Oklahoma § 21-1502 - Fraudulent advertising prohibited - Punishment

§ 21-1502. Fraudulent advertising prohibited - Punishment

Any person, firm, corporation or association who, with intent to

sell or in anywise dispose of merchandise, securities, service or

anything offered by such person, firm, corporation or association,

directly or indirectly, to the public for sale or distribution, or

with intent to increase the consumption thereof, or to induce the

public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto,

or to acquire title thereto, or an interest therein, makes,

publishes, disseminates, circulates or places before the public, or

causes directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated,

circulated or placed before the public in this state, in a newspaper

or publication or in form of a book, notice, handbill, poster, bill,

circular, pamphlet or letter, or in any other way, an advertisement

of any sort regarding merchandise, securities, service or anything

so offered to the public, which advertisement contains any

assertion, representation or statement of fact which is untrue,

deceptive or misleading, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on

conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten

Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty ($50.00) or by imprisonment in

the county jail not exceeding twenty (20) days, or both such fine

and imprisonment.

Laws 1919, c. 56, p. 91, § 1.