Okla. Stat. tit. 44 § 932

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 932 - Retaliation

A. In general. Any person subject to the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military Justice who, with the intent to retaliate against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense, or making or planning to make a protected communication, or with the intent to discourage any person from reporting a criminal offense or making or planning to make a protected communication:

1. Wrongfully takes or threatens to take an adverse personnel action against any person; or

2. Wrongfully withholds or threatens to withhold a favorable personnel action with respect to any person, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. Definitions. In this section:

1. The term "protected communication" means the following:

a. a lawful communication to a Member of Congress or a Member of the Oklahoma Legislature or an Inspector General, and

b. a communication to a covered individual or organization in which a member of the state military forces complains of, or discloses information that the member reasonably believes constitutes evidence of, any of the following:

(1) a violation of law or regulation, including a law or regulation prohibiting sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination, or

(2) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety;

2. The term "Inspector General" has the meaning given that term in Section 1034(j) of Title 10 of the United States Code;

3. The term "covered individual or organization" means any recipient of a communication specified in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 1034(b)(1)(B) of Title 10 of the United States Code; and

4. The term "unlawful discrimination" means discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 932

Added by Laws 2019 , c. 408, s. 188, eff. 10/1/2019.