Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1447.5
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Broadcast of truth statement following broadcast of
Official statutory text
untrue statement.
If any broadcasting station, at any time, broadcasts, publishes,
or circulates any false statement, allegation or rumor pertaining or
relating to any individual or association of individuals, or to any
trade, labor business, social, economic or religious organization or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 291
to any firm, corporation or business or to any public official or
candidate for a public office, the said broadcasting station upon
demand of any person or persons affected or their representatives,
shall broadcast, without charge, any statement setting forth in
proper language the truth pertaining to such statement, allegation,
or rumor, which said person or persons or their representatives
shall offer to said broadcasting station for broadcast. Provided,
that the truth statement shall be broadcast as many times as the
untrue statement was broadcast. Provided further, that the truth
statement shall be broadcast at a like or comparable time in the
daily routine as was the untrue statement.
If any broadcasting station, at any time, broadcasts, publishes,
or circulates any false statement, allegation or rumor pertaining or
relating to any individual or association of individuals, or to any
trade, labor business, social, economic or religious organization or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 291
to any firm, corporation or business or to any public official or
candidate for a public office, the said broadcasting station upon
demand of any person or persons affected or their representatives,
shall broadcast, without charge, any statement setting forth in
proper language the truth pertaining to such statement, allegation,
or rumor, which said person or persons or their representatives
shall offer to said broadcasting station for broadcast. Provided,
that the truth statement shall be broadcast as many times as the
untrue statement was broadcast. Provided further, that the truth
statement shall be broadcast at a like or comparable time in the
daily routine as was the untrue statement.
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