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§ 375. Raising certain flags over tax-supported property prohibited--Penalty

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and PunishmentsEffective: May 16, 2022

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Part I. In General
Chapter 9. Offenses Concerning Flags
Effective: May 16, 2022
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 375
§ 375. Raising certain flags over tax-supported property prohibited--Penalty
Currentness
A. It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor for any person to place, hoist, raise or display any flag, standard, colors or ensign upon or over any publicly owned tax-supported property or premises except roads, streets, highways, stadiums or arenas in the State of Oklahoma, except:
1. The flag, standard, colors or ensign of the United States of America;
2. The flag of any nation formerly having dominion over the land now comprising the State of Oklahoma or any portion of said land;
3. The official flag of any of the fifty states of the United States;
4. An Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building commemorative flag;
5. The official flag of any municipality in this state;
6. The Boy Scouts of America flag;
7. The Girl Scouts United States of America flag;
8. The American Red Cross flag;
9. The American Ex-Prisoner of War flag;
10. The POW/MIA flag;
11. The 9/11 Remembrance “Freedom Flag”; and
12. Such other flags as may be approved by the governing board or agency having control over said public property.
B. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Credits

Laws 1971, c. 79, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1987, c. 54, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1996, c. 4, § 2, emerg. eff. March 12, 1996; Laws 2003, c. 107, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2022, c. 275, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 2022.
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 375, OK ST T. 21 § 375
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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