2008, shall be exempt from liability,

investigation, or suit arising from any action under this section.

3. No cause of action for a violation of this subsection shall

arise anywhere in Oklahoma law but from the provisions of this

subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-30 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-30
Seal
Status: in_force

When the seal of a court, public officer corporation or person

is required by law to be affixed to any process, commission, paper

or instrument, the word "seal" includes an impression of such seal

upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax, or a wafer affixed

thereto.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-2003 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-2003
School district policy on parental involvement –
Status: in_force

Information to provide to parents.

A. The board of education of a school district, in consultation

with parents, teachers and administrators, shall develop and adopt a

policy to promote the involvement of parents and guardians of

children enrolled in the schools within the school district,

including:

1. A plan for parent participation in the schools which is

designed to improve parent and teacher cooperation in such areas as

homework, attendance and discipline;

2. Procedures by which parents may learn about the course of

study for their children and review learning materials, including

the source of any supplemental educational materials;

3. Procedures by which parents who object to any learning

material or activity on the basis that it is harmful may withdraw

their children from the activity or from the class or program in

which the material is used. Objection to a learning material or

activity on the basis that it is harmful includes objection to a

material or activity because it questions beliefs or practices in

sex, morality or religion;

4. If a school district offers any sex education curricula

pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

pursuant to any rules adopted by the State Board of Education,

procedures to opt out of a school district from providing sex

education instruction to a child if the child's parent provides

written objection to the child's participation in the sex education

curricula;

5. Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of

and given the opportunity to withdraw their children from any

instruction or presentations regarding sexuality in courses other

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than formal sex education curricula pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of

Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Procedures by which parents may learn about the nature and

purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the school

curriculum, as well as extracurricular clubs and activities that

have been approved by the school; and

7. Procedures by which parents may learn about parental rights

and responsibilities under the laws of this state, including the

following:

a. the right to opt out of a sex education curriculum if

one is provided by the school district,

b. open enrollment rights,

c. the right to opt out of assignments pursuant to this

section,

d. the right to be exempt from the immunization laws of

the state pursuant to Section 1210.192 of Title 70 of

the Oklahoma Statutes,

e. the promotion requirements prescribed in Section

1210.508E of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

f. the minimum course of study and competency

requirements for graduation from high school

prescribed in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes,

g. the right to opt out of instruction on the acquired

immune deficiency syndrome pursuant to Section 11-

103.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

h. the right to review test results,

i. the right to participate in gifted programs pursuant

to Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308 of Title 70 of

the Oklahoma Statutes,

j. the right to inspect instructional materials used in

connection with any research or experimentation

program or project pursuant to Section 11-106 of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

k. the right to receive a school report card,

l. the attendance requirements prescribed in Section 10-

106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

m. the right to public review of courses of study and

textbooks,

n. the right to be excused from school attendance for

religious purposes,

o. policies related to parental involvement pursuant to

this section,

p. the right to participate in parent-teacher

associations and organizations that are sanctioned by

the board of education of a school district, and

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q. the right to opt out of any data collection instrument

at the district level that would capture data for

inclusion in the state longitudinal student data

system except what is necessary and essential for

establishing a student's public school record.

B. The board of education of a school district may adopt a

policy to provide to parents the information required by this

section in an electronic form.

C. A parent shall submit a written request for information

pursuant to this section during regular business hours to either the

school principal at the school site or the superintendent of the

school district at the office of the school district. Within ten

(10) days of receiving the request for information, the school

principal or the superintendent of the school district shall either

deliver the requested information to the parent or submit to the

parent a written explanation of the reasons for the denial of the

requested information. If the request for information is denied or

the parent does not receive the requested information within fifteen

(15) days after submitting the request for information, the parent

may submit a written request for the information to the board of

education of a school district, which shall formally consider the

request at the next scheduled public meeting of the board if the

request can be properly noticed on the agenda. If the request

cannot be properly noticed on the agenda, the board of education of

a school district shall formally consider the request at the next

subsequent public meeting of the board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.7 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.7
Words of the state children's song
Status: in_force

The words of the official state children's song are:

"As I travel the roads of America, such wonderful sights I can

see.

But nothing compares to the place I love;

The perfect home for you and for me.

Yes, Oklahoma, my native land. I am proud to say your future's

looking grand. Yes, Oklahoma, such history. Ev'ry day you give a

gift just for me.

I see a Scissortail Flycatcher cut through the clean air as

mistletoe kisses the branches ev'rywhere. Redbuds open ev'ry single

spring. I hear a Pow Wow beat the rhythm of the old ways as oil

wells pump back mem'ries of the boom days. Only Oklahoma has these

things.

Yes, Oklahoma, my native land. I am proud to say your future's

looking grand. Yes, Oklahoma, such history. Ev'ry day you give a

gift just for me. Perfect home for you. The perfect home for me.

It's only Oklahoma for me."
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1508 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1508
Subpoenas - Witnesses
Status: in_force

A. Subpoenas shall issue in proceedings under Section 1101 et

seq. of this title as provided in the Oklahoma Administrative

Procedures Act. A subpoena so issued shall show on its face the

name and address of the party at whose request the subpoena was

issued. On petition of the individual to whom the subpoena is

directed and notice to the requesting party, the Attorney General

may vacate or modify the subpoena.

B. Witnesses whose depositions are taken or who are summoned

before the Attorney General or employees of the Attorney General's

office shall be entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as are

paid to witnesses in the courts of the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-221 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-221
Use of certified mail with return receipt requested in
Status: in_force

place of registered mail.

It is hereby declared and directed that use of "certified United

States mail with return receipt requested," or "certified mail,"

"restricted delivery" shall be a full and complete legal compliance

with the statutes of Oklahoma permitting, directing, or requiring

use of "Registered United States mail" or "certified United States

mail" or "certified United States mail" a return receipt requested,

or "certified United States mail," "restricted delivery," or any

other such similar designations by any person in a public or private

capacity, and all provisions of the statutes of Oklahoma are hereby

modified to effect such change.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-23 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-23
Time
Status: in_force

The word "year" means a calendar year, and "month," a calendar

month. Fractions of a year are to be computed by the number of

months, thus: half a year is six (6) months. Fractions of a day are

to be disregarded in computations which include more than one (1)

day, and involve no question of priority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1506.6 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1506.6
Civil action relating to pattern of discrimination or
Status: in_force

issue of general public importance - Remedies - Persons who may

intervene.

A. On request of the Commission, the Attorney General may file

a civil action in district court for appropriate relief if the

Commission has reasonable cause to believe that:

1. a person is engaged in pattern or practice of resistance to

the full enjoyment of any right granted by this act; or

2. a person has been denied any right granted by this act and

that denial raises an issue of general public importance.

B. In an action pursuant to this section the court may:

1. award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary

injunctive, restraining order, or other order against the person

responsible for a violation of this act as necessary to assure the

full enjoyment of the rights granted by this act;

2. award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages,

reasonable attorneys fees, and court costs; and

3. to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty

against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed:

a. Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), for a first

violation, and

b. One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), for a

second or subsequent violation.

C. A person may intervene in an action pursuant to this section

if the person is:

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1. an aggrieved person to the discriminatory housing practice;

or

2. a party to a conciliation agreement concerning the

discriminatory housing practice.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1602 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1602
Conciliation agreements
Status: in_force

It is a discriminatory practice for a party to a conciliation

agreement made under this act to violate the terms of the agreement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-306 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-306
Circumvention of act – Teleconferences and
Status: in_force

videoconferences excepted.

No informal gatherings or any electronic or telephonic

communications, except teleconferences or videoconferences as

authorized by Section 307.1 of this title, among a majority of the

members of a public body shall be used to decide any action or to

take any vote on any matter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1601 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1601
Other discriminatory practices
Status: in_force

It is a discriminatory practice for a person, or for two or more

persons to conspire,

(1) to retaliate or discriminate against a person because he has

opposed a discriminatory practice, or because he has made a charge,

filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in an

investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this act;

(2) to aid, abet, incite, or coerce a person to engage in a

discriminatory practice;

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(3) willfully to interfere with the performance of a duty or the

exercise of a power by the Commission or one of its members or

representatives; or

(4) willfully to obstruct or prevent a person from complying

with the provisions of this act or an order issued thereunder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1303 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1303
Discriminatory practices - Employment agencies
Status: in_force

It is a discriminatory practice for an employment agency to fail

or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate

against, an individual because of race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, age, genetic information or disability, unless the

agency can demonstrate that accommodation for the disability would

impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of such

agency, or to classify or refer for employment an individual on the

basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic

information or disability, unless the agency can demonstrate that

accommodation for the disability would impose an undue hardship on

the operation of the business of such agency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1705 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1705
Referral to local commission
Status: in_force

A. The Attorney General:

1. Whether or not a complaint has been filed under the

provisions of Section 1502 or 1704 of this title, may refer a matter

involving discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, age, disability, or genetic information to a local

commission for investigation, study, and report; and

2. May refer a complaint alleging a violation of Section 1101

et seq. of this title to a local commission for:

a. investigation,

b. determination whether there is reasonable cause to

believe that the respondent has engaged in a

discriminatory practice, or

c. assistance in eliminating a discriminatory practice by

conference, conciliation, or persuasion.

B. Upon referral by the Attorney General, the local commission

shall make a report and may make recommendations to the Attorney

General and take other appropriate action within the scope of its

powers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-91.2 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-91.2
Public schools - Display of state flag
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the district boards or boards of

education of every public school in this state, to cause the flag of

the State of Oklahoma to be displayed during every school day from a

flagstaff or pole, except that the flag need not be displayed in

inclement weather.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1201 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1201
Definitions
Status: in_force

In Section 1101 et seq. of this title, unless the context

otherwise requires:

1. “Discriminatory practice” means a practice designated as

discriminatory under the terms of this act;

2. “Equal”, with reference to sex as defined in Section 16 of

this title, shall not be construed to mean same or identical, and to

differentiate between the sexes shall not necessarily be construed

to be treating the sexes unequally;

3. “National origin” includes the national origin of an

ancestor; and

4. “Person” includes an individual, association, corporation,

joint apprenticeship committee, joint-stock company, labor union,

legal representative, mutual company, partnership, receiver, trust,

trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, unincorporated organization, any

other legal or commercial entity, the state, or any governmental

entity or agency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1301 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1301
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Section 1101 et seq. of this title:

1. "Employer" means:

a. a legal entity, institution or organization that pays

one or more individuals a salary or wages for work

performance, or

b. a legal entity, institution or organization which

contracts or subcontracts with the state, a

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governmental entity or a state agency to furnish

material or perform work.

Employer does not include a Native American tribe or a bona fide

membership club, other than a labor organization, that is exempt

from taxation under Title 26, Section 501(c) of the United States

Code;

2. "Employment agency" means a person regularly undertaking

with or without compensation to procure employees for an employer or

to procure for employees opportunities to work for an employer and

includes an agent of such a person;

3. "Labor organization" means:

a. an organization of any kind, an agency or employee

representation committee, group, association, or plan

in which employees participate and which exists for

the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with

employers concerning grievances, labor disputes,

wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or

conditions of employment,

b. a conference, general committee, joint or system

board, or joint council so engaged which is

subordinate to a national or international labor

organization, or

c. an agent of a labor organization;

4. “Individual with a disability” means a person who has a

physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more

of such person's major life activities, has a record of such an

impairment or is regarded as having such an impairment;

5. "Age discrimination in employment" means discrimination in

employment of persons who are at least forty (40) years of age;

6. “Sex”, “because of sex” or “based on sex” includes, but is

not limited to, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions;

women affected by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical

conditions shall be treated the same for all employment-related

purposes as other persons not so affected but similar in their

ability or inability to work;

7. “Genetic information” means information derived from the

results of a genetic test. “Genetic information” shall not include

family history, the results of a routine physical examination or

test, the results of a chemical, blood or urine analysis, the

results of a test to determine drug use, the results of a test for

the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, or the results of

any other test commonly accepted in clinical practice at the time it

is ordered; and

8. “Employee” means an individual who receives a salary or

wages from an employer. Employee shall not include independent

contractors.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 58
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-2005 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-2005
Written consent required for mental health treatment of
Status: in_force

minors – Exceptions - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law or a court order, no

person, corporation, association, organization or state-supported

institution, or any individual employed by any of these entities,

may procure, solicit to perform, arrange for the performance of or

perform an assessment for mental health therapy on a minor without

first obtaining the written consent of a parent or a legal guardian

of the minor child. Provided, however, that if written consent is

provided to a school district for assessment or treatment, such

consent shall be effective for the school year for which it is

granted and shall be renewed each subsequent school year. If an

assessment or treatment is performed through telemedicine at a

school site and if consent has been provided by the parent and is

currently effective, the health professional shall not be required

to verify that the parent is at the site. However, a child shall

not be seen without consent.

B. This section does not apply when an emergency exists that

requires a person to perform mental health screening or provide

mental health treatment to prevent serious injury to or save the

life of a minor child.

C. A person who violates this section is guilty of a

misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than one (1) year in

the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 94
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1702 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1702
Local ordinances
Status: in_force

A political subdivision may adopt and enforce an ordinance

prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, age, disability, or genetic information not in

conflict with a provision of Section 1101 et seq. of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-302 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-302
Public policy
Status: in_force

It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma to encourage

and facilitate an informed citizenry's understanding of the

governmental processes and governmental problems.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.5 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.5
Bill of Rights Day
Status: in_force

The 15th day of December of each year is hereby established as

"Bill of Rights Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this state are

requested to devote some portion of Bill of Rights Day to reflection

on the liberties and freedoms guaranteed to American citizens by the

Bill of Rights.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.6 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.6
State fossil
Status: in_force

Because of the extraordinarily rich paleontological heritage of

the State of Oklahoma, the Legislature hereby declares Saurophaganax

Maximus to be the State Fossil of Oklahoma. This spectacular

dinosaur, the “greatest king of reptile eaters”, once roamed this

great land. It is only known from Oklahoma and has surpassed the

Tyrannosaurus rex, the “king of the dinosaurs”, as the greatest

predator of earth’s history.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.6 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.6
Official depository of state children's song
Status: in_force

The State Library, maintained by the Oklahoma Department of

Libraries, shall be the official depository of the official state

children's song, and the State Librarian shall cause a copy of the

song to be kept in the State Library.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-93.2 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-93.2
Alfred P. Murrah Federal building commemorative flag
Status: in_force

In memory of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah

Federal Building in Oklahoma City which killed or injured hundreds

of residents of this and other states, flags commemorating this

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incident and the courage and compassion of the people of this state,

this country and the world who have been involved in the rescue of

and aid to these residents are encouraged to be flown on flagpoles

throughout this state the week of each year in which April 19th

falls beginning on the Sunday of such week through to the following

Saturday.

The Governor may select which commemorative flag may be flown on

state property each year, and citizens and the governing body of

each political subdivision of the state may select the commemorative

flag of choice for their own respective property.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.12 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.12
Official depository of state gospel song
Status: in_force

The State Library shall be the official depository of the

official Oklahoma State Gospel Song, and the State Librarian shall

cause a copy thereof to be kept in the State Library.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-82.2 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-82.2
Additional holidays - Acts performable - Optional closing
Status: in_force

by banks and offices.

The following additional days are designated as holidays:

Jefferson Day on the 13th day of April; Oklahoma Day on the 22nd

day of April; Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May; Juneteenth

National Freedom Day on the third Saturday in June; Indian Day on

the first Saturday after the full moon in September; Cherokee Strip

Day on the 16th day of September; Will Rogers Day on the 4th day of

November; Citizenship Recognition Day on such date as may be fixed

by the Governor; Oklahoma Historical Day on the 10th day of October;

Senior Citizens' Week beginning with the first Sunday in the month

of May; Senior Citizens' Day the Wednesday of Senior Citizens' Week;

Grandparents' Week beginning with the second Sunday in September;

Youth Day on the third Sunday in March each year; each day in which

a state election is held throughout the State of Oklahoma; and such

other days as may be designated by the President of the United

States or the Governor of the State of Oklahoma. Notwithstanding

the day designated for Veterans' Day by Section 82.1 of this title,

any bank, savings and loan association or credit union may observe

the fourth Monday in October as Veterans' Day. Any act authorized,

required or permitted to be performed on any holiday as designated

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in this section may and shall be performed on said day the same as

on any business day; provided any state, national or federal reserve

bank, building and loan association, credit union, state, federal,

county or municipal office may close on any day designated in this

section as a holiday, and, upon such bank, building and loan

association, credit union, or public office being closed on such

day, any act authorized, required or permitted to be performed at or

by such bank, building and loan association, credit union, public

office or public official may be performed on the next succeeding

business day and no liability or loss of rights of any kind shall

result from such delay.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.28 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.28
Space Day
Status: in_force

September 17 of each year is hereby designated as "Space Day",

in honor of the birthday of Thomas P. Stafford, retired Lieutenant

General, United States Air Force, and native Oklahoman, and to bring

awareness regarding human achievements related to the study of space

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 23

and its exploration, including but not limited to travel to and from

the moon, the use of probes to learn more about our solar system,

planets, asteroids and other celestial objects, the possibility of

travel to and from planets in our solar system and the value of

space exploration with its associated impact on science and

technology.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-17 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-17
Several
Status: in_force

The word "several," in relation to number, means two or more.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.27 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.27
Veteran Suicide Awareness Day
Status: in_force

September 22 of each year is hereby designated as “Veteran

Suicide Awareness Day”, to bring awareness to the twenty-two

veterans who end their lives every day.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.9 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.9
Oklahoma City Bombing Remembrance Day
Status: in_force

April nineteenth of each year is hereby established as "Oklahoma

City Bombing Remembrance Day" in Oklahoma. The sacrifices of those

persons who lost their lives or were injured in the bombing and

their loved ones shall be commemorated on this day. All citizens of

this state are requested to devote some portion of Oklahoma City

Bombing Remembrance Day to solemn contemplation of the tragedy and

to reflect on the courage and spirit of cooperation demonstrated by

the people of Oklahoma during and after the tragedy. Teachers and

students of the schools of this state are requested to observe the

day with appropriate exercises.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1501 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1501
Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement -
Status: in_force

Powers.

A. Within the limitations provided by law, the Attorney

General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement has the following

additional powers:

1. To promote the creation of local commissions on human

rights, and to contract with individuals and state, local and other

agencies, both public and private, including agencies of the federal

government and of other states;

2. To accept public grants or private gifts, bequests, or other

payments;

3. To receive, investigate, seek to conciliate, hold hearings

on, and pass upon complaints alleging violations of Section 1101 et

seq. of this title;

4. To furnish technical assistance requested by persons subject

to this act to further compliance with Section 1101 et seq. of this

title or an order issued thereunder;

5. To make provisions for technical and clerical assistance to

an advisory committee or committees appointed in accordance with

paragraph (b) of Section 953 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. To require answers to interrogatories, under the procedures

established by Section 3233 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

compel the attendance of witnesses, examine witnesses under oath or

affirmation, and require the production of documents in connection

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with complaints filed under Section 1101 et seq. of this title, said

powers to be exercised only in relation to areas directly and

materially related to the complaint;

7. To hear, and issue orders on, complaints involving state

government agencies and departments on the same basis as complaints

involving private employers; and

8. To provide technical assistance and public information to

assist in preventing and eliminating discriminatory housing

practices; and

9. To promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions

of Section 1101 et seq. of this title.

B. The Attorney General shall:

1. At least annually, publish a written report recommending

legislative or other action to carry out the purposes of Section

1101 et seq. of this title as it relates to housing discrimination;

2. Make studies relating to the nature and extent of

discriminatory housing practices in this state; and

3. Cooperate with and, as appropriate, may provide technical

and other assistance to federal, state, local, and other public or

private entities that are formulating or operating programs to

prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-93 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-93
State colors
Status: in_force

The said colors of green and white be adopted as permanent and

appropriate colors for the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-18 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-18
Third person
Status: in_force

The words "third person" include all who are not parties to the

obligation or transaction concerning which the phrase is used.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-36 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-36
Definitions
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the term

"flammable liquids" shall mean all liquids having a flash point

below seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70 F) as determined in accordance

with the standard method of test for flash point by means of a tag

closed tester (ASTM D56-56) or equivalent test device and having a

vapor pressure not exceeding forty (40) pounds per square inch

absolute at one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100 F).

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 11
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.16 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.16
Words to the official inspirational song of the State of
Status: in_force

Oklahoma.

The words to the official inspirational song for the State of

Oklahoma, "I Can Only Imagine", written and composed by lead

vocalist Bart Millard of the band MercyMe, are as follows:

"I can only imagine what it will be like

When I walk by your side

I can only imagine what my eyes will see

When your face is before me

I can only imagine

Surrounded by your glory, what will my heart feel

Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still

Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall

Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all

I can only imagine

I can only imagine

I can only imagine when that day comes

And I find myself standing in the Son

I can only imagine when all I will do

Is forever, forever worship You

I can only imagine

I can only imagine."
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-110 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-110
Affidavit as to suspension - Resumption of publication
Status: in_force

When the owner or principal owner of any newspaper in this state

determines that he shall enter the Armed Forces of the United States

to serve in the war against Germany, Italy and Japan, or during a

state of national emergency as declared by the President of the

United States, and that by reason thereof it is determined that the

publication of the newspaper of which he is owner or principal owner

must suspend publication, such owner or principal owner may file

with the court clerk of the county in which said newspaper is

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located, an affidavit setting forth the fact, and said affidavit

shall be docketed and recorded by the court clerk in the manner of

cases filed in the district court; and any time such owner or

principal owner desires to resume publication of such suspended

newspaper, he may file an application with a district judge of the

county in which such newspaper is printed, which application shall

state the date when said newspaper was suspended and the reason

therefor and pray for an order of the district court authorizing

that said newspaper resume publication without loss of status as a

legal publication. Upon a hearing and proper showing of fact before

a judge of the district court of said county, the judge of the

district court may issue an order finding that said newspaper has

complied with the provisions of this act and ordering that said

newspaper upon resuming publication shall have the same legal status

as it possessed before such involuntary suspension of such

newspaper. The application and court order provided for herein

shall be docketed and recorded in the same manner as the affidavit

originally filed. The court clerk shall collect no fee for filing

and recording the papers required under the provisions of this act;

and providing further that when any newspaper resumes publication

upon the order of the court as provided herein, the original

subscription list and circulation list used by said newspaper shall

be used by said owner or principal owner in reestablishing its

publication.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-307 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-307
Executive sessions
Status: in_force

A. No public body shall hold executive sessions unless

otherwise specifically provided in this section.

B. Executive sessions of public bodies will be permitted only

for the purpose of:

1. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion,

demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried

public officer or employee;

2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and

representatives of employee groups;

3. Discussing the sale, purchase, lease, acquisition, or

appraisal of real property by the public body;

4. Confidential communications between a public body and its

attorney concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the

public body, with the advice of its attorney, determines that

disclosure will seriously impair the ability of the public body to

process the claim or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or

proceeding in the public interest;

5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and

discuss the expulsion or suspension of a student when requested by

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the student involved or the student’s parent, attorney or legal

guardian;

6. Discussing matters involving a specific disabled child;

7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of information would

violate confidentiality requirements of state or federal law;

8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or

intermediate decision in an individual proceeding pursuant to

Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act;

9. Discussing matters involving safety and security at state

penal institutions or correctional facilities used to house state

inmates;

10. Discussing contract negotiations involving contracts

requiring approval of the State Board of Corrections, which shall be

limited to members of the public body, the attorney for the public

body, and the immediate staff of the public body. No person who may

profit directly or indirectly by a proposed transaction which is

under consideration may be present or participate in the executive

session;

11. Discussing the following:

a. the investigation of a plan or scheme to commit an act

of terrorism,

b. assessments of the vulnerability of government

facilities or public improvements to an act of

terrorism,

c. plans for deterrence or prevention of or protection

from an act of terrorism,

d. plans for response or remediation after an act of

terrorism,

e. information technology of the public body but only if

the discussion specifically identifies:

(1) design or functional schematics that demonstrate

the relationship or connections between devices

or systems,

(2) system configuration information,

(3) security monitoring and response equipment

placement and configuration,

(4) specific location or placement of systems,

components or devices,

(5) system identification numbers, names, or

connecting circuits,

(6) business continuity and disaster planning, or

response plans, or

(7) investigation information directly related to

security penetrations or denial of services,

f. the investigation of an act of terrorism that has

already been committed, or

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g. for the purposes of this paragraph, the term

“terrorism” means any act encompassed by the

definitions set forth in Section 1268.1 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes; or

12. Reviewing and discussing mental health documents related to

a licensee under investigation or review by a professional licensing

board if:

a. the executive session is held only to review or

discuss mental health documents directly related to

the licensee or to receive testimony from relevant

witnesses as necessary for the board to make a

determination in the matter,

b. the documents reviewed or discussed are kept

confidential, privileged and not discoverable in civil

actions, and not made available to the public, and

c. the licensee is given the opportunity to be present

during any witness testimony or discussion of the

mental health documents.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this

section, the following public bodies may hold executive sessions:

1. The Banking Board, as provided for under Section 306.1 of

Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as provided for

in Section 854 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as provided for

in Section 5062.6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and

Technology, as provided for in Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

5. The Oklahoma Health Research Committee for purposes of

conferring on matters pertaining to research and development of

products, if public disclosure of the matter discussed would

interfere with the development of patents, copyrights, products, or

services;

6. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission for the

purposes provided for in Section 22 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

7. A review committee, as provided for in Section 855 of Title

62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of receiving and

conferring on matters pertaining to materials declared confidential

by law;

9. The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board as provided in

Section 1601 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. The Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board, as provided in

Section 2-1001 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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11. All nonprofit foundations, boards, bureaus, commissions,

agencies, trusteeships, authorities, councils, committees, public

trusts, task forces or study groups supported in whole or part by

public funds or entrusted with the expenditure of public funds for

purposes of conferring on matters pertaining to economic development

including the transfer of property, financing, or the creation of a

proposal to entice a business to remain or to locate within their

jurisdiction if public disclosure of the matter discussed would

interfere with the development of products or services or if public

disclosure would violate the confidentiality of the business;

12. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of

discussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible

counteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation

to indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for

which the System must provide representation pursuant to the

provisions of the Indigent Defense Act;

13. The Quality Investment Committee for purposes of discussing

applications and confidential materials pursuant to the terms of the

Oklahoma Quality Investment Act;

14. The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority established pursuant

to Section 24-101 et seq. of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes and

in its role as an electric utility regulated by the federal

government, for purposes of discussing security plans and procedures

including, but not limited to, cybersecurity matters;

15. The Oklahoma Tax Commission for purposes of discussing

confidential taxpayer matters as provided in Section 205 of Title 68

of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in compliance with subsection E of

this section; and

16. The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Board as

provided in Section 143 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, an

executive session for the purpose of discussing the sale, purchase,

lease, acquisition, or appraisal of real property shall be limited

to members of the public body, the attorney for the public body and

the immediate staff of the public body. No landowner, real estate

salesperson, broker, developer or any other person who may profit

directly or indirectly by a proposed transaction concerning real

property which is under consideration may be present or participate

in the executive session, unless they are operating under an

existing agreement to represent the public body.

E. No public body may go into an executive session unless the

following procedures are strictly complied with:

1. The proposed executive session is noted on the agenda as

provided in Section 311 of this title;

2. The executive session is authorized by a majority vote of a

quorum of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote; and

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3. Except for matters considered in executive sessions of the

Banking Board and the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and which are

required by state or federal law to be confidential, any vote or

action on any item of business considered in an executive session

shall be taken in public meeting with the vote of each member

publicly cast and recorded.

F. A willful violation of the provisions of this section shall:

1. Subject each member of the public body to criminal sanctions

as provided in Section 314 of this title; and

2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive

session including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-9 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-9
Good faith
Status: in_force

Good faith consists in an honest intention to abstain from

taking any unconscientious advantage of another, even through the

forms or technicalities of law, together with an absence of all

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 6

information or belief of facts which would render the transaction

unconscientious.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1506.8 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1506.8
Attorney fees
Status: in_force

A court in a civil action brought pursuant to Section 1101 et

seq. of this title may award reasonable attorney fees to the

prevailing party and assess court costs against the nonprevailing

party.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1502.6 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1502.6
Conciliation - Time period - Conciliation agreement -
Status: in_force

Provisions - Disclosure.

A. The Attorney General may, during the period beginning with

the filing of a complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or

a dismissal by the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights

Enforcement, to the extent feasible, engage in conciliation with

respect to the complaint.

B. A conciliation agreement is an agreement between a

respondent and the complainant and is subject to the Attorney

General's approval.

C. A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration

or other method of dispute resolution. Dispute resolution that

results from a conciliation agreement may authorize appropriate

relief, including monetary relief.

D. A conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the

complainant and respondent agree otherwise, and the Attorney General

determines that disclosure is not necessary to further the purpose

of Section 1101 et seq. of this title.

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E. Nothing said or done in the course of conciliation may be

made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding pursuant

to Section 1101 et seq. of this title without the written consent of

the persons concerned.

F. After completion of any investigation conducted by the

Attorney General, the Attorney General shall make available to the

aggrieved person and the respondent, at any time, information

derived from the investigation and the final investigation report

relating to that investigation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.17 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.17
State raptor
Status: in_force

The red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, is hereby designated and

adopted as the state raptor of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-101 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-101
Daily paper defined
Status: in_force

Any newspaper which is regularly published as often as five (5)

days in each week shall be considered to be a daily newspaper. This

section shall apply to publications heretofore made.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-312 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-312
Minutes of meetings - Recording of proceedings
Status: in_force

A. The proceedings of a public body shall be kept by a person

so designated by such public body in the form of written minutes

which shall be an official summary of the proceedings showing

clearly those members present and absent, all matters considered by

the public body, and all actions taken by such public body. The

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minutes of each meeting shall be open to public inspection and shall

reflect the manner and time of notice required by this act.

B. In the written minutes of an emergency meeting, the nature

of the emergency and the proceedings occurring at such meeting,

including reasons for declaring such emergency meeting, shall be

included.

C. Any person attending a public meeting may record the

proceedings of said meeting by videotape, audiotape or by any other

method; providing, however, such recording shall not interfere with

the conduct of the meeting.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-15 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-15
Paper
Status: in_force

The word "paper," means any flexible material upon which it is

usual to write.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.17 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.17
State horse
Status: in_force

The American Quarter Horse is hereby designated and adopted as

the state horse of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.8 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.8
Official state crystal
Status: in_force

The hourglass selenite crystal is hereby designated and adopted

as the official crystal of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.18 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.18
State astronomical object
Status: in_force

The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237, is hereby designated and adopted

as the official astronomical object of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1605 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1605
Prima facie evidence
Status: in_force

In a proceeding under this act a written, printed, or visual

communication, advertisement, or other form of publication, or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 86

written inquiry, or other document purporting to have been made by a

person is prima facie evidence that it was authorized by him.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-157 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-157
Violation of act a misdemeanor - Fine
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, association, lodge, fraternity, or club who

shall fail to comply with the provisions of this act shall be guilty

of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any

sum not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-27 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-27
Compound interest
Status: in_force

The words "compound interest" mean interest added to the

principal as the former becomes due, and thereafter made to bear

interest.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1307 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1307
Exemptions
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a religious corporation,

association, or society with respect to the employment of

individuals of a particular religion to perform work connected with

the carrying on by the corporation, association, or society of its

religious activities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.15 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.15
Official state vegetable
Status: in_force

The watermelon is hereby designated and adopted as the official

vegetable of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.18 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.18
State legume
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 31

The soybean is hereby designated and adopted as the state legume

of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-32 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-32
Repeal does not revive
Status: repealed

Whenever any act of the Legislature is repealed, which repealed

a former act, such former act shall not thereby be revived, unless

it shall be expressly so provided, and the act revived be set out in

full.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-153 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-153
Schools to display flag daily
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the district boards or boards of

education of every public school, or proprietor of a private or

parochial school in this state, to provide a suitable flag of the

United States of America with staff or flagpole for every

schoolhouse, and cause the flag to be displayed during every school

day either from a flagstaff or pole, and in inclement weather,

within the school building.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1706 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1706
Transfer to Attorney General
Status: in_force

A. A local commission may refer a matter under its jurisdiction

to the Attorney General.

B. At any time after a complaint under Section 1101 et seq. of

this title is filed, the Attorney General may require a local

commission to transfer any related proceeding to the Attorney

General. After the local commission is requested to transfer a

proceeding, the local commission has no further jurisdiction over

the proceeding except to take appropriate action to implement the

transfer to the Attorney General.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-311.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-311.1
Public meetings – Posting of schedules and agendas on
Status: in_force

Internet.

A. On or before January 1, 2002, or within six (6) months of

the establishment of an Internet website, whichever is later, public

bodies shall make available on their Internet website or on a

general website if a public body uses a general website, a schedule

and information about the regularly scheduled meetings of the public

bodies or their governing bodies. The information made available

shall include the date, time, place and agenda of each meeting.

When reasonably possible, public bodies shall also provide

information about the date, time, place and agenda of any special or

emergency meetings of the public body.

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not be

construed to amend or alter the requirements of the Oklahoma Open

Meeting Act.

C. On or before January 1, 2002, or within six (6) months of

the establishment of an Internet website, whichever is later, public

bodies shall make available on their Internet website the names of

members of their governing bodies and such other information about

the members as the public body may choose to include.

D. For purposes of this section, "public body" is defined as

provided by paragraph 1 of Section 304 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma

Statutes and shall include each institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-313 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-313
Actions taken in willful violation of act
Status: in_force

Any action taken in willful violation of this act shall be

invalid.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.15 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.15
Official depository for the official inspirational song
Status: in_force

of the State of Oklahoma.

The State Library shall be the official depository of the

official inspirational song of the State of Oklahoma, and the State

Librarian shall cause a copy thereof to be kept in the State

Library.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1507 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1507
Inspection - Records
Status: in_force

A. In connection with an investigation of a complaint filed

under Section 1101 et seq. of this title, the Attorney General shall

have access at any reasonable time to premises, records and

documents relevant to the complaint and the right to examine,

photograph and copy evidence, in accordance with the Oklahoma

Administrative Procedures Act.

B. So as to avoid undue burden on persons subject to the act,

records and reports required by the Attorney General under this

section shall conform as near as may be to similar records and

reports required by federal law.

C. It is unlawful for an officer or employee of the Attorney

General to make public with respect to a particular person without

his consent information obtained by the Attorney General pursuant to

his or her authority under this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.5 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.5
State butterfly
Status: in_force

The black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, is hereby designated

and adopted as the state butterfly of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-84 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-84
Oklahoma Historical Day
Status: in_force

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives

of the Seventeenth Session of the Oklahoma Legislature, the Senate

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joining therein, that October 10th be declared Oklahoma Historical

Day and that the same be observed by the Governor issuing a

proclamation setting forth that Major Jean Pierre Chouteau

established the first white settlement on October 10th, 1796 at

Salina, and from that date many struggles for the advancement of

civilization worthy of mention and discussion, and that it is

fitting and proper for universities, colleges and schools throughout

the state to observe said day by extra programs depicting the

advancement and history of the State of Oklahoma, that all officers,

state, county, and city be requested to observe and call attention

of the citizens everywhere, that the mayors of cities and towns be

requested to issue proclamations calling attention to Oklahoma

Historical Day.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1502.2 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1502.2
Investigations - Complaint - Limitation - Filing by
Status: in_force

Attorney General - Amendment of complaint - Notice to respondent.

A. The Attorney General shall investigate alleged

discriminatory housing practices.

B. A complaint must be:

1. In writing;

2. Under oath; and

3. In the form prescribed by the Attorney General.

C. An aggrieved person may, not later than one (1) year after

an alleged discriminatory housing practice has occurred or

terminated, whichever is later, file a complaint with the Attorney

General alleging the discriminatory housing practice.

D. Not later than one (1) year after an alleged discriminatory

housing practice has occurred or terminated, whichever is later, the

Attorney General may file his or her own complaint.

E. A complaint may be amended at any time.

F. On the filing of a complaint the Attorney General shall:

1. Give the aggrieved person notice that the complaint has been

received;

2. Advise the aggrieved person of the time limits and choice of

forums pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title; and

3. Not later than the 20th day after the filing of the

complaint or the identification of an additional respondent pursuant

to Section 1502.5 of this title, serve on each respondent:

a. a notice identifying the alleged discriminatory

housing practice and advising the respondent of the

procedural rights and obligations of a respondent

pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title, and

b. a copy of the original complaint.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-311 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-311
Public bodies - Notice
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all regularly

scheduled, continued or reconvened, special or emergency meetings of

public bodies shall be preceded by public notice as follows:

1. All public bodies shall give notice in writing by December

15 of each calendar year of the schedule showing the date, time and

place of the regularly scheduled meetings of such public bodies for

the following calendar year;

2. All state public bodies including, but not limited to,

public trusts and other bodies with the state as beneficiary, shall

give such notice to the Secretary of State;

3. All county public bodies including, but not limited to,

public trusts and any other bodies with the county as beneficiary,

shall give such notice to the county clerk of the county wherein

they are principally located;

4. All municipal public bodies including, but not limited to,

public trusts and any other bodies with the municipality as

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 51

beneficiary, shall give such notice to the municipal clerk of the

municipality wherein they are principally located;

5. All multicounty, regional, areawide or district public

bodies including, but not limited to, district boards of education,

shall give such notice to the county clerk of the county wherein

they are principally located, or if no office exists, to the county

clerk of the county or counties served by such public body;

6. All governing boards of state institutions of higher

education, and committees and subcommittees thereof, shall give such

notice to the Secretary of State. All other public bodies covered

by the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act which exist under

the auspices of a state institution of higher education, but a

majority of whose members are not members of the institution's

governing board, shall give such notice to the county clerk of the

county wherein the institution is principally located;

7. The Secretary of State and each county clerk or municipal

clerk shall keep a record of all notices received in a register open

to the public for inspection during regular office hours, and, in

addition, shall make known upon any request of any person the

contents of the register;

8. If any change is to be made of the date, time or place of

regularly scheduled meetings of public bodies, then notice in

writing shall be given to the Secretary of State or county clerk or

municipal clerk, as required herein, not less than ten (10) days

prior to the implementation of any such change;

9. a. In addition to the advance public notice in writing

required to be filed for regularly scheduled meetings,

described in paragraph 1 of this subsection, all

public bodies shall, at least twenty-four (24) hours

prior to such regularly scheduled meetings, display

public notice of the meeting by at least one of the

following methods:

(1) by posting information that includes date, time,

place and agenda for the meeting in prominent

public view at the principal office of the public

body or at the location of the meeting if no

office exists, or

(2) by posting on the public body's Internet website

the date, time, place and agenda for the meeting

in accordance with Section 3106.2 of Title 74 of

the Oklahoma Statutes. Additionally, the public

body shall offer and consistently maintain an

email distribution system for distribution of

such notice of a public meeting required by this

subsection, and any person may request to be

included without charge, and their request shall

be accepted. The emailed notice of a public

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meeting required by this subsection shall include

in the body of the email or as an attachment to

the email the date, time, place and agenda for

the meeting and it shall be sent no less than

twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting.

Additionally, the public body shall make the

notice of a public meeting required by this

subsection available to the public in the

principal office of the public body or at the

location of the meeting during normal business

hours at least twenty–four (24) hours prior to

the meeting.

b. In addition to the notice requirements of this

section, all state public bodies, as defined in

paragraph 2 of this subsection, shall, at least

twenty-four (24) hours prior to regularly scheduled

meetings, display public notice of the meeting by:

(1) posting information that includes date, time,

place and agenda for the meeting in prominent

public view at the principal office of the public

body or at the location of the meeting if no

office exists, and

(2) posting on the public body's Internet website the

date, time, place and agenda for the meeting in

accordance with Section 3106.2 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

10. The twenty-four (24) hours required in paragraph 9 of this

subsection shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays and holidays legally

declared by the State of Oklahoma. The posting or distribution of a

notice of a public meeting as described in paragraph 9 of this

subsection shall not preclude a public body from considering at its

regularly scheduled meeting any new business. "New business", as

used herein, shall mean any matter not known about or which could

not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of the posting;

11. In the event any meeting is to be continued or reconvened,

public notice of such action including date, time and place of the

continued meeting, shall be given by announcement at the original

meeting. Only matters appearing on the agenda of the meeting which

is continued may be discussed at the continued or reconvened

meeting;

12. Special meetings of public bodies shall not be held without

public notice being given at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to

the meetings. Such public notice of date, time and place shall be

given in writing, in person or by telephonic means to the Secretary

of State or to the county clerk or to the municipal clerk by public

bodies in the manner set forth in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of

this subsection. The public body also shall cause written notice of

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the date, time and place of the meeting to be mailed or delivered to

each person, newspaper, wire service, radio station and television

station that has filed a written request for notice of meetings of

the public body with the clerk or secretary of the public body or

with some other person designated by the public body. Such written

notice shall be mailed or delivered at least forty-eight (48) hours

prior to the special meeting. The public body may charge a fee of

up to Eighteen Dollars ($18.00) per year to persons or entities

filing a written request for notice of meetings, and may require

such persons or entities to renew the request for notice annually.

In addition, all public bodies shall, at least twenty-four (24)

hours prior to such special meetings, display public notice of the

meeting, setting forth thereon the date, time, place and agenda for

the meeting. Only matters appearing on the posted agenda may be

considered at the special meeting. Such public notice shall be

posted in prominent public view at the principal office of the

public body or at the location of the meeting if no office exists.

Twenty-four (24) hours prior public posting shall exclude Saturdays,

Sundays and holidays legally declared by the State of Oklahoma. In

lieu of the public posting requirements of this paragraph, a public

body may elect to follow the requirements found in division (2) of

subparagraph a of paragraph 9 of this subsection, provided that

forty-eight-hour notice is required for special meetings and that

the forty-eight-hour requirement shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays

and holidays legally declared by the State of Oklahoma;

13. In the event of an emergency, an emergency meeting of a

public body may be held without the public notice heretofore

required. Should an emergency meeting of a public body be

necessary, the person calling such a meeting shall give as much

advance public notice as is reasonable and possible under the

circumstances existing, in person or by telephonic or electronic

means; and

14. A public body that gives public notice of a meeting for

which there will be a videoconference option in accordance with

Section 307.1 of this title shall not modify the method of meeting

described in the notice prior to the meeting and shall conduct the

meeting according to the methods described in the notice. If a code

or password is required to access the videoconference meeting, the

code or password shall be included in the public notice.

B. 1. All agendas required pursuant to the provisions of this

section shall identify all items of business to be transacted by a

public body at a meeting including, but not limited to, any proposed

executive session for the purpose of engaging in deliberations or

rendering a final or intermediate decision in an individual

proceeding prescribed by the Administrative Procedures Act.

2. If a public body proposes to conduct an executive session,

the agenda shall:

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a. contain sufficient information for the public to

ascertain that an executive session will be proposed,

b. identify the items of business and purposes of the

executive session, and

c. state specifically the provision of Section 307 of

this title authorizing the executive session.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1506.7 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1506.7
Subpoenas - Enforcement
Status: in_force

The Attorney General may issue subpoenas pursuant to Section

1101 et seq. of this title and may enforce the subpoena in

appropriate proceedings in district court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.20 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.20
Short title – Cali's Law – State pet of Oklahoma
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as "Cali's Law". The

rescue animal is hereby designated and adopted as the state pet of

the State of Oklahoma. As used in this section, "rescue animal"

shall mean any companion animal adopted from an animal shelter

licensed pursuant to the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter

Licensing Act or animal welfare or rescue organization that

facilitates the adoption or housing of companion animals with the

intention of finding permanent adoptive homes or providing lifelong

care for companion animals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-89 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-89
Official day for Indian tribes
Status: in_force

The Governor of the State of Oklahoma shall declare an official

day for each Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma. The particular

designated day for each Indian tribe shall be selected by the

respective Indian tribes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-86 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-86
Will Rogers Day
Status: in_force

The fourth day of November each year is hereby declared a public

holiday, to be known as "Will Rogers Day". Provided, this act shall

not affect the legality of judicial proceedings, the service of

process, making or execution of agreements or instruments in

writing, or the transaction of other business on said day.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-103 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-103
Sufficiency of publication of legal notices
Status: in_force

It shall not be necessary to publish a legal notice, when

published in a daily newspaper or in a semiweekly newspaper, in

every issue thereof, but it shall be sufficient to publish such

notice one (1) day each week during the required period of

publication. Said one (1) day of publishing legal notice each week

may be any day of the week in which the newspaper is published but

the said legal notice must appear in said newspaper on the same day

each week during the required period of publication as it was

originally published.

Legal notices, within the meaning of this act, shall include all

notices, the publication of which is provided for by some law of the

State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-105 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-105
Designation of newspaper by party or attorney
Status: in_force

In all cases provided by law for the publication of notice in a

newspaper, the party or attorney upon whose application or behalf

the notice shall be published shall have the right to designate the

newspaper in which such publication shall be had, and it shall be

the duty of the officer whose duty it shall be to sign or certify to

such notice to have the publication in the newspaper so designated,

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and no other; provided such newspaper shall come within the

provisions of Section 2954 of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.8 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.8
Jim Thorpe Day
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 18

The 22nd day of May of each year is hereby established as "Jim

Thorpe Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this state are requested

to devote some portion of Jim Thorpe Day to commemorate the

accomplishments of Jim Thorpe, the greatest American athlete of the

half century and this true native son of Oklahoma, to pay tribute to

his athletic versatility, and to recognize the inspiration that his

personal achievements have provided to all of the citizens of this

state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-104 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-104
Change of name of newspaper
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any legal newspaper now published in this

state to change the name of such newspaper, without removing from

the city of its publication, and without losing its qualifications

to carry legal notices; provided, that said newspaper has been

published for sufficient time and is already otherwise qualified to

carry legal advertising; and provided, further, that it shall carry

the new name of such paper as successor to the name theretofore used

by it for a period of at least one (1) year; and providing, further,

that all legal notices running in said paper at the date of such

change shall be completed and as valid as though no change had been

made.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-91 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-91
State flag - Design
Status: in_force

A. The banner, or flag, of the design prescribed by Senate

Concurrent Resolution No. 25, Third Legislature of the State of

Oklahoma shall be, and it hereby is superseded and replaced by the

following design, to wit:

A sky blue field with a circular rawhide shield of an American

Indian Warrior, decorated with six painted crosses on the face

thereof, the lower half of the shield to be fringed with seven

pendant eagle feathers and superimposed upon the face of the shield

a calumet or peace pipe, crossed at right angles by an olive branch,

as illustrated by the design accompanying this resolution, and

underneath said shield or design in white letters shall be placed

the word "Oklahoma", and the same is hereby adopted as the official

flag and banner of the State of Oklahoma.

B. The standard design and colors in the state flag shall be as

follows:

1. The Osage Indian warrior’s circular rawhide shield of amber

buckskin is center upon a field of French Blue. On the face of the

shield shall be six small gold brown crosses that match the thongs

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lacing the edge of the shield. The vertical bar of each cross shall

be twenty-five percent (25%) longer than the horizontal bar, the

lower width line of which shall be placed at the fifty percent (50%)

mark of the vertical bar and the top width line shall be placed at

the top twenty-five percent (25%) mark of the vertical bar. The

width of the horizontal bar shall be seventy-five percent (75%) of

the vertical bar;

2. The edge of the lower half of the shield shall be fringed

with seven pendant eagle feathers of white tipped with gold brown;

3. Across the face of the shield at right angle shall be a

calumet or Indian pipe of peace, which shall have a ruby red bowl,

flesh stem and be decorated with a ruby red tassel at the end.

Above the calumet, lying at a right angle shall be an olive branch

of Dartmouth green; and

4. The name Oklahoma in white letters shall appear under the

shield on the face of the flag.

C. The standard colors used in production of the state flag

shall be:

1. Pantone Matching System, Pantone Inc., latest edition:

a. field: French Blue PMS 285c,

b. shield: amber PMS 465c,

c. feathers shading: flesh and gold brown combination

PMS 486c and PMS 174c,

d. crosses and thongs: gold brown PMS 174c, and

e. calumet: stem of pipe flesh PMS 486c, body of pipe

and tassel ruby red PMS 195c, and olive branch

Dartmouth green PMS 554c; and

2. Colors shall be colorfast and shall not bleed one into

another.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-304 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-304
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act:

1. “Public body” means the governing bodies of all

municipalities located within this state, boards of county

commissioners of the counties in this state, boards of public and

higher education in this state and all boards, bureaus, commissions,

agencies, trusteeships, authorities, councils, committees, public

trusts or any entity created by a public trust including any

committee or subcommittee composed of any of the members of a public

trust or other legal entity receiving funds from the Rural Economic

Action Plan Fund as authorized by Section 2007 of Title 62 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, task forces or study groups in this state

supported in whole or in part by public funds or entrusted with the

expending of public funds, or administering public property, and

shall include all committees or subcommittees of any public body.

Public body shall not include:

a. the state judiciary,

b. the Council on Judicial Complaints when conducting,

discussing, or deliberating any matter relating to a

complaint received or filed with the Council,

c. the Legislature,

d. administrative staffs of public bodies including, but

not limited to, faculty meetings and athletic staff

meetings of institutions of higher education when

those staffs are not meeting with the public body, or

entry-year assistance committees,

e. multidisciplinary teams provided for in Section 1-9-

102 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, in Section

10-115 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in

subsection C of Section 1-502.2 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes or any school board meeting for the

sole purpose of considering recommendations of a

multidisciplinary team and deciding the placement of

any child who is the subject of the recommendations,

f. meetings conducted by stewards designated by the

Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission pursuant to Section

203.4 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes when the

stewards are officiating at races or otherwise

enforcing rules of the Commission,

g. the board of directors of a Federally Qualified Health

Center or the postadjudication review boards provided

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for in Sections 1116.2 and 1116.3 of Title 10 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or

h. boards of county commissioners for the purposes set

forth in subsections C, D, and E of Section 326 of

Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. “Meeting” means the conduct of business of a public body by

a majority of its members being personally together or, as

authorized by Section 307.1 of this title, together pursuant to a

videoconference. Meeting shall not include informal gatherings of a

majority of the members of the public body when no business of the

public body is discussed;

3. “Regularly scheduled meeting” means a meeting at which the

regular business of the public body is conducted;

4. “Special meeting” means any meeting of a public body other

than a regularly scheduled meeting or emergency meeting;

5. “Emergency meeting” means any meeting called for the purpose

of dealing with an emergency. For purposes of the Oklahoma Open

Meeting Act, an emergency is defined as a situation involving injury

to persons or injury and damage to public or personal property or

immediate financial loss when the time requirements for public

notice of a special meeting would make such procedure impractical

and increase the likelihood of injury or damage or immediate

financial loss;

6. “Continued or reconvened meeting” means a meeting which is

assembled for the purpose of finishing business appearing on an

agenda of a previous meeting. For the purposes of the Oklahoma Open

Meeting Act, only matters on the agenda of the previous meeting at

which the announcement of the continuance is made may be discussed

at a continued or reconvened meeting;

7. “Videoconference” means a conference among members of a

public body remote from one another who are linked by interactive

telecommunication devices or technology, or technology permitting

both visual and auditory communication between and among members of

the public body or between and among members of the public body and

members of the public. During any videoconference, both the visual

and auditory communications functions shall attempt to be utilized;

and

8. “Teleconference” means a conference among members of a

public body remote from one another who are linked by

telecommunication devices or technology permitting auditory

communication between and among members of the public body or

between and among members of the public body and members of the

public.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.18 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.18
Medal of Honor Day
Status: in_force

The twenty-fifth of March of each year is hereby designated as

“Medal of Honor Day”, and the Governor is authorized and requested

to issue a proclamation honoring Oklahomans, while serving as a

member of the Armed Services, distinguishes himself or herself

conspicuously by gallantry at the risk of his or her life above and

beyond the call of duty engaged in action against any enemy of the

United States. All citizens of this state are requested to devote

some portion of Oklahoma’s Medal of Honor Day to recognize the

recipients of the Medal of Honor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.6 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.6
Bill of Responsibilities Day
Status: in_force

The 16th day of December of each year is hereby established as

"Bill of Responsibilities Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this

state are requested to devote some portion of Bill of

Responsibilities Day to reflection and acceptance of the

responsibilities of being a citizen of this nation in order to

secure and expand our freedom as individual members of a free

society.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1305 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1305
Discriminatory practices - Training programs
Status: in_force

It is a discriminatory practice for an employer, labor

organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling

apprenticeship, on-the-job, or other training or retraining program,

to discriminate against an individual because of race, color,

religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information or

disability, unless the employer, organization or committee can

demonstrate that accommodation for the disability would impose an

undue hardship on the operation of the business of such employer,

organization or committee, in admission to, or employment in, a

program established to provide apprenticeship or other training.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.10 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.10
Lyrics to state folk song
Status: in_force

The words to the Oklahoma State Folk Song, "Oklahoma Hills",

words and music by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie, are as follows:

Many a month has come and gone

Since I’ve wandered from my home

In those Oklahoma Hills

Where I was born

Many a page of my life has turned

Many lessons I have learned

And I feel like in those hills

Where I belong

CHORUS:

Way down yonder in the Indian nation

Ridin’ my pony on the reservation

In the Oklahoma Hills where I was born

Way down yonder in the Indian nation

A cowboy’s life is my occupation

In the Oklahoma Hills where I was born

But as I sit here today

Many miles I am away

From the place I rode my pony

Through the draw

Where the oak and black-jack trees

Kiss the playful prairie breeze

And I feel back in those hills

Where I belong

CHORUS

Now as I turn life a page

To the land of the great Osage

In those Oklahoma hills

Where I was born

Where the black oil rolls and flows

And the snow white cotton grows

And I feel like in those hills

Where I belong

CHORUS

©Renewed 1973 Michael H. Goldsen, Inc.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1453 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1453
Exempt practices and acts
Status: reserved

A. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall:

1. Prohibit a religious organization, association, or society,

or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised,

or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization,

association, or society, from limiting the sale, rental, or

occupancy of housing which it owns or operates for other than a

commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving

preferences to such persons, unless membership in such religion is

restricted on account of race, color, or national origin. Nor shall

anything in Sections 1451, 1452, 1453, 1501 and 1505.1 of this title

apply to a private membership club which is a bona fide club and

which is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1954;

2. Prohibit a religious organization, association, or society,

or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or

controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization,

association, or society, from:

a. limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings

that it owns or operates for other than a commercial

purpose to persons of the same religion, or

b. giving preference to persons of the same religion,

unless membership in the religion is restricted

because of race, color, or national origin; or

3. Prohibit a private club not open to the public that, as an

incident to its primary purpose, provides lodging that it owns or

operates for other than a commercial purpose from limiting the

rental or occupancy of that lodging to its members or from giving

preference to its members.

B. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title relating to familial status applies to housing for older

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 73

persons. As used in this section, "housing for older persons" means

housing:

1. That the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights

Enforcement determines is specifically designed and operated to

assist elderly persons pursuant to a federal or state program;

2. Intended for, and solely occupied by, persons sixty-two (62)

years of age or older; or

3. Intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person

fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit as determined by

rules of the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement.

C. 1. Subject to division (2) of subparagraph a of this

paragraph, Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title do

not apply to:

a. the sale or rental of a single-family house sold or

rented by an owner if:

(1) the owner does not:

(a) own more than three single-family houses at

any one time, or

(b) own any interest in, or is there owned or

reserved on his or her behalf, pursuant to

any express or voluntary agreement, title to

or any right to any part of the proceeds

from the sale or rental of more than three

single-family houses at any one time, and

(2) the house was sold or rented without:

(a) the use of the sales or rental facilities or

services of a real estate broker, agent, or

salesman licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma

Real Estate License Code, or of an employee

or agent of a licensed broker, agent, or

salesman, or the facilities or services of

the owner of a dwelling designed or intended

for occupancy by five or more families, or

(b) the publication, posting, or mailing of a

notice, statement, or advertisement

prohibited by Section 1452 of this title, or

b. the sale or rental of rooms or units in a dwelling

containing living quarters occupied or intended to be

occupied by no more than four families living

independently of each other, if the owner maintains

and occupies one of the living quarters as the owner's

residence.

2. The exemption in subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of this

subsection applies to only one sale or rental in a twenty-four-month

period, if the owner was not the most recent resident of the house

at the time of the sale or rental.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 74

D. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall prohibit a person engaged in the business of furnishing

appraisals of real property from taking into consideration factors

other than race, color, age, religion, gender, disability, familial

status, or national origin.

E. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall affect a reasonable local or state restriction on the

maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling or

restriction relating to health or safety standards.

F. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall prevent or restrict the sale, lease, rental, transfer,

or development of housing designed or intended for the use of the

disabled.

G. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in any other

state or federal law.

H. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall prohibit the transfer of property by will, intestate

succession, or by gift.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.4 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.4
Prisoners of War Remembrance Day in Oklahoma
Status: in_force

April ninth of each year is hereby established as "Prisoners of

War Remembrance Day" in Oklahoma. The sacrifices of those persons

who suffered captivity in foreign lands while in the service of

their country shall be commemorated on this day. All citizens of

this state are requested to devote some portion of Prisoners of War

Remembrance Day to solemn contemplation on the plight of the men and

women of this country who have been held prisoners of war. Teachers

and students of the schools of this state are requested to observe

the day with appropriate exercises.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.13 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.13
POW/MIA Recognition Day
Status: in_force

The third Friday of September of each year is hereby designated

as “POW/MIA Recognition Day”, and the Governor is authorized and

requested to:

1. Issue annually a proclamation calling on all the citizens of

this state to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and

activities; and

2. Authorize all state agencies, interested organizations,

groups and individuals to fly the flag of the National League of

Families of American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action on the

third Friday of each September to symbolize America’s missing

military personnel and our determination to account for them.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1911 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1911
Antisemitism
Status: in_force

A. The State of Oklahoma hereby adopts the non-legally binding

Working Definition of Anti-Semitism adopted by the International

Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May 26, 2016, including the

contemporary examples of anti-Semitism set forth therein,

exclusively as a tool and guide for training, education, and

recognizing and combating anti-Semitic hate crimes or discrimination

and for tracking and reporting anti-Semitic incidents in this state.

B. The provisions of this act shall not be construed to

diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First

Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Oklahoma

Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-108 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-108
Proof of publication
Status: in_force

A. Any publisher or any authorized employee of any newspaper

making proof of publication by affidavit of any legal notice,

advertisement or publication of any kind, required or provided by

any of the laws of this state shall specifically set forth in the

affidavit that the newspaper carrying the notice, advertisement or

publication, comes within the prescription and requirement of

Section 106 of this title.

B. An affidavit of publication provided by a publisher or

authorized employee pursuant to subsection A of this section shall

constitute conclusive proof that the newspaper has published the

notice, advertisement or publication and shall be incontestable in

any court in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-85 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-85
Citizenship Recognition Day - Setting aside and
Status: in_force

proclaiming.

That the Governor of the State of Oklahoma be, and he is hereby

empowered and directed to issue a proclamation setting aside a day

each year as "Citizenship Recognition Day" which will as nearly as

possible conform to a day which the Congress or the President of the

United States may set aside as Citizenship Day.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.11 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.11
Official state gospel song
Status: in_force

The official state gospel song of the State of Oklahoma is

hereby declared to be the words of the song “Swing Low, Sweet

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 29

Chariot”, composed and written by Wallis Willis, a Choctaw freedman

living in Indian Territory before 1862.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1701 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1701
Definitions
Status: in_force

In this chapter

(1) "political subdivision" means a city, incorporated town, or

county within this state;

(2) "local commission" means a commission on human relations

created by one or more political subdivisions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-25 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-25
Number
Status: in_force

Words used in the singular number include the plural, and the

plural the singular, except where a contrary intention plainly

appears.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1402 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1402
Discriminatory practice
Status: in_force

It is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an

individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services,

facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a "place

of public accommodation" because of race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, age, or disability.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-115 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-115
Minutes of school board and municipal meetings to be furnished to legal newspapers upon
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 3furnished to legal newspapers upon request – Business day defined.

A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the minute clerk of the

board of each school district and the clerk of the governing body of

each city and town to furnish the tentative minutes of every regular

and/or special meeting of such school boards and municipal governing

bodies to legal newspapers requesting the same in writing, provided

any such newspaper must be located in the same county as all or a

part of the school district or municipality to which such request is

made.

B. Provided further that such minutes shall be furnished no

later than the close of the business day within four (4) business

days, excluding the day of the meeting, after the meeting. Any such

written request shall be effective and said minutes shall be

furnished in compliance therewith for the current calendar year or

remaining portion thereof unless a shorter period shall be specified

in said request.

C. For purposes of this section, "business days" shall mean

Monday through Friday and does not include Saturday, Sunday or

holidays legally declared by the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.4 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.4
State Poet Laureate
Status: in_force

There is hereby designated the honorary position of State Poet

Laureate. The State Poet Laureate shall be appointed by the

Governor from lists provided by poetry societies and organizations

and such person shall have this honorary position for a period of

two (2) years. Each appointment shall be made by January 1 of every

odd year beginning January 1, 1995. The person appointed to the

honorary position of State Poet Laureate shall not be considered a

state official or a state employee for such person's service in the

honorary position of State Poet Laureate. The State Poet Laureate

shall not be prohibited because of said appointed position from:

1. Running for and being elected to any office in the state or

a political subdivision of the state; or

2. Being employed as a classified or unclassified employee of

the state or a political subdivision of the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-4 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-4
Degrees of care defined
Status: in_force

Slight care or diligence is such as persons of ordinary prudence

usually exercise about their own affairs of slight importance;

ordinary care or diligence is such as they usually exercise about

their own affairs of ordinary importance; and great care or

diligence is such as they usually exercise about their own affairs

of great importance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1310 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1310
Imbalance
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in Section 1101 et seq. of this title requires

an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-

management committee subject to Section 1101 et seq. of this title

to grant preferential treatment to an individual or to a group

because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,

disability, or genetic information of the individual or group on

account of an imbalance which may exist with respect to the total

number or percentage of persons of any race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, age, disability, or genetic information employed by

an employer, referred or classified for employment by an employment

agency or labor organization, admitted to membership or classified

by a labor organization, or admitted to, or employed in, an

apprenticeship, or other training or retraining program, in

comparison with the total number or percentage of persons of the

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or

genetic information in the state or a community, section, or other

area, or in the available work force in the state or a community,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 62

section, or other area. However, it is not a discriminatory

practice for a person subject to Section 1101 et seq. of this title

to adopt and carry out a plan to eliminate or reduce imbalance with

respect to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,

disability, or genetic information if the plan has been filed with

the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1350 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1350
Employment based discrimination - Cause of action -
Status: in_force

Remedies - Procedure.

A. A cause of action for employment-based discrimination is

hereby created and any common law remedies are hereby abolished.

B. In order to have standing in a court of law to allege

discrimination arising from an employment-related matter, in a cause

of action against an employer for discrimination based on race,

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic

information with respect to the employee, or retaliation, an

aggrieved party must, within one hundred eighty (180) days from the

last date of alleged discrimination, file a charge of discrimination

in employment with the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights

Enforcement or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging

the basis of discrimination believed to have been perpetrated on the

aggrieved party. Upon completion of any investigation, the Attorney

General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement may transmit the

results of any administrative hearing and determination to the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission or issue the complaining party a

Notice of a Right to Sue.

C. Should a charge of discrimination be filed with the Attorney

General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement and not be resolved to

the satisfaction of the charging party within one hundred eighty

(180) days from the date of filing of such charge, the Attorney

General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement, upon request of any

party shall issue a Notice of a Right to Sue, which must be first

obtained in order to commence a civil action under this section.

D. All civil actions brought pursuant to a Notice of a Right to

Sue from the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement

for redress against any person who is alleged to have discriminated

against the charging party and against any person named as

respondent in the charge shall be commenced in the district court of

this state for the county in which the unlawful employment practice

is alleged to have been committed.

E. Either party in any such action shall be entitled to a jury

trial of any facts in dispute in the action.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 65

F. The defending party may allege any defense that is available

under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age

Discrimination in Employment Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act,

the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

G. If it is determined in such action that the defendant or

defendants in such action have discriminated against the charging

party as charged in the petition, the court may enjoin the defendant

or defendants from engaging in such unlawful employment practice

charged in the petition, the court may enjoin respondent from

engaging in such unlawful practice and order such affirmative action

as reinstatement or hiring of employees. A prevailing aggrieved

party shall also be entitled to backpay and an additional amount as

liquidated damages. Interim earnings or amounts earnable with

reasonable diligence by the person discriminated against shall

operate to reduce the backpay otherwise allowable. If an individual

was refused employment or advancement, was suspended and/or was

discharged for legitimate reasons other than discrimination as

provided by this act, then no order of the court shall require the

hiring, reinstatement or promotion of that individual as an

employee, nor shall it order payment of any backpay.

H. In any action or proceeding under this section, the court

may allow a prevailing plaintiff or defendant a reasonable attorney

fee.

I. No action may be filed in district court as provided in this

section more than ninety (90) days after receiving a Notice of a

Right to Sue from the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights

Enforcement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-152 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-152
Administration buildings - Display of flag daily
Status: in_force

Every officer, board or person having jurisdiction of the main

administration building of any public institution in this state

shall have the flag of the United States of America displayed on

said administration building each day except the flag need not be so

displayed when the weather in inclement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-307.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-307.1
Videoconferences and teleconferences
Status: in_force

A. A public body may hold meetings by videoconference where

each member of the public body is visible and audible to each other

and the public through a video monitor, subject to the following:

1. a. except as provided for in subparagraph b of this

paragraph, no less than a quorum of the public body

shall be present in person at the meeting site as

posted on the meeting notice and agenda,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 48

b. a virtual charter school approved and sponsored by the

Statewide Charter School Board pursuant to the

provisions of Section 3-132.1 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or the Statewide Independent Living

Council established pursuant to Section 625.2 of Title

56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall maintain a quorum

of members for the entire duration of the meeting

whether using an in-person site, videoconference sites

or any combination of such sites to achieve a quorum,

and

c. each public meeting held by videoconference or

teleconference shall be recorded either by written,

electronic, or other means;

2. The meeting notice and agenda prepared in advance of the

meeting, as required by law, shall indicate if the meeting will

include videoconferencing locations and shall state:

a. the location, address, and telephone number of each

available videoconference site, and

b. the identity of each member of the public body and the

specific site from which each member of the body shall

be physically present and participating in the

meeting;

3. After the meeting notice and agenda are prepared and posted,

as required by law, no member of the public body shall be allowed to

participate in the meeting from any location other than the specific

location posted on the agenda in advance of the meeting;

4. In order to allow the public the maximum opportunity to

attend and observe each public official carrying out the duties of

the public official, a member or members of a public body desiring

to participate in a meeting by videoconference shall participate in

the videoconference from a site and room located within the district

or political subdivision from which they are elected, appointed, or

are sworn to represent;

5. Each site and room where a member of the public body is

present for a meeting by videoconference shall be open and

accessible to the public, and the public shall be allowed into that

site and room. Public bodies may provide additional videoconference

sites as a convenience to the public, but additional sites shall not

be used to exclude or discourage public attendance at any

videoconference site;

6. The public shall be allowed to participate and speak, as

allowed by rule or policy set by the public body, in a meeting at

the videoconference site in the same manner and to the same extent

as the public is allowed to participate or speak at the site of the

meeting;

7. Unless confidential or privileged under applicable law, any

materials shared electronically between members of the public body,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 49

before or during the videoconference, shall also be immediately

available to the public in the same form and manner as shared with

members of the public body; and

8. All votes occurring during any meeting conducted using

videoconferencing shall occur and be recorded by roll call vote.

B. Except as provided for in subsections C and D of this

section, no public body shall conduct an executive session by

videoconference.

C. The Oklahoma Tax Commission may conduct executive sessions

with the taxpayer at issue attending using videoconference

technology to discuss confidential taxpayer matters as provided for

in Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. During

executive sessions, the Commission is required to be physically

present while taxpayers may appear using videoconference technology.

The technology selected and utilized by the Commission shall ensure

taxpayer confidentiality including compliance with safeguards as

provided for in Internal Revenue Service Publication 1075.

D. The Statewide Independent Living Council established

pursuant to Section 625.2 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes may

conduct executive sessions using videoconference technology. For

such executive sessions, no Council member shall be required to be

physically present as long as each Council member is audible or

visible to each other. The meeting notice and agenda prepared in

advance of the meeting as required by law shall indicate if the

executive session will include videoconferencing and shall also

state the identity of each Council member appearing remotely, and

whether any member will be physically present at the meeting site,

if any, for the executive session.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.21 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.21
Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Day
Status: in_force

The 19th day of August of each year is hereby established as

"Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of

this state are requested to devote some portion of Oklahoma Aviation

and Aerospace Day to commemorate the achievements of Oklahoma in

aviation and aerospace and recognize the inspiration that aviation

and aerospace have provided to the citizens of the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-114 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-114
Validation of publication elsewhere than at county seat
Status: in_force

All publications of notices or advertisements, required by law

to be published in a newspaper published in the county seat of any

county, which publications or advertisements were made in a

newspaper published in the county and complying with the

requirements of 25 O.S.1951, Section 106, and at such time there was

no legal newspaper published in the county seat, hereby are

validated.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-28 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-28
Writing and printing
Status: in_force

The words "writing" and "written" include "printing" and

"printed," except in the case of signatures, and where the words are

used by way of contrast to printing. Writing may be made in any

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 9

manner, except that when a person entitled to require the execution

of a writing demands that it be made with ink it must be so made.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-34 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-34
"Kerosene" defined
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 10

Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 2 of Article XX of

the Oklahoma Constitution, the term "kerosene" shall mean a

petroleum product having an A.P.I. gravity of not less than forty

(40) degrees, at a temperature of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit and

a minimum flash point of one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-154 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-154
Election polling places - Display of flag
Status: in_force

Every person in this state charged with the duty of providing

supplies at any election polling place, shall provide a suitable

flag of the United States of America and shall cause the same to be

displayed in each polling place on the day of each and every

municipal, county, state and national election.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1502.5 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1502.5
Joinder of additional or substitute respondent - Notice
Status: in_force

- Explanation.

A. The Commission may join a person not named in the complaint

as an additional or substitute respondent if in the course of the

investigation the Commission determines that the person should be

accused of a discriminatory housing practice.

B. In addition to the information required in the notice

pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection F of Section 8 of this act,

the Commission shall include in a notice to a respondent joined

pursuant to this section an explanation of the basis for the

determination that the person is properly joined as a respondent.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-31 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-31
Joint authority
Status: in_force

Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers

or other persons, are construed as giving such authority to a

majority of them, unless it is otherwise expressed in the act giving

the authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-151 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-151
Flag day - Proclamation by Governor
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 39

The Governor of this state shall, on or before the 1st day of

June of each year, issue a proclamation recommending that June 14th,

Flag Day, be observed by the people of this state by the display of

the flag of the United States of America, and in such other ways as

will be in harmony with the general character of the day.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-11 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-11
Actual notice
Status: in_force

Actual notice consists in express information of a fact.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-111 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-111
Owners to whom act applicable
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be applicable to any owner or

principal owner, his heirs or assigns, of any newspaper during his

services in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in the

war between the United States and Germany, Italy and Japan, and for

six (6) months after the termination of hostilities between the

United States of America and the enemy countries mentioned herein,

or during a state of national emergency as declared by the President

of the United States.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.20 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.20
Second Amendment Day
Status: in_force

A. It is the intent of the Legislature to commemorate the date

that the United States Supreme Court, in the case of McDonald v.

City of Chicago, Illinois, 130 S.Ct 3020 (2010), declared that

through the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,

the Second Amendment right of individuals to bear arms is fully

applicable to the states.

B. The twenty-eighth of June of each year is hereby designated

“Second Amendment Day” in Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.19 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.19
Official state steak
Status: in_force

The ribeye steak is hereby designated and adopted as the state

steak of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1502.7 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1502.7
Civil action for temporary or preliminary relief -
Status: in_force

Filing by Attorney General - Effects on administrative hearing.

A. If the Attorney General concludes at any time following the

filing of a discriminatory housing complaint that prompt judicial

action is necessary to carry out the purposes of Section 1101 et

seq. of this title, the Attorney General may commence a civil action

for appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final

disposition of the complaint.

B. A temporary restraining order or other order granting

preliminary or temporary relief on a discriminatory housing

complaint filed under this section is governed by the provisions of

Section 1502.1 of this title and the applicable Oklahoma rules of

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Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1304 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1304
Discriminatory practices - Labor organizations
Status: in_force

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It is a discriminatory practice for a labor organization:

1. To exclude or to expel from membership, or otherwise to

discriminate against, a member or applicant for membership because

of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic

information or disability, unless the organization can demonstrate

that accommodation for the disability would impose an undue hardship

on the operation of the business of such organization;

2. To limit, segregate, or classify membership, or to classify

or to fail or refuse to refer for employment an individual in a way:

a. which would deprive or tend to deprive an individual

of employment opportunities, or

b. which would limit employment opportunities or

otherwise adversely affect the status of an employee

or of an applicant for employment, because of race,

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic

information or disability, unless the organization can

demonstrate that accommodation for the disability

would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the

business of such organization; or

3. To cause or attempt to cause an employer to violate Section

1101 et seq. of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-21 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-21
Valuable consideration
Status: in_force

A valuable consideration is a thing of value parted with, or a

new obligation assumed, at the time of obtaining a thing, which is a

substantial compensation for that which is obtained thereby. It is

also called simply "value."
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1506.9 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1506.9
Violations - Misdemeanor
Status: in_force

A. A person commits an offense if the person, whether or not

acting under color of law, by force or threat of force,

intentionally intimidates or interferes with a person:

1. Because of the person's race, color, religion, gender,

disability, familial status, or national origin and because the

person is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing,

occupying, contracting, or negotiating for the sale, purchase,

rental, financing, or occupation of any dwelling, or applying for or

participating in a service, organization, or facility relating to

the business of selling or renting dwellings; or

2. Because the person is or has been, or has attempted to

intimidate the person from:

a. participating, without discrimination because of race,

color, religion, gender, disability, familial status,

or national origin, in an activity, service,

organization, or facility described in paragraph 1 of

this subsection,

b. affording another person opportunity or protection to

so participate, or

c. lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to

participate, without discrimination because of race,

color, religion, gender, disability, familial status,

or national origin, in an activity, service,

organization, or facility described in paragraph 1 of

this subsection.

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B. An offense pursuant to this section is a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-301 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-301
Citation
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.2 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.2
Official depository of state song
Status: in_force

The State Library shall be the official depository of the

official State song, and the State Librarian shall cause a copy

thereof to be kept in the State Library.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.9 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.9
State cartoon character
Status: in_force

GUSTY® is hereby designated and adopted as the state cartoon

character of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1506.2 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1506.2
Court-appointed attorney
Status: in_force

On application by a person alleging a discriminatory housing

practice or by a person against whom such a practice is alleged, the

court may appoint an attorney for the person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-2004 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-2004
Written consent required for medical treatment of minors
Status: in_force

– Exceptions - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person, corporation,

association, organization, state-supported institution, or

individual employed by any of these entities may procure, solicit to

perform, arrange for the performance of, perform surgical

procedures, or perform a physical examination upon a minor or

prescribe any prescription drugs to a minor without first obtaining

a written consent of a parent or legal guardian of the minor.

Provided, however, that if written consent is provided to a school

district for assessment or treatment, such consent shall be

effective for the school year for which it is granted and shall be

renewed each subsequent school year. If an assessment or treatment

is performed through telemedicine at a school site and if consent

has been provided by the parent and is currently effective, the

health professional shall not be required to verify that the parent

is at the site.

B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no hospital as defined

in Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes may permit

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surgical procedures to be performed upon a minor in its facilities

without first having received a written consent from a parent or

legal guardian of the minor.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply when it has

been determined by a physician that an emergency exists and that it

is necessary to perform such surgical procedures for the treatment

of an injury, illness or drug abuse, or to save the life of the

patient, or when such parent or other adult authorized by law to

consent on behalf of a minor cannot be located or contacted after a

reasonably diligent effort.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an

abortion, which shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 1-

740 through 1-740.6 and Sections 1-744 through 1-744.6 of Title 63

of the Oklahoma Statutes or any successor statute.

E. A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty

of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than one (1) year in

the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-2 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-2
Statutory definitions, application of
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions Page 5

Whenever the meaning of a word or phrase is defined in any

statute, such definition is applicable to the same word or phrase

wherever it occurs, except where a contrary intention plainly

appears.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.3 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.3
Words of state song
Status: in_force

"Brand new state, Brand new state, gonna treat you great!

Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters,

Pasture fer the cattle, Spinach and Termayters!

Flowers on the prairie where the June bugs zoom,

Plen'y of air and plen'y of room,

Plen'y of room to swing a rope!

Plen'y of heart and plen'y of hope!

Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain,

And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet

When the wind comes right behind the rain.

Oklahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I

Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk makin' lazy circles in the

sky.

We know we belong to the land

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And the land we belong to is grand!

And when we say - Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-ee ay!

We're only sayin' You're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma - O.K."
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-5 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-5
Degrees of negligence
Status: in_force

There are three degrees of negligence, namely, slight, ordinary

and gross. The latter includes the former.

R.L. 1910, § 2918.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1506.3 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1506.3
Remedies
Status: in_force

In an action pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title, if

the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred

or is about to occur, the court may award to the plaintiff:

1. Actual and punitive damages;

2. Reasonable attorney fees;

3. Court costs; and

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4. Subject to Section 1506.4 of this title, any permanent or

temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order,

including an order enjoining the defendant from engaging in the

practice or ordering appropriate affirmative action.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-14 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-14
False notice
Status: in_force

A notice which is false when given is not valid by the

subsequent happening of the event.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-155 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-155
Printing or lettering on flag prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to

cause any printing or lettering of any kind to be placed on any flag

of the United States of America or to use such a flag in any manner

for advertising purpose or as a receptacle for receiving, holding,

carrying or delivering anything whatsoever.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.3 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.3
Shut-In Day
Status: in_force

The first Sunday in June each year is hereby established as

"Shut-In Day" in Oklahoma to be commemorated by calling upon the

people of Oklahoma to observe such day by visiting at least one

shut-in person on the special day if possible, and by participating

in other appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1704 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1704
Powers of local commissions
Status: in_force

A local commission may have the following powers in addition to

powers authorized by other laws:

1. To employ an executive director and other employees and

agents and fix their compensation;

2. To cooperate with individuals and state, local, and other

agencies, both public and private, including agencies of the federal

government and other states and municipalities;

3. To accept gifts, bequests, grants, or other payments, public

or private, to help finance its activities;

4. To receive, initiate, investigate, and seek to conciliate

complaints alleging violations of Section 1101 et seq. of this title

or of an ordinance prohibiting discrimination because of race,

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color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic

information or legislation establishing the commission;

5. To make studies appropriate to effectuate its purposes and

policies and to make the results thereof available to the public;

and

6. To render at least annually a report, a copy of which shall

be furnished to the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-13 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-13
Circumstances putting one on inquiry deemed constructive
Status: in_force

notice.

Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient

to put a prudent man upon inquiry as to a particular fact, and who

omits to make such inquiry with reasonable diligence, is deemed to

have constructive notice of the fact itself.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-6 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-6
Degrees of negligence defined
Status: in_force

Slight negligence consists in the want of great care and

diligence; ordinary negligence in the want of ordinary care and

diligence; and gross negligence in the want of slight care and

diligence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.8 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.8
State Folk Song
Status: in_force

The official Oklahoma State Folk Song is hereby declared to be

the words and music of the song "Oklahoma Hills", composed and

written by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie. Except for nonprofit

educational use, state use of the state folk song shall be preceded

by notice of the intended nonprofit use to the copyright holder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1506.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1506.1
Civil action - Time period - Tolling - Restrictions
Status: in_force

A. An aggrieved person may file a civil action in district

court not later than the second year after the occurrence of the

termination of an alleged discriminatory housing practice, or the

breach of a conciliation agreement entered into pursuant to Section

1101 et seq. of this title, whichever occurs last, to obtain

appropriate relief with respect to the discriminatory housing

practice or breach.

B. The two-year period does not include any time during which

an administrative hearing pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this

title is pending with respect to a complaint or charge pursuant to

Section 1101 et seq. of this title based on the discriminatory

housing practice. This subsection does not apply to actions arising

from a breach of a conciliation agreement.

C. An aggrieved person may file an action pursuant to this

section whether or not a complaint has been filed pursuant to

Section 1502.2 of this title and without regard to the status of any

complaint filed pursuant to this section.

D. If the Attorney General has obtained a conciliation

agreement with the consent of an aggrieved person, the aggrieved

person may not file an action pursuant to this section with respect

to the alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis

for the complaint except to enforce the terms of the agreement.

E. An aggrieved person may not file an action pursuant to this

section with respect to an alleged discriminatory housing practice

that forms the basis of a charge issued by the Attorney General if

the Attorney General has begun a hearing on the record pursuant to

Section 1101 et seq. of this title with respect to the charge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.7 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.7
Purple Heart Day
Status: in_force

Purple Heart Day. The seventh day of August of each year is

hereby established as "Purple Heart Day" in Oklahoma. The Purple

Heart, as established by George Washington in 1782 and revived in

1932, is a decoration of honor awarded to members of the Armed

Forces and to United States citizens honorably wounded in action.

All residents of this state are requested to devote some portion

of Purple Heart Day to recognizing and commemorating the recipients

of the Purple Heart who have demonstrated a commitment to fighting

for the ideals which have made this nation great, have served this

nation so valiantly, and are role models for all to emulate.

It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that:

1. The Governor execute a proclamation each year in recognition

of Purple Heart Day;

2. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs encourage the observance

of Purple Heart Day with appropriate activities;

3. Each local chapter of all veterans' organizations plan

special activities and events to honor the Purple Heart recipients

in that chapter; and

4. That the State of Oklahoma be designated as a Purple Heart

State in recognition of the many citizens of the state who have

earned the Purple Heart Medal as a result of being wounded while

engaged in combat with an enemy force.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.10 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.10
Oklahoma Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Status: in_force

December 7 of each year is designated as "Oklahoma Pearl Harbor

Remembrance Day", and the Governor is authorized and requested to:

1. Issue annually a proclamation calling on the citizens of the

State of Oklahoma to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and

activities; and

2. Urge all state agencies, interested organizations, groups,

and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff

each December 7 in honor of the individuals who died as a result of

their service at Pearl Harbor and in honor of those who died or were

injured in World War II.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-24 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-24
Gender
Status: in_force

Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and

neuter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-92 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-92
State floral emblem and official flower
Status: in_force

A. The mistletoe shall be the floral emblem of the state.

B. The Oklahoma Rose shall be the official flower of the State

of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-303 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-303
Times and places - Advance notice
Status: in_force

All meetings of public bodies, as defined hereinafter, shall be

held at specified times and places which are convenient to the

public and shall be open to the public, except as hereinafter

specifically provided. All meetings of such public bodies, except

for executive sessions of the State Banking Board and Oklahoma

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Savings and Loan Board, shall be preceded by advance public notice

specifying the time and place of each such meeting to be convened as

well as the subject matter or matters to be considered at such

meeting, as hereinafter provided.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.25 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.25
Official state theatre
Status: in_force

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The Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is hereby recognized and

designated as the official theatre of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.30 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.30
Dwarfism Awareness Day
Status: in_force

The twenty-fifth day of October is hereby designated as

“Dwarfism Awareness Day”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1202 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1202
Vital statistics — Gender identification
Status: in_force

The state, any political subdivision, or any state agency or

department, including, but not limited to, public school districts,

that collects vital statistics for the purpose of gathering accurate

public health, crime, economic, or other data shall include, but not

be limited to, the identification of any natural person who is part

of the collected data as either male or female as defined in Section

16 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.14 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.14
State dinosaur
Status: in_force

The dinosaur Acrocanthosaurus atokensis is hereby designated and

adopted as the state dinosaur of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1
Statutes, meaning of words in
Status: in_force

Words used in any statute are to be understood in their ordinary

sense, except when a contrary intention plainly appears, and except

also that the words hereinafter explained are to be understood as

thus explained.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1703 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1703
Local commissions
Status: in_force

A political subdivision, or two or more political subdivisions

acting jointly, may create a local commission to promote the

purposes of Section 1101 et seq. of this title and to secure for all

individuals within the jurisdiction of the political subdivision or

subdivisions freedom from discrimination because of race, color,

religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic

information, and may appropriate funds for the expenses of the local

commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-2101 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-2101
Display of replicas of historical documents on public
Status: in_force

grounds.

A. Every county, municipality, city, town, school or any other

political subdivision is authorized to display, in its public

buildings and on its grounds, replicas of historical documents

including, but not limited to, the Ten Commandments, Magna Carta,

Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, United States

Constitution, Bill of Rights, Oklahoma Constitution and other

historically significant documents in the form of statues,

monuments, memorials, tablets or any other display that respects the

dignity and solemnity of such documents. Such documents shall be

displayed in a manner consistent with the context of other documents

contained in such display.

B. In the event that the legality or constitutionality of any

such display is challenged in a court of law, the Oklahoma Attorney

General is authorized to prepare and present a legal defense of the

display.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-91.3 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-91.3
State Flag Day
Status: in_force

Statehood Day, the 16th day of November of each year, is also

designated as the official Oklahoma State Flag Day, and it is

recommended that said day be observed by the people of this state by

the display of the official flag of the State of Oklahoma and in

such other ways as will be in harmony with the general character of

the day.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-158 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-158
Purchase of flags manufactured in United States
Status: in_force

All state agencies and political subdivisions shall only

purchase flags of the United States and state flags of Oklahoma that

are manufactured in the United States. A flag is manufactured in

the United States if a substantial majority of the principal

components are assembled into the final product in an assembly plant

in the United States.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1505.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1505.1
Determination of housing discrimination
Status: in_force

If the Attorney General upon final determination finds that an

act of housing discrimination pursuant to Section 1452 of this title

has been committed by a person holding a real estate license

pursuant to state law, the Attorney General will certify such

determination to the licensing agency. Unless such determination of

discriminatory practice is reversed in the course of judicial

review, a final determination is binding on the licensing agency.

Such agency shall take appropriate administrative action, including

suspension or revocation of the license of the respondent.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98
State bird
Status: in_force

The scissor-tailed flycatcher, Muscivora Forficata, is hereby

designated and adopted as the state bird of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1502.4 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1502.4
Referral of complaint from federal government -
Status: in_force

Investigations - Administrative proceedings - Time limits - Delays.

If the federal government has referred a complaint to the

Attorney General or has deferred jurisdiction over the subject

matter of the complaint to the Attorney General, the Attorney

General shall promptly investigate the allegations set forth in the

complaint.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.26 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.26
Pregnancy, Infant, and Childhood Loss Awareness Month
Status: in_force

The month of October each year is hereby designated as

“Pregnancy, Infant, and Childhood Loss Awareness Month”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.10 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.10
Official state fruit
Status: in_force

The strawberry is hereby designated and adopted as the official

fruit of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-20 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-20
Usual and customary
Status: in_force

The words "usual," and "customary," mean "according to usage."
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.13 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.13
Words to official state gospel song
Status: in_force

The words to the Oklahoma State Gospel Song, “Swing Low, Sweet

Chariot”, words by Wallis Willis, are as follows:

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Coming for to carry me home,

Swing low, sweet chariot;

Comin’ for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,

Comin’ for to carry me home,

A band of angels comin’ after me,

Comin’ for to carry me home.

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin’ for to carry me home,

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin’ for to carry me home.

If you get there before I do,

Comin’ for to carry me home,

Tell all my friends I’m comin’ too,

Comin’ for to carry me home.

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin’ for to carry me home,

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin’ for to carry me home.

I’m sometimes up and sometimes down,

Comin’ for to carry me home,

But still my soul feels heavenly bound,

Comin’ for to carry me home.

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin’ for to carry me home,

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin’ for to carry me home.

The brightest day that I can say,

Comin’ for to carry me home,

When Jesus washed my sins away,

Comin’ for to carry me home.

Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin’ for to carry me home,

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Swing low, sweet chariot,

Comin’ for to carry me home.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.22 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.22
Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day
Status: in_force

The 9th day of December of each year is hereby established as

"Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day" in Oklahoma. All

citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of

Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day to commemorate the

achievements of Oklahoma women in aviation and aerospace and

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recognize the inspiration that aviation and aerospace has provided

to the citizens of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-93.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-93.1
Governor's flag
Status: in_force

The flag of the Governor of the State of Oklahoma shall be

forest green, bearing on each side the following: the Great Seal of

the State of Oklahoma, centered, surrounded by five equidistant

white stars with one of the stars placed directly above the Great

Seal; and the flag to be edged with golden fringe.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-98.11 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-98.11
Official state flying mammal
Status: in_force

The Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis, is hereby

designated and adopted as the official state flying mammal of the

State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.17 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.17
President Ronald Reagan Day
Status: in_force

The sixth day of February of each year is hereby designated as

"President Ronald Reagan Day" to commemorate the anniversary of the

birth of the 40th President of the United States of America.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-8 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-8
Debtor and creditor
Status: in_force

Except as defined and used in Sections 2892 and 2893, every one

who owes to another the performance of an obligation is called a

debtor, and one to whom he owes it is called a creditor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-10 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-10
Notice
Status: in_force

Notice is either actual or constructive.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-91.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-91.1
Public institutions - Display of state flag
Status: in_force

Every officer, board or person having jurisdiction over the main

administration building of any public institution in this state,

shall have the flag of the State of Oklahoma displayed on the

respective administration building every day except Sunday and when

the weather is inclement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-82.4 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-82.4
Juneteenth National Freedom Day
Status: in_force

The third Saturday in June of each year is hereby declared an

official holiday, to be known as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day".
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1302 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1302
Discriminatory practices - Employers
Status: in_force

A. It is a discriminatory practice for an employer:

1. To fail or refuse to hire, to discharge, or otherwise to

discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation or

the terms, conditions, privileges or responsibilities of employment,

because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic

information or disability, unless the employer can demonstrate that

accommodation for the disability would impose an undue hardship on

the operation of the business of such employer; or

2. To limit, segregate, or classify an employee or applicant

for employment in a way which would deprive or tend to deprive an

individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect

the status of an employee, because of race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, age, genetic information or disability, unless the

employer can demonstrate that accommodation for the disability would

impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of such

employer.

B. This section does not apply to the employment of an

individual by his or her parents, spouse, or child or to employment

in the domestic service of the employer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-109 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-109
Suspension of publication because of induction or
Status: in_force

enlistment.

From and after the effective date of this act all newspapers in

this state having the status of a legal publication under existing

laws, which by reason of induction or enlistment into the Armed

Service of the United States of the owner or principal owner

thereof, in the war between the United States of America, Germany,

Italy and Japan, or in service during a state of national emergency

as declared by the President of the United States, which are forced

to suspend publication, may upon resuming publication do so without

loss of status as such legal publication by reason of the failure to

publish said newspaper during the period covered herein by complying

with the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.25 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.25
Golf Day
Status: in_force

The third Wednesday of June each year shall be known as "Golf

Day" in the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1306 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-1306
Other discriminatory practices
Status: in_force

It is a discriminatory practice for an employer, labor

organization, or employment agency to print or publish or cause to

be printed or published a notice or advertisement relating to

employment by the employer or membership in or a classification or

referral for employment by the labor organization, or relating to a

classification or referral for employment by the employment agency,

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indicating a preference, limitation, specification, or

discrimination, based on race, color, religion, sex, national

origin, age, genetic information or disability, unless the employer,

organization or agency can demonstrate that accommodation for the

disability would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the

business of such employer, organization or agency; but a notice or

advertisement may indicate a preference, limitation, specification,

or discrimination based on religion, sex, or national origin when

religion, sex, or national origin is a bona fide occupational

qualification for employment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-26 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-26
Other definitions
Status: in_force

Words used in the present tense include future as well as the

present; the word "oath" includes "affirmation;" and every mode of

oral statement under oath or affirmation is embraced by the term

"testify," and every written one in the term "depose;" "signature"

or "subscription" includes mark, when the person cannot write, his

name being written near it, and written by a person who writes his

own name as a witness. The following words also have the

signification attached to them in this section, unless otherwise

apparent from the context:

1. The word "property" includes property, real and personal.

2. The words "real property" are coextensive with lands,

tenements and hereditaments.

3. The words "personal property" include money, goods,

chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.

4. The word "will" includes codicils.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.23 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.23
A Day of Remembrance
Status: in_force

The second Saturday of December of each year is hereby

designated as "A Day of Remembrance", and the Governor is authorized

and requested to issue a proclamation commemorating the day and

honoring soldiers buried at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery and

the Fort Sill National Cemetery. On or before the second Saturday

in December, holiday wreaths will be placed on the graves of those

soldiers in remembrance of their service and to show respect during

the holiday season.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.9 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.9
Official depository of the state folk song
Status: in_force

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The State Library shall be the official depository of the

official Oklahoma State Folk Song, and the State Librarian shall

cause a copy thereof to be kept in the State Library.
Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-90.11 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-90.11
Vietnam Veterans Day
Status: in_force

The third Thursday of March of each year is hereby designated as

"Vietnam Veterans Day", and the Governor is authorized and requested

to:

1. Issue annually a proclamation calling on the citizens of

this state to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and

activities; and

2. Urge all state agencies, interested organizations, groups,

and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff

the third Thursday of each March in honor of the veterans who served

in Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos during the Vietnam Conflict.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-94.1 — OK Code / Title 25 / Section 25-94.1
Official state song
Status: in_force

The official song and anthem of the State of Oklahoma is hereby

declared to be the words and music of the song "Oklahoma," composed

and written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.