2018 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 15. Contracts
§15-776.7. Unsolicited commercial electronic messages – Civil action – Damages, costs, attorney fees.
A. Any person whose property or person is injured by reason of a violation of any provision of this act may recover any damages sustained and the costs of suit. Without limiting the generality of the term, “damages” shall include loss of profits.
B. If the injury arises from the transmission of unsolicited or commercial electronic mail messages, the injured person, other than an electronic mail service provider, may also recover attorneys’ fees and costs, and may elect, in lieu of actual damages, to recover the lesser of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each and every unsolicited commercial electronic mail message transmitted in violation of this act, or Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per day. The injured person shall not have a cause of action against the electronic mail service provider, which merely transmits the unsolicited commercial electronic mail message over its computer network.
C. If the injury arises from the transmission of unsolicited or commercial electronic mail messages, an injured electronic mail service provider may also recover attorneys’ fees and costs and may elect, in lieu of actual damages, to recover the greater of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each and every unsolicited commercial electronic mail message transmitted in violation of this act, or Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per day.
D. All acts and practices declared to be unlawful in Section 2 of this act shall, in addition, be violations of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.
E. At the request of any party to an action brought pursuant to this section, the court may, in its discretion, conduct all legal proceedings in such a way as to protect the secrecy and security of the computer, computer network, computer data, computer program and computer software involved in order to prevent possible recurrence of the same or a similar act by another person and to protect any trade secrets of any party.
F. An e-mail service provider does not violate this section and the injured party shall not have a cause of action against an electronic mail provider due to the fact that the electronic mail provider:
1. Is an intermediary between the sender and recipient in the transmission of an electronic mail message that violates this section; or
2. Provides transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages over the provider’s computer network or facilities, or shall be liable for any action it voluntarily takes in good faith to block the receipt or transmission through its service of any electronic mail advertisements that it believes is, or will be sent, in violation of this section.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 129, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 310, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
