Oklahoma Sex Laws
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A. Any unmarried person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and not otherwise disqualified is capable of contracting and consenting to marriage with a person of the opposite sex.
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http://www.freedomtomarry.org/pages/marriage-rulings-in-the-courts
Bishop v. Smith
6/25/14 • Federal Appellate Court Ruling at the 10th Circuit
Federal appellate court decision upholding lower ruling that same-sex couples in OK have the freedom to marry and that banning same-sex couples from marrying is unconstitutional. Ruling is stayed pending further action from the state of Oklahoma, which could seek an en banc hearing by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals or seek certiorari directly by the United States Supreme Court.
Bishop v. Smith
1/14/14 • Federal Court Ruling
Federal court decision declaring that same-sex couples in OK have the freedom to marry and marriages performed in other states must be respected. Ruling on hold pending appeal to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
May 13, 2004: A lesbian couple from Tulsa obtained a marriage application in the Cherokee tribal headquarters in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation issues marriage applications, rather than licenses. Couples obtaining a license have it signed by the individual performing the ceremony before returning to tribal court to have the application certified. Cherokee Principal Chief Chad "Corntassel" Smith stated that he believes that same-sex marriages are not allowed under Cherokee law, and the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council unanimously approved language that defined a union as between one man and one woman.
July 2005: The tribe's Judicial Appeals Tribunal upheld the couple's right to marry, confirming that if they should refile for certification, it would be granted.[78] Although Oklahoma does not recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, Oklahoma does recognize all Cherokee marriages. It is unclear how Oklahoma would react if the Cherokee tribal courts decide that this marriage is valid.
Feb. 5, 2007: Senator Laughlin introduced SJR 21. This resolution would amend the state constitution to read, "Civil unions between persons of the same gender shall be prohibited in this state. Civil unions between persons of the same gender granted in another state shall not be recognized as valid and binding in this state."
Oct. 10, 2013: Gay couple Jason Pickel and Darren Black Bear was issued a marriage license from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Court, an autonomous jurisdiction within the boundaries of Oklahoma, but not subject to state laws.[79]
Jan. 14, 2014: U.S. District Court Judge Terence C. Kern in Bishop v. Oklahoma struck down the state constitution's ban on same-sex marriages, stating that it constituted "an arbitrary, irrational exclusion of just one class of Oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit". He stayed his ruling pending appeal.[80]
Texts :
Oklahoma Constitution - Article 2 Bill of rights - Section 35
A. Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union
of one man and one woman. Neither this Constitution nor any other provision of
law shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents
thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.
B. A marriage between persons of the same gender
performed in another state shall not be recognized as valid and binding in this
state as of the date of the marriage.
C. Any person knowingly issuing a marriage license in
violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family
§43-3.1. Recognition of marriage between persons of same
gender prohibited. A marriage between persons of the same gender performed in
another state shall not be recognized as valid and binding in this state as of
the date of the marriage. (Effective Jan. 1, 1997)
No marriage license or recognition, no other relationship or its recognition from other jurisdictions for same-sex couples.
Adultery is the unlawful voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with one of the opposite sex; and when the crime is between persons, only one of whom is married, both are guilty of adultery. Prosecution for adultery can be commenced and carried on against either of the parties to the crime only by his or her own husband or wife as the case may be, or by the husband or wife of the other party to the crime: Provided, that any person may make complaint when persons are living together in open and notorious adultery.
R.L.1910, § 2431.
Any person guilty of the crime of adultery shall be guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2432. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 259, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 163, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 259 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.