Title 25, Title 25 — Definitions and General Provisions

Words used in any statute are to be understood in their ordinary sense, except when a contrary intention plainly appears, and except also that the words hereinafter explained are to be understood as thus explained. R.L.1910, § 2914.

Notice is either actual or constructive. R.L.1910, § 2923.

Any newspaper which is regularly published as often as five (5) days in each week shall be considered to be a daily newspaper. This section shall apply to publications heretofore made. R.L.1910, § 2953.

It shall not be necessary to publish a legal notice, when published in a daily newspaper or in a semiweekly newspaper, in every issue thereof, but it shall be sufficient to publish such notice one (1) day each week during the required period of publication. Said one (1) day of pu…

It shall be lawful for any legal newspaper now published in this state to change the name of such newspaper, without removing from the city of its publication, and without losing its qualifications to carry legal notices; provided, that said newspaper has been published for suffi…

In all cases provided by law for the publication of notice in a newspaper, the party or attorney upon whose application or behalf the notice shall be published shall have the right to designate the newspaper in which such publication shall be had, and it shall be the duty of the …

No legal notice, advertisement, or publication of any kind required or provided for by the laws of this state to be published in a newspaper shall have force or effect unless published in a legal newspaper of the county. A legal newspaper of the county is any newspaper which, dur…

Only such newspapers as are defined in Section 1 hereof shall come within the provisions of Title 12, Section 1446a, O.S. 1951, "The Honest Mistake Act". Laws 1943, p. 85, § 2.

A. Any publisher or any authorized employee of any newspaper making proof of publication by affidavit of any legal notice, advertisement or publication of any kind, required or provided by any of the laws of this state shall specifically set forth in the affidavit that the newspa…

enlistment. From and after the effective date of this act all newspapers in this state having the status of a legal publication under existing laws, which by reason of induction or enlistment into the Armed Service of the United States of the owner or principal owner thereof, in …

Actual notice consists in express information of a fact. R.L.1910, § 2924.

When the owner or principal owner of any newspaper in this state determines that he shall enter the Armed Forces of the United States to serve in the war against Germany, Italy and Japan, or during a state of national emergency as declared by the President of the United States, a…

A. This act provides for exclusive remedies within the state of the policies for individuals alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, creed, age, disability or genetic information. B. This act shall be construed according …

The provisions of this act shall be applicable to any owner or principal owner, his heirs or assigns, of any newspaper during his services in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in the war between the United States and Germany, Italy and Japan, and for six (6) months…

newspaper. Any newspaper qualified to publish legal notices and advertisements as a legal newspaper, as defined in 25 O.S.Supp.1967, Section 106, may change its frequency of publication without losing its status and qualifications as a legal newspaper to publish all legal notices…

county seat. In all cases under the statutes of this state where publication of any notice or advertisement is required to be made in a newspaper published in the county seat of any county, and there is no legal newspaper published in such county seat, it shall be sufficient for …

All publications of notices or advertisements, required by law to be published in a newspaper published in the county seat of any county, which publications or advertisements were made in a newspaper published in the county and complying with the requirements of 25 O.S.1951, Sect…

furnished to legal newspapers upon request – Business day defined. A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the minute clerk of the board of each school district and the clerk of the governing body of each city and town to furnish the tentative minutes of every regular and/or special…

Constructive notice is notice imputed by the law to a person not having actual notice. R.L.1910, § 2925.

In Section 1101 et seq. of this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Discriminatory practice” means a practice designated as discriminatory under the terms of this act; 2. “Equal”, with reference to sex as defined in Section 16 of this title, shall not be construed t…

The state, any political subdivision, or any state agency or department, including, but not limited to, public school districts, that collects vital statistics for the purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime, economic, or other data shall include, but not be limited to…

notice. Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent man upon inquiry as to a particular fact, and who omits to make such inquiry with reasonable diligence, is deemed to have constructive notice of the fact itself. R.L.1910, § 2926.

As used in Section 1101 et seq. of this title: 1. "Employer" means: a. a legal entity, institution or organization that pays one or more individuals a salary or wages for work performance, or b. a legal entity, institution or organization which contracts or subcontracts with the …

A. It is a discriminatory practice for an employer: 1. To fail or refuse to hire, to discharge, or otherwise to discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation or the terms, conditions, privileges or responsibilities of employment, because of race, color, religion…

It is a discriminatory practice for an employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against, an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information or disability, unless the agency can demonstrat…

It is a discriminatory practice for a labor organization: 1. To exclude or to expel from membership, or otherwise to discriminate against, a member or applicant for membership because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information or disability, unless t…

It is a discriminatory practice for an employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship, on-the-job, or other training or retraining program, to discriminate against an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, …

It is a discriminatory practice for an employer, labor organization, or employment agency to print or publish or cause to be printed or published a notice or advertisement relating to employment by the employer or membership in or a classification or referral for employment by th…

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…

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 e…

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 se…

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, …

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 requ…

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 exercis…

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 employmen…

Remedies - Procedure. A. A cause of action for employment-based discrimination is hereby created and any common law remedies are hereby abolished. B. In order to have standing in a court of law to allege discrimination arising from an employment-related matter, in a cause of acti…

A notice which is false when given is not valid by the subsequent happening of the event. R.L.1910, § 2927.

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 tra…

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 disa…

A. As used in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title: 1. "Elderly person" means any natural person fifty-five (55) years of age or older; 2. "Dwelling" means: a. any building, structure, or part of a building or structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupan…

of persons protected - Jurisdiction of Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement. A. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for any person, or any agent or employee of such person: 1. To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or…

A. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title shall: 1. Prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, associati…

The word "paper," means any flexible material upon which it is usual to write. R.L.1910, § 2928.

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,…

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 tha…

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 complai…

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 a…

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 perso…

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 pre…

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 invest…