Okla. Stat. tit. 28, § 28-121

A. In all cases where publication of legal notices is required

or allowed by law, the person or official desiring publication shall

be required to pay:

1. For all matters other than tabular matter, twenty-two cents

($0.22) per word for first insertion, and twenty cents ($0.20) per

word for each subsequent insertion, with each separate group of

letters or numerals included in the matter to be counted as one

word, regardless of the number of digits involved. Elimination of

space between words or numeric descriptions or the use of

hyphenation to combine words or numeric descriptions is prohibited;

and

2. For all tabular matter, including, but not limited to,

graphics, maps, seals, signature blocks, forms, spreadsheets, lists

of persons, firms, and corporations whose personal property taxes

are delinquent and lists of lands and town lots upon which taxes are

delinquent, One Dollar and ten cents ($1.10) per line per newspaper

column in width, for first insertion, and One Dollar ($1.00) per

line per newspaper column in width, for each subsequent insertion.

A standard tabular line shall be a minimum of one and one-half (1

1/2) inches in width.

B. A newspaper qualified to publish notices under the laws of

this state has the authority to publish all notices in a format

readable to a reasonable person. Type size used for notices shall

be no less than eight-point noncondensed type, with a maximum of

ten-point noncondensed type, unless a larger type size is requested

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in writing by the person desiring the notice. Any notice submitted

to a newspaper which is unreadable or intended to be unreadable may

be rejected or typeset by the newspaper in a readable format.

C. Newspapers providing affidavits or proof of publication are

permitted to charge and collect a fee for a notarial act as defined

in Section 5 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 209 of

Title 49 of the Oklahoma Statutes as applicable.

D. For any notice placed in a newspaper, there shall be a

minimum charge of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for such notice if

the total calculated cost of words and lines described in paragraphs

1 and 2 of this subsection is less than Twenty-five Dollars

($25.00).

E. When notice by publication in a newspaper is required by

law, order of court, or other means, the newspaper publishing the

notice shall, at no additional cost to the person or official

desiring the notice, cause the notice to be placed on the newspaper

website if the newspaper operates a website, in front of any paywall

or paid access to the website. Additionally, the newspaper shall

upload notices to a statewide website established and maintained as

a joint venture of a majority of Oklahoma newspapers qualified to

publish notices by the laws of this state. Posting of notices on

the newspaper website and statewide website shall be performed in a

timely manner but shall not invalidate the publication of a notice

otherwise valid when published in the newspaper. Temporary outages

or service interruptions prohibiting the posting or display of such

notice shall be considered harmless error and the proper legal

notice requirements shall be considered met if the notice published

in the newspaper otherwise complies with the requirements for

publication. Access to the statewide website shall be free to the

public.

F. Any person or official required to publish a notice shall

submit the notice in writing or by electronic means by the deadline

established by the newspaper for such notices. No deadline shall be

set by the newspaper that is more than five (5) business days prior

to the date of publication, excluding the date of publication,

Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays in the State of Oklahoma.

Upon request, the newspaper shall confirm receipt of the notice and

notify the person or official in writing or by electronic means of
ablished by the newspaper for such notices. No deadline shall be

set by the newspaper that is more than five (5) business days prior

to the date of publication, excluding the date of publication,

Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays in the State of Oklahoma.

Upon request, the newspaper shall confirm receipt of the notice and

notify the person or official in writing or by electronic means of

the dates of the issue or issues in which the notice shall appear.

If the newspaper fails to publish the notice in the issue

specified in the confirmation, the newspaper shall publish the

notice in a future issue specified by the person or official

desiring the notice at no charge. If the notice has multiple

insertions, only the first notice omitted by the newspaper shall be

required to run at no charge.

G. The county treasurer shall collect the cost of publication

of lists of lands and town lots sold for delinquent taxes at

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original sale or resale from the individuals purchasing the lands

and town lots at the sale or resale involved, and shall deposit all

monies collected to the credit of the fund of the county which paid

the cost of publication. The publisher of the notice shall be paid

for the publication of the notice from the general fund of the

county or, if monies are not available in the general fund of the

county at the time of publication, from the "Resale-Property Fund"

of the county.