Bars disability discrimination in places of public accommodation (25 O.S. § 1402). Complaints go to the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement within 180 days (per its complaint form). Title 25's sections on private suits and remedies cover only employment (§ 1350) and housing, and the 2022 Senate compilation showed no statutory basis for a private public-accommodation suit or damages. The URL is the Oklahoma Senate's compilation (current to 2022); OSCN was not reachable. On top of that, the federal ADA applies in Oklahoma as everywhere: a business that loses or settles a website accessibility suit pays the plaintiff’s attorney’s fees.
The law
The federal baseline
ADA Title III gives a private plaintiff no money damages, but a business that loses or settles pays the plaintiff’s attorney’s fees (42 U.S.C. § 12205 (opens in a new tab)). That fee-shifting is what makes a website claim expensive, in Oklahoma and everywhere else.
Lawsuits in Oklahoma
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Questions
Can a business in Oklahoma be sued over an inaccessible website?
Yes. The federal ADA applies in every state, and a plaintiff can sue in federal court for an order to fix the site plus attorney's fees. Whether Oklahoma law lets a person sue a business directly for money is unconfirmed in the statute text we read. We found no court decision applying Oklahoma law to a website.
What is the minimum a Oklahoma court awards for a website accessibility violation?
Oklahoma law sets no fixed minimum per violation. Bars disability discrimination in places of public accommodation (25 O.S. § 1402). Complaints go to the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement within 180 days (per its complaint form). Title 25's sections on private suits and remedies cover only employment (§ 1350) and housing, and the 2022 Senate compilation showed no statutory basis for a private public-accommodation suit or damages. The URL is the Oklahoma Senate's compilation (current to 2022); OSCN was not reachable.
Do I pay the plaintiff's lawyer if I lose or settle in Oklahoma?
Under the federal ADA, yes: a business that loses or settles usually pays the plaintiff's attorney's fees (42 U.S.C. § 12205). Whether Oklahoma law adds its own fee award is unconfirmed.
Which accessibility standard should a Oklahoma business website meet?
The ADA doesn't name a technical standard for businesses. The Justice Department's 2022 guidance points to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and its 2024 rule for state and local governments adopted WCAG 2.1 Level AA.