Oklahoma § 21-375 - Raising certain flags over tax-supported property

§ 21-375. Raising certain flags over tax-supported property

prohibited - Penalty.

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.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 79, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971. Amended

by 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.