Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1208
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Abandonment of refrigerators and iceboxes in places
Official statutory text
accessible to children - Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation who abandons or discards, in any
place accessible to children, any refrigerator, icebox, or ice
chest, of a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more,
which has an attached lid or door which may be opened or fastened
shut by means of an attached latch, or who, being the owner, lessee,
or manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandoned or
discarded refrigerator, icebox or ice chest to remain in such
condition, shall be deemed negligent as a matter of law and shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 534
not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not more
than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Any person, firm or corporation who abandons or discards, in any
place accessible to children, any refrigerator, icebox, or ice
chest, of a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more,
which has an attached lid or door which may be opened or fastened
shut by means of an attached latch, or who, being the owner, lessee,
or manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandoned or
discarded refrigerator, icebox or ice chest to remain in such
condition, shall be deemed negligent as a matter of law and shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 534
not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not more
than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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