{ "batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: anchor", "summary": "ANCHOR: Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 \"Crimes and Punishments\" (obscenity provisions at 21 O.S. 1021-1024.4, 1040.8-1040.24 and harmful-to-minors 1040.75-1040.77), index on the Oklahoma Legislature statutes page.", "body": "ANCHOR: Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 \"Crimes and Punishments\" (obscenity provisions at 21 O.S. 1021-1024.4, 1040.8-1040.24 and harmful-to-minors 1040.75-1040.77), index on the Oklahoma Legislature statutes page.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“Title 21. Crimes and Punishments (1904KB)”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/osstatuestitle.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Title 21. Crimes and Punishments (1904KB)", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "anchor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: obscenity definition", "summary": "21 O.S. 1024.1(C)(2): the \"obscene\" definition applies to performances and depictions in any form or medium (Miller-style test).", "body": "21 O.S. 1024.1(C)(2): the \"obscene\" definition applies to performances and depictions in any form or medium (Miller-style test).\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n““Obscene” means any performance or depiction, in any form or on any medium, if the material when taken as a whole: a. appeals to the prurient interest in sex as determined by the average person applying the contemporary standards of their community,”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "“Obscene” means any performance or depiction, in any form or on any medium, if the material when taken as a whole: a. appeals to the prurient interest in sex as determined by the average person applying the contemporary standards of their community,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "obscenity definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: obscenity element - serious value", "summary": "21 O.S. 1024.1(C)(2)(b)-(c): material must depict sexually explicit conduct in a patently offensive way and lack serious literary, artistic, educational, political or scientific value.", "body": "21 O.S. 1024.1(C)(2)(b)-(c): material must depict sexually explicit conduct in a patently offensive way and lack serious literary, artistic, educational, political or scientific value.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“b. depicts, represents, or displays sexually explicit conduct in a patently offensive way, and c. a reasonable person would find the material or performance lacks serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific value;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "b. depicts, represents, or displays sexually explicit conduct in a patently offensive way, and c. a reasonable person would find the material or performance lacks serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific value;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "obscenity element - serious value", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: \"performance\" includes recorded/transmitted", "summary": "21 O.S. 1024.1(C)(3) defines \"performance\" to include recorded or transmitted displays in any medium, so online distribution is covered if the material is obscene.", "body": "21 O.S. 1024.1(C)(3) defines \"performance\" to include recorded or transmitted displays in any medium, so online distribution is covered if the material is obscene.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n““Performance” means any display, live, recorded, or transmitted, in any form or medium;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "“Performance” means any display, live, recorded, or transmitted, in any form or medium;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "\"performance\" includes recorded/transmitted", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: distribution offence 1021 - felony", "summary": "21 O.S. 1021(A)(3): preparing, publishing, selling, distributing or exhibiting obscene material is a Class B4 felony ($500-$20,000 fine and/or 30 days to 10 years).", "body": "21 O.S. 1021(A)(3): preparing, publishing, selling, distributing or exhibiting obscene material is a Class B4 felony ($500-$20,000 fine and/or 30 days to 10 years).\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class B4 felony offense and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ten (10) years”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class B4 felony offense and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ten (10) years", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "distribution offence 1021 - felony", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: harmful to minors definition", "summary": "21 O.S. 1040.75(2)(a) defines \"harmful to minors\" by reference to prurient appeal to minors, patent offensiveness by adult-community standards, and lack of serious value for minors.", "body": "21 O.S. 1040.75(2)(a) defines \"harmful to minors\" by reference to prurient appeal to minors, patent offensiveness by adult-community standards, and lack of serious value for minors.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“the average person eighteen (18) years of age or older applying contemporary community standards would find that the material or performance has a predominant tendency to appeal to a prurient interest in sex to minors, and”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "the average person eighteen (18) years of age or older applying contemporary community standards would find that the material or performance has a predominant tendency to appeal to a prurient interest in sex to minors, and", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "harmful to minors definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: harmful to minors - offence", "summary": "21 O.S. 1040.76: knowingly selling, furnishing or disseminating harmful-to-minors material TO A MINOR is prohibited; the provision targets minors, not sales to adults 18+.", "body": "21 O.S. 1040.76: knowingly selling, furnishing or disseminating harmful-to-minors material TO A MINOR is prohibited; the provision targets minors, not sales to adults 18+.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“Sell, furnish, present, distribute, allow to view, or otherwise disseminate to a minor, with or without consideration, any material which is harmful to minors;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Sell, furnish, present, distribute, allow to view, or otherwise disseminate to a minor, with or without consideration, any material which is harmful to minors;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "harmful to minors - offence", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_c8", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: harmful to minors - penalty", "summary": "21 O.S. 1040.77: a 1040.76 violation is a misdemeanor, fine up to $500 for first or second offence, up to $1,000 for third or later.", "body": "21 O.S. 1040.77: a 1040.76 violation is a misdemeanor, fine up to $500 for first or second offence, up to $1,000 for third or later.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“Any person convicted of violating any provision of Section 1040.76 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the first or second offense.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Any person convicted of violating any provision of Section 1040.76 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the first or second offense.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "harmful to minors - penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_q1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: AG civil-enforcement guidance page and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "The Oklahoma Supreme Court handles civil matters within the state's judiciary.", "body": "The Oklahoma Supreme Court handles civil matters within the state's judiciary.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Judiciary Oklahoma Supreme Court (civil) Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (criminal)”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Judiciary Oklahoma Supreme Court (civil) Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (criminal)", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance page and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_q2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: AG civil-enforcement guidance page and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "The Oklahoma! musical is set in Indian Territory in 1906.", "body": "The Oklahoma! musical is set in Indian Territory in 1906.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Based on Lynn Riggs 's 1931 play Green Grow the Lilacs , it is set in farm country outside the town of Claremore , Indian Territory , in 1906, and tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the frightening farmhand Jud Fry.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma!", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Based on Lynn Riggs 's 1931 play Green Grow the Lilacs , it is set in farm country outside the town of Claremore , Indian Territory , in 1906, and tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the frightening farmhand Jud Fry.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance page and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r774_oklahoma_obscenity_and_distribution_oklahoma_774_q3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: AG civil-enforcement guidance page and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "The Oklahoma.gov website provides links to judicial information including the Court System and Court Records.", "body": "The Oklahoma.gov website provides links to judicial information including the Court System and Court Records.\n\nWhat Oklahoma (official) actually says:\n\n“Judicial Court of Appeals Court System Court Records Learn More”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://oklahoma.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma (official)", "evidence_quote": "Judicial Court of Appeals Court System Court Records Learn More", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "774-oklahoma-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance page and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Oklahoma", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }