An act relating to property, the official text

1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2            1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

3 HOUSE BILL 1457            By: Crosswhite Hader

4

5

6                            AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to property; centralized mail

    delivery and centralized mail delivery devices in

8   certain circumstances are prohibited; providing

    exceptions; providing requirements for centralized

9   mail delivery devices when installation is allowed;

    providing exemption for zoned historical districts;

10  prohibiting local government or municipalities from

    adopting any additional requirements pertaining to

11  centralized mail delivery or the installation of

    centralized mail delivery devices; providing for

12  codification; and providing an effective date.

13

14

15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

16  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1501 of Title 60, unless there

18 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

19  A. Except as provided in this section, centralized mail

20 delivery and centralized mail delivery devices in new one and two-

21 family dwelling neighborhoods, as well as townhouse neighborhoods,

22 are prohibited.

23  B. The following are not subject to the restrictions of this

24 section:

    Req. No. 11129                                           Page 1
1   1. Any existing neighborhood that has centralized delivery

2 device prior to November 1, 2024;

3   2. Any condominium or apartment development;

4   3. Any commercial property that does not contain one- and two-

5 family dwellings or townhouses;

6   4. Any one- or two-family dwelling neighborhood or any

7 townhouse neighborhood in which the developer or the majority of the

8 residents have elected to install centralized mail delivery;

9 provided, however, delivery to residents within the neighborhood

10 shall not be withheld prior to or in the absence of such an

11 election.

12  Unless there exists an active owner's association whereby

13 members will vote pursuant to this paragraph, only one resident of

14 each dwelling, acting on behalf of any other residents of the

15 dwelling, may cast a vote in any election under this paragraph; and

16  5. Any installation by the United States Postal Service.

17  C. Where installation is not prohibited under this section or

18 any other law, centralized mail delivery devices, not exceeding

19 sixty-two (62) inches in height, may be located within any county,

20 municipal right-of-way, or easement if doing so allows for the safe,

21 convenient accessibility of the centralized mail delivery devices,

22 provided that the local or municipal government approves the

23 location of each installation within its right-of-way or easement.

24

    Req. No. 11129                                                  Page 2
1   D. Other than the enforcement of zoning requirements in a

2 historic district and except as provided under this section, no

3 local government or municipality shall adopt any additional

4 requirements by ordinance or regulation pertaining to the

5 establishment of centralized mail delivery or the installation of

6 centralized mail delivery devices.

7   SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

8

9   60-1-11129      JL  12/09/24

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

    Req. No. 11129                                                 Page 3