{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-25-25-1502","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1502","heading":"Proceedings after complaint","body":"A. A person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory\n\npractice, his or her attorney, or a nonprofit organization chartered\n\nfor the purpose of combatting discrimination may file with the\n\nAttorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement a written\n\nsworn complaint stating that a discriminatory practice has been\n\ncommitted, and setting forth the facts upon which the complaint is\n\nbased, and setting forth facts sufficient to enable the Attorney\n\nGeneral to identify the person charged, hereinafter called the\n\nrespondent. The Attorney General shall promptly furnish the\n\nrespondent with a copy of the complaint and shall promptly\n\ninvestigate the allegations of discriminatory practice set forth in\n\nthe complaint. The complaint must be filed within one hundred\n\neighty (180) days after the alleged discriminatory practice occurs.\n\nB. If within sixty (60) days after the complaint is filed it is\n\ndetermined by the Attorney General that there is no reasonable cause\n\nto believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory\n\npractice, the Attorney General shall issue an order dismissing the\n\ncomplaint and shall furnish a copy of the order to the complainant,\n\nthe respondent and such other public officers and persons as the\n\nAttorney General deems proper.\n\nC. The complainant, within thirty (30) days after receiving a\n\ncopy of an order dismissing the complaint, may file with the\n\nAttorney General an application for reconsideration of the order.\n\nUpon such application, the Attorney General shall make a new\n\ndetermination whether there is a reasonable cause to believe that\n\nthe respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice. If it is\n\ndetermined within thirty (30) days after the application is filed\n\nthat there is no reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has\n\nengaged in a discriminatory practice, the Attorney General shall\n\nissue an order dismissing the complaint and furnish a copy of the\n\norder to the complainant, the respondent and such other public\n\nofficers as the Attorney General deems proper.\n\nD. The Attorney General shall:\n\n1. Allow for electronic submission of the complaint form;\n\n2. Make a good-faith effort to contact the complainant if the\n\ncomplaint form is deemed insufficient or incomplete; and\n\n3. Provide the two access numbers to the Office of Civil Rights\n\nEnforcement for persons who need assistance in completing or filing\n\nthe complaint form.\n\nE. This section shall not apply to persons claiming to be\n\naggrieved by a discriminatory housing practice to the extent that it\n\nis inconsistent with specific provisions of Section 1101 et seq. of\n\nthis title relating to a discriminatory housing complaint.","path":["OK Code","Title 25"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os25.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"87600aff8791cfdbc1e11131649c16f9c5ed735081701a93164b8c7e9cebcae5","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-25-25-1501","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-25-25-1502.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}