Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1241 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1241
Furnishing cigarettes or other tobacco or vapor products
Status: in_force

to persons under 21 - Punishment.

A. Any person who shall furnish to any person under the age of

twenty-one (21) by gift, sale or otherwise any cigarettes, cigarette

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papers, cigars, bidis, snuff, chewing tobacco, or any other form of

tobacco product, nicotine product or vapor product shall be guilty

of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine

in the amount of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more

than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and by imprisonment in the county

jail for a term of not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety

(90) days for each offense. For the purposes of this section, the

term "vapor product" shall have the same meaning as provided in the

Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act.

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to persons performing activities as part of a scientific study

being conducted by a research institution for the purpose of medical

research to further efforts in cigarette and tobacco use prevention

and cessation and tobacco product regulation, provided that such

medical research has been approved by a properly accredited

institutional review board pursuant to applicable federal

regulations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-451 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-451
Offering false evidence
Status: in_force

Any person who, upon any trial, proceedings, inquiry or

investigation whatever, authorized by law, offers in evidence, as

genuine, any book, paper, document, record, or other instrument in

writing, knowing the same to have been forged, or fraudulently

altered shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony

offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title.

R.L. 1910, § 2226. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 197, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 665, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 197 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1111v2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1111v2
Rape defined
Status: in_force

A. Rape is an act of sexual intercourse involving vaginal or

anal penetration accomplished with a male or female within or

without the bonds of matrimony who may be of the same or the

opposite sex as the perpetrator under any of the following

circumstances:

1. Where the victim is under sixteen (16) years of age;

2. Where the victim is incapable through mental illness or any

other unsoundness of mind, whether temporary or permanent, of giving

legal consent;

3. Where force or violence is used or threatened, accompanied

by apparent power of execution to the victim or to another person;

4. Where the victim is intoxicated by a narcotic or anesthetic

agent, administered by or with the privity of the accused as a means

of forcing the victim to submit;

5. Where the victim is at the time unconscious of the nature of

the act and this fact is known to the accused;

6. Where the victim submits to sexual intercourse under the

belief that the person committing the act is a spouse, and this

belief is induced by artifice, pretense, or concealment practiced by

the accused or by the accused in collusion with the spouse with

intent to induce that belief. In all cases of collusion between the

accused and the spouse to accomplish such act, both the spouse and

the accused, upon conviction, shall be deemed guilty of rape;

7. Where the victim is under the legal custody or supervision

of a state agency, a federal agency, a county, a municipality, or a

political subdivision and engages in sexual intercourse with a

state, federal, county, municipal, or political subdivision employee

or an employee of a contractor of the state, the federal government,

a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision that exercises

authority over the victim, or the subcontractor or employee of a

subcontractor of the contractor of the state or federal government,

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a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision that exercises

authority over the victim;

8. Where the victim is at least sixteen (16) years of age and

is less than twenty (20) years of age and is a student, or under the

legal custody or supervision of any public or private elementary or

secondary school, junior high or high school, or public vocational

school, and engages in sexual intercourse with a person who is

eighteen (18) years of age or older and is an employee, contractor,

or subcontractor of a school system;

9. Where the victim is nineteen (19) years of age or younger

and is in the legal custody of a state agency, federal agency or

tribal court and engages in sexual intercourse with a foster parent

or foster parent applicant; or

10. Where the victim is a student at a secondary school, is

concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education, and

engages in acts pursuant to this subsection with a perpetrator who

is an employee of the institution of higher education of which the

victim is enrolled.

B. “Employee of an institution of higher education”, for

purposes of this section, means faculty, adjunct faculty,

instructors, volunteers, or an employee of a business contracting

with an institution of higher education who may exercise, at any

time, institutional authority over the victim. Employee of an

institution of higher education shall not include an enrolled

student who is not more than three (3) years of age or older than

the concurrently enrolled student and who is employed or

volunteering, in any capacity, for the institution of higher

education.

R.L. 1910, § 2414. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 325, § 1; Laws 1983, c.

41, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 1984, c. 134, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

1984; Laws 1990, c. 224, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 62,

§ 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 22, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-846 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-846
Renumbered as § 7103 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 353, §
Status: in_force

20, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1637 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1637
Inspection of corporate books, refusing to permit
Status: in_force

Any officer or agent of any corporation having or keeping an

office within this state, who has in his custody, or control, any

book, paper or document of such corporation, and who refuses to give

to a stockholder or member of such corporation, lawfully demanding,

during office hours, to inspect or take a copy of the same, or any

part thereof, a reasonable opportunity so to do, is guilty of a

misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-13.1v4 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-13.1v4
Required service of minimum percentage of sentence -
Status: in_force

Offenses specified.

Persons convicted of:

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1. First degree murder as provided for in Section 701.7 of this

title;

2. Second degree murder as provided for in Section 701.8 of

this title;

3. Manslaughter in the first degree as provided for in Section

711 of this title;

4. Poisoning with intent to kill as provided for in Section 651

of this title;

5. Shooting with intent to kill, use of a vehicle to facilitate

use of a firearm, crossbow or other weapon, assault, battery, or

assault and battery with a deadly weapon or by other means likely to

produce death or great bodily harm, as provided for in Section 652

of this title;

6. Assault with intent to kill as provided for in Section 653

of this title;

7. Conjoint robbery as provided for in Section 800 of this

title;

8. Robbery with a dangerous weapon as provided for in Section

801 of this title;

9. First degree robbery as provided for in Section 797 of this

title;

10. First degree rape as provided for in Section 1111 or 1114

of this title;

11. First degree arson as provided for in Section 1401 of this

title;

12. First degree burglary as provided for in Section 1431 of

this title;

13. Bombing as provided for in Section 1767.1 of this title;

14. Any crime against a child as provided for in Section 843.5

of this title;

15. Forcible sodomy as provided for in Section 888 of this

title;

16. Child sexual abuse material or aggravated child sexual

abuse material as provided for in Section 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.1,

1024.2, or 1040.12a of this title;

17. Child sex trafficking as defined in Section 1030 of this

title;

18. Lewd molestation of a child as provided for in Section 1123

of this title;

19. Abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10-103 of

Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Aggravated trafficking as provided for in subsection C of

Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Aggravated assault and battery as provided for in Section

646 of this title upon any person defending another person from

assault and battery;

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22. Human trafficking as defined in Section 748 of this title

or

23. Discharging a firearm at or into a dwelling or building

used for public or business purposes, as provided for in Section

1289.17A of this title,

or any attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation thereof, shall be

required to serve not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of any

sentence of imprisonment imposed by the judicial system prior to

becoming eligible for consideration for parole. Persons convicted

of these offenses shall not be eligible for earned credits or any

other type of credits which have the effect of reducing the length

of the sentence to less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the

sentence imposed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1550.41 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1550.41
Definitions - Offenses - Penalties
Status: in_force

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A. As used in this section and Section 1550.42 of this title,

"identification document", "identification card", or "identification

certificate" means any printed form which contains:

1. The name and photograph of a person;

2. The name and any physical description of a person;

3. The name and social security number of a person; or

4. Any combination of information provided for in paragraphs 1

through 3 of this subsection; and

which by its format, is capable of leading a person to believe said

document, card, or certificate has been issued for the purpose of

identifying the person named thereon, but shall not include any

printed form which, on its face, conspicuously bears the term "NOT

FOR IDENTIFICATION" in not less than six-point type.

B. It is a misdemeanor for any person:

1. To purchase an identification document, identification card,

or identification certificate which bears altered or fictitious

information concerning the date of birth, sex, height, eye color,

weight, a fictitious or forged name or signature or a photograph of

any person, other than the person named thereon;

2. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or to

knowingly possess an identification document, identification card or

identification certificate which bears altered or fictitious

information concerning the date of birth, sex, height, eye color,

weight, or fictitious or forged name or signature or a photograph of

any person, other than the person named thereon;

3. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or to

knowingly possess any counterfeit or fictitious identification

document, identification card, or identification certificate; or

4. To use the "Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma" or

facsimile thereof, on any identification document, identification

card, or identification certificate which is not issued by an entity

of this state or political subdivision thereof, or by the United

States. Provided, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to

prohibit the use of the "Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma" for

authorized advertising, including, but not limited to, business

cards, calling cards and stationery.

C. It is a Class D1 felony offense for any person:

1. To create, publish or otherwise manufacture an

identification document, identification card or identification

certificate or facsimile thereof, or to create, manufacture or

possess an engraved plate or other such device for the printing of

an identification document, identification card or identification

certificate or facsimile thereof, which purports to identify the

bearer of such document, card, or certificate whether or not

intended for use as identification, and includes, but is not limited

to, documents, cards, and certificates purporting to be driver

licenses, nondriver identification cards, birth certificates, social

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security cards, and employee identification cards, except as

authorized by state or federal law;

2. To sell or offer for sale an identification document,

identification card, or identification certificate or facsimile

thereof, which purports to identify the bearer of such document,

card, or certificate whether or not intended for use as

identification, and includes, but is not limited to, documents,

cards, and certificates purporting to be driver licenses, nondriver

identification cards, birth certificates, social security cards, and

employee identification cards, except as authorized by state or

federal law; or

3. To display or present an identification document,

identification card or identification certificate which bears

altered, false or fictitious information for the purpose of:

a. committing or aiding in the commission of a felony in

any commercial or financial transaction,

b. misleading a peace officer in the performance of

duties, or

c. avoiding prosecution.

D. 1. The violation of any of the provisions of subsection B

of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction

thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00), nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).

2. The violation of any of the provisions of subsection C of

this section shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense and, upon

conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Ten

Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or a term of imprisonment as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

E. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the chief

administrator of a federal or state law enforcement, military, or

intelligence agency may request the Commissioner of the Department

of Public Safety or State Commissioner of Health to authorize the

issuance of an identification document, identification card, or

identification certificate within the scope of their authority which

would otherwise be a violation of this section, to identify a law

enforcement officer or agent as another person for the sole purpose

of aiding in a criminal investigation or a military or intelligence

operation. A person displaying or possessing such identification

shall not be prosecuted for a violation of this section. Upon

termination of the investigation or operation, the person to whom

such identification document, identification card or identification

certificate was issued shall return such identification to the

Department of Public Safety or State Department of Health, as

appropriate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-13.1v3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-13.1v3
Required service of minimum percentage of sentence -
Status: in_force

Offenses specified.

Persons convicted of:

1. First degree murder as provided for in Section 701.7 of this

title;

2. Second degree murder as provided for in Section 701.8 of

this title;

3. Manslaughter in the first degree as provided for in Section

711 of this title;

4. Poisoning with intent to kill as provided for in Section 651

of this title;

5. Shooting with intent to kill, use of a vehicle to facilitate

use of a firearm, crossbow or other weapon, assault, battery, or

assault and battery with a deadly weapon or by other means likely to

produce death or great bodily harm, as provided for in Sections 644

and 652 of this title;

6. Assault with intent to kill as provided for in Section 653

of this title;

7. Conjoint robbery as provided for in Section 800 of this

title;

8. Robbery with a dangerous weapon as provided for in Section

801 of this title;

9. First degree robbery as provided for in Section 797 of this

title;

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10. First degree rape as provided for in Section 1111 or 1114

of this title;

11. First degree arson as provided for in Section 1401 of this

title;

12. First degree burglary as provided for in Section 1431 of

this title;

13. Bombing as provided for in Section 1767.1 of this title;

14. Any crime against a child as provided for in Section 843.5

of this title;

15. Forcible sodomy as provided for in Section 888 of this

title;

16. Child sexual abuse material or aggravated child sexual

abuse material as provided for in Section 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.1,

1024.2, or 1040.12a of this title;

17. Child sex trafficking as defined in Section 1030 of this

title;

18. Lewd molestation of a child as provided for in Section 1123

of this title;

19. Abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10-103 of

Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Aggravated trafficking as provided for in subsection C of

Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Aggravated assault and battery as provided for in Section

646 of this title upon any person defending another person from

assault and battery; or

22. Human trafficking as defined in Section 748 of this title,

shall be required to serve not less than eighty-five percent (85%)

of any sentence of imprisonment imposed by the judicial system prior

to becoming eligible for consideration for parole. Persons

convicted of these offenses shall not be eligible for earned credits

or any other type of credits which have the effect of reducing the

length of the sentence to less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the

sentence imposed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-485 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-485
Penalty
Status: in_force

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Any executive, legislative, ministerial or judicial officer who

shall violate any provision of this Article, shall be deemed guilty

of a misdemeanor involving official misconduct, and shall be

punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred or more than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and shall forfeit his office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142C-5 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142C-5
Providing information to victim pursuant to Section
Status: in_force

142A-3.

Upon initial interaction with a sexual assault victim, a law

enforcement officer or medical provider shall provide the victim

with victims' rights information pursuant to subsection C of Section

142A-3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-174 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-174
No accessories to misdemeanor
Status: in_force

In misdemeanor, there are no accessories.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1582 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1582
False evidences of debt
Status: in_force

Any officer or agent of any corporation, municipal or otherwise,

of any joint stock association formed or existing under or by virtue

of the laws of this state, or of any other state, government or

country, who, within this state, willfully signs or procures to be

signed with intent to issue, sell or pledge, or cause to be issued,

sold or pledged, or who willfully issues, sells or pledges, or

causes to be issued, sold or pledged, any false or fraudulent bond

or other evidence of debt against such corporation or association of

any instrument purporting to be a bond or other evidence of debt

against such corporation or association, the signing, issuing,

selling or pledging of which has not been duly authorized by the

board of directors or common council or other managing body of

officers of such corporation having authority to issue the same, is

guilty of forgery in the second degree, a Class D1 felony offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1742.3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1742.3
Limitation on applicability of act
Status: in_force

No provision of this act shall be construed:

1. So as to prevent any action by a law enforcement agency, or

any officer, employee, or agent of a law enforcement agency, to

obtain telephone records in connection with the performance of the

official duties of the agency;

2. To prohibit a telephone company from obtaining, using,

disclosing, or permitting access to any telephone record, either

directly or indirectly, through its agents:

a. as otherwise authorized by law,

b. with the lawful consent of the customer or subscriber,

c. as may be reasonably incident to the rendition of the

service or to the protection of the rights or property

of the telephone company, or to protect users of those

services and other carriers from fraudulent, abusive,

or unlawful use of, or subscription to such services,

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d. to a governmental entity, if the telephone company

reasonably believes that an emergency involving

immediate danger of death or serious physical injury

to any person justifies disclosure of the information,

or

e. to the National Center for Missing and Exploited

Children, in connection with a report submitted

thereto under Section 227 of the Victims of Child

Abuse Act of 1990;

3. To apply to or expand upon the obligations and duties of any

telephone company to protect telephone records beyond those

otherwise established by federal and state law or as set forth in

Section 4 of this act; or

4. To create a cause of action against a telephone company, its

agents and/or representatives, who reasonably and in good faith act

pursuant to this act, notwithstanding any later determination that

such action was not in fact authorized.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-2100 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-2100
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this act:

1. "Ice cream" means any frozen dairy or water-based food

product;

2. "Ice cream truck" means any motor vehicle used for selling,

displaying or offering to sell ice cream or any other frozen dairy

or frozen water-based food product; and

3. "Ice cream truck vending" means the selling, displaying or

offering to sell ice cream, water-based food product or any other

prepackaged food product from an ice cream truck.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-701.11 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-701.11
Instructions - Jury findings of aggravating
Status: in_force

circumstance.

In the sentencing proceeding, the statutory instructions as

determined by the trial judge to be warranted by the evidence shall

be given in the charge and in writing to the jury for its

deliberation. The jury, if its verdict be a unanimous

recommendation of death, shall designate in writing, signed by the

foreman of the jury, the statutory aggravating circumstance or

circumstances which it unanimously found beyond a reasonable doubt.

In nonjury cases the judge shall make such designation. Unless at

least one of the statutory aggravating circumstances enumerated in

this act is so found or if it is found that any such aggravating

circumstance is outweighed by the finding of one or more mitigating

circumstances, the death penalty shall not be imposed. If the jury

cannot, within a reasonable time, agree as to punishment, the judge

shall dismiss the jury and impose a sentence of imprisonment for

life without parole or imprisonment for life.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-652 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-652
Shooting or discharging firearm with intent to kill - Use of vehicle to facilitate discharge of
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 9of vehicle to facilitate discharge of weapon in conscious disregard

of safety of others - Assault and battery with deadly weapon, etc.

A. Every person who intentionally and wrongfully shoots another

with or discharges any kind of firearm, with intent to kill any

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person, including an unborn child as defined in Section 1-730 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall upon conviction be guilty

of a Class A3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary not exceeding life.

B. Every person who uses any vehicle to facilitate the

intentional discharge of any kind of firearm, crossbow or other

weapon in conscious disregard for the safety of any other person or

persons, including an unborn child as defined in Section 1-730 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall upon conviction be guilty

of a Class A3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the

custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not less than

two (2) years nor exceeding life.

C. Any person who commits any assault and battery upon another,

including an unborn child as defined in Section 1-730 of Title 63 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, by means of any deadly weapon, or by such

other means or force as is likely to produce death, or in any manner

attempts to kill another, including an unborn child as defined in

Section 1-730 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or in resisting

the execution of any legal process, shall upon conviction be guilty

of a Class A3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary not exceeding life.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. Acts which cause the death of an unborn child if those acts

were committed during a legal abortion to which the pregnant woman

consented; or

2. Acts which are committed pursuant to usual and customary

standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing or

therapeutic treatment.

E. Under no circumstances shall the mother of the unborn child

be prosecuted for causing the death of the unborn child unless the

mother has committed a crime that caused the death of the unborn

child.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.1
Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971
Status: in_force

OKLAHOMA FIREARMS ACT OF 1971

Sections 1289.1 through 1289.17 of this title may be known and

cited as the "Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971".
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1378 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1378
Attempting, conspiring or endeavoring to perform act of
Status: in_force

violence involving serious bodily harm or death – Threats – Devising

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plan, scheme or program of action to cause serious bodily harm or

death.

A. Any person who shall attempt, conspire or endeavor to

perform an act of violence involving or intended to involve serious

bodily harm or death of another person shall be guilty of a Class B4

felony offense, punishable upon conviction thereof by imprisonment

for a period of not more than ten (10) years.

B. Any person who shall threaten to perform an act of violence

involving or intended to involve serious bodily harm or death of

another person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable upon

conviction thereof by imprisonment in the county jail for a period

of not more than six (6) months.

C. Any person who shall devise any plan, scheme or program of

action to cause serious bodily harm or death of another person with

intent to perform such malicious act of violence, whether alone or

by conspiring with others, shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony

offense, punishable upon conviction thereof by imprisonment for a

period of not more than ten (10) years.harm or death – Threats – Devising plan, scheme or program of action to cause serious bodily harm
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1533.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1533.1
Identity theft - Penalties - Civil action
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person to willfully and with

fraudulent intent obtain the name, address, Social Security number,

date of birth, place of business or employment, debit, credit or

account numbers, driver license number or any other personal

identifying information of another person, living or dead, with

intent to use, sell or allow any other person to use or sell such

personal identifying information to obtain or attempt to obtain

money, credit, goods, property or service in the name of the other

person without the consent of that person.

B. It is unlawful for any person to use with fraudulent intent

the personal identity of another person, living or dead, or any

information relating to the personal identity of another person,

living or dead, to obtain or attempt to obtain credit or anything of

value.

C. It is unlawful for any person with fraudulent intent to

lend, sell, or otherwise offer the use of such person's own name,

address, Social Security number, date of birth or any other personal

identifying information or document to any other person with the

intent to allow such other person to use the personal identifying

information or document to obtain or attempt to obtain any

identifying document in the name of such other person.

D. It is unlawful for any person to willfully create, modify,

alter or change any personal identifying information of another

person with fraudulent intent to obtain any money, credit, goods,

property, service or any benefit or thing of value, or to control,

use, waste, hinder or encumber another person's credit, accounts,

goods, property, title, interests, benefits or entitlements without

the consent of that person.

E. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this

section shall be guilty of identity theft. Any person who violates

the provisions of subsection A, B or D of this section shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20N of this title, or a fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($100,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any

person who violates the provisions of subsection A, B or D of this

section, and the victim is an individual who is less than eighteen

(18) years of age, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1

felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

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subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or a fine not

to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by both

such fine and imprisonment. Any person who violates the provisions

of subsection C of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of

a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a

term not to exceed one (1) year, or a fine not to exceed One Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment. Restitution to the victim may be ordered in addition

to any criminal penalty imposed by the court. The victim of

identity theft may bring a civil action for damages against any

person participating in furthering the crime or attempted crime of

identity theft.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1230.6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1230.6
Unlawful disposal of hazardous waste
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly and willfully fails to secure a permit

required by or pursuant to law, and who, without lawful permit or

authorization, knowingly and willfully disposes, directs the

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disposal or aids and abets the disposal of hazardous waste into a

sanitary sewer system without appropriate pretreatment, or at a

solid waste landfill, transfer station or processing facility, or at

any unpermitted disposal place commits the offense of unlawful

disposal of hazardous waste which shall be deemed a Class D1 felony

offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-568 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-568
Contempt - Substance of offense made of record
Status: in_force

Whenever a person shall be imprisoned for contempt the substance

of the offense shall be set forth in the order for his confinement,

and made a matter of record in the court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1417 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1417
When law does not apply
Status: in_force

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The last two sections do not apply where property is demanded by

virtue of process of law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-380 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-380
Bribery of fiduciary
Status: in_force

A. Any fiduciary who, with a corrupt intent and without the

consent of his beneficiary, intentionally or knowingly solicits,

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accepts, or agrees to accept any bribe from another person with the

agreement or understanding that the bribe as defined by law will

influence the conduct of the fiduciary in relation to the affairs of

his beneficiary, upon conviction, is guilty of a Class C2 felony

offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20M of this title, or by a fine not to exceed

Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or an amount fixed by the court

not to exceed twice the value of the benefit gained from the bribe,

or by both said imprisonment and fine.

B. Any person who offers, confers, or agrees to confer any

bribe the acceptance of which is an offense pursuant to the

provisions of subsection A of this section, upon conviction, is

guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this

title, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

or both.

C. As used in subsection A of this section:

1. “Beneficiary” means any person for whom a fiduciary is

acting;

2. “Fiduciary” means:

a. an agent or employee, or

b. a trustee, guardian, custodian, administrator,

executor, conservator, receiver, or similar fiduciary,

or

c. a lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser, or other

professional advisor, or

d. an officer, director, partner, manager, or other

participant in the direction of the affairs of a

corporation or association.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-858.3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-858.3
Causing, aiding, abetting or encouraging minor to become
Status: in_force

delinquent, in need of supervision, or dependent and neglected -

Penalty.

Any person who knowingly and willfully:

1. Causes, aids, abets or encourages a minor to be, to remain

or to become delinquent, in need of supervision or dependent and

neglected, or

2. Omits the performance of any duty, which act or omission

causes or tends to cause, aid, abet, or encourage any minor to be

delinquent, in need of supervision or dependent and neglected,

within the purview of the Oklahoma Children's Code or the Oklahoma

Juvenile Code,

upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, as

applicable, shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of Section

856, 858.1 or 858.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-546 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-546
Suppressing evidence
Status: in_force

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Every person who maliciously practices any deceit or fraud, or

uses any threat, menace or violence, with intent to prevent any

party to an action or proceeding from obtaining or producing therein

any book, paper, or other matter or thing which might be evidence,

or from procuring the attendance or testimony of any witness

therein, or with intent to prevent any person having in his

possession any book, paper or other matter or thing which might be

evidence in such suit or proceeding, or prevent any person being

cognizant of any fact material thereto from producing or disclosing

the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-694 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-694
Certain common law rules abolished
Status: in_force

A. The rules of the common law distinguishing the killing of a

master by his servant and of a husband by his wife as petit treason

are abolished and these offenses are deemed homicides, punishable in

the manner prescribed by Section 691 et seq. of this title.

B. The rule of the common law providing that a death occurring

after a year and a day from the date of a criminal corporal injury

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is irrebuttably presumed not to be the result of that injury is

abolished.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1040.13bv2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1040.13bv2
Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual
Status: in_force

images.

A. As used in this section:

1. "Image" includes a photograph, film, videotape, digital

recording or other depiction or portrayal of an object, including a

human body;

2. "Intimate parts" means the fully unclothed, partially

unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area or female

adult nipple; and

3. "Sexual act" means sexual intercourse including genital,

anal or oral sex.

B. A person commits nonconsensual dissemination of private

sexual images when he or she:

1. Intentionally disseminates an image of another person who is

engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed, in

whole or in part;

2. Obtains the image under circumstances in which a reasonable

person would know or understand that the image was to remain

private; and

3. Disseminates the image without the effective consent of the

depicted person.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the

intentional dissemination of an image of another identifiable person

who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed

when:

1. The dissemination is made for the purpose of a criminal

investigation that is otherwise lawful;

2. The dissemination is for the purpose of, or in connection

with, the reporting of unlawful conduct;

3. The images involve voluntary exposure in public or

commercial settings; or

4. The dissemination serves a lawful purpose.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose

liability upon the following entities solely as a result of content

or information provided by another person:

1. An interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C.,

Section 230(f)(2);

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2. A wireless service provider, as defined in Section 332(d) of

the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C., Section 151 et seq.,

Federal Communications Commission rules, and the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-66; or

3. A telecommunications network or broadband provider.

E. A person convicted under this section is subject to the

forfeiture provisions in Section 1040.54 of this title.

F. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection B of

this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one

(1) year or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.

G. Any person who violates or attempts to violate the

provisions of subsection B of this section and who gains or attempts

to gain any property or who gains or attempts to gain anything of

value as a result of the nonconsensual dissemination or threatened

dissemination of private sexual images shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this

title. A second or subsequent violation of this subsection shall be

a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for

in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title and the

offender shall be required to register as a sex offender under the

Sex Offenders Registration Act.

H. The state shall not have the discretion to file a

misdemeanor charge, pursuant to Section 234 of Title 22 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, for a violation pursuant to subsection G of this

section.

I. The court shall have the authority to order the defendant to

remove the disseminated image should the court find it is in the

power of the defendant to do so.

J. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the prosecution of a

person pursuant to the provisions of Section 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.1,

1024.2, or 1040.12a of this title or any other applicable statute.

K. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection B of

this section by disseminating three or more images within a six-

month period shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony

offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20N of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1834 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1834
Chattels encumbered by mortgage, conditional sales
Status: in_force

contract or security agreement - Removal or destruction.

Any mortgagor, conditional sales contract vendee, pledgor or

debtor under a security agreement of personal property, or his or

her legal representative, who, while such mortgage, security

agreement or conditional sales contract remains in force and

unsatisfied, conceals, sells or in any manner disposes of such

property, or any part thereof, or removes such property, or any part

thereof, beyond the limits of the county, or materially injures or

willfully destroys such property, or any part thereof, without the

written consent of the holder of such mortgage or conditional sales

contract, secured party or pledgee under a security agreement shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense if the value

of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and

shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

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through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine of not to

exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). If the value of the property

is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a

fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Provided,

however, the writing containing the consent of the holder of the

mortgage or conditional sales contract, secured party or pledgee

under a security agreement, as before specified, shall be the only

competent evidence of such consent, unless it appears that such

writing has been lost or destroyed.

R.L. 1910, § 2755. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 166, § 1; Laws 1965, c.

105, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999,

1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 307, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, §

20, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 700, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-865 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-865
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act the terms hereinafter enumerated shall have

the following meanings:

1. "Advertising" or "Advertisement" means any communication

that originates within this state by newspaper, periodical,

telephone book listing, outdoor advertising sign, radio, television

or any communication that is disseminated through the use of a

computer or related electronic device including, but not limited to,

electronic mail, websites, weblogs, search engines, banner messages,

pop-up messages, chat rooms, list servers, instant messaging or

other Internet presences, and any attachments or links related

thereto;

2. "Child" means an unmarried or unemancipated person under the

age of eighteen (18) years;

3. "Child-placing agency" means any child welfare agency

licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing

Act and authorized to place minors for adoption;

4. "Birth parent" means a parent of a child being placed for

adoption and includes, but is not limited to, a woman who is

pregnant or who presents herself as pregnant and who is offering to

place her child, born or unborn, for adoption;

5. "Person" means any natural person, corporation, association,

organization, institution or partnership;

6. "Department" means the Department of Human Services; and

7. "Foster home" means a home or other place, other than the

home of a parent, relative within the fourth degree or guardian of

the child concerned, wherein a child is received for permanent care,

custody, and maintenance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1754 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1754
Obstructing highways - Punishment - Damages
Status: in_force

Every person who shall knowingly and willfully obstruct or plow

up, or cause to be obstructed or plowed up, any public highway or

public street of any town, except by order of the road supervisors

for the purpose of working the same, or injure any bridge on the

public highway, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00), and shall be liable for all damages to person or

property by reason of the same. R.L. 1910 Sec. 2759.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1954 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1954
Certain acts as prima facie evidence of violation of act
Status: in_force

Proof that any person has accessed, damaged, disrupted, deleted,

modified, altered, destroyed, caused to be accessed, copied,

disclosed or taken possession of a computer, computer system,

computer network or any other property, or has attempted to perform

any of these enumerated acts without authorization or exceeding the

limits of authorization, shall be prima facie evidence of the

willful violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-362 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-362
Vendors crediting, furnishing, etc. for personal use
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any vendor selling to the State of

Oklahoma to credit, furnish, distribute, transmit or supply to any

person or persons, firm, company, or corporation, for personal use,

any trading stamps, coupons, tickets, certificates, cards or similar

devices, which are redeemable either for money or any products,

goods, wares, articles, merchandise or any other items of value, in

all cases wherein the basis for said credit, issuance, transfer,

assignment or distribution results from the sale of any products,

goods, wares, articles, merchandise or any other items of value

whatsoever to the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-801 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-801
Robbery or attempted robbery with dangerous weapon or
Status: in_force

imitation firearm a felony.

Any person or persons who, with the use of any firearms or any

other dangerous weapons, whether the firearm is loaded or not, or

who uses a blank or imitation firearm capable of raising in the mind

of the one threatened with such device a fear that it is a real

firearm, attempts to rob or robs any person or persons, or who robs

or attempts to rob any place of business, residence or banking

institution or any other place inhabited or attended by any person

or persons at any time, either day or night, shall be guilty of a

Class A2 felony offense and, upon conviction therefor, shall suffer

punishment by imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary, or

for a period of time of not less than five (5) years, at the

discretion of the court, or the jury trying the same.

Upon conviction therefor, any person guilty of three separate

and distinct felonies, in violation of this section shall suffer

punishment by imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary, or

for a period of time of not less than ten (10) years, and it is

mandatory upon the court to impose no less than the minimum sentence

of ten (10) years. The sentence imposed upon such person shall not

be reduced to less than ten (10) calendar years, nor suspended, nor

shall any person be eligible for probation or parole or receive any

deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have

served ten (10) calendar years of such sentence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-540 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-540
Obstructing officer
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully delays or obstructs any public officer

in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his or her

office, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall

preclude a person from recording the activity of law enforcement in

a public area, as long as the recording activity does not delay or

obstruct the law enforcement agent in his or her duties.

R.L. 1910, § 2252. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 286, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2015.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1695 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1695
Keeping place, equipment or facilities for dogfighting -
Status: in_force

Felony - Penalty.

Every person who keeps any house, pit or other place, or

provides any equipment or facilities to be used in permitting any

fight between dogs or in furtherance of any activity described in

Section 1693 of this title, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a

Class B5 felony offense, punishable as provided in Section 1699.1 of

this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1364 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1364
Discharging firearm
Status: in_force

DISCHARGING FIREARM

Every person who willfully discharges any pistol, rifle,

shotgun, airgun or other weapon, or throws any other missile in any

public place, or in any place where there is any person to be

endangered thereby, although no injury to any person shall ensue, is

guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this section after having been issued a handgun

license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act

shall have the license suspended for a period of six (6) months and

shall be subject to an administrative fine of Fifty Dollars

($50.00), upon a hearing and determination by the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation that the person is in violation of the

provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1701 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1701
Larceny defined
Status: in_force

Larceny is the taking of personal property accomplished by fraud

or stealth, and with intent to deprive another thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-343 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-343
Other violation of official conduct
Status: in_force

Every officer or other person mentioned in the last section, who

willfully disobeys any provisions of law regulating his official

conduct, in cases other than those specified in that section, is

guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-361 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-361
Acceptance, use or redemption for personal gain
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, company or

corporation to accept, use, or redeem for personal gain any trading

stamps, coupons, tickets, certificates, cards or similar devices,

which are redeemable either for money or any products, goods, wares,

articles, merchandise or any other items of value whatsoever in all

cases wherein the basis for the credit, issuance, transfer,

assignment or distribution of said trading stamps, coupons, tickets,

certificates, cards, or similar devices results from purchases by

the state, payment for which, either in whole or in part, has been

or will be made from the State Treasury or from any other state

funds whatsoever.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-387 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-387
Gifts defined
Status: in_force

The word "gift" in the foregoing section shall not be taken to

include property received by inheritance, by will or by gift in view

of death.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1151a — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1151a
Forfeiture of right to dispose of body of decedent
Status: in_force

Any person entitled by law to the right to dispose of the body

of the decedent shall forfeit that right, and the right shall be

passed on to the next qualifying person as listed in Section 1158 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in the following circumstances:

1. Any person charged with first or second degree murder or

voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of the decedent,

and whose charges are known to the funeral director; provided,

however that if the charges against such person are dropped, or if

such person is acquitted of the charges, the right of disposition

shall be returned to the person;

2. Any person who does not exercise the right of disposition

within three (3) days of notification of the death of the decedent

or within five (5) days of the death of the decedent, whichever is

earlier; or

3. If the district court, pursuant to Title 58 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, determines that the person entitled to the right of

disposition and the decedent were estranged at the time of death.

For purposes of this paragraph, “estranged” means a physical and

emotional separation from the decedent at the time of death that

clearly demonstrates an absence of due affection, trust and regard

for the decedent.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.7 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.7
Firearms in vehicles
Status: in_force

FIREARMS IN VEHICLES

A. Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from

possessing or purchasing a firearm and is not carrying or

transporting a firearm in the furtherance of a crime may transport

in or on a vehicle a firearm, loaded or unloaded, at any time.

B. Any person, eighteen (18) to twenty (20) years of age, who

is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing or purchasing a

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firearm and is not carrying or transporting a firearm in the

furtherance of a crime may transport in or on a vehicle, open or

concealed, an unloaded firearm at any time.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person transporting a firearm

in or on a vehicle to fail or refuse to identify that the person is

in actual possession of a firearm when demanded by a law enforcement

officer of this state during any arrest, detainment or routine

traffic stop. Any person who violates the provisions of this

subsection may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142C-6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142C-6
Status of forensic evidence — Request from victim
Status: in_force

A. Upon the request of a sexual assault victim, the

investigating law enforcement agency shall inform the victim of the

status of the sexual assault forensic evidence from the criminal

case of the victim. The law enforcement agency may, at its

discretion, require that the request by the victim be in writing.

The provisions of this subsection shall not require a law

enforcement agency to communicate with the victim or the advocate of

the victim regarding the status of forensic testing absent a

specific request from the victim or advocate of the victim.

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B. Sexual assault victims have the right to be informed of the

following:

1. Whether or not a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile was

obtained from the testing of the sexual assault forensic evidence

from the criminal case of the victim;

2. Whether or not the DNA profile developed from the sexual

assault forensic evidence has been entered into the Combined DNA

Index System (CODIS) Database; and

3. Whether or not there is a confirmed match between the DNA

profile developed from the sexual assault evidence and a DNA profile

contained in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Database.

C. This section is intended to encourage law enforcement

agencies to notify victims of information that is in the possession

of the law enforcement agencies.

D. This section shall not require the disclosure of evidence,

information, or results which would impede or compromise an ongoing

criminal investigation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1863 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1863
Commercial solicitation by facsimile device - Penalties
Status: in_force

A. A person shall not intentionally make an electronic or

telephonic transmission to a facsimile device located in this state

by means of any connection with a telephone network for the purpose

of transmitting a commercial solicitation, as defined by Section 1

of this act. Each commercial solicitation prohibited by this act

shall be a separate violation.

B. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall upon

conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not

less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) for each separate violation.

C. A person violating the provisions of this act shall be

deemed to have committed the violation either at the place where the

electronic or telephonic transmission is made or at the place where

the transmission is received.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.22 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.22
Exemptions
Status: in_force

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The prohibition of possessing or using a restricted bullet shall

not apply to law enforcement agencies when such bullet is used for

testing, training or demonstration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-6
Misdemeanor defined
Status: in_force

Every other crime is a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1262 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1262
Sabotage defined
Status: in_force

Sabotage is hereby defined to be a malicious, felonious,

intentional or unlawful damage, injury to or destruction of real or

personal property of any employer or owner by his or her employee or

employees, or any employer or employers or by any person or persons

at their own instance, or at the instance, request or instigation of

such employees, employers, or any other person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-662 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-662
Dueling a felony
Status: in_force

Any person guilty of fighting any duel, although no death or

wound ensues, shall be guilty of a Class C1 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through

E of Section 20L of this title.

R.L. 1910, § 2355. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 231, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 135, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-187 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-187
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this section through Section 187.2 of this title:

1. "Campaign" means and includes all activities for or against

the election of a candidate for elective state office or for or

against a state question;

2. "Candidate" means an individual who has filed or should have

filed a statement of organization for a candidate committee for

state office with the Ethics Commission as required by its Rules. A

candidate committee shall include committees for candidates for

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partisan elective offices, for nonpartisan judicial offices and for

judicial retention offices;

3. "Candidate committee" means the only committee authorized by

a candidate to accept contributions or make expenditures on behalf

of the candidate's campaign, including the campaign of a judicial

retention candidate;

4. "Contribution" means any gift, subscription, loan, guarantee

or forgiveness of a loan, conveyance, advance, payment, distribution

or deposit of money made to, or anything of value given to, or an

expenditure other than an independent expenditure made on behalf of

a political party, political action committee or candidate

committee, but shall not include the value of services provided

without compensation by an individual who volunteers those services;

5. "Expenditure" means a purchase, payment, distribution, loan,

advance, compensation, reimbursement, fee deposit or a gift made by

a political party, political action committee, candidate committee

or other individual or entity that is used to expressly advocate the

election, retention or defeat of one or more clearly identified

candidates or for or against one or more state questions;

6. "Limited committee" means a political action committee

organized to make contributions to candidates; a limited committee

may make independent expenditures or electioneering communications,

but may not accept contributions in excess of the limits prescribed

for limited committees;

7. "Local office" means all elective offices for which a

declaration of candidacy is filed with the secretary of any county

election board;

8. "Political action committee" means a limited or unlimited

committee that has filed or should have filed a statement of

organization with the Ethics Commission as required by its Rules;

9. "Political party" means a political party recognized under

the laws of this state;

10. "Political party committee" means a committee authorized by

the political party to accept contributions or make expenditures on

behalf of the political party; a political party committee may

include a state committee, a Congressional District committee, a

county committee, a precinct committee or any other committee or

entity of the party officially recognized in the party's bylaws or

similar governing document;

11. "State office" means all elective offices for which

declarations of candidacy are filed with the Secretary of the State

Election Board;

12. "State question" means an initiative or referendum petition

for which the Governor has issued a proclamation setting the date on

which an election shall be held or a legislative referendum referred

by the Legislature for a vote of the people; and

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13. "Unlimited committee" means an independent judicial

retention committee, a political action committee organized

exclusively for the purpose of making independent expenditures or

electioneering communications or a political action committee

organized exclusively for the purpose of advocating the approval or

defeat of a state question.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1778 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1778
Train signal light, removing or masking - False light or
Status: in_force

signal.

Any person who unlawfully masks, alters or removes any light or

signal, or willfully exhibits any false light or signal, with intent

to bring any locomotive or any railway car or train of cars into

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danger, shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20M of this title.

R.L. 1910, § 2783. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 418, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 304, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-647 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-647
Punishment for aggravated assault and battery
Status: in_force

Aggravated assault and battery shall be a Class B5 felony

offense and shall be punished by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years, or by imprisonment in a

county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not more

than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and

imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1280.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1280.1
Possession of firearm on school property
Status: in_force

POSSESSION OF FIREARM ON SCHOOL PROPERTY

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his or her

possession on any public or private school property or while in any

school bus or vehicle used by any school for transportation of

students or teachers any firearm or weapon designated in Section

1272 of this title, except as provided in subsection C of this

section or as otherwise authorized by law.

B. For purposes of this section:

1. "School property" means any publicly owned property held for

purposes of elementary, secondary or vocational-technical education,

and shall not include property owned by public school districts or

where such property is leased or rented to an individual or

corporation and used for purposes other than educational;

2. "Private school" means a school that offers a course of

instruction for students in one or more grades from prekindergarten

through grade twelve and is not operated by a governmental entity;

and

3. "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, truck, minivan or

sports utility vehicle.

C. Firearms and weapons are allowed on school property and

deemed not in violation of subsection A of this section as follows:

1. A gun or knife designed for hunting or fishing purposes kept

in a privately owned vehicle and properly displayed or stored as

required by law, provided such vehicle containing said gun or knife

is driven onto school property only to transport a student to and

from school and such vehicle does not remain unattended on school

property;

2. A gun or knife used for the purposes of participating in the

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation certified hunter

training education course or any other hunting, fishing, safety or

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firearms training courses, or a recognized firearms sports event,

team shooting program or competition, or living history reenactment,

provided the course or event is approved by the principal or chief

administrator of the school where the course or event is offered,

and provided the weapon is properly displayed or stored as required

by law pending participation in the course, event, program or

competition;

3. Weapons in the possession of any peace officer or other

person authorized by law to possess a weapon in the performance of

his or her duties and responsibilities;

4. A concealed or unconcealed weapon carried onto private

school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any private

school for transportation of students or teachers by a person who is

licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, provided a

policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the private

school that authorizes the possession of a weapon on private school

property or in any school bus or vehicle used by a private school.

Except for acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct,

a governing entity of a private school that adopts a policy which

authorizes the possession of a weapon on private school property, a

school bus or vehicle used by the private school shall be immune

from liability for any injuries arising from the adoption of the

policy. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to claims

pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Code;

5. A gun, knife, bayonet or other weapon in the possession of a

member of a veterans group, the national guard, active military, the

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) or Junior ROTC, in order to

participate in a ceremony, assembly or educational program approved

by the principal or chief administrator of a school or school

district where the ceremony, assembly or educational program is

being held; provided, however, the gun or other weapon that uses

projectiles is not loaded and is inoperable at all times while on

school property;

6. A handgun carried in a motor vehicle pursuant to a valid

handgun license authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act onto

property set aside by a public or private elementary or secondary

school for the use or parking of any vehicle; provided, however,

said handgun shall be stored and hidden from view in a locked motor

vehicle when the motor vehicle is left unattended on school

property; and

7. A handgun carried onto public school property by school

personnel who have been designated by the board of education,

provided such personnel either:

a. possess a valid armed security guard license as

provided for in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, or

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b. hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as

provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes,

if a policy has been adopted by the board of education of the school

district that authorizes the carrying of a handgun onto public

school property by such personnel. Nothing in this subsection shall

be construed to restrict authority granted elsewhere in law to carry

firearms.

D. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of

not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1849 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1849
Operation of machines by spurious coins - Penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever by means of any spurious coin or by any other means,

method, trick or device whatsoever not lawfully authorized by the

owner, lessee, or licensee of any coin-operated machine operated in

furtherance of or connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of any

service, facility or privilege, knowingly shall operate or cause to

be operated, or shall attempt to operate any such coin-operated

machine or whoever shall take, obtain, accept or receive from or by

means of any such coin-operated machine any article of value or

service or the use or enjoyment of any service, facility or

privilege by use of any spurious coin shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned not more than thirty

(30) days, or both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142.8 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142.8
Parties - Right to appear - Hearing - Notice -
Status: in_force

Settlement of claim.

A. Every party to the claim shall be afforded an opportunity to

appear and be heard and to offer evidence and argument on any issue

relevant to the claim, and to examine witnesses and offer evidence

in reply to any matter of an evidentiary nature in the record

relevant to the claim.

B. In a contested case, all parties shall be afforded an

opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice pursuant to

regulations promulgated by the Board. A record of the proceedings

of the hearing in a contested case shall be made and shall be

transcribed upon request of any party, who shall pay transcription

costs unless otherwise ordered by the Board.

C. The Board may, without a hearing, settle a claim by

stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1715 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1715
Bringing stolen property into the State
Status: in_force

Every person who steals the property of another in any other

state or country, and brings the same into this state may be

convicted and punished in the same manner as if such larceny had

been committed in this state; and such larceny may be charged to

have been committed in any town or city into or through which such

stolen property has been brought.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-318 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-318
Bribery
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D1 felony offense for

any person, firm, or member of a firm, corporation, or association

to give or offer any money, position or thing of value to any member

of the State Legislature to influence him to work or to vote for any

proposition, and shall be unlawful for any member of the State

Legislature to accept any money, position, promise, or reward or

thing of value for his work or vote upon any bill, resolution or

measure before either house of the Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1087 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1087
Child under 18 years of age — Procuring for child sex
Status: in_force

trafficking, lewdness, indecent acts, etc.

A. No person shall:

1. Offer, or offer to secure, a child under eighteen (18) years

of age for the purpose of child sex trafficking, or for any other

lewd or indecent act, or procure or offer to procure a child for, or

a place for a child as an inmate in, a house of prostitution or

other place where prostitution is practiced;

2. Receive or to offer or agree to receive any child under

eighteen (18) years of age into any house, place, building, other

structure, vehicle, trailer, or other conveyance for the purpose of

child sex trafficking, lewdness, or assignation, or to permit any

person to remain there for such purpose; or

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3. Direct, take, or transport, or to offer or agree to take or

transport, or aid or assist in transporting, any child under

eighteen (18) years of age to any house, place, building, other

structure, vehicle, trailer, or other conveyance, or to any other

person with knowledge or having reasonable cause to believe that the

purpose of such directing, taking, or transporting is child sex

trafficking, lewdness, or assignation.

B. 1. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 1 of

subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

Class B4 felony offense punishable by imprisonment of not less than

one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years. Any person violating the

provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of subsection A of this section

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment of not less than one (1) year nor more

than ten (10) years.

2. Any owner, proprietor, keeper, manager, conductor, or other

person who knowingly permits any violation of this section in any

house, building, room, or other premises or any conveyances under

his or her control or of which he or she has possession shall, upon

conviction for the first offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor and

punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not

less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year, and by a fine

of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Upon conviction for a subsequent

offense pursuant to this subsection, such person shall be guilty of

a Class B1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment in

the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period of not

less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of

not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than

Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

C. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole,

any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a

violation of this section shall be required to serve a term of post-

imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1

of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes

under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The

jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-imprisonment

supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-465 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-465
Disclosure of information related to criminal
Status: in_force

investigations.

A. Any law enforcement agency or public safety entity,

including, but not limited to, the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation, Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous

Drugs Control, Department of Public Safety and Oklahoma Military

Department, conducting a criminal investigation shall be prohibited

from disclosing information about the investigation unless the

disclosure is necessary to gather information and evidence related

to the investigation. Disclosures authorized by the Oklahoma Open

Records Act, Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, shall not be prohibited under this section.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of this section

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1230.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1230.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. As used in the Environmental Crimes Act:

1. "Waste" means at least twenty-eight (28) gallons or two

hundred twenty (220) pounds, whether liquid or solid, of discarded

or abandoned materials and by-products including but not limited to

trash, refuse, garbage, biomedical waste, sewage, ash, sludge,

deleterious substances, oil field wastes, commercial and industrial

waste and chemical waste; and

2. "Hazardous waste" means:

a. waste that is subject to regulation as a hazardous

waste under the federal Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act, Title 42 U.S.C., Section 6901 et seq.,

and regulations adopted pursuant thereto,

b. waste that is subject to regulation as a hazardous

waste under the Oklahoma Hazardous Waste Management

Act, or

c. waste that is ignitable, corrosive, reactive or toxic

as determined by testing for the characteristics of

ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity as

provided in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections

261.21 through 261.24.

B. The minimum quantity requirements in paragraph 1 of

subsection A of this section shall not apply to chemical wastes used

or intended for use in the manufacture of controlled substances in

violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act and

shall not apply to hazardous wastes in circumstances involving

unlawful disposal or concealment of hazardous waste as prohibited in

Sections 1230.6 and 1230.7 of this title.

C. The term hazardous waste shall not include the handling,

hauling, storage and disposition of salt water, mineral brines,

waste oil and other deleterious substances produced from or obtained

or used in connection with the drilling, development, producing and

processing of oil and gas, including reclaiming of oil from tank

bottoms located on leases and tank farms located outside the

boundaries of a refinery.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1713.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1713.1
Purchase or receipt of stolen, etc., construction or
Status: in_force

farm equipment.

Every person who buys or receives, in any manner, upon any

consideration, any construction equipment or farm equipment of any

value whatsoever that has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false

pretense or robbery, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe

the same to have been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense,

or robbery, or who conceals, withholds, or aids in concealing or

withholding such construction equipment or farm equipment from the

owner, shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20M of this title, or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three

times the value of the property that was stolen but not more than

Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine

and imprisonment and may be ordered to pay restitution pursuant to

Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1442 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1442
Possession of certain tools by persons previously
Status: in_force

convicted of burglary.

Any person who has been previously convicted of the crime of

burglary who has in his possession, custody or concealed about his

person, or transports or causes to be transported, any combination

of three (3) or more of the following tools: Sledge hammer, pry

bar, punches, chisel, bolt cutters, with the intent to use or

employ, or allow the same to be used or employed, in the commission

of a crime, or knowing that the tools are to be used in the

commission of a crime shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class

D3 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-309 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-309
Soliciting bribes - Trading votes
Status: in_force

Any member of either of the houses composing the Legislature,

who asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe upon any

understanding that his official vote, opinion, judgment or action

shall be influenced thereby, or shall be given in any manner or upon

any particular side of any question or matter upon which he may be

required to act in his official capacity, or who gives, or offers or

promises to give any official vote in consideration that another

member of the Legislature shall give any such vote, either upon the

same or another question, is guilty of a Class C2 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through

F of Section 20M of this title, or by a fine not exceeding Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

R.L. 1910, § 2171. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 166, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 84, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-8 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-8
Conviction must precede punishment
Status: in_force

The punishments prescribed by this chapter can be inflicted only

upon a legal conviction in a court having jurisdiction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1277 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1277
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 21-1277v1 (SB 742, Laws 2025, c. 70, § 1)

OS 21-1277v2 (HB 1095, Laws 2025, c. 251, § 2)
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-888 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-888
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 21-888v1 (SB 1425, Laws 2002, c. 455, 4)

OS 21-888v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 48)
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-20G — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-20G
Class B2 offenses
Status: in_force

A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class B2 shall include

the following criminal offenses:

1. Transport, move, or attempt to transport in this state any

alien knowing that the alien has entered the United States in

violation of law, as provided for in subsection A of Section 446 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Conceal, harbor, or shelter from detection any alien in any

place within this state knowing that the alien has entered the

United States in violation of law, as provided for in subsection B

of Section 446 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Intentionally destroy, hide, alter, abscond with, or keep

certain identification documentation of an individual for the

purpose of trafficking the individual, as provided for in subsection

C of Section 446 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Allowing any person lawfully held in custody to escape or go

at large by a sheriff, deputy, coroner, clerk of a court, constable,

or other ministerial officer, as provided for in Section 532 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Kidnapping, as provided for in Section 741 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Causing, aiding, abetting, or encouraging a minor child to

distribute, dispense, possess, or manufacture a controlled dangerous

substance or a counterfeit or imitation controlled dangerous

substance, as provided for in Section 856.1 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Trafficking in children, as provided for in Section 866 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. Photographing, publishing, distributing, or participating in

the preparation of child pornography, as provided for in subsection

C of Section 1040.8 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Procuring another for the purpose of prostitution, as

provided for in Section 1081 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Keeping, holding, detaining, or restraining against her

will a female in a house of prostitution, as provided for in Section

1085 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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11. Rape in the second degree, as provided for in subsection B

of Section 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Arson in the second degree, as provided for in Section 1402

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Second or subsequent conviction of residing, either

temporarily or permanently, within a two-thousand-foot radius of a

public or private school, playground, park, licensed child care

center, family child care home, or residence of a victim by a person

who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the Sex

Offenders Registration Act, as provided for in subsection A of

Section 590 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Second or subsequent conviction for residing with a minor

child by a person who is required to register as a sex offender

pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act for an offense in

which a minor child was the victim, as provided for in subsection B

of Section 590 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

15. Breaking into and entering the dwelling house of a

defendant by a bail enforcer, as provided for in Section 1350.6 of

Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

16. Possessing a drug product containing ephedrine,

pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine with intent to use the

product as a precursor to manufacture methamphetamine or other

controlled substance, as provided for in subsection A of Section 2-

332 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

17. Aggravated trafficking of marijuana, as provided for in

subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection C of Section 2-415 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

18. Aggravated trafficking of cocaine, coca leaves, or cocaine

base, as provided for in subparagraph c of paragraph 2 of subsection

C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

19. Aggravated trafficking of heroin, as provided for in

subparagraph b of paragraph 3 of subsection C of Section 2-415 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Aggravated trafficking of amphetamine or methamphetamine,

as provided for in subparagraph c of paragraph 4 of subsection C of

Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Aggravated trafficking of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),

as provided for in subparagraph b of paragraph 5 of subsection C of

Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

22. Aggravated trafficking of phencyclidine (PCP), as provided

for in subparagraph b of paragraph 6 of subsection C of Section 2-

415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Any person convicted of a Class B2 criminal offense set

forth in this section shall be punished in accordance with the

corresponding penalties provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1550.22 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1550.22
Taking credit or debit card - Receiving taken credit
Status: in_force

or debit card.

(a) A person who takes a credit card or debit card from the

person, possession, custody or control of another without the

cardholder's consent, or who, with knowledge that it has been so

taken, receives the credit card or debit card with intent to use it

or to sell it, or to transfer it to a person other than the issuer

or the cardholder, is guilty of card theft and is subject to the

penalties set forth in Section 1550.33(a) of this title.

(b) Taking a credit card or a debit card without consent

includes obtaining it by the crime of larceny, larceny by trick,

larceny by the bailee, embezzlement or obtaining property by false

pretense, false promise, extortion or in any manner taking without

the consent of the cardholder or issuer.

(c) A person who has in his possession or under his control any

credit card or debit card obtained under subsection (b) of this

section is presumed to have violated this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-843.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-843.1
Caretakers - Abuse, financial neglect, neglect, sexual
Status: in_force

abuse or exploitation of charge.

A. 1. No caretaker or other person shall abuse, commit

financial neglect, neglect, commit sexual abuse, or exploit any

person entrusted to the care of such caretaker or other person in a

nursing facility or other setting, or knowingly cause, secure, or

permit any of these acts to be done.

2. For purposes of this section, the terms "abuse", “financial

neglect”, "neglect", "sexual abuse", and "exploit" shall have the

same meaning as such terms are defined and clarified in Section 10-

103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. 1. Any person convicted of a violation of this section,

except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, shall be

guilty of a Class B1 felony offense. The violator, upon conviction,

shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department

of Corrections for a term not to exceed ten (10) years, and by a

fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both

such fine and imprisonment, and in addition, the person shall be

subject to the Elderly and Incapacitated Victim’s Protection Act.

Such person’s term shall further be subject to the provisions of

Section 13.1 of this title for mandatory minimum sentencing.

2. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section by committing sexual abuse shall be guilty of a Class A3

felony offense. The person convicted of sexual abuse shall be

punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term not to exceed fifteen (15) years, and by a

fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both

such fine and imprisonment, and in addition, the person shall be

subject to the Elderly and Incapacitated Victim’s Protection Act.

Such person’s imprisonment term imposed pursuant to this section

shall further be subject to the provisions of Section 13.1 of this

title for mandatory minimum sentencing.

C. Consent shall not be a defense for any violation of this

section.

D. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole,

any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a

violation of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section shall be

required to serve a term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant

to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of

Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the

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Department of Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the

mandatory post-imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the

actual imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1622 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1622
Fraudulently uttering one's signature as that of another
Status: in_force

of same name.

Every person who, with intent to defraud, makes or subscribes

any instrument in his own name, intended to create, increase,

discharge, defeat or diminish any pecuniary obligation, right or

interest, or to transfer or affect any property whatever, and utters

or passes such instrument, under the pretense that it is the act of

another who bears the same name, is guilty of forgery, a Class B3

felony offense, in the same degree as if he had forged the

instrument of a person bearing a different name from his own.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-30 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-30
Failure to perform duty
Status: in_force

No person is punishable for an omission to perform an act, where

such act has been performed by another person acting in his behalf,

and competent by law to perform it.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-856.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-856.1
Causing, aiding, abetting or encouraging minor to
Status: in_force

participate in certain drug-related crimes.

Every person who shall knowingly, intentionally or willfully

cause, aid, abet or encourage a minor child to:

1. Distribute, dispense, possess or manufacture a controlled

dangerous substance, as provided in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous

Substances Act, Section 2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

2. Create, distribute, or possess a counterfeit controlled

dangerous substance, as defined by Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Distribute any imitation controlled substance as defined by

Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Conspire or participate in any scheme, plan or act for the

purposes of avoiding, eluding or evading arrest or detection by law

enforcement authorities for crimes involving controlled substances

as defined by Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or

5. Violate any penal provisions of the Uniform Controlled

Dangerous Substances Act,

shall be guilty of a Class B2 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not more than

twenty (20) years and a fine of not more than Two Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($200,000.00). Said sentence shall not be subject to

statutory provisions for suspended sentences, or deferred sentences

except when the conviction is for a first offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-559 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-559
Claims for collection, loans or advances on
Status: in_force

Every attorney, justice of the peace or constable, who, directly

or indirectly, lends or advances any money or property, or agrees

for or procures any loan or advance, to any person, as a

consideration for or inducement toward committing any evidence of

debt or thing in action to such attorney, justice, constable or any

other person, for collection, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1071 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1071
Oklahoma Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act - Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1024.1v2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1024.1v2
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. As used in Sections 1021, 1021.1 through 1021.4, Sections

1022, 1023, and Sections 1040.8 through 1040.24 of this title,

“child sexual abuse material” means:

1. Any visual depiction of a child engaged in any act of

sexually explicit conduct;

2. Any visual depiction of a child that has been adapted,

altered, or modified so that the child depicted appears to be

engaged in any act of sexually explicit conduct; or

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3. Any visual depiction that appears to be a child, regardless

of whether the image is a depiction of an actual child, a computer-

generated image, or an image altered to appear to be a child,

engaged in any act of sexually explicit conduct, and such visual

depiction is obscene.

B. Each visual depiction or individual image of child

pornography shall constitute a separate item and act.

C. As used in Sections 1021 through 1024.4 and Sections 1040.8

through 1040.24 of this title:

1. “Child” means a person under eighteen (18) years of age;

2. “Obscene” means any performance or depiction, in any form or

on any medium, if the material when taken as a whole:

a. appeals to the prurient interest in sex as determined

by the average person applying the contemporary

standards of their community,

b. depicts, represents, or displays sexually explicit

conduct in a patently offensive way, and

c. a reasonable person would find the material or

performance lacks serious literary, artistic,

educational, political, or scientific value;

3. “Performance” means any display, live, recorded, or

transmitted, in any form or medium;

4. “Sexually explicit conduct” means any of the following

whether actual or simulated:

a. acts of sexual intercourse,

b. acts of oral and anal sodomy,

c. acts of masturbation,

d. acts of sexual activity with an animal,

e. acts of sadomasochism including:

(1) flagellation or torture by or upon any person who

is nude or clad in undergarments or in a costume

which is of a revealing nature, or

(2) the condition of being fettered, bound, or

otherwise physically restrained on the part of

one who is nude or so clothed,

f. acts of excretion in a sexual context, or

g. exhibiting genitalia, breast, or pubic area for the

purpose of the sexual stimulation of the viewer;

5. “Explicit child sexual abuse material” means material which

a law enforcement officer can immediately identify as child sexual

abuse material; and

6. “Visual depiction” means any depiction, picture, movie,

performance, or image displayed, stored, shared, or transmitted in

any format and on any medium including data that is capable of being

converted into a depiction, picture, movie, performance, or image.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-648 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-648
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. “Police officer”, “police” or “peace officer” means any duly

appointed person who is charged with the responsibility of

maintaining public order, safety, and health by the enforcement of

all laws, ordinances or orders of this state or any of its political

subdivisions and who is authorized to bear arms in execution of his

responsibilities, including reserve force deputies, reserve

municipal police officers, and tribal law enforcement officers who

are commissioned pursuant to a cross-deputization agreement

authorized by Section 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. “Police dog” means any dog used by a law enforcement agency

of this state, a political subdivision of this state or a tribal law

enforcement officer who is commissioned pursuant to a cross-

deputization agreement authorized by Section 1221 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, which is especially trained for law enforcement

work and is subject to the control of a dog handler.

C. “Police horse” means any horse which is used by a law

enforcement agency of this state, a political subdivision of this

state or a tribal law enforcement officer who is commissioned

pursuant to a cross-deputization agreement authorized by Section

1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes for law enforcement work.

D. “Dog handler” means any police officer or peace officer who

has successfully completed training in the handling of a police dog

as established by the policy or standard of the law enforcement

agency employing said officer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1267.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1267.1
Organizing or assisting to organize groups, companies,
Status: in_force

etc.

Any person organizing or assisting to organize any group,

company, assembly of persons, or association with the intent of

advocating or encouraging the overthrow of the United States or

state governments, or of acting to overthrow such governments, by

force or violence, or who is or becomes a member or affiliate of any

such organization knowing its purposes shall, upon conviction

thereof, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be

punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F

of Section 20P of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-154 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-154
Morbid propensity no defense
Status: in_force

A morbid propensity to commit prohibited acts existing in the

mind of a person who is not shown to have been incapable of knowing

the wrongfulness of such acts, forms no defense to a prosecution

therefor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1040.13bv1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1040.13bv1
Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual
Status: in_force

images.

A. As used in this section:

1. "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that

can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions,

recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual

environments, including the ability to:

a. perceive real and virtual environments,

b. abstract perceptions made under this paragraph into

models through analysis in an automated manner, and

c. use model inference to formulate options for

information or action based on outcomes under

subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph.

The term includes generative artificial intelligence;

2. "Artificially generated sexual depiction" means a visual

depiction:

a. that appears to authentically depict an individual in

a state of nudity or engaged in sexual conduct that

did not occur in reality, and

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b. the production of which was substantially dependent

upon technical means, including artificial

intelligence or photo editing software, rather than

the ability of another person to physically

impersonate the other person;

3. "Generative artificial intelligence" means the class of

models that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data

in order to generate derived synthetic content, including

information such as images, videos, audio clips, or text, that has

been significantly modified or generated by algorithms, including by

artificial intelligence;

4. "Image" includes a photograph, film, videotape, digital

recording or other depiction or portrayal of an object, including a

human body;

5. "Intimate parts" means the fully unclothed, partially

unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area or female

adult nipple;

6. "Sexual act" means sexual intercourse including genital,

anal or oral sex; and

7. "Visual depiction" means any depiction, photograph, film,

performance, or image displayed, stored, shared, or transmitted in

any format and on any medium including data that is capable of being

converted into a depiction, picture, movie, performance, or image.

B. 1. A person commits nonconsensual dissemination of private

sexual images when he or she:

a. intentionally disseminates an image of another person

who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts

are exposed, in whole or in part,

b. obtains the image under circumstances in which a

reasonable person would know or understand that the

image was to remain private, and

c. disseminates the image without the effective consent

of the depicted person.

2. A person commits nonconsensual dissemination of private

sexual images when he or she:

a. disseminates an artificially generated sexual

depiction of another person with the intent or with

reckless disregard to harass, annoy, threaten, alarm,

or cause physical, emotional, reputational, or

economic harm to the depicted person, and

b. disseminates the artificially generated sexual

depiction without the effective consent of the

depicted person.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the

intentional dissemination of an image or artificially generated

sexual depiction of another identifiable person who is engaged in a

sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when:

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1. The dissemination is made for the purpose of a criminal

investigation that is otherwise lawful;

2. The dissemination is for the purpose of, or in connection

with, the reporting of unlawful conduct;

3. The images or artificially generated sexual depictions

involve voluntary exposure in public or commercial settings; or

4. The dissemination serves a lawful purpose.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose

liability upon the following entities solely as a result of content

or information provided by another person:

1. An interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C.,

Section 230(f)(2);

2. A wireless service provider, as defined in Section 332(d) of

the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C., Section 151 et seq.,

Federal Communications Commission rules, and the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-66; or

3. A telecommunications network or broadband provider.

E. A person convicted under this section is subject to the

forfeiture provisions in Section 1040.54 of this title.

F. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection B of

this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one

(1) year or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.

G. Any person who violates or attempts to violate the

provisions of subsection B of this section and who gains or attempts

to gain any property or who gains or attempts to gain anything of

value as a result of the nonconsensual dissemination or threatened

dissemination of private sexual images or artificially generated

sexual depictions shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for not more than five (5) years. A second or

subsequent violation of this subsection shall be a felony punishable

by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for

not more than ten (10) years and the offender shall be required to

register as a sex offender under the Sex Offenders Registration Act.

H. The state shall not have the discretion to file a

misdemeanor charge, pursuant to Section 234 of Title 22 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, for a violation pursuant to subsection G of this

section.

I. The court shall have the authority to order the defendant to

remove the disseminated image or artificially generated sexual

depictions should the court find it is in the power of the defendant

to do so.

J. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the prosecution of a

person pursuant to the provisions of Section 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.1,

1024.2, or 1040.12a of this title or any other applicable statute.

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K. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection B of

this section by disseminating three or more images or artificially

generated sexual depictions within a six-month period shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the

custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than ten (10)

years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-268 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-268
Resisting executive officer
Status: in_force

Every person who knowingly resists, by the use of force or

violence, any executive officer in the performance of his duty, is

guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-544 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-544
Compounding prosecution
Status: in_force

Every person who takes any money or property of another, or any

gratuity or reward, or any engagement or promise therefor, upon any

agreement or understanding, express or implied, to compound,

discontinue or delay any prosecution then pending for any crime or

violation of statute, or to withhold any evidence in aid thereof, is

guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1550.36 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1550.36
Provisions cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to any existing

laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1692.4 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1692.4
Servicing or facilitating cockfight
Status: in_force

Every person who does any act or performs any service in the

furtherance of or to facilitate any cockfight, upon conviction,

shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense. Such activities and

services specifically prohibited by this section include, but are

not limited to: promoting or refereeing of birds at a cockfight,

advertising a cockfight, or serving as a stakes holder of any money

wagered on any cockfight. The penalty for a violation of this

section shall be as provided in Section 8 of this act.

Added by State Question No. 687, Initiative Petition No. 365,

Provision No. 4, adopted at General Election held on November 5,

2002. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 168, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-811 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-811
Suicide defined
Status: in_force

Suicide is the intentional taking of one's own life.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1731.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1731.2
Organized retail crime — Penalties
Status: in_force

A. Actions relating to theft, retail theft, or larceny shall be

sufficient to constitute organized retail crime when two or more of

the following circumstances occur:

1. The property taken is intended for resale;

2. Such property is taken by two or more persons acting

jointly;

3. The persons taking the property do so while possessing tools

of theft including, but not limited to, tag cutters, foil-lined

bags, weapons, or other means of evading detection;

4. The persons taking the property attempt to exit through fire

escapes, employee exits, or other non-public means of entry or exit;

5. The persons taking such property remove, destroy,

deactivate, or knowingly evade any component of an anti-shoplifting

or inventory control device to prevent the activation of that device

or to facilitate another person in committing retail crime;

6. A person receives, purchases, or possesses retail

merchandise for sale or resale knowing or believing the retail

merchandise was stolen from a retail merchant;

7. The persons use a getaway driver or the motor vehicle of

another person or a rented or stolen motor vehicle when committing

retail crime; or

8. The persons use a paper, fraudulent, altered, or obstructed

license plate, use a license plate meant for a different vehicle, or

do not have any license plate.

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B. Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be

punished as follows:

1. In the event the value of the property is less than Fifteen

Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be punished by

imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a

term not to exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a term

not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; or

2. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars

($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be punished by imprisonment

in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to

exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

C. The person shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the

victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1158c — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1158c
Funeral directors - Final disposition - Collection of
Status: in_force

charges.

A funeral director shall have complete authority to control the

final disposition and to proceed under this act to recover

reasonable charges for the final disposition when both of the

following apply:

1. The funeral director has actual knowledge that none of the

persons described in paragraphs 1 through 7 of Section 1158 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes exist or that none of the persons so

described whose whereabouts are reasonably ascertained, can be

found; and

2. The appropriate public or court authority fails to assume

responsibility for disposition of the remains within thirty-six (36)

hours after having been given written notice of the facts. Written

notice may be delivered by hand, United States mail, facsimile

transmission or electronic mail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1290.16 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1290.16
Statistical report
Status: in_force

STATISTICAL REPORT

By January 15, 1997, and by January 15 of each year thereafter,

the Bureau shall submit a statistical report for the preceding

calendar year to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including,

but not limited to, data on the numbers of handgun licenses approved

and issued and the numbers of licenses suspended, revoked or denied

in the following categories: age, sex, race, county and any other

category deemed relevant by the Bureau.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1311 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1311
Riot defined
Status: in_force

Any use of force or violence, or any threat to use force or

violence if accompained by immediate power of execution, by three or

more persons acting together and without authority of law, is riot.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1111.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1111.1
Rape by instrumentation
Status: in_force

A. Rape by instrumentation, a Class A2 felony offense, is an

act within or without the bonds of matrimony in which any inanimate

object or any part of the human body, not amounting to sexual

intercourse is used in the carnal knowledge of another person

without his or her consent and penetration of the anus or vagina

occurs to that person.

B. Provided, further, that at least one of the circumstances

specified in Section 1111 of this title has been met; further, where

the victim is:

1. At least sixteen (16) years of age and is less than twenty

(20) years of age and is a student, or under the legal custody or

supervision of any public or private elementary or secondary school,

junior high or high school, or public vocational school, and engages

in conduct prohibited by this section of law with a person who is

eighteen (18) years of age or older and is an employee of a school

system;

2. Under the legal custody or supervision of a state or federal

agency, county, municipal or a political subdivision and engages in

conduct prohibited by this section of law with a federal, state,

county, municipal or political subdivision employee or an employee

of a contractor of the state, the federal government, a county, a

municipality or a political subdivision that exercises authority

over the victim, consent shall not be an element of the crime;

3. Nineteen (19) years of age or younger and in the legal

custody of a state agency, federal agency or tribal court and

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engages in conduct prohibited by this section of law with a foster

parent or foster parent applicant; or

4. A student at a secondary school, is concurrently enrolled at

an institution of higher education, and engages in acts pursuant to

this section with a perpetrator who is an employee of the

institution of higher education of which the student is enrolled.

C. "Employee of an institution of higher education", for

purposes of this section, means faculty, adjunct faculty,

instructors, volunteers, or an employee of a business contracting

with an institution of higher education who may exercise, at any

time, institutional authority over the victim. Employee of an

institution of higher education shall not include an enrolled

student who is not more than three (3) years of age or older than

the concurrently enrolled student and who is employed or

volunteering, in any capacity, for the institution of higher

education.

D. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole,

any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a

violation of this section shall be required to serve a term of post-

imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1

of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes

under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The

jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-imprisonment

supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.8 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.8
Carrying weapon
Status: in_force

CARRYING WEAPON

A. Any fire marshal inspector who is retired, state, county or

municipal peace officer of this state who is retired, or any state,

county or municipal peace officer classified as a reserve who is

retired, or any federal law enforcement officer who is retired may

retain their status as a peace officer, retired, in the State of

Oklahoma, and as such may carry a firearm pursuant to the provisions

of subsection B of this section. A retired state, county or

municipal peace officer may in times of great emergency or danger

serve to enforce the law, keep the peace or to protect the public in

keeping with their availability and ability at the request of the

Governor, the sheriff or the mayor of their retirement jurisdiction.

If a retired fire marshal is activated for duty, the peace officer

powers of the retired fire marshal are limited to the duties granted

prior to retirement.

B. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training

(CLEET) shall issue an identification card to eligible retired

federal, state, county, and municipal peace officers which

authorizes the retired peace officer to carry a firearm throughout

the State of Oklahoma. The identification card shall bear the full

name of the retired officer, the signature of the retired officer,

the date of issuance, and such other information as may be deemed

appropriate by CLEET. The card shall expire every ten (10) years

and may be denied, suspended or revoked as provided by the rules

promulgated by CLEET or upon the discovery of any preclusion

prescribed in Section 1290.10 or 1290.11 of this title. In order to

renew the permit, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and

Training shall request, pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to

conduct a state and national criminal history records search on each

retired peace officer authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to the

provisions of this section; and unless a preclusion prescribed in

Section 1290.10 or 1290.11 of this title is found to exist, no

action shall be necessary. A retired peace officer requesting a

renewal of his or her permit shall submit to the Council a

nonrefundable fee for a national criminal history record with

fingerprint analysis, as provided in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of

the Oklahoma Statutes. When a preclusion is discovered, the Council

shall notify the retired peace officer and shall hold a hearing

before taking any action to suspend or revoke the authority to carry

a firearm.

C. The retired peace officer shall be required to submit the

following information to the Council on Law Enforcement Education

and Training (CLEET) and any other information requested by CLEET:

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1. A statement from the appropriate law enforcement agency

verifying the status of the person as a retired peace officer of

that jurisdiction; and

2. A notarized statement, signed by the retired peace officer,

stating that the officer:

a. has not been convicted of and is currently not subject

to any pending criminal prosecution for any preclusion

prescribed in Section 1290.10 or 1290.11 of this

title,

b. has not been forced into retirement due to any mental

disorder, and

c. has not suffered any injury or any physical or mental

impairment which would render the person unsafe to

carry a firearm.

D. A retired peace officer, who has made application for the

CLEET identification card authorized in subsection B of this

section, shall be authorized to carry a firearm as an off-duty peace

officer, pursuant to Section 1289.23 of this title, until the

authority to carry a firearm as a retired officer is finally

approved or denied by CLEET.

E. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall

promulgate rules and procedures necessary to implement the

provisions of this section.

F. Any peace officer, retired, who carries any firearm in

violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be in

violation of Section 1272 of this title and may be prosecuted as

provided by law for a violation of that section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-857 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-857
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. "Every person," as used in Sections 856, Section 1 of this

act, 857, 858.1 and 858.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

shall include human beings, without regard to their legal or natural

relationship to such minor, as well as legal or corporate entities.

2. "Minor" or "child," as used in Sections 856, Section 1 of

this act, 857, 858.1 and 858.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

shall include male or female persons who shall not have arrived at

the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of the commission of the

offense.

3. "Encourage," as used in Sections 856, Section 1 of this act,

857, 858.1 and 858.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in

addition to the usual meaning of the word, shall include a willful

and intentional neglect to do that which will directly tend to

prevent such act or acts of delinquency on the part of such minor,

when the person accused shall have been able to do so.

4. "Delinquent child," as used in Sections 856, 857, 858.1 and

858.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall include a minor,

as herein defined, who shall have been or is violating any penal

statute of this state, or who shall have been or is committing any

one or more of the following acts, to wit:

(a) Associating with thieves, vicious or immoral persons.

(b) Frequenting a house of ill repute.

(c) Frequenting any policy shop, or place where any gambling

device is operated.

(d) Frequenting any saloon, dram shop, still, or any place

where intoxicating liquors are manufactured, stored or sold.

(e) Possession, carrying, owning or exposing any vile, obscene,

indecent, immoral or lascivious photograph, drawing, picture, book,

paper, pamphlet, image, device, instrument, figure or object.

(f) Willfully, lewdly or lasciviously exposing his or her

person, or private parts thereof, in any place, public or private,

in such manner as to be offensive to decency, or calculated to

excite vicious or lewd thoughts, or for the purpose of engaging in

the preparation or manufacture of obscene, indecent or lascivious

photographs, pictures, figures or objects.

(g) Possessing, transporting, selling, or engaging or aiding or

assisting in the sale, transportation or manufacture of intoxicating

liquor, or the frequent use of same.

(h) Being a runaway from his or her parent or legal guardian.

(i) Violating any penal provision of the Uniform Controlled

Dangerous Substances Act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 377
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-461 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-461
Larceny or destruction of records by clerk or officer
Status: in_force

Any clerk, register or other officer having the custody of any

record, maps or book, or of any paper or proceeding of any court of

justice, filed or deposited in any public office, who is guilty of

stealing, willfully destroying, mutilating, defacing, altering or

falsifying or unlawfully removing or secreting such record, map,

book, paper or proceeding, or who permits any other person so to do,

shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20N of this title, and in addition thereto, such person shall

forfeit office.

R.L. 1910, § 2207. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 201, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 112, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-567 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-567
Indirect contempts - Proceedings
Status: in_force

A. In all cases of indirect contempt the party charged with

contempt shall be notified in writing of the accusation and have a

reasonable time for defense; and the party so charged shall, upon

demand, have a trial by jury.

B. In the event the party so charged shall demand a trial by

jury, the court shall thereupon set the case for trial at the next

jury term of said court, unless such time is waived by the party so

charged, in which event the case shall be set for trial at a time

determined by the court. The court shall fix the amount of an

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appearance bond to be posted by said party charged, which bond shall

be signed by said party and two sureties, which sureties together

shall qualify by showing ownership of real property, the equal of

which property shall be in double the amount of the bond, or, in the

alternative, the party charged may deposit with the court clerk cash

equal to the amount of the appearance bond.

C. In a case of indirect contempt, it shall not be necessary

for the party alleging indirect contempt, or an attorney for that

party, to attend an initial appearance or arraignment hearing for

the party charged with contempt, unless the party alleging the

indirect contempt is seeking a cash bond. If a cash bond is not

being requested, the clerk of the court shall, upon request, notify

the party alleging the indirect contempt of the date of the trial.

R.L. 1910, § 2279. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 55, § 1, emerg. eff.

May 13, 1963; Laws 1990, c. 309, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1993,

c. 73, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 403, § 6, eff. Nov. 1,

1997.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142C-4 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142C-4
Prohibited uses of sexual assault forensic evidence
Status: in_force

No sexual assault forensic evidence shall be used:

1. To prosecute a sexual assault victim for any misdemeanor

crimes; or

2. As a basis to search for further evidence of any unrelated

misdemeanor crimes that may have been committed by the sexual

assault victim.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1782 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1782
Messages - Disclosing contents of
Status: in_force

Any person who shall disclose the contents of any telegraphic

dispatch or telephone message or communication, or any part thereof,

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addressed to or which he knows to be intended for another person

without the permission of such person, except upon the lawful order

of a court, or the judge thereof, with intent to cause injury,

damage or disgrace to such other person, or which does in fact cause

injury, damage or disgrace to such other person, shall be guilty of

a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a

fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Five

Hundred Dollars($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not

less than thirty (30) days, nor more than one (1) year, or by both

such imprisonment and fine. Provided, that nothing herein shall

apply to public officers in the discharge of their duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1979 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1979
Advertisement, rental, sale, resale, distribution or
Status: in_force

circulation of article without actual true name and address of

manufacturer - Penalties.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise, or offer

for rental, sale, resale, distribution or circulation, or rent,

sell, resell, distribute or circulate, or cause to be sold, resold,

distributed or circulated, or possess for such purposes any article,

which does not clearly and conspicuously display thereon in clearly

readable print the actual true name and address of the manufacturer

thereof.

B. A violation of this section involving less than seven

articles upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are

recorded or less than one hundred other articles or sound

recordings, shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall, upon

conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00).

C. A violation of this section involving seven or more articles

upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are recorded

or one hundred or more other articles or sound recordings, shall

constitute a Class D1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be

punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars

($50,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20N of this title, or both such fine and

imprisonment.

D. A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this

section shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense, and shall, upon

conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or both such

fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.18 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.18
Definitions
Status: in_force

DEFINITIONS

A. "Sawed-off shotgun" shall mean any firearm capable of

discharging a series of projectiles of any material which may

reasonably be expected to be able to cause lethal injury, with a

barrel or barrels less than eighteen (18) inches in length, and

using a combustible propellant charge, but does not include any

weapon so designed with a barrel less than eighteen (18) inches in

length, provided it has an overall length of twenty-six (26) inches

or more.

B. "Sawed-off rifle" shall mean any rifle having a barrel or

barrels of less than sixteen (16) inches in length or any weapon

made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or

otherwise) if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of

less than twenty-six (26) inches in length, including the stock

portion.

C. Every person who knowingly has in his possession or under

his immediate control a sawed-off shotgun or a sawed-off rifle,

whether concealed or not, shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class

D2 felony offense for the possession of such device, and shall be

punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),

or imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of

Section 20O of this title, or both such fine and imprisonment.

D. This section shall not apply to any firearm that is lawfully

possessed under federal law or that is otherwise not regulated as a

"firearm" pursuant to the National Firearms Act.

E. The term "firearm" as used in this section and in the

Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971, shall not include an "antique

firearm" as defined in 18 U.S.C., Section 921 (2006).
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1838 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1838
Attaching unauthorized objects upon utility poles
Status: in_force

prohibited.

It is unlawful to attach or insert any object with nails or

tacks upon poles erected for the support of electric, telephone,

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utility or power lines; provided, however, the provisions of this

act shall not interfere with the inherent rights of the owner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1230.9 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1230.9
Penalty enhancements
Status: in_force

The fines provided for in Section 1230.8 of this title shall be

doubled for any person convicted of any violation of the provisions

of the Environmental Crimes Act if:

1. The conviction is for a second or subsequent violation of

the same or another provision of the Environmental Crimes Act; or

2. The convicted person profited from or received any

remuneration for the actions leading to the conviction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-484.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-484.1
Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 481 through 484 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes shall not apply to any situation covered by

Sections 5-113 and 5-113.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1026 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1026
Disorderly house
Status: in_force

Every person who keeps any disorderly house, or any house of

public resort by which the peace, comfort or decency of the

immediate neighborhood is habitually disturbed, is guilty of a

misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-917 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-917
Motor vehicle defined - Antique, classic, or special
Status: in_force

interest automobile defined.

A. The term "motor vehicle" as used in this act shall mean

every vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the public

highways, which is self-propelled; and every vehicle intended

primarily for operation on the public highways which is not driven

or propelled by its own power, but which is designed either to be

attached to or become a part of a self-propelled vehicle; but not

including farm tractors and other machines and tools used in the

production, harvesting and care of farm products.

B. The term "antique, classic, or special interest automobile"

as used in Section 918 of this title shall mean a motor vehicle

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which only travels on the highways of this state primarily for

historical or exhibition purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1412 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1412
Fraudulent warehouse receipts
Status: in_force

Any person carrying on the business of a warehouseman,

wharfinger or other depositary of property, who issues any receipt,

bill of lading or other voucher for any merchandise of any

description which has not been actually received upon the premises

of such person, and is not under his actual control at the time of

issuing such instrument, whether such instrument is issued to a

person as being the owner of such merchandise, or as security for

any indebtedness, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through

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F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not exceeding One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

R.L. 1910, § 2711. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 353, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 246, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1993 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1993
Tampering with or disabling security or surveillance
Status: in_force

camera or security system.

A. It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to refocus,

reposition, cover, manipulate, disconnect, or otherwise tamper with

or disable a security or surveillance camera or security system.

Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be

guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of

not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, refocus,

reposition, cover, manipulate, disconnect, or otherwise tamper with

or disable a security or surveillance camera or security system for

the purpose of avoiding detection when committing, attempting to

commit, or aiding another person to commit or attempt to commit any

misdemeanor. Any person violating the provisions of this section

shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, or a

fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both

such imprisonment and fine.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, refocus,

reposition, cover, manipulate, disconnect, or otherwise tamper with

or disable a security or surveillance camera or security system for

the purpose of avoiding detection when committing, attempting to

commit, or aiding another person to commit or attempt to commit any

felony. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall

be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class D1 felony offense, punishable

by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of

Section 20N of this title, or a fine of not more than Ten Thousand

Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1040.21 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1040.21
Sending or selling of materials with knowledge of
Status: in_force

judgment.

Any matter which, following the entry of a judgment that it is

obscene material or child sexual abuse material, is sent or caused

to be sent, brought or caused to be brought, into this state for

sale or commercially distributed, given away or offered to be given

away, by any person with knowledge of the judgment, or is in the

possession of any such person with intent to sell or commercially

distribute or exhibit or give away or offer to give away, is subject

to the provisions of Section 1040.13 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-947 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-947
Dice or other game at cigar stand, etc. - Punishment for
Status: in_force

permitting.

Any owner, proprietor, manager or person in charge of any cigar

stand, hotel lobby, store or place where articles are kept for sale,

who shall suffer, allow or permit any person to throw or shake or

play dice, or any other game, scheme or device of chance, at or in

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such cigar stand, hotel lobby, store or place, shall be deemed

guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a

fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1685 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1685
Cruelty to animals
Status: in_force

Any person who shall willfully or maliciously torture, destroy

or kill, or cruelly beat or injure, maim or mutilate any animal in

subjugation or captivity, whether wild or tame, and whether

belonging to the person or to another, or deprive any such animal of

necessary food, drink, shelter, or veterinary care to prevent

suffering; or who shall cause, procure or permit any such animal to

be so tortured, destroyed or killed, or cruelly beaten or injured,

maimed or mutilated, or deprived of necessary food, drink, shelter,

or veterinary care to prevent suffering; or who shall willfully set

on foot, instigate, engage in, or in any way further any act of

cruelty to any animal, or any act tending to produce such cruelty,

shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense and shall be punished

by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5)

years, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1)

year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

Any animal so maltreated or abused shall be considered an abused or

neglected animal.

R.L. 1910, § 2746. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 384, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 276, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-266 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-266
Asking or receiving bribes
Status: in_force

Any executive officer or person elected or appointed to

executive office who asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe

upon any agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion or action

upon any matter then pending, or which may by law be brought before

him in his official capacity, shall be influenced thereby, shall be

guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this

title, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

or both; and in addition thereto, any such person forfeits office

and is forever disqualified from holding any public office under the

laws of the state.

R.L. 1910, § 2149. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 158, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 78, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1550.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1550.2
Value of Five Hundred Dollars or less - Value of more
Status: in_force

than Five Hundred Dollars.

Any person who knowingly uses or attempts to use in person, by

telephone or by the Internet, for the purpose of obtaining credit,

or for the purchase of goods, property or services, or for the

purpose of obtaining cash advances in lieu of these items, or to

deposit, obtain or transfer funds, either a credit card or a debit

card which has not been issued to such person or which is not used

with the consent of the person to whom issued or a credit card or a

debit card which has been revoked or cancelled by the issuer of such

card and actual notice thereof has been given to such person, or a

credit card or a debit card which is false, counterfeit or

nonexistent is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of

not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in

the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such

fine and imprisonment if the amount of the credit or purchase or

funds deposited, obtained or transferred by such use does not exceed

Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); or, by a fine of not less than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than

one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment if the amount of

the credit or purchase or funds deposited, obtained or transferred

by such use exceeds Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-958 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-958
Lease void, when - Possession, how recovered
Status: in_force

Whenever any lessee of any house or building shall be convicted

of suffering any of the said prohibited gambling devices or games of

chance to be carried on in said house or building, the lease or

contract or letting such house or building shall become void and the

lessor may enter upon the premises so let and shall recover

possession of said leased property as in the case of forcible

detainer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-701.10 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-701.10
Sentencing proceeding - Murder in the first degree -
Status: in_force

State seeking death penalty.

A. Upon conviction or adjudication of guilt of a defendant of

murder in the first degree, wherein the state is seeking the death

penalty, the court shall conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to

determine whether the defendant should be sentenced to death, life

imprisonment without parole or life imprisonment. The proceeding

shall be conducted by the trial judge before the same trial jury as

soon as practicable without presentence investigation.

B. If the trial jury has been waived by the defendant and the

state, or if the defendant pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, the

sentencing proceeding shall be conducted before the court.

C. In the sentencing proceeding, evidence may be presented as

to any mitigating circumstances or as to any of the aggravating

circumstances enumerated in Section 701.7 et seq. of this title.

Only such evidence in aggravation as the state has made known to the

defendant prior to his trial shall be admissible. In addition, the

state may introduce evidence about the victim and about the impact

of the murder on the family of the victim.

D. This section shall not be construed to authorize the

introduction of any evidence secured in violation of the

Constitutions of the United States or of the State of Oklahoma. The

state and the defendant or his counsel shall be permitted to present

argument for or against sentence of death.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1784 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1784
Works of art or ornamental improvements, injuring
Status: in_force

Every person who willfully injures, disfigures or destroys, not

being the owner thereof, any monument work of art, or useful or

ornamental improvement, within the limits of any town or city, or

any shade tree or ornamental plant, growing therein, whether

situated upon private ground, or on any street, sidewalk or public

park or place, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1517 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1517
Amateur radio operators exempt
Status: in_force

Nothing herein shall apply to public service and emergency

communications performed by holders of valid Federal Communications

Commission radio amateur licenses without charge on the part of such

licensees; provided that nothing herein shall excuse any person from

compliance with lawful tariffs of any telecommunications company.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-701.13 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-701.13
Death penalty - Review of sentence
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the death penalty is imposed, and upon the judgment

becoming final in the trial court, the sentence shall be reviewed on

the record by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. The court

reporter of the trial court shall prepare all transcripts necessary

for appeal within six (6) months of the imposition of the sentence.

The clerk of the trial court, within ten (10) days after

receiving the transcript, shall transmit the entire record and

transcript to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals together with a

notice prepared by the clerk and a report prepared by the trial

judge. The notice shall set forth the title and docket number of

the case, the name of the defendant and the name and address of his

attorney, a narrative statement of the judgment, the offense, and

the punishment prescribed. The report shall be in the form of a

standard questionnaire prepared and supplied by the Oklahoma Court

of Criminal Appeals.

B. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals shall consider the

punishment as well as any errors enumerated by way of appeal.

C. With regard to the sentence, the court shall determine:

1. Whether the sentence of death was imposed under the

influence of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor; and

2. Whether the evidence supports the jury's or judge's finding

of a statutory aggravating circumstance as enumerated in Section

701.12 of this title.

D. Both the defendant and the state shall have the right to

submit briefs within the time provided by the court, and to present

oral argument to the court. The defendant shall have one hundred

twenty (120) days from the date of receipt by the court of the

record, transcript notice, and report provided for in subsection A

of this section, in which to submit a brief. The state shall have

sixty (60) days from the date of filing of the defendant's brief to

file a reply brief. The defendant may file a reply brief within a

time period established by the court, however the receipt of the

reply brief, the hearing of oral arguments, and the rendering of a

decision by the court all shall be concluded within one (1) year

after the date of the filing of the reply brief. If the defendant

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or the state fails to submit their respective briefs within the

period prescribed by law, the defendant or the state shall transmit

a written statement of explanation to the Presiding Judge of the

Court of Criminal Appeals who shall have the authority to grant an

extension of the time to submit briefs, based upon a showing of just

cause. Failure to submit briefs in the required time may be

punishable as indirect contempt of court.

E. In addition to its authority regarding correction of errors,

the court, with regard to review of death sentences, shall be

authorized to:

1. Affirm the sentence of death; or

2. Set the sentence aside and remand the case for resentencing

by the trial court.

F. The sentence review shall be in addition to direct appeal,

if taken, and the review and appeal shall be consolidated for

consideration. The court shall render its decision on legal errors

enumerated, the factual substantiation of the verdict, and the

validity of the sentence.

G. If the court reporter of the trial court fails to complete

preparation of the transcripts necessary for appeal within the six-

month period required by the provisions of subsection A of this

section, the court reporter shall transmit a written statement of

explanation of such failure to the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma

Supreme Court, the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals,

and the Administrative Director of the Courts. The Court of

Criminal Appeals shall have the authority to grant an extension of

the time for filing the transcripts, based upon a showing of just

cause. Failure to complete the transcripts in the required time may

be punishable as indirect contempt of court and except for just

cause shown may result in revocation of the license of the court

reporter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-20H — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-20H
Class B3 offenses
Status: in_force

A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class B3 shall include

the following criminal offenses:

1. Embezzlement of state property by a public officer of the

state or any county, city, town, or member or officer of the

Legislature, deputy, or clerk, as provided for in Section 341 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Burning, destroying, or injuring any public building, as

provided for in Section 349 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Resisting or aiding in resisting the execution of process,

as provided for in Section 539 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Domestic abuse with a prior pattern of physical abuse, as

provided for in Section 644.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon an intimate

partner or a family or household member with any sharp or dangerous

weapon, as provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection D of Section

644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Assault and battery against a current or former intimate

partner or a family or household member that results in great bodily

injury to the victim, as provided for in subsection F of Section 644

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Second or subsequent conviction for assault and battery by

strangulation or attempted strangulation against an intimate partner

or a family or household member, as provided for in subsection J of

Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. Second or subsequent conviction for committing or attempting

to commit a felony while wearing body armor, as provided for in

Section 1289.26 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Riotous assembly for the purpose of resisting the execution

of any statute or obstructing any public officer, as provided for in

paragraph 2 of Section 1312 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Carrying at the time of a riot any firearm or other deadly

weapon or being disguised while participating in a riot, as provided

for in paragraph 3 of Section 1312 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

11. Directing, advising, encouraging, or soliciting other

persons to use force or violence while participating in a riot, as

provided for in paragraph 4 of Section 1312 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Arson with the intent to injure or defraud the insurer, as

provided for in subsection B of Section 1403 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Forgery in the first degree, as provided for in Section

1561 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Forgery of stock certificates or securities, as provided

for in Section 1562 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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15. Fraudulently uttering one's signature on any instrument as

that of another with the same name, as provided for in Section 1622

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

16. Fraudulently uttering one's endorsement on any negotiable

instrument as that of another with the same name, as provided for in

Section 1623 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

17. Total or partial erasure or obliteration of any instrument

or writing with intent to defraud, as provided for in Section 1624

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

18. Signing fictitious name as an officer or agent of a

corporation, as provided for in Section 1626 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

19. Procuring, soliciting, selling, or receiving more than ten

(10) telephone records by fraudulent, deceptive, or false means, as

provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection B of Section 1742.2 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Violating the Viatical Settlements Act of 2008, as provided

for in paragraph 1 of subsection F of Section 4055.14 of Title 36 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Third or subsequent conviction of driving under the

influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance, as provided

for in paragraph 4 of subsection C of Section 11-902 of Title 47 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

22. Driving under the influence with a blood or breath alcohol

concentration of fifteen-hundredths (0.15) or more, as provided for

in subsection D of Section 11-902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

23. Injuring, destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy

any hazardous liquid transportation system, as provided for in

Section 47.6 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

24. Bringing into or having in his or her possession in any

jail, state penal institution, or other place where prisoners are

located, any gun, knife, bomb, other dangerous instrument,

controlled dangerous substance, alcoholic beverage, money, or

financial documents, as provided for in subsection A of Section 21

of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

25. Purchasing or attempting to purchase, receive, or otherwise

acquire any product, mixture, or preparation containing any

detectable quantity of base pseudoephedrine or ephedrine after a

conviction of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture

methamphetamine, as provided for in paragraph 5 of subsection G of

Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

26. Distributing, other than by dispensing, a Schedule I or

Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, in the course of

legitimate business, as provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection A

of Section 2-406 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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27. Using a fictitious, revoked, suspended, or fraudulent

registration number in the course of manufacturing or distributing a

controlled dangerous substance, as provided for in paragraph 2 of

subsection A of Section 2-406 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

28. Furnishing false or fraudulent material information in, or

omitting any material information from, any application, report, or

document required by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances

Act, as provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 2-406

of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

29. Making, distributing, or possessing any punch, die, plate,

stone, or other thing designed to print, imprint, or reproduce the

trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, upon any drug,

container, or labeling, as provided for in paragraph 5 of subsection

A of Section 2-406 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

30. Trafficking twenty-five (25) pounds or more of marijuana,

as provided for in subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection C of

Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

31. Trafficking twenty-eight (28) grams or more of cocaine,

coca leaves, or cocaine base, as provided for in subparagraph a of

paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

32. Trafficking three hundred (300) grams or more of cocaine,

coca leaves, or cocaine base, as provided for in subparagraph b of

paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

33. Trafficking ten (10) grams or more of heroin, as provided

for in subparagraph a of paragraph 3 of subsection C of Section 2-

415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

34. Trafficking twenty (20) grams or more of amphetamine or

methamphetamine, as provided for in subparagraph a of paragraph 4 of

subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

35. Trafficking two hundred (200) grams or more of amphetamine

or methamphetamine, as provided for in subparagraph b of paragraph 4

of subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

36. Trafficking one (1) gram or more of lysergic acid

diethylamide (LSD), as provided for in subparagraph a of paragraph 5

of subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

37. Trafficking twenty (20) grams or more of phencyclidine

(PCP), as provided for in subparagraph a of paragraph 6 of

subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

38. Trafficking thirty (30) tablets or ten (10) grams of 3,4-

Methylenedioxy methamphetamine, as provided for in subparagraph a of

paragraph 7 of subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

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39. Aggravated trafficking one hundred (100) tablets or thirty

(30) grams of 3,4-Methylenedioxy methamphetamine, as provided for in

subparagraph b of paragraph 7 of subsection C of Section 2-415 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

40. Trafficking one thousand (1,000) grams or more of morphine,

as provided for in paragraph 8 of subsection C of Section 2-415 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

41. Trafficking four hundred (400) grams or more of oxycodone,

as provided for in paragraph 9 of subsection C of Section 2-415 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

42. Trafficking three thousand seven hundred fifty (3,750)

grams or more of hydrocodone, as provided for in paragraph 10 of

subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

43. Trafficking five hundred (500) grams or more of

benzodiazepine, as provided for in paragraph 11 of subsection C of

Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

44. Trafficking one (1) gram or more of fentanyl or

carfentanyl, as provided for in subparagraph a of paragraph 12 of

subsection C of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

45. Employing, hiring, or using an individual under fifteen

(15) years of age to unlawfully transport, carry, sell, give away,

prepare for sale, or peddle any controlled dangerous substance, as

provided for in subsection D of Section 2-419.1 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

46. Second or subsequent conviction for violating the Vessel

and Motor Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act, as provided

for in subsection J of Section 4253 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes; and

47. Third or subsequent conviction for violating the Vessel and

Motor Chop Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act, as provided for in

subsection J of Section 4253 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Any person convicted of a Class B3 criminal offense set

forth in this section shall be punished in accordance with the

corresponding penalties provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1872 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1872
Possession of unlawful telecommunication or cloning
Status: in_force

devices.

A. Any person who knowingly possesses an unlawful

telecommunication device shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

misdemeanor.

B. Any person who knowingly possesses five or more unlawful

telecommunication devices at the same time shall, upon conviction,

be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense punishable by incarceration

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as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this

title.

C. Any person who:

1. Knowingly possesses an instrument capable of intercepting

electronic serial number and mobile identification number

combinations under circumstances evidencing an intent to clone; or

2. Knowingly possesses cloning paraphernalia under

circumstances evidencing an intent to clone,

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense

punishable by incarceration as provided for in subsections B through

F of Section 20P of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1550.27 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1550.27
Falsely manufactured or altered credit and debit cards
Status: in_force

— Penalties.

A. A person, with intent to defraud:

1. A purported issuer;

2. A person or organization providing money, goods, services or

anything else of value; or

3. Any other person,

who falsely makes, clones, or alters a purported credit, debit, or

similar card containing a magnetic stripe capable of storing data,

in any form, either physically or digitally, from what the original

issuer placed on the card or utters such a card is guilty of a

felony.

B. 1. A person other than the purported issuer who possesses

any credit, debit, or similar card containing a magnetic stripe

capable of storing data, which is falsely made, cloned, or altered

in any form, either physically or digitally from what the issuer

routinely incorporates, is presumed to have violated this section.

2. The possession of three or more credit, debit, or similar

cards containing magnetic stripes capable of storing data containing

cloned or altered data simultaneously shall create a rebuttable

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presumption that the person is possessing such cards with the intent

to defraud, for purposes of this section.

C. A person "falsely makes" a credit, debit, or similar card

containing a magnetic stripe capable of storing data when the person

marks, alters, or stores information in whole or in part, in a

physical or digital format, on a device or instrument which can

function as a credit, debit, or similar card of an issuer but which

is not such a card because the issuer did not authorize the marks,

alterations, or stored information, or when the person alters a

credit, debit, or similar card containing a magnetic stripe capable

of storing data which was originally authorized and issued,

including, but not limited to, when a person manipulates information

included on an electronic magnetic stripe or chip contained on a

card.

D. A person in violation of the provisions of this section,

while in possession of:

1. Five or fewer falsely made cards shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) years

and not more than five (5) years, and by a fine not to exceed Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00);

2. Six or more but less than twenty (20) falsely made cards

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by

imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a

term of not less than five (5) years and not more than ten (10)

years, and by a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00); and

3. Twenty or more falsely made cards shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a term of not less than ten (10) years

and not more than twenty (20) years, and by a fine not to exceed One

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-455 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-455
Preventing witness from giving testimony - Threatening
Status: in_force

witness who has given testimony.

A. Every person who willfully prevents or attempts to prevent

any person from giving testimony or producing any record, document

or other object, who has been duly summoned or subpoenaed or

endorsed on the criminal information or juvenile petition as a

witness, or who makes a report of abuse or neglect pursuant to

Section 1-2-101 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 10-

104 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, or who is a witness to

any reported crime, or threatens or procures physical or mental harm

through force or fear with the intent to prevent any witness from

appearing in court to give his or her testimony or produce any

record, document or other object, or to alter his or her testimony

is, upon conviction, guilty of a Class C1 felony offense punishable

by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through E of

Section 20L of this title.

B. Every person who threatens physical harm through force or

fear or causes or procures physical harm to be done to any person or

harasses any person or causes a person to be harassed because of

testimony given by such person in any civil or criminal trial or

proceeding, or who makes a report of abuse or neglect pursuant to

Section 1-2-101 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 10-

104 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, is, upon conviction,

guilty of a Class C1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through E of Section 20L of this

title.

R.L. 1910, § 2230. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 158, § 1, eff. Oct. 1,

1977; Laws 1981, c. 92, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 296, §

29, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 182, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17,

1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 199, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 111, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2013, c. 243, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 191, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 199 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1052 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1052
Lottery unlawful - Nuisance
Status: in_force

Every lottery is unlawful, and a common public nuisance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1290.3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1290.3
Authority to issue license
Status: in_force

AUTHORITY TO ISSUE LICENSE

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is hereby authorized

to license an eligible person to carry a concealed or unconcealed

handgun as provided by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense

Act. The authority of the Bureau shall be limited to the provisions

specifically provided in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The Bureau

shall promulgate rules, forms and procedures necessary to implement

the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1199 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1199
Contagious disease, exposing oneself or another with
Status: in_force

Every person who willfully exposes himself or another person,

being affected with any contagious disease in any public place or

thoroughfare, except in his necessary removal in a manner not

dangerous to the public health, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-760 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-760
Female genital mutilation
Status: in_force

A. Female genital mutilation shall be unlawful in the State of

Oklahoma. Whoever knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates,

in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of

another shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A2 felony

offense punishable by incarceration in the custody of the Department

of Corrections for a term of not less than three (3) years nor more

than life and a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars

($20,000.00). Consent to the procedure by a minor on whom it is

performed or by the parent or parents of the minor is not a defense

to a violation of this subsection.

B. A surgical procedure is not a violation of subsection A of

this section if the procedure:

1. Is necessary as a recognized treatment for a known disease

or for purposes of cosmetic surgery to repair a defect or injury for

the person on whom it is performed and is performed by:

a. a licensed physician, or

b. a physician in training under the supervision of a

licensed physician; or

2. Is necessary in the assistance of childbirth or for medical

purposes connected with that labor or birth and is performed by:

a. a licensed physician,

b. a physician in training under the supervision of a

licensed physician, or

c. a certified nurse-midwife.

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C. Any physician, physician in training, certified nurse-

midwife or any other medical professional who performs or

participates in a female genital mutilation procedure shall, in

addition to the penalties in subsection A of this section, have the

professional license or certification of the person permanently

revoked.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1040.8 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1040.8
Publication, distribution, or participation in
Status: in_force

preparation of obscene material or child sexual abuse material -

Unsolicited mailings.

A. No person shall knowingly photograph, act in, pose for,

model for, print, sell, offer for sale, give away, exhibit, publish,

offer to publish, or otherwise distribute, display, or exhibit any

book, magazine, story, pamphlet, paper, writing, card,

advertisement, circular, print, picture, photograph, motion picture

film, electronic video game or recording, image, cast, slide,

figure, instrument, statue, drawing, presentation, or other article

which is obscene material or child sexual abuse material, as defined

in Section 1024.1 of this title. In the case of any unsolicited

mailing of any of the material listed in this section, the offense

is deemed complete from the time such material is deposited in any

post office or delivered to any person with intent that it shall be

forwarded. Also, unless preempted by federal law, no unsolicited

mail which is harmful to minors pursuant to Section 1040.75 of this

title shall be mailed to any person. The party mailing the

materials specified in this section may be indicted and tried in any

county wherein such material is deposited or delivered, or in which

it is received by the person to whom it is addressed.

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section

involving obscene materials, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail

for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Two

Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any person who violates any provision of this section

involving child sexual abuse material, upon conviction, shall be

guilty of a Class B2 felony offense and shall be punished by

imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not

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less than three (3) years and not more than twenty (20) years, or by

a fine of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by

both such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second

or subsequent violation shall, upon conviction, be punished by

imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not

less than ten (10) years and not more than thirty (30) years, or by

a fine of not less than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by

both such fine and imprisonment. The violator, upon conviction,

shall be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex

Offenders Registration Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1835.4 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1835.4
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Private Lands and Public Recreation Act:

1. “Land” means all private land that is primarily devoted to

farming, ranching, or forestry purposes including real property,

land and water, and all structures, fixtures, equipment, and

machinery thereon;

2. “Owner” means any individual, legal entity, or governmental

agency that has any ownership or security interest, or lease or

right of possession in land;

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3. “Recreational use” means any activity undertaken for

exercise, education, relaxation, or pleasure on land owned by

another; and

4. “Recreational trespass” means remaining on land for a

recreational use after being asked to leave by the owner, or the

entry on land for a recreational use without the express or implied

consent of the owner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-565 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-565
Contempts, direct and indirect – Definitions
Status: in_force

Contempts of court shall be divided into direct and indirect

contempts. Direct contempts shall consist of disorderly or insolent

behavior committed during the session of the court and in its

immediate view, and presence, and of the unlawful and willful

refusal of any person to be sworn as a witness, and the refusal to

answer any legal or proper question; and any breach of the peace,

noise or disturbance, so near to it as to interrupt its proceedings,

shall be deemed direct contempt of court, and may be summarily

punished as hereinafter provided for. Indirect contempts of court

shall consist of willful disobedience of any process or order

lawfully issued or made by court; resistance willfully offered by

any person to the execution of a lawful order or process of a court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1165 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1165
Arresting or attaching dead body
Status: in_force

Every person who arrests or attaches any dead body of a human

being upon any debt or demand whatever, or detains or claims to

detain it for any debt or demand, or upon any pretended lien or

charge, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-452 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-452
Deceiving witness
Status: in_force

Every person who practices any fraud or deceit, or knowingly

makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token or

writing, to any witness or person about to be called as a witness,

upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation whatever,

proceeding by authority of law, with intent to affect the testimony

of such witness, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-99a — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-99a
Authority of peace officers
Status: in_force

A. Subject to subsections C and D of this section in addition

to any other powers vested by law, a peace officer of the State of

Oklahoma as used in this section may enforce the criminal laws of

this state throughout the territorial bounds of this state, under

the following circumstances:

1. In response to an emergency involving an immediate threat to

human life or property;

2. Upon the prior consent of the head of a state law

enforcement agency, the sheriff or the chief of police in whose

investigatory or territorial jurisdiction the exercise of the powers

occurs;

3. In response to a request for assistance pursuant to a mutual

law enforcement assistance agreement with the agency of

investigatory or territorial jurisdiction;

4. In response to the request for assistance by a peace officer

with investigatory or territorial jurisdiction; or

5. While the peace officer is transporting a prisoner.

B. While serving as peace officers of the State of Oklahoma and

rendering assistance under the circumstances enumerated above, peace

officers shall have the same powers and duties as though employed by

and shall be deemed to be acting within the scope of authority of

the law enforcement agency in whose or under whose investigatory or

territorial jurisdiction they are serving. Salaries, insurance and

other benefits shall not be the responsibility of a law enforcement

agency that is not the employing agency for the peace officer.

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C. A municipal peace officer may exercise authority provided by

this section only if the peace officer acts pursuant to policies and

procedures adopted by the municipal governing body.

D. A Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officer or a

tribal law enforcement officer of a federally recognized Indian

tribe who has been commissioned by the Federal Bureau of Indian

Affairs and has been certified by the Council on Law Enforcement

Education and Training shall have state police powers to enforce

state laws on fee land purchased by a federally recognized American

Indian tribe or in Indian country, as defined in Section 1151 of

Title 18 of the United States Code.

E. Nothing in this act shall limit or prohibit jurisdiction

given to tribal officers pursuant to a cross-deputization agreement

between a state or local governmental agency or another state or

federal law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-948 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-948
Officers - Illegal gambling - Collusion - Penalties
Status: in_force

Any state, district, city, town, county or township officer who

shall engage or participate in, or who shall assist or encourage any

other person or persons in any kind of illegal gambling, whether the

same be by cards, dice, dominoes, billiards or any game of chance or

a gambling device, by betting money, property or other things of

value in such game of chance, or gambling device, such officer shall

be deemed guilty of a Class C2 felony offense, and upon conviction

shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20M of this title, and such judgment of conviction shall carry with

it an immediate removal from office and a disqualification to hold

any office of profit or trust in the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-333 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-333
Violations - Punishment
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with the

provisions of this act or using receipts not approved by the

Oklahoma Tax Commission or who fails to give a receipt to a donor or

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who fails to send the third (3rd) copy of each receipt to the

Oklahoma Tax Commission as required above shall be deemed guilty of

a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) or six (6) months in jail, or both such fine and

imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1441 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1441
Burglary with explosives
Status: in_force

Any person who enters any building, railway car, vehicle, or

structure and there opens or attempts to open any vault, safe, or

receptacle used or kept for the secure keeping of money, securities,

books of accounts, or other valuable property, papers or documents,

without the consent of the owner, by the use of or aid of dynamite,

nitroglycerine, gunpowder, or other explosives, or who enters any

such building, railway car, vehicle, or structure in which is kept

any vault, safe or other receptacle for the safe keeping of money or

other valuable property, papers, books or documents, with intent and

without the consent of the owner, to open or crack such vault, safe

or receptacle by the aid or use of any explosive, upon conviction,

shall be deemed guilty of a Class A1 felony offense, and upon

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conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary for a term of not less than twenty (20) years nor more

than fifty (50) years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-969 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-969
Possession, sale, or lease of slot machines or punch
Status: in_force

boards prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession

any slot machine or punch board, or sell or solicit the sale, or

take orders for the sale of, or lease or rent any slot machine or

punch board in this state, and any person violating the provisions

of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon

conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty

Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00)

or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than

sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-351 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-351
False statement regarding taxes
Status: in_force

Every person who, in making any statement, oral or written,

which is required or authorized by law to be made as the basis of

imposing any tax or assessment, or of an application to reduce any

tax or assessment, willfully states any material matter which he

knows to be false, is guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor and

shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more

than one (1) year or by the imposition of a fine not to exceed Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both said fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-956 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-956
Permitting gambling in building or on grounds
Status: in_force

Every person who shall permit any gaming table, bank, or gaming

device prohibited by this article, to be set up or used for the

purpose of gambling in any house, building, shed, shelter, booth,

lot or other premises to him belonging, or by him occupied, or of

which he has, at the time, possession or control, shall be, on

conviction thereof, adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished

by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), nor less than

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail

for a term not exceeding six (6) months nor less than thirty (30)

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days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the

court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142A-4 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142A-4
Petition for relief
Status: in_force

A victim of domestic abuse, a victim of stalking, a victim of

harassment, a victim of rape, any adult or emancipated minor

household member on behalf of any other family or household member

who is a minor or incompetent, or any minor age sixteen (16) or

seventeen (17) years may seek relief under the provisions of the

Protection from Domestic Abuse Act. The person seeking relief shall

prepare the petition for a protective order or, at the request of

the plaintiff, the court clerk or the victim-witness coordinator,

victim support person, or court case manager shall prepare or assist

the plaintiff in preparing the petition.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1742.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1742.2
Unauthorized or fraudulent procurement, sale or receipt
Status: in_force

of telephone records.

A. Whoever:

1. Knowingly procures, attempts to procure, solicits, or

conspires with another to procure a telephone record of any resident

of this state without the authorization of the customer to whom the

record pertains or by fraudulent, deceptive, or false means;

2. Knowingly sells or attempts to sell a telephone record of

any resident of this state without the authorization of the customer

to whom the record pertains; or

3. Receives a telephone record of any resident of this state

knowing that the record has been obtained without the authorization

of the customer to whom the record pertains or by fraudulent,

deceptive, or false means,

shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of subsection B

of this section and shall be liable for restitution in accordance

with subsection C of this section.

B. An offense under subsection A of this section shall be

deemed a:

1. Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes if the violation of subsection A of this

section involves a single telephone record;

2. Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment for not

more than ten (10) years if the violation of subsection A of this

section involves two to ten telephone records of a resident of this

state;

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3. Class B3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment for not

more than twenty (20) years if the violation of subsection A of this

section involves more than ten telephone records of a resident of

this state; and

4. In all cases, forfeiture of any personal property used or

intended to be used to commit the offense.

C. A person found guilty of an offense under subsection A of

this section, in addition to any other punishment, shall be ordered

to make restitution for any financial loss sustained by the customer

or any other person who suffered financial loss as the direct result

of the offense.

D. In a prosecution brought pursuant to subsection A of this

section, the act of unauthorized or fraudulent procurement, sale, or

receipt of telephone records shall be considered to have been

committed in the county:

1. Where the customer whose telephone record is the subject of

the prosecution resided at the time of the offense; or

2. In which any part of the offense took place, regardless of

whether the defendant was ever actually present in the county.

E. A prosecution pursuant to subsection A of this section shall

not prevent prosecution pursuant to any other provision of law when

the conduct also constitutes a violation of some other provision of

law.

F. Subsection A of this section shall not apply to any person

acting pursuant to a valid court order, warrant, or subpoena.

G. Each violation of subsection A of this section shall be an

unlawful practice pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma

Consumer Protection Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-831 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-831
Intoxicated physician
Status: in_force

Every physician who being in the state of intoxication

administers any poison, drug or medicine, or does any other act as

such physician to another person, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.24b — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.24b
Short title - Anti-Red Flag Act
Status: in_force

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This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Anti-Red Flag

Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-13.1v2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-13.1v2
Required service of minimum percentage of sentence -
Status: in_force

Offenses specified.

Persons convicted of:

1. First degree murder as defined in Section 701.7 of this

title;

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2. Second degree murder as defined by Section 701.8 of this

title;

3. Manslaughter in the first degree as defined by Section 711

of this title;

4. Poisoning with intent to kill as defined by Section 651 of

this title;

5. Shooting with intent to kill, use of a vehicle to facilitate

use of a firearm, crossbow or other weapon, assault, battery, or

assault and battery with a deadly weapon or by other means likely to

produce death or great bodily harm, as provided for in Section 652

of this title;

6. Assault with intent to kill as provided for in Section 653

of this title;

7. Conjoint robbery as defined by Section 800 of this title;

8. Robbery with a dangerous weapon as defined in Section 801 of

this title;

9. First degree robbery as defined in Section 797 of this

title;

10. First degree rape as provided for in Section 1111, 1114 or

1115 of this title;

11. First degree arson as defined in Section 1401 of this

title;

12. First degree burglary as provided for in Section 1436 of

this title;

13. Bombing as defined in Section 1767.1 of this title;

14. Any crime against a child provided for in Section 843.5 of

this title;

15. Forcible sodomy as defined in Section 888 of this title;

16. Child pornography or aggravated child pornography as

defined in Section 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.1, 1024.2 or 1040.12a of

this title;

17. Child sex trafficking as defined in Section 1030 of this

title;

18. Lewd molestation of a child as defined in Section 1123 of

this title;

19. Abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10-103 of

Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Aggravated trafficking as provided for in subsection C of

Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Aggravated assault and battery upon any person defending

another person from assault and battery;

22. Human trafficking as provided for in Section 748 of this

title; or

23. Accessory to murder in the first degree or accessory to

murder in the second degree as provided for in Section 175 of this

title,

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shall be required to serve not less than eighty-five percent (85%)

of any sentence of imprisonment imposed by the judicial system prior

to becoming eligible for consideration for parole. Persons

convicted of these offenses shall not be eligible for earned credits

or any other type of credits which have the effect of reducing the

length of the sentence to less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the

sentence imposed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1321.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1321.1
Citation
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and referred to as the Oklahoma Riot

Control and Prevention Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-143.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-143.1
Board composition
Status: in_force

A. The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Board shall

consist of seventeen (17) members as follows:

1. Four nonvoting members as follows:

a. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint

two members of the Senate who shall not be members of

the same political party, and

b. the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall

appoint two members of the House of Representatives

who shall not be members of the same political party;

2. Seven voting members as follows:

a. the Attorney General or designee,

b. the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation or designee,

c. the Chief of the Oklahoma City Police Department or

designee,

d. the Chief of the Tulsa Police Department or designee,

e. the Executive Coordinator of the District Attorneys

Council or designee,

f. the Executive Director of the Native Alliance Against

Violence or designee, and

g. the Executive Director of the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training or designee; and

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3. Six voting members to be appointed by the Attorney General

to serve for terms of two (2) years and who shall be eligible for

reappointment. Such members shall be persons having training or

experience in matters related to sexual assault. The appointed

members shall include:

a. a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner selected from a list

of three names submitted by the Oklahoma Nurses

Association,

b. a chief of a municipal police department, not

designated in subparagraph c or d of paragraph 2 of

this subsection, selected from a list of three names

submitted by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of

Police,

c. a county sheriff selected from a list of three names

submitted by the executive board of the Oklahoma

Sheriffs’ Association,

d. an attorney from an office of public defenders with

criminal defense experience from a list of three names

submitted by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System or

other public defenders organization,

e. an advocate of sexual assault victims from a

community-based organization, and

f. a person who is a survivor of sexual assault and who

has experience with sexual assault forensic evidence

kit collection or is a survivor of sexual assault

committed in this state who has participated in the

justice system process.

B. Every two (2) years the Board shall elect from among its

membership a chair and a vice chair. The Board shall meet at least

quarterly and may meet more frequently as necessary as determined by

the chair. Seven (7) voting members or their designees, as

specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection A of this section,

shall constitute a quorum.

C. Members shall serve without compensation but may be

reimbursed for necessary travel out of funds available to the Office

of the Attorney General pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement

Act; provided, that the reimbursement shall be paid in the case of

state employee members by the agency employing the member.

D. The Office of the Attorney General shall provide

administrative assistance and services to the Sexual Assault

Forensic Evidence Board with funds appropriated or otherwise

available for that purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1265.13 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1265.13
Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the Sabotage Prevention Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-904 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-904
Profane swearing
Status: in_force

Profane swearing consists in any use of the name of God, or

Jesus Christ, or the Holy Ghost, either in imprecating divine

vengeance upon the utterer, or any other person, or in light,

trifling or irreverent speech.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1210 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1210
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purpose of, and when used in this act:

1. The term "disaster area" means the scene or location of a

natural or military disaster, an explosion, an aircraft accident, a

fire, a railroad accident and a major traffic accident.

2. The term "authorized person" shall include all state, county

and municipal police and fire personnel; hospital and ambulance

crews; National Guard and Emergency Management personnel ordered

into the disaster area by proper authority; federal civil and

military personnel on official business; persons who enter the

disaster area to maintain or restore facilities for the provision of

water, electricity, communications, or transportation to the public;

and such other officials as have a valid reason to enter said

disaster area.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1376 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1376
Orders to leave institutions of learning – Grounds –
Status: in_force

Penalty – Definition - Grievance and appeals procedures.

A. The chief administrative officer or anyone designated by the

chief administrative officer or the governing board of the

institution of learning to maintain order at an institution of

learning shall have the authority and power to direct any person to

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leave the institution of learning who is not a student, officer or

employee thereof, and who:

1. Interferes with the peaceful conduct of activities at an

institution of learning;

2. Commits an act which interferes with the peaceful conduct of

activities at an institution of learning; or

3. Enters the institution of learning for the purpose of

committing an act which may interfere with the peaceful conduct of

activities at an institution of learning.

B. Any person to whom this section applies, who fails to leave

the institution of learning as directed or returns within six (6)

months thereafter, without first obtaining written permission from

the chief administrative officer or anyone designated by the chief

administrative officer or the governing board of the institution of

learning, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. “Interferes with the peaceful conduct” includes actions that

directly interfere with classes, study, student or faculty safety,

housing or parking areas, or extracurricular activities; threatening

or stalking any person; damaging or causing waste to any property

belonging to another person or the institution of learning; or

direct interference with administration, maintenance or security of

property belonging to the institution of learning.

D. The governing board of each institution of learning shall

establish a grievance or appeals procedure and an opportunity for

hearing for persons who have been required to leave the institution

pursuant to this section. Any person removed from the institution

pursuant to this section shall be given written notice of the

procedure for requesting a hearing and filing a grievance or appeal.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-12.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-12.1
Required service of minimum percentage of sentence –
Status: in_force

Effective date.

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A person committing a felony offense listed in Section 30 of

this act on or after March 1, 2000, and convicted of the offense

shall serve not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence

of imprisonment imposed within the Department of Corrections. Such

person shall not be eligible for parole consideration prior to

serving eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence imposed and such

person shall not be eligible for earned credits or any other type of

credits which have the effect of reducing the length of the sentence

to less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence imposed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1680.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1680.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. "Animal" means any mammal, bird, fish, reptile or

invertebrate, including wild and domesticated species, other than a

human being;

2. "Animal facility" means any vehicle, building, structure,

farm, ranch or other premises where an animal is kept, handled,

transported, housed, exhibited, bred, offered for sale or used in

any lawful scientific test, experiment, investigation or educational

training;

3. "Person" means any individual, state agency, corporation,

association, nonprofit corporation, joint stock company, firm,

trust, partnership, two or more persons having a common interest, or

other legal entity;

4. "Owner" means a person who has title to the property,

possession of the property, or a greater right to the possession of

the animal or property than another person;

5. "Possession" means actual care, custody, control or

management; and

6. "Effective consent" means consent by the owner or a person

legally authorized to act for the owner. Consent is not effective

if induced or given by force or fear; by a person the offender knows

is not legally authorized to act for the owner; or by a person who

by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or influence of drug

or alcohol is known by the offender to be unable to make reasonable

decisions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1301 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1301
Masks and hoods - Unlawful wearing of - Exceptions
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person in this state to wear a

mask, hood or covering, which conceals the identity of the wearer

during the commission of a crime or for the purpose of coercion,

intimidation or harassment; provided, the provisions of Section 1301

et seq. of this title shall not apply to the pranks of children on

Halloween, to those going to, or from, or participating in

masquerade parties, to those participating in any public parade or

exhibition of an educational, religious or historical character, to

those participating in any meeting of any organization within any

building or enclosure wholly within and under the control of said

organization, and to those participating in the parades or

exhibitions of minstrel troupes, circuses or other amusements or

dramatic shows. Any person, or persons, violating the provisions of

this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than

Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),

or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not exceeding

one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1589 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1589
False entries in corporation books
Status: in_force

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Every person who, with intent to defraud, makes any false entry,

or falsely alters any entry made in any book of accounts kept by any

corporation within this state, or in any book of accounts kept by

any such corporation or its officers, and delivered or intended to

be delivered to any person dealing with such corporation, by which

any pecuniary obligation, claim or credit is, or purports to be,

discharged, diminished, increased, created or in any manner

affected, is guilty of forgery in the second degree, a Class D1

felony offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-572 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-572
Disclosure of deposition returned by grand jury
Status: in_force

Every clerk of any court who willfully permits any deposition

returned by any grand jury with a presentment made by them, and

filed with such clerk, to be inspected by any person except the

court, the deputies or assistants of such clerk, and the district

attorney and his assistants, until after the arrest of the

defendant, is guilty of a misdemeanor.