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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-91. State flag - Design.

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by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 25, Third Legislature of the State of Oklahoma shall be, and it hereby is superseded and replaced by the following design, to wit: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 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.
Added by Laws 1925, c. 234, p. 340, § 1. Amended by Laws 1941, p. 90, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 181, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-91.2. Public schools - Display of state flag.

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.
Laws 1953, p. 99, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-91.3. State Flag Day.

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.
Laws 1968, p. 823, H.J.R.No. 563, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-91a. State agencies and boards of education - Display of state flag.

It shall be the duty of all state agencies and boards of education of this state to display the state flag with the standard design and colors as specified in Section 91 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 181, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-92. State floral emblem and official flower.

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.
R.L.1910, § 2952. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 89, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-93.1. Governor's flag.

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.
Laws 1957, p. 657, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-93.2. Alfred P. Murrah Federal building commemorative flag.

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 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.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 4, § 1, emerg. eff. March 12, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-93.3. 9/11 Remembrance Freedom Flag.

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.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 275, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.3. Words of state song.

"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
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."
Added by Laws 1953, p. 101, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.5. Official state children's song.

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.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 25, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.6. Official depository of state children's song.

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.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 25, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.7. Words of the state children's song.

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."
Added by Laws 1996, c. 25, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.8. State Folk Song.

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.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 47, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.9. Official depository of the state folk song.

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.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 47, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.10. Lyrics to state folk song.

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.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 47, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.11. Official state gospel song.

The official state gospel song of the State of Oklahoma is hereby declared to be the words of the song “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, composed and written by Wallis Willis, a Choctaw freedman living in Indian Territory before 1862.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 118, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.13. Words to official state gospel song.

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,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin’ for to carry me home.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 118, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.15. Official depository for the official inspirational song 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.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 58, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-94.16. Words to the official inspirational song of the State of 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."
Added by Laws 2018, c. 58, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-98.4. State Poet Laureate.

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.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 53, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-98.6. State fossil.

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.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 72, § 1, emerg. eff. April 14, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-98.10. Official state fruit.

The strawberry is hereby designated and adopted as the official fruit of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 63, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 98.8 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-98.16. National Day of the Cowboy.

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.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 182, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-98.19. Official state steak.

The ribeye steak is hereby designated and adopted as the state steak of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 275, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 98.18 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-98.20. Short title – Cali's Law – State pet of Oklahoma.

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.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 210, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-103. Sufficiency of publication of legal notices.

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.
Laws 1925, c. 55, p. 83, § 1; Laws 1961, p. 240, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-104. Change of name of newspaper.

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.
Laws 1925, c. 55, p. 83, § 1; Laws 1961, p. 240, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-105. Designation of newspaper by party or attorney.

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, and no other; provided such newspaper shall come within the provisions of Section 2954 of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma, 1910.
Laws 1915, c. 45, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-106. Newspapers for publication of legal notices.

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.
Amended by Laws 1983, c. 22, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-108. Proof of publication.

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.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 85, § 3. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 76, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-109. Suspension of publication because of induction or 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.
Laws 1943, p. 85, § 4; Laws 1951, p. 64, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-110. Affidavit as to suspension - Resumption of publication.

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 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.
Laws 1943, p. 86, § 5; Laws 1951, p. 65, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-111. Owners to whom act applicable.

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.
Laws 1943, p. 86, § 6; Laws 1951, p. 65, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-112. Change in frequency of publication - Status as legal newspaper.

Any newspaper qualified to publish legal notices and advertisements as a legal newspaper, as defined in 25 O.S.Supp.1967, Section 106, may change its frequency of publication without losing its status and qualifications as a legal newspaper to publish all legal notices and advertisements so long as said newspaper complies with the provisions of 25 O.S.Supp.1967, Section 106.
Laws 1943, p. 86, § 7; Laws 1968, c. 45, § 1, emerg. eff. March 7, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-113. Publication in newspaper published in county, but not at 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.
Laws 1953, p. 101, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-114. Validation of publication elsewhere than at county seat.

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.
Laws 1953, p. 102, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-115. Minutes of school board and municipal meetings to be furnished 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.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 240, § 1, eff. July 13, 1961. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 90, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2017, c. 33, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-151. Flag day - Proclamation by Governor.

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.
Laws 1939, p. 7, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-153. Schools to display flag daily.

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.
Laws 1939, p. 7, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-154. Election polling places - Display of flag.

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.
Laws 1939, p. 8, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-155. Printing or lettering on flag prohibited.

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.
Laws 1939, p. 8, § 5.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; 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.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 214, § 14, eff. Oct. 1, 1977. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 300, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
3. "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.
2023 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, or
b.
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, 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.
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.
2023 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; 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.
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.
2023 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.
2023 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, 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.
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.
2023 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.
2023 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.