Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-839.1A
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Use of name or picture of Armed Forces member for
Official statutory text
advertising without consent - Misdemeanor.
Any person, firm, or corporation that uses for the purpose of
advertising for the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or for
the solicitation of patronage by any business enterprise, the name,
portrait, or picture of any service member of the United States
Armed Forces, without having obtained, prior or subsequent to such
use, the consent of the person, or, if the person is deceased,
without the consent of the surviving spouse, personal
representatives, or that of a majority of the adult heirs of the
deceased, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section applies to the
name, portrait, or picture of both active duty members as well as
former members of the Armed Forces of the United States. Every
person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by
a fine of not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year, or
by both said fine and imprisonment.
Any person, firm, or corporation that uses for the purpose of
advertising for the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or for
the solicitation of patronage by any business enterprise, the name,
portrait, or picture of any service member of the United States
Armed Forces, without having obtained, prior or subsequent to such
use, the consent of the person, or, if the person is deceased,
without the consent of the surviving spouse, personal
representatives, or that of a majority of the adult heirs of the
deceased, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section applies to the
name, portrait, or picture of both active duty members as well as
former members of the Armed Forces of the United States. Every
person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by
a fine of not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year, or
by both said fine and imprisonment.
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