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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1543 By: Hall
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to unlawful contracts; amending 15
O.S. 2021, Section 219A, which relates to
noncompetition agreements; clarifying certain
contractual provisions; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 15 O.S. 2021, Section 219A, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 219A. A. A person who makes an agreement with an
employer, whether in writing or verbally, no t to compete with the
employer after the employment relationship has been terminated,
shall be permitted to engage in the same business as that conducted
by the former employer or in a similar business as that conducted by
the former employer as long as the former employee does not directly
solicit, directly or indirectly, actively or inactively, the sale of
goods, services or a combination of goods and services from the
established customers or independent contractors of the former
employer.
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B. Any provision in a contract between an employer and an
employee in conflict with the provisions of this section shall be
void and unenforceable.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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