Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-102
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Advertising unlawful
Official statutory text
It shall be unlawful for the Authority to permit any individual,
company, corporation, or organization to advertise or otherwise
attempt to sell its products or services through the use of the
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facilities controlled by the Authority; and it shall also be
unlawful for said Authority to permit any individual or organization
to in any way sponsor the election of any party or individual for
any public office; provided, however, that nothing in this section
shall be construed in a manner which would exclude announcements and
programs of nonprofit charitable and educational organizations which
are for the public good. Information programs sponsored by legally
authorized agencies of the state and federal governments for the
public good are to be considered proper program material. Provided
further, that the influence, direction or attempt to influence or
direct the program content or programs shown on public television by
an elected official or his representative for the purposes of
personal gain or political benefit, direct or indirect, shall be
unlawful and that violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
or imprisonment not to exceed one (1) year, or both.
company, corporation, or organization to advertise or otherwise
attempt to sell its products or services through the use of the
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facilities controlled by the Authority; and it shall also be
unlawful for said Authority to permit any individual or organization
to in any way sponsor the election of any party or individual for
any public office; provided, however, that nothing in this section
shall be construed in a manner which would exclude announcements and
programs of nonprofit charitable and educational organizations which
are for the public good. Information programs sponsored by legally
authorized agencies of the state and federal governments for the
public good are to be considered proper program material. Provided
further, that the influence, direction or attempt to influence or
direct the program content or programs shown on public television by
an elected official or his representative for the purposes of
personal gain or political benefit, direct or indirect, shall be
unlawful and that violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
or imprisonment not to exceed one (1) year, or both.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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