Oklahoma § 44-208 - Discrimination against officers or enlisted members Places of entertainment or amusement - Discharge or hindrance of
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§ 44-208. Discrimination against officers or enlisted members Places of entertainment or amusement - Discharge or hindrance of
duties by employers.
No person shall discriminate against any officer or enlisted
member of the National Guard or Civil Air Patrol or a judge carrying
out his or her duties as a member of the Military Court of Appeals
because of his or her membership therein. No person shall prohibit
or refuse entrance to any officer or enlisted member of the
Uniformed Services of the United States, or of the state military
forces, into any public entertainment or place of amusement because
such officer or enlisted member is wearing a uniform of the
organization to which he or she belongs. No employer, officer or
agent of any corporation, company, firm or other person, shall
discharge any person from employment because of being an officer,
warrant officer or enlisted member of the military forces of the
state, or hinder or prevent him or her from performing any military
service he or she may be called upon to perform by proper authority,
in respect to his or her employment, trade or business. Any person
violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by
a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not to exceed thirty
(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 91, § 4, emerg. eff. April 19, 1935. Amended
by Laws 2011, c. 124, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 408, §
204, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 122, § 1, emerg. eff. April
21, 2021.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 44-208
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 44-208 cover?
Section 44-208 ("Discrimination against officers or enlisted members Places of entertainment or amusement - Discharge or hindrance of") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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