Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1979
Unlawful to Advertise, Rent, Sale, Distribute, etc., any Article Not Clearly Displaying True Name of Manufacturer - Penalties
Effective Jan 1, 2026Laws 1991, SB 297, c. 82, § 5, emerg. eff. April 18, 1991; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 433 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 317, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1017, c. 4, § 1, eff. November 1, 2007 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 469, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).
- A. It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise, or offer for rental, sale, resale, distribution or circulation, or rent, sell, resell, distribute or circulate, or cause to be sold, resold, distributed or circulated, or possess for such purposes any article, which does not clearly and conspicuously display thereon in clearly readable print the actual true name and address of the manufacturer thereof.
- B. A violation of this section involving less than seven articles upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are recorded or less than one hundred other articles or sound recordings, shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
- C. A violation of this section involving seven or more articles upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are recorded or one hundred or more other articles or sound recordings, shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or both such fine and imprisonment.
- D. A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1991, SB 297, c. 82, § 5, emerg. eff. April 18, 1991; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 433 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 317, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1017, c. 4, § 1, eff. November 1, 2007 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 469, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).