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25 OK Stat § 25-157 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-157. Violation of act a misdemeanor - Fine.

|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). |Laws 1939, p. 8, § 7.
25 OK Stat § 25-158 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-158. Purchase of flags manufactured in United States.

|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. |Added by Laws 2008, c. 45, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
25 OK Stat § 25-221 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-221. Use of certified mail with return receipt requested in 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. |Laws 1961, p. 240, § 1; Laws 1977, c. 217, § 1.
25 OK Stat § 25-301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-301. Citation.

|This act shall be known as the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. |Added by Laws 1977, c. 214, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
25 OK Stat § 25-302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-302. Public policy.

|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. |Laws 1977, c. 214, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
25 OK Stat § 25-303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-303. Times and places - Advance notice.

|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 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. |Amended by Laws 1987, c. 61, § 19, emerg. eff. May 4, 1987.
25 OK Stat § 25-305 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-305. Recording of votes.

|In all meetings of public bodies, the vote of each member must be publicly cast and recorded. |Laws 1977, c. 214, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
25 OK Stat § 25-306 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-306. Circumvention of act – Teleconferences and 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. |Added by Laws 1977, c. 214, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1977. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 282, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2020, c. 3, § 2, emerg. eff. March 18, 2020.
25 OK Stat § 25-308 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-308. Meeting between Governor and majority members of public 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. |Laws 1977, c. 214, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
25 OK Stat § 25-309 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-309. Legislature.

|The Legislature shall conduct open meetings in accordance with rules to be adopted by each house thereof. |Laws 1977, c. 214, § 9, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
25 OK Stat § 25-310 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-310. Legislative committee members attending executive 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. |Laws 1977, c. 214, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1981, c. 272, § 7, eff. July 1, 1981.
25 OK Stat § 25-312 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-312. Minutes of meetings - Recording of proceedings.

|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 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.Laws 1977, c. 214, § 12, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1992, c. 78, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
25 OK Stat § 25-313 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-313. Actions taken in willful violation of act.

|Any action taken in willful violation of this act shall be invalid. |Laws 1977, c. 214, § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
25 OK Stat § 25-314 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-314. Violations - Misdemeanor - Penalty - Civil suit.

|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; and2. 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.Added by Laws 1977, c. 214, § 14, eff. Oct. 1, 1977. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 300, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
25 OK Stat § 25-1101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1101. Purposes - Construction.

|A. This act provides for exclusive remedies within the state of the policies for individuals alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, creed, age, disability or genetic information. |B. This act shall be construed according to the fair import of its terms to further the general purposes stated in this section and the special purposes of the particular provision involved.Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 101. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 165, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1991, c. 177, § 1; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1201. Definitions.

|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. "National origin" includes the national origin of an ancestor; and3. "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.Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 201. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 3, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
25 OK Stat § 25-1301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1301. Definitions.

|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, orb.a legal entity, institution or organization which contracts or subcontracts with the state, a 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, orc.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; and8. “Employee” means an individual who receives a salary or wages from an employer. Employee shall not include independent contractors.Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 301. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 195, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1981, c. 231, § 1; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1992, c. 100, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1992; Laws 2010, c. 74, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1302. Discriminatory practices - Employers.

|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; or2. 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.Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 302. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 2; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1303. Discriminatory practices - Employment agencies.

|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. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 303. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 3; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1304 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1304. Discriminatory practices - Labor organizations.

|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, orb.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; or3. To cause or attempt to cause an employer to violate Section 1101 et seq. of this title.Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 304. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 4; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1305 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1305. Discriminatory practices - Training programs.

|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. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 305. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 5; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1306 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1306. Other discriminatory practices.

|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, 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. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 306. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 6; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1307 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1307. Exemptions.

|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. |Laws 1968, c. 388, § 307; Laws 1973, c. 195, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973.
25 OK Stat § 25-1308 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1308. Exceptions.

|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; or2. 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.Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 308. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 7; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1309 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1309. Seniority and merit systems - Compulsory retirement.

|Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 1101 et seq. of this title, it is not a discriminatory practice for an employer: |1. To apply different standards of compensation or different terms, conditions, privileges, or responsibilities of employment pursuant to a bona fide seniority or merit system, or a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production or to employees who work in different locations, if the differences are not the result of an intention to discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information; or2. To give and to act upon the results of a professionally-developed ability test if the test, its administration, or action upon the results is not designed, intended, or used to discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.3. To require the compulsory retirement of any person who has attained the age of sixty-five (65) and who, for the two-year period immediately before retirement, is employed in a bona fide executive or high policymaking position, if such person is entitled to an immediate nonforfeitable annual retirement benefit from a pension, profit-sharing, savings or deferred compensation plan, or any combination of such plans, of the employer, which equals, in the aggregate, at least Forty-four Thousand Dollars ($44,000.00).Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 309. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 8; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
25 OK Stat § 25-1310 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions|§25-1310. Imbalance.

|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, 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. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 310. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 9; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 214, § 4, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.