Newspapers or periodicals shall, for the purpose of this act, be considered publications having admission to the mails as second class mail matter and having all the other qualifications of a legal newspaper as defined in Chapter 1, Article 1, Session Laws 1935.
§ 1446b."Newspapers" Or "Periodicals" Defined
Chapter 25: Slander and Libel · Last amended May 17, 1941 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceDefines "newspapers" and "periodicals," for purposes of Oklahoma's newspaper-retraction statute, as publications that qualify for second-class mail and that also meet the qualifications of a legal newspaper under 1935 session law.
Full Text of § 1446b
Amendment History
Laws 1941, SB 113, p. 38, § 2, emerg. eff. 5/17/1941.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1446b supplies the definition that Section 1446a's retraction rules depend on. To count as a "newspaper" or "periodical" under that act, a publication must be admitted to the mail as second-class matter and must also satisfy the qualifications for a legal newspaper set out in the 1935 session laws.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a "newspaper" under Oklahoma's retraction statute?
A publication that has second-class mail privileges and that meets the qualifications of a legal newspaper under the 1935 session laws.
Does this definition apply beyond the retraction statute?
The statute limits it to "the purpose of this act," tying the definition to Section 1446a's good-faith retraction rules.
Why does second-class mail status matter to this definition?
The statute uses it, alongside the 1935 legal-newspaper qualifications, as one of the two conditions a publication must meet to count as a newspaper or periodical under this act.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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