A. On and after the date upon which this act becomes operative, the designations "illegitimate" or "bastard" shall not be used to designate a child born out of wedlock. B. No person, firm, corporation, agency, organization, the State of Oklahoma nor any of its agencies, boards, commission officers or political subdivisions, nor any hospital, nor any institution supported by public funds, nor any employee of any of the above, shall use the term "illegitimate" or "bastard" in referring to or designating any child born on or after the operative date of this act. Laws 1974, c. 297, § 1, operative July 1, 1974.
Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 6.5
Use of certain words in reference to children born out of wedlock prohibited
Known as the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act
The act spans §§ 10–10 (16 sections).
Official source: Oklahoma Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oklahoma statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.