Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 839.2 (2026)

Right of action - Damages

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Any person whose right of privacy, as created in Section 1 hereof, is violated or the surviving spouse, personal representatives or a majority of the adult heirs of a deceased

person whose name, portrait, or picture is used in violation of Section 1 hereof, may maintain an action against the person, firm or corporation so using such person's name, portrait or picture to prevent and restrain the use thereof, and may in the same action recover damages for any injuries sustained, and if the defendant in such action shall have knowingly used such person's name, portrait or picture in such manner as is declared to be unlawful, the jury or court, if tried without a jury, in its discretion may award exemplary damages. Laws 1965, c. 431, § 2, emerg. eff. July 9, 1965.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1985–1985 · leading case: LeFlore v. Reflections of Tulsa, Inc., 708 P.2d 1068 (Okla. 1985).
LeFlore v. Reflections of Tulsa, Inc., 708 P.2d 1068 (Okla. 1985). · cites it 5× “Reflections commenced this appeal and the Court of Appeals, Division # 3 reversed, holding: 1) The trial court erred in refusing to strike appellee’s fourth cause of action for invasion of privacy and all evidence relating thereto because the evidence in the record does not…”
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