Mayor's emergency powers.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 15-38
in effect§ 15-38. - Mayor's emergency powers.
(a) The Mayor, during the existence of a state of emergency, by proclamation, may, in the area affected by public disorder, disaster, or riot at the time of the proclamation is issued, prohibit:
(1) any person being on the public streets, or in the public parks or at any other public place during the hours declared by the Mayor to be a period of curfew;
(2) a designated number of persons from assembling or gathering on the public streets, parks or other areas either public or private;
(3) the manufacture, transfer, use, possession or transportation of a Molotov cocktail or any other device, instrument or object designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion;
(4) the transporting, possessing or using of gasoline, kerosene, or combustible, flammable, or explosive liquids or materials in a glass or uncapped container of any kind except in connection with the normal operation of motor vehicles, normal home use or legitimate commercial use;
(5) the possession of firearms or any other deadly weapon by a person (other than a law enforcement officer) in a place other than that person's place of residence or business;
(6) the sale, purchase or dispensing of alcoholic beverages (including 3.2 beer);
(7) the sale, purchase or dispensing of other commodities or goods, as he reasonably believes should be prohibited to help preserve and maintain life, health, property or the public peace;
(8) the use of certain streets, highways or public ways by the public; and
(9) such other activities as he reasonably believes should be prohibited to help preserve and maintain life, health, property or the public peace.
(b) In imposing the restrictions provided for in this section, the Mayor may impose them for such times, upon such conditions, with such exceptions and in such areas he from time to time deems necessary.
(Code 1970, § 21-18; Code 1980, § 15-38)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH15CIDEEMMA_ARTIIICIEM_S15-38MAEMPOFetched: 10/28/2026