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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023 )
HOUSE BILL 1542 By: Moore
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to torts; defining terms; providing
immunity from civil liability for rest aurants that
donate food; providing date for application of
immunity to civil actions; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.1 of Title 76, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering , reads as follows:
A. As used in this section :
1. "Food" means unserved perishable, salvageable food that has
been properly preserved for human consumption; and
2. "Restaurant" means any eating establish ment regardless of
seating capacity including public school district cafeterias .
B. Any restaurant that, in good faith and without compensation,
donates food which is prepared and subsequently donated by the
restaurant shall not be liable for damages caused by the condition
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of the food, unless the damages result from the intentional act or
omission or the gross negligence of the restaurant .
C. This section shall apply to all civil actions filed on or
after November 1, 2023.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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