reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 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.
2023 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; 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.
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.
2023 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; or
2. 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1311. Male and female employees.

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.
Laws 1968, c. 388, § 311; Laws 1976, c. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. Jan. 19, 1976.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1312. Status Verification System - Definitions.

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 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.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 112, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1313. Status Verification System - Registration and use by 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 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.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 112, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1401. Definitions.

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 actually occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as his residence.
Laws 1968, c. 388, § 401.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1402. Discriminatory practice.

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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 402. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 165, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1501. Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement - 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 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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 501, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 186, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1970; Laws 1973, c. 195, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1985, c. 289, § 5; Laws 1989, c. 353, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 177, § 5; Laws 2013, c. 214, § 9, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
NOTE: Laws 1985, c. 165, § 12 repealed by Laws 1989, c. 353, § 14, emerg. eff. June 3, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502. Proceedings after complaint.

A. A person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice, his or her attorney, or a nonprofit organization chartered for the purpose of combatting discrimination may file with the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement a written sworn complaint stating that a discriminatory practice has been committed, and setting forth the facts upon which the complaint is based, and setting forth facts sufficient to enable the Attorney General to identify the person charged, hereinafter called the respondent. The Attorney General shall promptly furnish the respondent with a copy of the complaint and shall promptly investigate the allegations of discriminatory practice set forth in the complaint. The complaint must be filed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the alleged discriminatory practice occurs.
B. If within sixty (60) days after the complaint is filed it is determined by the Attorney General that there is no reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the Attorney General shall issue an order dismissing the complaint and shall furnish a copy of the order to the complainant, the respondent and such other public officers and persons as the Attorney General deems proper.
C. The complainant, within thirty (30) days after receiving a copy of an order dismissing the complaint, may file with the Attorney General an application for reconsideration of the order. Upon such application, the Attorney General shall make a new determination whether there is a reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice. If it is determined within thirty (30) days after the application is filed that there is no reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the Attorney General shall issue an order dismissing the complaint and furnish a copy of the order to the complainant, the respondent and such other public officers as the Attorney General deems proper.
D. The Attorney General shall:
1. Allow for electronic submission of the complaint form;
2. Make a good-faith effort to contact the complainant if the complaint form is deemed insufficient or incomplete; and
3. Provide the two access numbers to the Office of Civil Rights Enforcement for persons who need assistance in completing or filing the complaint form.
E. This section shall not apply to persons claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory housing practice to the extent that it is inconsistent with specific provisions of Section 1101 et seq. of this title relating to a discriminatory housing complaint.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 502. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 195, § 4, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1991, c. 177, § 6; Laws 2013, c. 214, § 10, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013; Laws 2017, c. 306, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502.1. Temporary injunction or restraining order.

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 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.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 289, § 4. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 7; Laws 2013, c. 214, § 11, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502.2. Investigations - Complaint - Limitation - Filing by 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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 8. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 12, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502.3. Answer to complaint - Amendment - Effect of investigation.

A. Not later than the 10th day after receipt of the notice and copy pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection F of Section 1502.2 of this title, a respondent may file an answer to the complaint.
B. An answer must be:
1. In writing;
2. Under oath; and
3. In the form prescribed by the Attorney General.
C. An answer may be amended at any time.
D. An answer does not inhibit the investigation of a complaint.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 9. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 13, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502.4. Referral of complaint from federal government - 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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 10. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 14, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502.5. Joinder of additional or substitute respondent - Notice - 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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 11.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502.6. Conciliation - Time period - Conciliation agreement - 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.
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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 12. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 15, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502.7. Civil action for temporary or preliminary relief - 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 civil procedure.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 13. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 16, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1502.15. Civil action on behalf of aggrieved person - Venue - Intervention - Relief - Compliance with discovery orders.

A. The Attorney General may file a civil action on behalf of the aggrieved person in a district court seeking relief pursuant to this section.
B. Venue for an action pursuant to this section is in the county in which the alleged discriminatory housing practice occurred, or in a county where the respondent resides or transacts business.
C. An aggrieved person may intervene in the action.
D. If the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may grant as relief any relief that a court may grant in a civil action pursuant to Section 1506.3 of this title.
E. If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved person who does not intervene in the civil action, the court may not award the monetary relief if that aggrieved person has not complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 21. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 17, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1505.1. Determination of housing discrimination.

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.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 289, § 7. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 18, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1506.1. Civil action - Time period - Tolling - Restrictions.

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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 24. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 19, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1506.3. Remedies.

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
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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 26. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 20, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1506.4. Effect of relief granted upon contracts, sales, 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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 27. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 21, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1506.6. Civil action relating to pattern of discrimination or 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:
1. an aggrieved person to the discriminatory housing practice; or
2. a party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 29.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1506.7. Subpoenas - Enforcement.

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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 30. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 22, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1506.8. Attorney fees.

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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 31. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 23, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1506.9. Violations - Misdemeanor.

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.
B. An offense pursuant to this section is a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 32. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 270, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1507. Inspection - Records.

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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 507. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 24, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1508. Subpoenas - Witnesses.

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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 508. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 25, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1601. Other discriminatory practices.

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;
(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.
Laws 1968, c. 388, § 601.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1604. Public contractors.

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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 604. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 26, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1702. Local ordinances.

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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 702. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 10; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1703. Local commissions.

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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 703. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 11; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1704. Powers of local commissions.

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, 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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 704. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 12; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1705. Referral to local commission.

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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 705. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 231, § 13; Laws 1985, c. 165, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2011, c. 270, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 214, § 27, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-1706. Transfer to Attorney General.

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.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 388, § 706. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 28, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-2001. Short title - Parents' Bill of Rights – Scope of rights.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Parents' Bill of Rights".
B. This state, any political subdivision of this state or any other governmental entity shall not infringe on the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their children without demonstrating that the compelling governmental interest as applied to the child involved is of the highest order, is narrowly tailored and is not otherwise served by a less restrictive means.
C. As used in the Parents' Bill of Rights, "parent" means the natural or adoptive parent or legal guardian of a minor child.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 238, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-2004. Written consent required for medical treatment of minors – 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 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.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 238, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 50, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 329, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-2005. Written consent required for mental health treatment of 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.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 238, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 329, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.