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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 24. Debtor and Creditor › §24-159. Failure to comply - Use of false pretenses - Penalties.

A. Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under the provisions of this act with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of:
1. Any actual damages sustained by the consumer; and
2. In the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under the provisions of this act, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
B. Any person who obtains a consumer report, requests a security freeze, or requests the temporary lift of a security freeze or the removal of a security freeze from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses or in an attempt to violate federal or state law shall be liable to the consumer reporting agency for actual damages sustained by the consumer reporting agency or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), whichever is greater.
C. Any person who is negligent in failing to comply with any requirement imposed under this act with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount equal to the sum of:
1. Any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure; and
2. In the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
D. Upon a finding by the court that an unsuccessful pleading, motion, or other paper filed in connection with an action under the provisions of this section was filed in bad faith or for purposes of harassment, the court shall award to the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees in relation to the work expended in responding to the pleading, motion, or other paper.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 283, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 24. Debtor and Creditor › §24-163. Duty to disclose breach.

A. An individual or entity that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information shall disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach of the security of the system to any resident of this state whose unencrypted and unredacted personal information was or is reasonably believed to have been accessed and acquired by an unauthorized person and that causes, or the individual or entity reasonably believes has caused or will cause, identity theft or other fraud to any resident of this state. Except as provided in subsection D of this section or in order to take any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and to restore the reasonable integrity of the system, the disclosure shall be made without unreasonable delay.
B. An individual or entity must disclose the breach of the security of the system if encrypted information is accessed and acquired in an unencrypted form or if the security breach involves a person with access to the encryption key and the individual or entity reasonably believes that such breach has caused or will cause identity theft or other fraud to any resident of this state.
C. An individual or entity that maintains computerized data that includes personal information that the individual or entity does not own or license shall notify the owner or licensee of the information of any breach of the security of the system as soon as practicable following discovery, if the personal information was or if the entity reasonably believes was accessed and acquired by an unauthorized person.
D. Notice required by this section may be delayed if a law enforcement agency determines and advises the individual or entity that the notice will impede a criminal or civil investigation or homeland or national security. Notice required by this section must be made without unreasonable delay after the law enforcement agency determines that notification will no longer impede the investigation or jeopardize national or homeland security.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 86, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 24. Debtor and Creditor › §24-164. Notice procedures deemed in compliance.

A. An entity that maintains its own notification procedures as part of an information privacy or security policy for the treatment of personal information and that are consistent with the timing requirements of this act shall be deemed to be in compliance with the notification requirements of this act if it notifies residents of this state in accordance with its procedures in the event of a breach of security of the system.
B. 1. A financial institution that complies with the notification requirements prescribed by the Federal Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice is deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this act.
2. An entity that complies with the notification requirements or procedures pursuant to the rules, regulation, procedures, or guidelines established by the primary or functional federal regulator of the entity shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 86, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 24. Debtor and Creditor › §24-165. Enforcement – Civil penalty limitation.

A. A violation of this act that results in injury or loss to residents of this state may be enforced by the Attorney General or a district attorney in the same manner as an unlawful practice under the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, the Attorney General or a district attorney shall have exclusive authority to bring action and may obtain either actual damages for a violation of this act or a civil penalty not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) per breach of the security of the system or series of breaches of a similar nature that are discovered in a single investigation.
C. A violation of this act by a state-chartered or state-licensed financial institution shall be enforceable exclusively by the primary state regulator of the financial institution.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 86, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 24. Debtor and Creditor › §24-171. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Student Borrower's Bill of Rights Act:
1. "Guarantor" means a nonprofit or state organization that works with a lender, servicer, school and the U.S. Department of Education to help students successfully repay certain federal student loans;
2. "Student loan borrower" means:
a.
any resident of this state who has received or agreed to pay a student education loan, or
b.
any person who shares responsibility with such resident for repaying the student education loan;
3. "Student loan servicer" means any person, wherever located, responsible for the servicing of any student education loan to any student loan borrower;
4. "Servicing" means:
a.
receiving any scheduled periodic payments from a student loan borrower pursuant to the terms of a student education loan,
b.
applying the payments of principal and interest and such other payments with respect to the amounts received from a student loan borrower, as may be required pursuant to the terms of a student education loan, and
c.
performing other administrative services with respect to a student education loan.
Servicing does not include default aversion efforts provided by state or nonprofit guaranty agencies as required by their agreement with the U.S. Department of Education under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
5. "Student education loan" means any loan primarily for personal use to finance education or other school-related expenses.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 272, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 24. Debtor and Creditor › §24-172. Oklahoma Student Borrower's Bill of Rights.

A. The Attorney General shall prepare a written statement that includes an "Oklahoma Student Borrower's Bill of Rights" for a student loan borrower who takes out a student education loan that is serviced by a student loan servicer. The statement shall incorporate all items from subsection B of this section and be made available to the public and written in plain language designed to be easily understood by the average student loan borrower.
B. No student loan servicer shall:
1. Directly or indirectly employ any scheme, device or artifice to defraud or mislead student loan borrowers;
2. Engage in any unfair or deceptive practice toward any person or misrepresent or omit any material information in connection with the servicing of a student education loan including, but not limited to, misrepresenting the amount, nature or terms of any fee or payment due or claimed to be due on a student education loan, the terms and conditions of the loan agreement or the borrower's obligations under the loan;
3. Obtain property by fraud or misrepresentation;
4. Incorrectly apply or fail to apply student education loan payments to the outstanding balance of a student education loan;
5. Provide inaccurate information to a credit bureau, thereby harming a student loan borrower's creditworthiness;
6. Fail to report both the favorable and unfavorable payment history of the student loan borrower to a nationally recognized consumer credit bureau at least annually if the student loan servicer regularly reports information to a credit bureau, except in the case of loan rehabilitation;
7. Refuse to communicate with an authorized representative of the student loan borrower who provides a written authorization signed by the student loan borrower, provided the student loan servicer may adopt procedures reasonably related to verifying that the representative is in fact authorized to act on behalf of the student loan borrower;
8. Make any false statement or misrepresentation by omission of a material fact in connection with any information or reports filed with a governmental agency or in connection with any investigation conducted by a governmental agency;
9. Fail to inform borrowers of the federal income repayment options before offering deferment or forbearance as an option; or
10. Fail to inform student loan borrowers if their type of loan does not qualify for loan forgiveness programs.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 272, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 109, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-4. Degrees of care defined.

Slight care or diligence is such as persons of ordinary prudence usually exercise about their own affairs of slight importance; ordinary care or diligence is such as they usually exercise about their own affairs of ordinary importance; and great care or diligence is such as they usually exercise about their own affairs of great importance.
R.L.1910, § 2917.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-19. Usage.

Usage is a reasonable and lawful public custom concerning transactions of the same nature as those which are to be affected thereby, existing at the place where the obligation is to be performed, and either known to the parties, or so well established, general and uniform, that they must be presumed to have acted with reference thereto.
R.L.1910, § 2938.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-23. Time.

The word "year" means a calendar year, and "month," a calendar month. Fractions of a year are to be computed by the number of months, thus: half a year is six (6) months. Fractions of a day are to be disregarded in computations which include more than one (1) day, and involve no question of priority.
R.L.1910, § 2942.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-26. Other definitions.

Words used in the present tense include future as well as the present; the word "oath" includes "affirmation;" and every mode of oral statement under oath or affirmation is embraced by the term "testify," and every written one in the term "depose;" "signature" or "subscription" includes mark, when the person cannot write, his name being written near it, and written by a person who writes his own name as a witness. The following words also have the signification attached to them in this section, unless otherwise apparent from the context:
1. The word "property" includes property, real and personal.
2. The words "real property" are coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments.
3. The words "personal property" include money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
4. The word "will" includes codicils.
R.L.1910, § 2945.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-28. Writing and printing.

The words "writing" and "written" include "printing" and "printed," except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to printing. Writing may be made in any manner, except that when a person entitled to require the execution of a writing demands that it be made with ink it must be so made.
R.L.1910, § 2947.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-29. Liberal construction of statutes in derogation of common law.

The rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed, has no application to the laws of this state, which are to be liberally construed with a view to effect their objects and to promote justice.
R.L.1910, § 2948.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-30. Seal.

When the seal of a court, public officer corporation or person is required by law to be affixed to any process, commission, paper or instrument, the word "seal" includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax, or a wafer affixed thereto.
R.L.1910, § 2949.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-33. Definitions.

The terms "state agency", "agency of the state", "public officer" or "state officer", when used in any statute other than the Public Trust Act, Sections 176 through 180.55 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and Sections 164 through 166 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall not include the Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority or its Trustees, or the Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority except where a contrary intention plainly and expressly appears.
Added by Laws 1985, p. 1682, H.J.Res. No. 1039, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 203, § 1, emerg. eff. May 11, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-34. "Kerosene" defined.

Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 2 of Article XX of the Oklahoma Constitution, the term "kerosene" shall mean a petroleum product having an A.P.I. gravity of not less than forty (40) degrees, at a temperature of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit and a minimum flash point of one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 26, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-35. Geology, geologist.

As used in the Oklahoma Statutes:
1. "Geology" means the science which is:
a.
the study of the earth and its origin and history, in general,
b.
the investigation, including collection of specimens, of the earth's constituent rocks, minerals, fossils, solids, fluids including surface and underground waters, gases, and other materials, from the center of its core to the outer limits of its atmosphere, and
c.
the application and utilization of this knowledge of the earth for the benefit of mankind; provided, the knowledge and principles of geology may also be applied to extraterrestrial bodies; and
2. "Geologist" means a person who:
a.
has earned a baccalaureate or higher degree in a geological science from an institution of higher education which is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency, with a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours or forty-five (45) quarter hours of undergraduate or graduate work in a field of geology, or
b.
has a specific and continuous record of related and verifiable geological work experience for five (5) years prior to the effective date of this act. Publication in a geologic publication or prior qualification as an expert witness in an administrative or judicial proceeding, hearing, or trial shall be prima facie verification of geological work experience.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 226, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-36. Definitions.

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the term "flammable liquids" shall mean all liquids having a flash point below seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70 F) as determined in accordance with the standard method of test for flash point by means of a tag closed tester (ASTM D56-56) or equivalent test device and having a vapor pressure not exceeding forty (40) pounds per square inch absolute at one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100 F).
Added by Laws 1959, p. 262, § 1, emerg. eff. July 17, 1959. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 344, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 134 of Title 63 by Laws 1995, c. 344, § 36, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-40. References to persons with disabilities.

A. All new and revised statutes, administrative rules, local laws, ordinances, charters, or regulations promulgated or any publication published by the state or any political subdivision that refers to persons with disabilities shall:
1. Avoid language that:
a.
implies that a person as a whole is disabled, such as the "mentally ill" or the "learning disabled", or
b.
equates persons with their condition, such as "epileptics", "autistics", or "quadriplegics"; and
2. Replace nonrespectful language by:
a.
referring to persons with disabilities as persons first; for example, persons with disabilities, persons with developmental disabilities, persons with mental illness, persons with autism, or persons with intellectual disabilities, and
b.
referring to terms such as "mental retardation" or "mentally retarded" with terms such as "intellectual disabilities" or "intellectually disabled".
B. Violation of this section shall not be grounds to invalidate any new or revised statutes, administrative rules, local laws, ordinances, charters, or regulations promulgated or any publication published by the state or any political subdivision; provided, however, such documents shall be changed to reflect the provisions of this section in subsequent revisions.
C. Nothing in this section shall constitute a requirement to change the name of any agency or program. Existing printed material may be utilized until such time as supplies are required to be replenished.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 296, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 475, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-51. Modification of United States Census Bureau terminology.

A. The Legislature finds that the United States Census Bureau has initiated a number of reform efforts related to the means by which information is compiled, analyzed and reported by the Bureau, including changes in the terminology used by the Bureau to describe the methods by which data is compiled, analyzed and reported. The Legislature finds that numerous statutory provisions make direct or indirect reference to the United States Census or to the United States Census Bureau and to the information which is compiled and reported by the Bureau. The Legislature finds that there is a need to allow for flexible interpretation of statutory provisions based upon changes in terminology used by the United States Census Bureau. Periodic changes in terminology or methodology with respect to demographic and economic data gathered by the federal government should not require frequent amendments to state statutory provisions. The Legislature finds that it is desirable public policy and in the interest of established principles of statutory construction to enact the provisions of this section due to the need for consistent interpretation of statutory provisions which rely for operative effect upon specific information, such as population.
B. Unless a statutory provision relies for its operative effect on a population count contained in a Federal Decennial Census or a population count determined by using data from the United States Census Bureau, a reference in the Oklahoma Statutes to the “census”, the “Federal Decennial Census” or other similar reference shall include any applicable means or method used by the United States Census Bureau to report demographic or economic information.
C. Statutory provisions which contain a reference to a specific population count or population range shall not be considered to have been modified because of a change in terminology by the United States Census Bureau or as a result of the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 138, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-82.1. Designation and dates of holidays - Executive Order - Acts to be performed on next succeeding business day - State employees authorized to observe certain holidays - "Holiday" defined.

A. The designation and dates of holidays in Oklahoma shall be as follows: Each Saturday, Sunday, New Year's Day on the 1st day of January, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday on the third Monday in January, Presidents' Day on the third Monday in February, Memorial Day on the last Monday in May, Independence Day on the 4th day of July, Labor Day on the first Monday in September, Veterans' Day on the 11th day of November, Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November, the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas on the 25th day of December, the day before or after Christmas if Christmas is not on a Saturday or Sunday, the Thursday and Friday before Christmas if Christmas is on a Saturday, the Monday and Tuesday after Christmas, if Christmas is on a Sunday; and if any of such holidays other than Christmas fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a holiday in that year and if any of such holidays other than Christmas fall on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be a holiday in that year.
B. The Governor shall issue an Executive Order each year specifying the dates on which the holidays other than Saturdays and Sundays designated in subsection A of this section occur. If the President of the United States declares any day other than those listed in subsection A of this section as a national holiday, the Governor may issue an Executive Order declaring such day a state holiday.
C. Any act authorized, required, or permitted to be performed on a holiday as designated in subsection A of this section may be performed on the next succeeding business day, and no liability or loss of rights of any kind shall result from such delay.
D. State employees, except for temporary and other limited term employees, shall be entitled to a day off work without loss of pay on those holidays specified in an Executive Order issued by the Governor pursuant to subsection B of this section. Those state employees, except for temporary and other limited term employees, who are required to work on a holiday specified in subsection B of this section shall be entitled to a day off work, without loss of pay, on an alternative date or payment in lieu thereof at the discretion of the appointing authority and in accordance with rules of the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
E. For the purposes of this section, "holiday" means that agencies whose mission does not require them to be open for business every day of the year shall be closed for official business.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 235, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1947. Amended by Laws 1959, p. 114, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 1959; Laws 1971, c. 54, § 1, emerg. eff. April 2, 1971; Laws 1985, c. 50, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1996, c. 122, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 47, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2010, c. 371, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 96.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-82.2. Additional holidays - Acts performable - Optional closing by banks and offices.

The following additional days are designated as holidays:
Jefferson Day on the 13th day of April; Oklahoma Day on the 22nd day of April; Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May; Juneteenth National Freedom Day on the third Saturday in June; Indian Day on the first Saturday after the full moon in September; Cherokee Strip Day on the 16th day of September; Will Rogers Day on the 4th day of November; Citizenship Recognition Day on such date as may be fixed by the Governor; Oklahoma Historical Day on the 10th day of October; Senior Citizens' Week beginning with the first Sunday in the month of May; Senior Citizens' Day the Wednesday of Senior Citizens' Week; Grandparents' Week beginning with the second Sunday in September; Youth Day on the third Sunday in March each year; each day in which a state election is held throughout the State of Oklahoma; and such other days as may be designated by the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Oklahoma. Notwithstanding the day designated for Veterans' Day by Section 82.1 of this title, any bank, savings and loan association or credit union may observe the fourth Monday in October as Veterans' Day. Any act authorized, required or permitted to be performed on any holiday as designated in this section may and shall be performed on said day the same as on any business day; provided any state, national or federal reserve bank, building and loan association, credit union, state, federal, county or municipal office may close on any day designated in this section as a holiday, and, upon such bank, building and loan association, credit union, or public office being closed on such day, any act authorized, required or permitted to be performed at or by such bank, building and loan association, credit union, public office or public official may be performed on the next succeeding business day and no liability or loss of rights of any kind shall result from such delay.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 235, § 2, emerg. eff. April 3, 1947. Amended by Laws 1955, p. 201, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 23, 1955; Laws 1959, p. 115, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 1959; Laws 1971, c. 54, § 2, emerg. eff. April 2, 1971; Laws 1972, c. 170, § 1; Laws 1977, c. 115, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 1977; Laws 1983, c. 10, § 1, emerg. eff. March 17, 1983; Laws 1994, S.J.R. No. 21, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 42, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-83. Flag week - Observance and display of flag.

The Governor is hereby authorized and requested to proclaim June 8 to June 14, 1939 and each succeeding year thereafter as Flag Week. To direct each state, county, municipal and district official to arrange for a suitable observance of Flag Week in all public schools, cities and communities throughout the state. To provide for the display of the Flag in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the National Americanism Commission of the American Legion, focusing the attention of the people upon the National Emblem and uniting reverence and devotion to the principal of liberty in order that the spirit of the Union may be regenerated, and the perpetuity of democracy be insured now and forever.
Laws 1939, H.C.Res. No. 18.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-84. Oklahoma Historical Day.

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventeenth Session of the Oklahoma Legislature, the Senate joining therein, that October 10th be declared Oklahoma Historical Day and that the same be observed by the Governor issuing a proclamation setting forth that Major Jean Pierre Chouteau established the first white settlement on October 10th, 1796 at Salina, and from that date many struggles for the advancement of civilization worthy of mention and discussion, and that it is fitting and proper for universities, colleges and schools throughout the state to observe said day by extra programs depicting the advancement and history of the State of Oklahoma, that all officers, state, county, and city be requested to observe and call attention of the citizens everywhere, that the mayors of cities and towns be requested to issue proclamations calling attention to Oklahoma Historical Day.
Laws 1939, p. 665.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-85. Citizenship Recognition Day - Setting aside and proclaiming.

That the Governor of the State of Oklahoma be, and he is hereby empowered and directed to issue a proclamation setting aside a day each year as "Citizenship Recognition Day" which will as nearly as possible conform to a day which the Congress or the President of the United States may set aside as Citizenship Day.
Laws 1941, p. 90, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-86. Will Rogers Day.

The fourth day of November each year is hereby declared a public holiday, to be known as "Will Rogers Day". Provided, this act shall not affect the legality of judicial proceedings, the service of process, making or execution of agreements or instruments in writing, or the transaction of other business on said day.
Laws 1947, p. 236, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-88. Oklahoma week.

That the week beginning with November 11th through November 16th (Statehood Day) of each year is hereby designated as "Oklahoma Week".
That every city in Oklahoma, every business, every organization, every man, woman and child are hereby urged during this week to conduct a personal campaign to let the world know that "we are proud of Oklahoma, and prouder to be Oklahomans."
Laws 1957, p. 663, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.1. Oklahoma Heritage Week.

The week in each year in which November 16 falls is hereby declared to be "Oklahoma Heritage Week," beginning on a Sunday when November 16 falls on such day or a following day of the week through Saturday.
Laws 1972, p. 621, S.J.R.No.51, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.2. Oklahoma Heritage Association - Duties.

The Oklahoma Heritage Association, aforementioned herein, is hereby designated as the coordinating and planning agency for statewide annual observance of "Oklahoma Heritage Week", and is charged with the duty of creating observance thereof through pulpits and mass communication media, through public and parochial schools, through private and state institutions of higher learning and other dignified noncommercial means, so that the patriotism and idealism of our heritage be not forgotten but the lives of the citizens of the state may be enriched by reminders from our history.
Laws 1972, p. 621, S.J.R.No.51, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.3. Shut-In Day.

The first Sunday in June each year is hereby established as "Shut-In Day" in Oklahoma to be commemorated by calling upon the people of Oklahoma to observe such day by visiting at least one shut-in person on the special day if possible, and by participating in other appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Laws 1982, H.J.R. No. 1028, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.4. Prisoners of War Remembrance Day in Oklahoma.

April ninth of each year is hereby established as "Prisoners of War Remembrance Day" in Oklahoma. The sacrifices of those persons who suffered captivity in foreign lands while in the service of their country shall be commemorated on this day. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Prisoners of War Remembrance Day to solemn contemplation on the plight of the men and women of this country who have been held prisoners of war. Teachers and students of the schools of this state are requested to observe the day with appropriate exercises.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 6, § 1, emerg. eff. March 10, 1988. d
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.5. Bill of Rights Day.

The 15th day of December of each year is hereby established as "Bill of Rights Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Bill of Rights Day to reflection on the liberties and freedoms guaranteed to American citizens by the Bill of Rights.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 69, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.6. Bill of Responsibilities Day.

The 16th day of December of each year is hereby established as "Bill of Responsibilities Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Bill of Responsibilities Day to reflection and acceptance of the responsibilities of being a citizen of this nation in order to secure and expand our freedom as individual members of a free society.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 69, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.7. Purple Heart Day.

Purple Heart Day. The seventh day of August of each year is hereby established as "Purple Heart Day" in Oklahoma. The Purple Heart, as established by George Washington in 1782 and revived in 1932, is a decoration of honor awarded to members of the Armed Forces and to United States citizens honorably wounded in action.
All residents of this state are requested to devote some portion of Purple Heart Day to recognizing and commemorating the recipients of the Purple Heart who have demonstrated a commitment to fighting for the ideals which have made this nation great, have served this nation so valiantly, and are role models for all to emulate.
It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that:
1. The Governor execute a proclamation each year in recognition of Purple Heart Day;
2. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs encourage the observance of Purple Heart Day with appropriate activities;
3. Each local chapter of all veterans' organizations plan special activities and events to honor the Purple Heart recipients in that chapter; and
4. That the State of Oklahoma be designated as a Purple Heart State in recognition of the many citizens of the state who have earned the Purple Heart Medal as a result of being wounded while engaged in combat with an enemy force.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. March 24, 1992. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 111, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2019, c. 87, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.8. Jim Thorpe Day.

The 22nd day of May of each year is hereby established as "Jim Thorpe Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Jim Thorpe Day to commemorate the accomplishments of Jim Thorpe, the greatest American athlete of the half century and this true native son of Oklahoma, to pay tribute to his athletic versatility, and to recognize the inspiration that his personal achievements have provided to all of the citizens of this state.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 62, § 1, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.9. Oklahoma City Bombing Remembrance Day.

April nineteenth of each year is hereby established as "Oklahoma City Bombing Remembrance Day" in Oklahoma. The sacrifices of those persons who lost their lives or were injured in the bombing and their loved ones shall be commemorated on this day. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Oklahoma City Bombing Remembrance Day to solemn contemplation of the tragedy and to reflect on the courage and spirit of cooperation demonstrated by the people of Oklahoma during and after the tragedy. Teachers and students of the schools of this state are requested to observe the day with appropriate exercises.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 44, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.10. Oklahoma Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

December 7 of each year is designated as "Oklahoma Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day", and the Governor is authorized and requested to:
1. Issue annually a proclamation calling on the citizens of the State of Oklahoma to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
2. Urge all state agencies, interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff each December 7 in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor and in honor of those who died or were injured in World War II.
Added by Laws 1996, H.J.R. No. 1074, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.11. Vietnam Veterans Day.

The third Thursday of March of each year is hereby designated as "Vietnam Veterans Day", and the Governor is authorized and requested to:
1. Issue annually a proclamation calling on the citizens of this state to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
2. Urge all state agencies, interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff the third Thursday of each March in honor of the veterans who served in Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos during the Vietnam Conflict.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 7, § 1, emerg. eff. March 11, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.12. Oklahoma Native American Day.

The second Monday in October of each year is designated as "Oklahoma Native American Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Oklahoma Native American Day to commemorate the accomplishments of Oklahoma's Native Americans. Teachers and students of the schools of this state are requested to observe the day with appropriate activities.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 27, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 160, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2019.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 90.11 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.13. POW/MIA Recognition Day.

The third Friday of September of each year is hereby designated as “POW/MIA Recognition Day”, and the Governor is authorized and requested to:
1. Issue annually a proclamation calling on all the citizens of this state to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
2. Authorize all state agencies, interested organizations, groups and individuals to fly the flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action on the third Friday of each September to symbolize America’s missing military personnel and our determination to account for them.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 42, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.14. Injury Prevention Month.

May of each year is hereby established as "Injury Prevention Month”. Recognizing that injuries are the third leading cause of death in Oklahoma, and are the leading cause of death for persons between the ages of one (1) and forty-four (44), that many injuries are preventable, that the number of injuries can be substantially reduced through the use of proven, cost-effective injury prevention approaches and that these approaches should be promoted through public information and education:
1. The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation encouraging the widespread dissemination of injury prevention information; and
2. All state agencies, businesses, and interested organizations should take the opportunity to provide their employees and members with injury prevention information during Injury Prevention Month.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 54, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.15. Senator Keith Leftwich Day.

The first Tuesday in February in a presidential election year is hereby designated as “Senator Keith Leftwich Day” to commemorate the Senator who was the principal author of the legislation that moved the presidential primary to the first Tuesday in February and made the State of Oklahoma a player on the national political stage.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 38, § 1, emerg. eff. March 30, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.16. Motorcycle Safety Month.

The month of May of each year is hereby designated as “Motorcycle Safety Month” in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2004, S.J.R. No. 50, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from Title 25, § 90.15 to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.17. President Ronald Reagan Day.

The sixth day of February of each year is hereby designated as "President Ronald Reagan Day" to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of the 40th President of the United States of America.
Added by Laws 2005, H.J.R. No. 1001, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.18. Medal of Honor Day.

The twenty-fifth of March of each year is hereby designated as “Medal of Honor Day”, and the Governor is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation honoring Oklahomans, while serving as a member of the Armed Services, distinguishes himself or herself conspicuously by gallantry at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty engaged in action against any enemy of the United States. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Oklahoma’s Medal of Honor Day to recognize the recipients of the Medal of Honor.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 35, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.19. Legislative Findings - Flying flags at half-staff for service member memorial services.

A. The Legislature finds that:
1. The Congress of the United States has authorized the President to use military force against "nations, organizations, or persons the President determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons", Pub. L. 107-40, and has further authorized the President to use military force in order to "defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq", Pub. L. 107-243;
2. Although these policies have resulted in some degree of controversy, it is incontrovertible that the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have been deployed with respect thereto have served with honor, dignity, and bravery, and that public support for the members of the Armed Forces, and for their families, has been steadfast and unwavering; and
3. For as long as members of the Armed Forces are so deployed, such public support must continue and be demonstrated in every way possible.
B. Until such time as such use of military force as referenced in subsection A of this section is concluded, whether by Presidential or congressional action, the Governor is directed to order flags of the United States and the State of Oklahoma, on state property, be flown at half-staff on the day of the memorial service for any Oklahoman who lost his or her life while a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
C. On each such day of remembrance, all state agencies, interested organizations, groups, and individuals are authorized and requested to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall cause the provisions of this section to be implemented by all appropriate agencies of state government.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 9, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 97.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.20. Second Amendment Day.

A. It is the intent of the Legislature to commemorate the date that the United States Supreme Court, in the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago, Illinois, 130 S.Ct 3020 (2010), declared that through the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Second Amendment right of individuals to bear arms is fully applicable to the states.
B. The twenty-eighth of June of each year is hereby designated “Second Amendment Day” in Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 61, § 1, emerg. eff. April 14, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.21. Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Day.

The 19th day of August of each year is hereby established as "Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Day to commemorate the achievements of Oklahoma in aviation and aerospace and recognize the inspiration that aviation and aerospace have provided to the citizens of the state.
Added by Laws 2017, c.35, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.22. Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day.

The 9th day of December of each year is hereby established as "Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day" in Oklahoma. All citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day to commemorate the achievements of Oklahoma women in aviation and aerospace and recognize the inspiration that aviation and aerospace has provided to the citizens of this state.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 100, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
NOTE: This section was editorially renumbered to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.23. A Day of Remembrance.

The second Saturday of December of each year is hereby designated as "A Day of Remembrance", and the Governor is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation commemorating the day and honoring soldiers buried at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery and the Fort Sill National Cemetery. On or before the second Saturday in December, holiday wreaths will be placed on the graves of those soldiers in remembrance of their service and to show respect during the holiday season.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 22, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.25. Golf Day.

The third Wednesday of June each year shall be known as "Golf Day" in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 145, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 90.24 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-90.27. Veteran Suicide Awareness Day.

September 22 of each year is hereby designated as “Veteran Suicide Awareness Day”, to bring awareness to the twenty-two veterans who end their lives every day.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 144, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 90.26 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.