Opinion No. (2001)

Dear Representative Winchester,

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions:

1. If a church allows its facility to be used for meetings andseminars conducted by nonreligious, nonprofit entities, may thechurch retain the ad valorem tax exemption provided by Okla.Const. art. X, § 6 and 68 O.S. Supp. 2000, § 2887(7)? 2. If a church may allow its facility to be used for meetingsand seminars conducted by nonreligious, nonprofit entities andretain its ad valorem tax exemption, may it charge a fee for saiduse?…