Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-503a

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Safe, vault or other depository - Notice - Liability to

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guest for loss of property.

Whenever the proprietor, manager or operator of any hotel,

apartment hotel or inn shall provide a safe, vault or other

depository for the safekeeping of any money, jewels, ornaments, bank

notes, bonds, negotiable securities, or other valuable papers,

precious stones, railroad tickets, articles of gold or silver

manufacture, or other valuable property of small compass, belonging

to guests of said hotel, apartment hotel or inn, and shall notify

the guests thereof by posting a notice in a public and conspicuous

place and manner in the office or public rooms, or in the public

parlors, or in the guest rooms for said hotel, apartment hotel or

inn, stating the fact that such safe, vault or other depository is

provided, in which such property may be deposited, and if such

guests shall neglect to deliver such property to the person in

charge of such office, for deposit in such safe, vault or other

depository, the proprietor, manager or operator of such hotel,

apartment hotel or inn shall not be liable for any loss of any such

property, sustained by such guest, whether by negligence of such

proprietor, manager or operator, or his, her, or its servants, or

employees, or by fire, theft, burglary or any other cause. Such

guest shall, at the time of delivering such property to the person

in charge of the office of such hotel, apartment hotel or inn,

advise such person of the actual value of such property, and no

proprietor, manager or operator or person in charge of the office of

such hotel, apartment hotel or inn shall be required to receive

property on deposit for safekeeping exceeding Three Hundred Dollars

($300.00) in value; and in case of loss of any such property so

deposited for safekeeping, the proprietor, manager or operator of

such hotel, apartment hotel or inn shall be liable only for the

actual market or pecuniary value of such property, in no event

exceeding the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00). Provided,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 15. Contracts Page 106

that the proprietor, manager or operator of any hotel, apartment

hotel or inn may, by special agreement in writing with any such

guest or guests, receive property of greater value than Three

Hundred Dollars ($300.00) and assume liability as shall be provided

for in such written agreement.

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