Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1398

liability.

A. As used in the Protection from Workplace Harassment and

Violence Act:

1. "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of a

series of two or more separate acts over a period of time, however

short, evidencing a continuity of purpose;

2. "Credible threat of violence" is a knowing and willful

statement or course of conduct that would place a reasonable person

in fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate

family, and that serves no legitimate purpose;

3. "Employer" means an individual, partnership, association or

corporation or a person or group of persons who act, directly or

indirectly, on behalf of or in the interest of an employer and with

the consent of the employer. "Employer" includes this state and any

political subdivision of this state; and

4. "Workplace harassment" means a pattern or course of conduct

that is directed toward another individual in a workplace that

includes repeated or continuing contact that would cause a

reasonable person to suffer emotional distress and that actually

causes emotional distress to the victim. "Workplace harassment"

includes, but is not limited to, credible threats of violence.

B. An employer or an authorized agent of an employer may file a

written verified petition with the district court of the county in

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which the employer is located for an injunction prohibiting

workplace harassment. The petition shall state:

1. The name of the employer;

2. The name and address, if known, of the defendant; and

3. A specific statement showing the events and dates of the

acts that constitute workplace harassment toward the employer, any

employee or any person who enters the property of the employer or

who is performing official work duties on behalf of or for the

benefit of the employer.

C. Any issuance of injunctive relief on a petition filed

pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the procedural

requirements of Chapter 24 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If

the court grants an ex parte or permanent injunction against

workplace harassment, the court may:

1. Restrain the defendant from coming near the property of the

employer or place of business and restrain the defendant from

contacting the employer, an employee or other person while that

employee or person is on or at the property of the employer or place

of business or is performing official work duties; and

2. Grant any other relief necessary for the protection of the

employer, the workplace, employees of the employer or any other

person who is on or at the property of the employer or place of

business or who is performing official work duties on behalf of or

for the benefit of the employer.

D. An employer shall be immune from civil liability for seeking

or failing to seek an injunction under this section unless the

employer is seeking an injunction primarily to accomplish a purpose

for which the injunction was not designed. This section shall not

be construed to:

1. Expand, diminish, alter or modify the duty of an employer to

provide a safe workplace for employees and other persons; or

2. Permit a court to issue a temporary restraining order or

injunction that prohibits speech or other activities that are

constitutionally protected or otherwise protected by law.