{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-53-53-1.21","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 53, § 53-1.21","heading":"Entry fees at museums and historical sites","body":"A. The Oklahoma Historical Society is authorized to charge at\n\nits discretion an entry fee at all of its museums and historical\n\nsites.\n\nB. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society\n\nshall establish an entry fee schedule to charge the public for\n\nadmission to the participating sites. The entry fee schedule shall\n\ninclude special rates for families, school groups and any other\n\ngroup or category of persons the Board designates. Residents and\n\nnonresidents of this state seventeen (17) years of age and younger\n\nshall not be charged an entry fee at least one (1) day per week.\n\nThe day of the week shall be designated by the Board.\n\nC. The Oklahoma Historical Society shall separately account for\n\nand report the revenue which is generated from the collection of the\n\nentry fee for the participating sites. After the collected fees are\n\ndeposited in the Oklahoma Historical Society Revolving Fund, the\n\nOklahoma Historical Society shall separately track the fee revenue\n\ngenerated from each site to ensure that all revenue accruing to the\n\ncredit of each site is budgeted and expended for that site. The\n\nrevenue shall be used at each site to enhance, improve, market and\n\npay for expenses associated with the site including, but not limited\n\nto, site personnel, utilities, conservation supplies, site promotion\n\nand marketing, equipment, professional services and capital\n\nimprovements.\n\nD. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society\n\nshall evaluate the overall effectiveness of charging an entry fee at\n\nthe participating sites, including the impact on educational\n\noutreach, public opinion and operational efficiency.\n\nE. The amount of money appropriated to the Oklahoma Historical\n\nSociety shall not be reduced to offset the amount of revenue\n\ngenerated and collected through the charging of entry fees.","path":["OK Code","Title 53"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os53.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"43669b77c90b92db6e9d720c6e14d896aa37d80338f90af286b6554bd8d4bb44","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-53-53-1.20","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-53-53-1.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}