Oklahoma § 74-662 - Display areas - Preservation of historical documents
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 74-662 — Display areas - Preservation of historical documents, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 74-662. Display areas - Preservation of historical documents
A. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to
take measures necessary for the preservation and care of the
original State Constitution.
B. Except as otherwise provided by subsection C of this
section, the original State Constitution or its replica, and other
historically significant artifacts and documents, shall be publicly
displayed in an area to be designated by the Secretary of State in
the State Capitol Building. The display area shall be under the
jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of State.
C. The Secretary of State is authorized to elect an alternate
secure location on state-owned property for the preservation or
exhibition of the original State Constitution if the display of the
original document in the State Capitol Building would place the
document at risk for damage from heat, cold, light, moisture or
other environmental factors which in the judgment of the Secretary
of State requires display or storage of the original document in an
alternate location.
Added by Laws 1965, p. 1218, S.J.R. No. 46, § 1, emerg. eff. June
30, 1965. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 120, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government
1976; Laws 1998, c. 316, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 1998; Laws 2014,
c. 132, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 74-662 ("Display areas - Preservation of historical documents") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma.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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