Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-20E — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-20E
Class A3 offenses
Status: in_force

A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class A3 shall include

the following criminal offenses:

1. Domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon, as

provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection D of Section 644 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Second or subsequent conviction of domestic abuse against a

pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy, as provided for in

subsection E of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Aggravated assault and battery upon a police officer,

sheriff, deputy sheriff or highway patrolman, corrections personnel,

or any state peace officer, as provided for in subsection A of

Section 650 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Shooting with the intent to kill, as provided for in

subsection A of Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Using a vehicle to facilitate the intentional discharge of a

firearm, crossbow, or other weapon, as provided for in subsection B

of Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Assault and battery with a deadly weapon, as provided for in

subsection C of Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Maiming, as provided for in Section 751 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

8. Sexual abuse by a caretaker, as provided for in paragraph 2

of subsection B of Section 843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

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9. Child abuse, as provided for in subsection A of Section

843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Enabling child abuse, as provided for in subsection B of

Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

11. Child sexual abuse, as provided for in subsection E of

Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Enabling child sexual abuse, as provided for in subsection

G of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Child sexual exploitation, as provided for in subsection H

of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Enabling child sexual exploitation, as provided for in

subsection J of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

15. Lewd or indecent proposals or acts to a child, as provided

for in subsection A of Section 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

16. Terrorism, as provided for in subsection B of Section

1268.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

17. Conspiracy to commit terrorism, as provided for in

subsection A of Section 1268.3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

18. Any person above the age of eighteen (18) who, on campuses

or public school grounds, advocates revolution, sabotage, force and

violation, sedition, treason, or the overthrow of the United States

government, as provided for in subsection B of Section 1327 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

19. Arson in the first degree, as provided for in subsection A

of Section 1401 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Arson while manufacturing, attempting to manufacture, or

endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance, as

provided for in subsection B of Section 1401 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

21. Causing personal injury while committing an act of arson,

as provided for in Section 1405 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

B. Any person convicted of a Class A3 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, § 21-301 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-301
Preventing meetings of Legislature
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully and by force or fraud prevents the

State Legislature or either of the houses composing it, or any of

the members thereof, from meeting or organizing 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 of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than

Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or both.

R.L. 1910, § 2163. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 160, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 80, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-778 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-778
Threatened libel
Status: in_force

Any person who threatens to publish a libel concerning any other

person, or concerning any relative, wife or child or dead relative

of such person, or member of his family, shall be liable civilly and

criminally to have the same intent as though the publication had

been made. But if the threat be not in writing, the threat and

character of the libelous matter must be proven by at least two

witnesses, or by one witness and corroborating circumstances.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142A-14 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142A-14
Witnessing execution - Rules
Status: in_force

A. A judgment of death must be executed at the Oklahoma State

Penitentiary at McAlester, Oklahoma, said prison to be designated by

the court by which judgment is to be rendered. A place shall be

provided at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester so that

individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and who are

members of the immediate family of any deceased victim of the

defendant may witness the execution. The immediate family members

shall be allowed to witness the execution from an area that is

separate from the area to which other nonfamily member witnesses are

admitted, provided, however, if there are multiple deceased victims,

the Department of Corrections shall not be required to provide

separate areas for each family of each deceased victim. If

facilities are not capable or sufficient to provide all immediate

family members with a direct view of the execution, the Department

may broadcast the execution by means of a closed circuit television

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system to an area in which other immediate family members may be

located.

B. Immediate family members may request individuals not

directly related to the deceased victim but who serve a close

supporting role or professional role to the deceased victim or an

immediate family member, including, but not limited to, a minister

or licensed counselor. The warden in consultation with the Director

of the Department of Corrections shall approve or disapprove such

requests. Provided further, the Department may set a limit on the

number of witnesses or viewers within occupancy limits.

C. Any surviving victim of the defendant who is eighteen (18)

years of age or older may view the execution by closed circuit

television with the approval of both the Director of the Department

of Corrections and the warden. The Director and warden shall

prioritize persons to view the execution, including immediate family

members, surviving victims, and supporting persons, and may set a

limit on the number of viewers within occupancy limits. Any

surviving victim approved to view the execution of their perpetrator

may have an accompanying support person as provided for members of

the immediate family of a deceased victim.

D. As used in this section:

1. "Members of the immediate family" means the spouse, a child

by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent by birth or adoption, a

stepparent, a grandparent, a grandchild, a sibling, or a stepsibling

of a deceased victim, or the spouse of any immediate family member;

and

2. "Surviving victim" means any person who suffered serious

harm or injury due to the criminal acts of the defendant of which

the defendant has been convicted in a court of competent

jurisdiction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1545 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1545
Using false check - False token
Status: in_force

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The use of a matured check or other order for the payment of

money, as a means of obtaining any signature, money or property,

such as is specified in the last two sections, by a person who knows

that a drawer thereof is not entitled to draw for the sum specified

therein, upon the drawee, is the use of a false token within the

meaning of those sections although no representation is made in

respect thereto.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1029 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1029
Engaging in prostitution, etc. - Soliciting or procuring - Residing or being in place for
Status: in_force

prohibited purpose - Aiding, abetting or participating - Child prostitution – Presumption of- Residing or being in place for prohibited purpose - Aiding,

abetting or participating - Child prostitution – Presumption of

coercion.

A. It shall further be unlawful:

1. To engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;

2. To solicit, induce, or entice another person to pay or

provide money or any other item or service of value to engage in an

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act of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, with himself or

herself;

3. To reside in, enter, or remain in any house, place,

building, or other structure, or to enter or remain in any vehicle,

trailer, or other conveyance with the intent of committing an act of

prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;

4. To knowingly offer money or any other item or service of

value, or agree to provide or pay money or any other item or service

of value to, or on behalf of, another person, for the purpose of

engaging in sexual conduct, as defined in subsection B of Section

1024.1 of this title, with that person or another; or

5. To aid, abet, or participate in the doing of any of the acts

prohibited in paragraph 1, 2, 3, or 4 of this subsection.

B. Any prohibited act described in paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5

of subsection A of this section is a Class B4 felony offense. Any

prohibited act described in paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of subsection

A of this section committed with a person under eighteen (18) years

of age is a Class B1 felony offense and shall be deemed child sex

trafficking, as defined in Section 1030 of this title, and shall be

punishable as provided in Section 1031 of this title.

C. No child who is a victim of human trafficking shall be

subject to juvenile delinquency or criminal proceedings for the

offenses described in subsection A of this section which occurred as

a result of the child being a victim of human trafficking.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-983 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-983
Permitting premises to be used for commercial gambling
Status: in_force

A. Permitting premises to be used for commercial gambling is

intentionally:

1. Granting the use or allowing the continued use of a place as

a gambling place; or

2. Permitting another to set up a gambling device for use in a

place under the offender's control.

B. Any person permitting premises to be used for commercial

gambling shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person found guilty

of a second offense under this section shall be punished by

imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by

a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by

both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-103 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-103
Personal property
Status: in_force

The term "personal property" includes every description of

money, goods, chattels, effects, evidences of right in action, and

written instruments by which any pecuniary obligation, right or

title to property, real or personal, is created or acknowledged,

transferred, increased, defeated, discharged or diminished.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142A-8 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142A-8
Presentation and use of victim impact statement at
Status: in_force

sentencing and parole proceedings.

A. Each victim, or members of the immediate family of each

victim or person designated by the victim or by family members of

the victim, may present a written victim impact statement, which may

include religious invocations or references, or may appear

personally at the sentence proceeding and present the statements

orally. Provided, however, if a victim or any member of the

immediate family or person designated by the victim or by family

members of a victim wishes to appear personally, the person shall

have the absolute right to do so. Any victim or any member of the

immediate family or person designated by the victim or by family

members of a victim who appears personally at the formal sentence

proceeding shall not be cross-examined by opposing counsel;

provided, however, such cross-examination shall not be prohibited in

a proceeding before a jury or a judge acting as a finder of fact. A

written victim impact statement introduced at a formal sentence

proceeding shall not be amended by any person other than the author,

nor shall the statement be excluded in whole or in part from the

court record. The court shall allow the victim impact statement to

be read into the record.

B. If a presentence investigation report is prepared, the

person preparing the report shall consult with each victim or

members of the immediate family or a designee of members of the

immediate family if the victim is deceased, incapacitated or

incompetent, and include any victim impact statements in the

presentence investigation report. If the individual to be consulted

cannot be located or declines to cooperate, a notation to that

effect shall be included.

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C. The judge shall make available to the parties copies of any

victim impact statements.

D. In any case which is plea bargained, victim impact

statements shall be presented at the time of sentencing or attached

to the district attorney narrative report. In determining the

appropriate sentence, the court shall consider among other factors

any victim impact statements if submitted to the jury, or the judge

in the event a jury was waived.

E. The Department of Corrections and the Pardon and Parole

Board, in deciding whether to release an individual on parole, shall

consider any victim impact statements submitted to the jury, or the

judge in the event a jury was waived.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1760 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1760
Malicious injury or destruction of property generally -
Status: in_force

Punishment - Damages.

A. Every person who maliciously injures, defaces or destroys

any real or personal property not his or her own, in cases other

than such as are specified in Section 1761 et seq. of this title, is

guilty of:

1. A misdemeanor, if the damage, defacement or destruction

causes a loss which has an aggregate value of less than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00);

2. A Class D3 felony offense, if the damage, defacement or

destruction causes a loss which has an aggregate value of One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, punishable by imprisonment as

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

title; or

3. A Class D3 felony offense, if the defendant has two or more

prior convictions for an offense under this section, notwithstanding

the value of loss caused by the damage, defacement or destruction.

B. In addition to any other punishment prescribed by law for

violations of subsection A of this section, he or she is liable in

treble damages for the injury done, to be recovered in a civil

action by the owner of such property or public officer having charge

thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1084 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1084
Marriage no defense
Status: in_force

The act or state of marriage shall not be a defense to any

violation of this article.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-701.15 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-701.15
Constitutionality - Sentence
Status: in_force

In the event the death penalty is held to be unconstitutional by

the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals or the United States Supreme

Court, the court having jurisdiction over a person previously

sentenced to death shall cause such person to be brought before the

court, and the court shall sentence such person to imprisonment for

life without parole.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1692.9 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1692.9
Exemption
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall prohibit any of the following:

A. Hunting birds or fowl in accordance with Oklahoma regulation

or statute, including but not limited to the sport of hunting game

with trained raptors.

B. Agricultural production of fowl for human consumption.

Added by State Question No. 687, Initiative Petition No. 365,

Provision No. 9, adopted at General Election held on November 5,

2002.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-884 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-884
Person marrying bigamist
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly marries the husband or wife of another,

in any case in which such husband or wife would be punishable

according to the foregoing provisions, 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, or by a fine

not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine

and imprisonment.

R.L. 1910, § 2442. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 261, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 165, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1361 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1361
Disturbing lawful meeting
Status: in_force

Every person who without authority of law willfully disturbs or

breaks up any assembly or meeting, not unlawful in its character,

other than a religious meeting, public meeting of electors, or

funeral, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1740 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1740
Pump Pirates Act
Status: in_force

Any person who pumps gasoline into the gasoline tank of a

vehicle and leaves the premises where the gasoline was pumped

without making payment for the gasoline shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not

more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or confinement in the

county jail for a period of not more than sixty (60) days, or by

both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-650.5 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-650.5
Aggravated assault and battery or assault with firearm
Status: in_force

or other dangerous weapon upon medical care provider - Penalty.

A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and

with intent to do bodily harm, commits any aggravated assault and

battery or any assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon

the person of a medical care provider, upon conviction, is guilty of

a Class D2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody

of the Department of Corrections for a term not less than two (2)

years nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine not to exceed One

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

Any subsequent conviction pursuant to this section shall be a Class

D2 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsection C of Section 20O of this title.

B. As used in this section, "medical care provider" means

doctors, residents, interns, nurses, nurses' aides, ambulance

attendants and operators, paramedics, emergency medical technicians,

laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists, physical

therapists, physician assistants, chaplains, volunteers,

pharmacists, nursing students, medical students, members of a

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hospital security force, and any other employees or independent

contractors working in or for a health care facility.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-68 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-68
Conviction does not work forfeiture
Status: in_force

No conviction of any person for crime works any forfeiture of

any property, except in the cases of any outlawry for treason, and

other cases in which a forfeiture is expressly imposed by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-852 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-852
Omission to provide for a child - Penalties
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided for by law, any parent, guardian,

or person having custody or control of a child as defined in Section

1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes who willfully omits,

without lawful excuse, to furnish necessary food, clothing, shelter,

monetary child support, medical attendance, payment of court-ordered

day care or payment of court-ordered medical insurance costs for

such child which is imposed by law, upon conviction, is guilty of a

misdemeanor; provided, any person obligated to make child support

payments who willfully and without lawful excuse becomes delinquent

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in said child support payments after September 1, 1993, and such

delinquent child support accrues without payment by the obligor for

a period of one (1) year, or exceeds Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00) shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a Class D2

felony offense punishable in the same manner as any subsequent

conviction pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any

subsequent conviction pursuant to this section shall be a Class D2

felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsection C of Section 20O of this title, or by the imposition of a

fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both

such fine and imprisonment. As used in this section, the duty to

furnish medical attendance shall mean that the parent or person

having custody or control of a child must furnish medical treatment

in such manner and on such occasions as an ordinarily prudent

person, solicitous for the welfare of a child, would provide; such

parent or person having custody or control of a child is not

criminally liable for failure to furnish medical attendance for

every minor or trivial complaint with which the child may be

afflicted.

B. Any person who leaves the state to avoid providing necessary

food, clothing, shelter, court-ordered monetary child support, or

medical attendance for such child, upon conviction, shall be guilty

of a Class D2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment for not more

than four (4) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections,

or by the imposition of a fine of not more than Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean a child

is endangered for the sole reason the parent, guardian or person

having custody or control of a child, in good faith, selects and

depends upon spiritual means alone through prayer, in accordance

with the tenets and practice of a recognized church or religious

denomination, for the treatment or cure of disease or remedial care

of such child; provided, that medical care shall be provided where

permanent physical damage could result to such child; and that the

laws, rules, and regulations relating to communicable diseases and

sanitary matters are not violated.

D. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent a court from

immediately assuming custody of a child and ordering whatever action

may be necessary, including medical treatment, to protect the health

or welfare of the child.

E. Psychiatric and psychological testing and counseling are

exempt from the provisions of this section.

F. If any parent of a child in cases in which the Department of

Human Services is providing services pursuant to Section 237 of

Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes is determined by the Department to

be willfully violating the provisions of this section, the

Department may refer the case to the proper district attorney for

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prosecution. The Department shall provide assistance to the

district attorneys in such prosecutions. Any child support or

arrears payments made pursuant to this section shall be made payable

to the Department and paid through the Centralized Support Registry

pursuant to Section 413 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

G. It is the duty of any parent having legal custody of a child

who is an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person, as

such terms are defined by Section 3-403 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma

Statutes, to provide for the treatment, as such term is defined by

Section 3-403 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, of such child.

Any parent having legal custody of a child who is an alcohol-

dependent person or a drug-dependent person who without having made

a reasonable effort fails or willfully omits to provide for the

treatment of such child shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For the

purpose of this subsection, the duty to provide for such treatment

shall mean that the parent having legal custody of a child must

provide for the treatment in such manner and on such occasions as an

ordinarily prudent person, solicitous for the welfare of a child,

would provide.

H. Venue is proper in prosecutions for violations of this

section in:

1. Any county where the child resides;

2. The county in which the court-ordered support was entered or

registered pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Interstate

Family Support Act; or

3. The county in which the defendant resides.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-646 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-646
Aggravated assault and battery defined
Status: in_force

A. An assault and battery becomes aggravated when committed

under any of the following circumstances:

1. When great bodily injury is inflicted upon the person

assaulted; or

2. When committed by a person of robust health or strength upon

one who is aged, decrepit, or incapacitated, as defined in Section

641 of this title.

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B. For purposes of this section “great bodily injury” means

bone fracture, protracted and obvious disfigurement, protracted loss

or impairment of the function of a body part, organ or mental

faculty, or substantial risk of death.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-453 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-453
Preparing false evidence
Status: in_force

Any person guilty of falsely preparing any book, paper, record,

instrument in writing, or other matter or thing, with intent to

produce it, or allow it to be produced as genuine upon any trial,

proceeding or inquiry whatever, authorized by law, shall be guilty

of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment

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

title.

R.L. 1910, § 2228. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 198, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 373, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 198 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1357 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1357
Construction with landlord tenant rights or laws
Status: in_force

This act shall not be used to circumvent any rights or laws

governing the landlord tenant relationship as provided in Title 41

of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1710 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1710
Larceny of passage ticket - Value
Status: in_force

If the thing stolen is any ticket, or other paper or writing

entitling or purporting to entitle the holder or proprietor thereof

to a passage upon any railroad, or in any vessel or other public

conveyance, the price at which tickets entitling a person to a like

passage are usually sold by the proprietors of such conveyance shall

be deemed the value of such ticket.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1631 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1631
Fraud in subscription for stock
Status: in_force

Any person who signs the name of a fictitious person to any

subscription for, or agreement to take stock in any corporation,

existing or proposed; and every person who signs, to any

subscription or agreement, the name of any person, knowing that such

person has not means or does not intend in good faith to comply with

all the terms thereof, or under any understanding or agreement that

the terms of such subscription or agreement are not to be complied

with or enforced, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-542 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-542
Administering extrajudicial oaths
Status: in_force

Every officer or other person who administers an oath to another

person, or who makes and delivers any certificate that another

person, has taken an oath, except when such oath is required by the

provisions of some contract as a basis of or proof of a claim, or

when the same has been agreed to be received by some person as proof

of any fact in the performance of any contract, obligation or duty,

instead of other evidence, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1092 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1092
Refusing to exhibit stolen goods
Status: in_force

Any pawnbroker or person carrying on the business of a

pawnbroker, and every junk dealer, who having received any goods

which have been embezzled or stolen, refuses or omits to exhibit

them, upon demand, during the usual business hours, to the owner of

said goods or his agent authorized to demand an inspection thereof,

or any peace officer 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, § 2513. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 291, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 675, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 291 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1267.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1267.2
Registration - Contents
Status: in_force

(a) The officers of each group, company, assembly of persons,

or association with the intent designated in Section 1267.1 of this

title shall, within thirty (30) days of the effective date hereof,

register with the Attorney General, on forms prescribed by him by

regulations, as such an organization, and shall thereafter register

annually on or before July 1.

(b) The registration statements shall include the following

information:

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(1) The name of the organization and address of its principal

office;

(2) The name and present address of each person who is

currently an officer of the organization or who has been an officer

of the organization any time in the course of the twelve (12) months

preceding the filing of each registration statement;

(3) An accounting of all money received and expended by the

organization, including the sources of receipt and purposes of

expenditures, in the course of the twelve (12) months preceding the

filing of each registration statement;

(4) The name and present address of each person who is or was a

member of the organization at any time in the course of the twelve

(12) months preceding the filing of each registration statement.

(5) If any officer or member of the organization uses or has

used more than one name, all such names shall be included in the

registration statements.

(c) All such organizations shall maintain, in the form and

manner as the Attorney General shall by regulations provide, an

accurate and complete record of all information required by the

registration statement forms.

(d) If the officers of any such organization violate any

provision of this section they shall, upon conviction, be guilty of

a felony.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-482 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-482
Unlawful to pay salary to ineligible persons
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any such executive, legislative,

ministerial or judicial officer mentioned in the preceding section,

to draw or authorize the drawing of any warrant or authority for the

payment out of any public fund, of the salary, wages, pay or

compensation of any such ineligible person, and it shall be unlawful

for any executive, legislative, ministerial or judicial officer to

pay out of any public funds in his custody or under his control the

salary, wages, pay or compensation of any such ineligible person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1871 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1871
Use with intent to avoid payment of service charges
Status: in_force

A. Any person who uses a telecommunication device with the

intent to avoid the payment of any lawful charge for

telecommunication service or with the knowledge that it was to avoid

the payment of any lawful charge for telecommunication service and

the value of the telecommunication service is not more than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or such value cannot be ascertained

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. Any person who uses a telecommunication device with the

intent to avoid the payment of any lawful charge for

telecommunication service or with the knowledge that it was to avoid

the payment of any lawful charge for telecommunication service and

the value of the telecommunication service exceeds One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) 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.

C. If the cloned cellular telephone used in violation of this

section was used to facilitate the commission of a felony the

person, upon conviction, shall 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.

D. Any person who has been convicted previously of an offense

under this section shall be guilty of a Schedule E felony upon a

second and any subsequent conviction, if the offense occurs on or

after the effective date of Section 20.1 of this title. If the

offense occurs before the effective date of Section 20.1 of this

title the crime shall be punishable by incarceration in the custody

of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed five (5)

years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-9 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-9
Punishment of felonies
Status: in_force

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by

this title, or by some existing provision of law, every offense

declared to be a felony is punishable by a fine not exceeding One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 34

Penitentiary not exceeding two (2) years, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

R.L. 1910, § 2090. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 13, eff. July 1,

1999; Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-96 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-96
Knowingly
Status: in_force

The term "knowingly," when so applied, imports only a knowledge

that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the

provisions of this code. It does not require any knowledge of the

unlawfulness of such act or omission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1773 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1773
Injuring fruit or ornamental trees
Status: in_force

Every person who shall maliciously or mischievously, bruise,

break or pull up, cut down, carry away, destroy, or in anywise

injure any fruit or ornamental tree, shrub, vine or material for

hedge, being, growing, or standing on the land of another, shall be

punished by fine not exceeding One Hundred and not less than Ten

Dollars ($10.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not

exceeding thirty (30) days.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1040.25 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1040.25
Jurisdiction - Service of process - Fines - Execution
Status: in_force

against property.

In order to protect the citizens and residents of this state

against unfit articles and printed or written matter or material

which originate outside this state, it is the purpose of this

section to subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state

those persons who are responsible for the importation of those

things into this state.

To that end and in the exercise of its power and right to

protect its citizens and residents, it is hereby provided that any

person, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who

sends or causes to be sent into this state for resale in this state

any article or printed matter or material is for the purpose of this

act transacting business in this state and by that act:

(a) submits himself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this

state in any proceeding commenced under Section 4 of this act;

(b) constitutes the Secretary of State his agent for service of

process in any proceeding commenced under Section 4 of this act; and

consents that service of process shall be made by serving a copy

upon the Secretary of State or by filing a copy in the Secretary of

State's office, and that this service shall be sufficient service

provided that, within one day after service, notice of the service

and a copy of the process are sent by registered mail by the

Attorney General or district attorney to him at his last-known

address and proof of such mailing filed with the clerk of the court

within one day after mailing;

(c) consents that any fine levied against him under any section

of this act may be executed against any of his real property,

personal property, tangible or intangible, choses in action or

property of any kind or nature, including debts owing to him, which

are situated or found in this state.

Service of process upon any person who is subject to the

jurisdiction of the courts of this state, as provided in this

section, may also be made by personally serving the summons upon him

outside this state with the same force and effect as though summons

had been personally served within this state. The service of

summons shall be made in like manner as service within this state,

by any person over twenty-one (21) years of age not a party to the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 444

action. No order of court is required. An affidavit of the server

shall be filed stating the time, manner and place of service. The

court may consider the affidavit, or any other competent proofs, in

determining whether service has been properly made.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-867 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-867
Trafficking in children a felony
Status: in_force

A. The first conviction of the crime of trafficking in children

by any person shall be a felony and punishable by imprisonment in

the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than one

(1) year nor for more than three (3) years.

B. Conviction of the crime of trafficking in children,

subsequent to a prior conviction for such offense in any form, shall

be a felony and punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for not less than three (3) years. No

suspension of judgment or sentence shall be permitted.

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.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 383
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1958 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1958
Access to computers, computer systems and computer
Status: in_force

networks prohibited for certain purposes - Penalty.

No person shall communicate with, store data in, or retrieve

data from a computer system or computer network for the purpose of

using such access to violate any of the provisions of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section

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, or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 32
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1587 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1587
Forging tickets or passage
Status: in_force

Every person who, with intent to defraud, forges, counterfeits,

or falsely alters any ticket, check or other paper or writing to

entitle the holder or proprietor thereof to a passage upon any

railroad, or in any vessel or other public conveyance; and every

person who, with like intent, sells, exchanges or delivers, or keeps

or offers for sale, exchange or delivery, or receives upon any

purchase, exchange or delivery any such ticket, knowing the same to

have been forged, counterfeited or falsely altered is guilty of

forgery in the second degree, a Class D1 felony offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1271.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1271.1
Detention or arrest of person under 18 years - Confiscation and forfeiture of prohibited
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 21Confiscation and forfeiture of prohibited weapons and firearms -

Disposition of forfeited weapons and firearms.

A. Whenever a person under eighteen (18) years of age is

detained or arrested by a law enforcement officer and is carrying

any weapon or firearm prohibited by Section 1272 of this title, each

such prohibited weapon and firearm may be confiscated and forfeited

to the State of Oklahoma by the law enforcement authority. Such

confiscation and forfeiture shall not require that criminal charges

be filed against the minor.

B. However, when a weapon or firearm confiscated pursuant to

the provisions of this section has been taken by a minor without the

permission of the owner, the weapon or firearm shall be returned to

the owner pursuant to the procedures provided in Section 1321 of

Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided the possession of such

weapon or firearm by the owner is not otherwise prohibited by law.

C. Any weapon or firearm confiscated and forfeited by any law

enforcement authority may be sold at public auction, or when no

longer needed as evidence in the criminal proceeding the

confiscating authority may lease any firearm confiscated and

forfeited by law pursuant to this section to any law enforcement

agency for a period of one (1) year. Such lease may be renewed each

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 567

year thereafter at the discretion of such authority to assist in the

enforcement of the laws of this state or its political subdivisions.

Any weapon or firearm deemed by the confiscating authority to be

inappropriate for lease or sale shall be destroyed.

D. For purposes of this section, the term "confiscate" shall

not be construed to prohibit any parent, guardian or other adult

person from removing or otherwise seizing from any minor any weapon

or firearm in the minor's possession. Provided however, no school

authority shall return any weapon or firearm removed or otherwise

seized from any minor to any person, and shall immediately deliver

such weapon or firearm to a law enforcement authority for

prosecution and forfeiture.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-588 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-588
Recording of grand or petit jury proceedings - Listening
Status: in_force

or observing - Penalty.

If any person, firm or corporation shall knowingly and

willfully, by means of any device whatsoever, records or attempts to

record the proceedings of any grand or petit jury in any court of

the State of Oklahoma while such jury is deliberating or voting or

listens to or observes, or attempts to listen to or observe, the

proceedings of any grand or petit jury of which he is not a member

in any court of the State of Oklahoma while such jury is

deliberating or voting shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense

and shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),

or imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20N of this title, or both. Provided, however, that nothing in this

section shall be construed to prohibit the taking of notes by a

grand juror in any court of the State of Oklahoma in connection with

and solely for the purpose of assisting him in the performance of

his duties as such juror.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-988 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-988
Conspiracy
Status: in_force

A. A conspiracy is any agreement, combination or common plan or

scheme by two or more persons, coupled with an overt act in

furtherance of such agreement, combination or common plan or scheme,

to violate any section of this act.

B. Any person found guilty of conspiracy shall be guilty of a

Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as

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

title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1352 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1352
Returning to possession after lawful removal
Status: in_force

Every person who has been removed from any lands by process of

law, or who has removed from any lands pursuant to the lawful

adjudication or direction of any court, tribunal or officer, and who

afterward, without authority by law, returns to settle or reside

upon such lands, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1048 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1048
Storage or accumulation of wrecked or abandoned motor
Status: in_force

vehicle or part thereof within view of preexisting residence or

adjoining property - Farm-related vehicles excepted.

No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall with malice or

without valid business purpose store, accumulate, allow to

accumulate, or allow to remain stored or accumulated after receipt

of notice as is hereinafter provided, any wrecked or abandoned motor

vehicle, or any recyclable or nonrecyclable hulk or part of a motor

vehicle within view of any preexisting residence or adjoining

property situated outside the territorial limits of any incorporated

municipality. Any homeowner or adjoining property owner aggrieved

by any violation of this section may order the removal of any motor

vehicle, hulk or part stored in violation hereof upon thirty (30)

days' written notice to the owner of the land where such motor

vehicle, hulk or part is stored. Upon the failure of the offending

party to comply with said order, the aggrieved party may obtain

injunctive and mandamus relief for the removal of matter so stored

or accumulated or for screening of the matter so stored or

accumulated from view from the adjoining property from the district

court of the county where the residence is situated and, further;

shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs

and other reasonable expenses of bringing suit.

Provided, nothing within this section shall prohibit the

accumulation or storage of farm-related vehicles upon any property

currently used for agricultural or ranching-related purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.3
Definitions for Firearms Act and Self-Defense Act —
Status: in_force

Pistols or handguns.

DEFINITIONS FOR FIREARMS ACT

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 592

"Pistols" or "handguns" as used in the Oklahoma Firearms Act of

1971 and the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall mean any firearm

capable of discharging single or multiple projectiles from a single

round of ammunition composed of any material which may reasonably be

expected to be able to cause lethal injury, with a barrel or barrels

less than sixteen (16) inches in length, and using a combustible

propellant charge, but not to include any firearm with an overall

length of twenty-six (26) inches or more, flare guns, underwater

fishing guns or blank pistols.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1832 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1832
Receiving or injuring stolen logs
Status: in_force

Any person who shall purchase, receive or secrete saw logs so

taken or removed, or who shall cut or otherwise injure logs so taken

or removed, knowing them to have been so taken or removed, shall be

punished as prescribed in the preceding section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1265.6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1265.6
Self incriminating testimony - Immunity from
Status: in_force

prosecution.

No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or

producing any books, papers, or other documents before any court,

magistrate, referee or grand jury upon any investigation, proceeding

or trial, for or relating to or concerned with a violation of any

section of this act or attempt to commit such violation, upon the

ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary

or otherwise, required of him by the state may tend to convict him

of a crime or to subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no

person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture

for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning

which he may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or

otherwise, and no testimony so given or produced shall be received

against him, upon any criminal investigation, proceeding or trial,

except upon a prosecution for perjury or contempt of court based

upon the giving or producing of such testimony.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1021.3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1021.3
Guardians - Parents - Custodians - Consent to
Status: in_force

participation of minors in sexual abuse materials.

A. Any parent, guardian or individual having custody of a minor

under the age of eighteen (18) years who knowingly permits or

consents to the participation of a minor in any child sexual abuse

material shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense and, upon

conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a period of not more than twenty (20)

years or a fine of not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

($25,000.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment. Persons

convicted under this section shall not be eligible for a deferred

sentence. 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 subsection 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-

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imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual

imprisonment.

B. The consent of the minor to the activity prohibited by this

section shall not constitute a defense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-919 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-919
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation who violates any

of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and

upon each conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not

less than Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) nor more than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a

period not to exceed six (6) months, or the court, in its

discretion, may suspend or revoke the Oklahoma motor vehicle

dealer's license issued under the provisions of 47 O.S.1951 Sec.

22.15, or by such fine and imprisonment and suspension or

revocation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-839.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-839.2
Right of action - Damages
Status: in_force

Any person whose right of privacy, as created in Section 1

hereof, is violated or the surviving spouse, personal

representatives or a majority of the adult heirs of a deceased

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 335

person whose name, portrait, or picture is used in violation of

Section 1 hereof, may maintain an action against the person, firm or

corporation so using such person's name, portrait or picture to

prevent and restrain the use thereof, and may in the same action

recover damages for any injuries sustained, and if the defendant in

such action shall have knowingly used such person's name, portrait

or picture in such manner as is declared to be unlawful, the jury or

court, if tried without a jury, in its discretion may award

exemplary damages.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142A-3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142A-3
Informing victim of rights – Lethality assessment
Status: in_force

A. Upon the preliminary investigation of a violent crime, it

shall be the duty of the peace officer who interviews the victim of

such crime to inform the victim, or a responsible adult if the

victim is a minor child or an incompetent person, or the family

member who receives death notification in the case of a homicide, in

writing, of their rights as a crime victim. Written notification

shall consist of handing the victim, responsible adult, if the

victim is a minor child or an incompetent person, or family member

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receiving death notification, a preprinted card or brochure that, at

a minimum, includes the following information:

1. A statement that reads, "As a victim of crime, you have

certain rights";

2. Telephone and address information for the local District

Attorney Victim-Witness Coordinator; and

3. The website address where victims can access a full list of

their rights, additional information, and how to apply for crime

victim compensation assistance.

B. A victim of domestic abuse has the right to be informed by

the first peace officer who interviews the victim of domestic abuse

of the twenty-four-hour statewide telephone communication service

established by Section 18p-5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes

and to give notice to the victim of certain rights. The notice

shall consist of handing such victim the following statement:

"As a victim of domestic abuse, you have certain rights. These

rights are as follows:

1. The right to request that charges be pressed against your

assailant;

2. The right to request protection from any harm or threat of

harm arising out of your cooperation with law enforcement and

prosecution efforts as far as facilities are available and to be

provided with information on the level of protection available;

3. The right to be informed of financial assistance and other

social services available as a result of being a victim including

information on how to apply for the assistance and services; and

4. The right to file a petition for a protective order or, when

the domestic abuse occurs when the court is not open for business,

to request an emergency temporary protective order."

C. The victim of sexual assault, as defined in Section 142.20

of this title, has the right to be informed by the peace officer who

interviews the victim of sexual assault, or a responsible adult if

the victim is a minor child or an incompetent person, of the twenty-

four-hour statewide telephone communication service established by

the Office of the Attorney General for victims of sexual assault

pursuant to Section 18p-5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and

to give notice to the victim or such responsible adult of certain

rights of the victim. The notice shall consist of handing such

victim or responsible adult a written statement in substantially the

following form:

"As a victim of sexual assault, you have certain rights. These

rights are as follows:

1. The right to request that charges be pressed against your

assailant;

2. The right to request protection from any harm or threat of

harm arising out of your cooperation with law enforcement and

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prosecution efforts as far as facilities are available and to be

provided with information on the level of protection available;

3. The right to be informed of financial assistance and other

social services available to victims including information on how to

apply for the assistance and services;

4. The right to a free forensic medical examination;

5. The right to be informed by the district attorney of other

victim's rights available pursuant to Section 142A-2 of this title;

6. The right to speak with a sexual assault victims' advocate;

7. The right to request and receive the status and results of

the analysis of the sexual assault forensic evidence; and

8. The right to request a copy of the police report."

D. Upon the preliminary investigation of a domestic violence

crime involving intimate partner violence, the first peace officer

who interviews the victim of domestic abuse shall assess the

potential for danger by asking a series of questions provided on a

lethality assessment form available on the Oklahoma Attorney General

website. The lethality assessment form shall include the following

questions:

1. Has the person ever used a weapon against the victim or

threatened the victim with a weapon?

2. Has the person threatened to kill the victim or children of

the victim?

3. Does the victim think the person will try to kill the

victim?

4. Has the person ever tried to choke the victim?

5. Is the person violently or constantly jealous or does the

person control most of the daily activities of the victim?

6. Has the victim left or separated from the person after

living together or being married?

7. Is the person unemployed?

8. Has the person ever tried to kill himself or herself?

9. Does the victim have a child that the person knows is not

his or her own child?

10. Does the person follow or spy on the victim or leave the

victim threatening messages?

11. Is there anything else that worries the victim about his or

her safety and if so, what worries the victim?

E. If the results of the lethality assessment indicate a

referral is suggested, the assessing officer shall implement the

protocol referral process to a domestic violence advocate from a

certified or tribal program as follows:

1. Advise the victim of the results of the assessment;

2. Advise the victim that based on the results of the

assessment the officer will call the domestic violence hotline to

allow the victim to speak with an advocate;

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3. If the victim does not want to speak with an advocate, the

officer shall document the refusal on the form.

F. Regardless of the results of the lethality assessment,

referral information for shelters, domestic violence programs and

other social services shall be provided to the victim.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1290.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1290.1
Short title - Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
Status: in_force

SHORT TITLE

Sections 1290.1 through 1290.27 of this title shall be known and

may be cited as the "Oklahoma Self-Defense Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1737 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1737
Larceny of cable, information, or telecommunications
Status: in_force

services.

A. Any person who:

1. Shall knowingly obtain or attempt to obtain cable,

information, or telecommunications service of any type or kind

including but not limited to cable television, telephony, internet,

and data transmission service from another by means, artifice,

trick, deception, or device without the payment to the operator of

said service of all lawful compensation for each type of service

obtained; or

2. Shall knowingly assist or instruct any other person in

obtaining or attempting to obtain cable, information, or

telecommunications service of any type or kind including but not

limited to cable television, telephony, internet, and data

transmission service without the payment to the operator of all

lawful compensations; or

3. Shall knowingly tamper or otherwise interfere with or

connect to by any means, whether mechanical, electrical, acoustical,

or other means, any cables, wires, or other devices used for the

distribution of cable, information, or telecommunications service of

any type or kind including but not limited to cable television,

telephony, internet, and data transmission service without authority

from the operator of said service; or

4. Shall knowingly manufacture, import into this state,

distribute, sell, offer for sale, rental, or use, possess for sale,

rental, or use, or advertise for sale, rental, or use any device of

any description, or any plan, or kit for a device, designed in whole

or in part to facilitate the doing of any of the acts specified in

paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this subsection;

shall be guilty, upon conviction, of the misdemeanor of larceny of

cable television, cable, information, or telecommunications service

or tampering with cable television, cable, information, or

telecommunications service, which offenses are punishable by

imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or

by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both

said fine and imprisonment.

B. In any prosecution as set forth in subsection A of this

section, the existence on the property and in the actual possession

of the accused, of (1) any connection, wire, conductor, or any

device whatsoever, which is connected in such a manner as would

appear to permit the use of cable, information, or

telecommunications service of any type or kind including but not

limited to cable television, telephony, internet, and data

transmission service without the same being reported for payment to

and specifically authorized by the operator of the cable,

information, or telecommunications service of any type or kind

including but not limited to cable television, telephony, internet,

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and data transmission service or (2) the existence on the property

and in the actual possession of the accused, in quantities or

volumes suggesting possession for resale, of any device designed in

whole or in part to facilitate the performance of any of the illegal

acts mentioned in subsection A of this section shall be prima facie

evidence of intent to violate and of the violation of the provisions

of subsection A of this section by the accused.

C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall

be liable to the franchised or otherwise duly licensed cable

television system, information service provider, or other

telecommunications service or equipment provider for the greater of

the following amounts:

1. Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00); or

2. Three times the amount of actual damages, if any, sustained

by the plaintiff, plus reasonable attorneys fees.

D. Any franchised or otherwise duly licensed cable television

system, information service provider, or other telecommunications

service or equipment provider may bring an action to enjoin and

restrain any violation of the provisions of this section or an

action of conversion, or both, and may in the same action seek

damages as provided for in subsection C of this section.

E. It is not a necessary prerequisite to an action pursuant to

this section that the plaintiff has suffered, or be threatened with,

actual damages.

F. The provisions of this section shall not be construed or

otherwise interpreted to prohibit an individual from owning or

operating a device commonly known as a "satellite receiving dish"

for the purpose of receiving and utilizing satellite-relayed

television signals for his own use.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-265 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-265
Bribing or offering bribe to executive officer
Status: in_force

Any person who gives or offers any bribe to any executive

officer, with intent to influence him in respect to any act,

decision, vote, opinion, or other proceedings of such officer, 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.

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R.L. 1910, § 2148. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 157, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 77, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142.4 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142.4
Crime Victims Compensation Board - Membership -
Status: in_force

Qualifications - Term - Vacancies - Officers - Expenses.

A. There is hereby created a Crime Victims Compensation Board,

consisting of three (3) members appointed by the Governor with the

advice and consent of the Senate to serve four-year terms and until

the successor is appointed and qualified. At least one member of

the Board shall be a person admitted to practice law in this state.

Of the first members appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of

two (2) years, one shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years,

and one shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years. Vacancies

shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments.

B. Each year the Board shall elect the chairman from its

membership. Members of the Board shall receive such compensation,

subsistence allowances, mileage and expenses as are provided by the

State Travel Reimbursement Act.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1161 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1161
Unlawful removal of dead body - Violation of or damage to
Status: in_force

casket or burial vault.

A. No person shall intentionally remove the dead body of a

human being or any part thereof from the initial site where such

dead body is located for any purpose, unless such removal is

authorized by a district attorney or his authorized representative

or medical examiner or his authorized representative, or is not

required to be investigated pursuant to the provisions of Section

938 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, said authorization by the

district attorney or medical examiner shall not be required prior to

the removal of said body. A district attorney having jurisdiction

may refuse to prosecute a violation of this subsection if the

district attorney determines that circumstances existed which would

justify such removal or that such removal was not an act of malice

or wantonness.

B. No person shall remove any part of the dead body of a human

being from any grave or other place where the same has been buried,

or from any place where the same is deposited while awaiting burial,

with intent to sell the same, or to dissect it without authority of

law, or from malice or wantonness.

C. No person shall willfully or with malicious intent violate

or cause damage to the casket or burial vault holding the deceased

human remains.

D. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of

this section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall

be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through

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

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

R.L. 1910, § 2456. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 281, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

1986; Laws 1989, c. 193, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 133,

§ 300, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 201, eff.

July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 401, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 300 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-566 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-566
Direct or indirect contempt - Penalties - Cases involving
Status: in_force

failure to comply with court orders regarding children.

A. Unless otherwise provided for by law, punishment for direct

or indirect contempt shall be by the imposition of a fine in a sum

not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in

the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by both, at the

discretion of the court.

B. Any court in this state has the power to enforce an order

for current child support, past-due child support and child support

arrearage payments, other support, visitation, or other court orders

regarding minor children and to punish an individual for failure to

comply therewith, as set forth in subsection A of this section.

Venue for an action under this section is proper, at the option of

the petitioner:

1. In the county in this state in which the support order was

entered, docketed or registered;

2. In the county in this state in which the obligee resides; or

3. In the county in this state in which the obligor resides or

receives income.

Orders for current child support, past-due child support and

child support arrearage payments are enforceable until paid in full.

The remedies provided by this section are available regardless of

the age of the child.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1534 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1534
Title theft - Penalties
Status: in_force

A. A person commits title theft when he or she:

1. Intentionally alters, falsifies, forges, or misrepresents a

document pertaining to real property, with the intent to deceive,

defraud, or unlawfully transfer or encumber the ownership rights of

the owner of the real property;

2. With intent to defraud, misrepresents himself or herself as

the owner or authorized representative of the owner of real property

to induce another person to rely on such false information to obtain

ownership or possession of such real property; or

3. With intent to defraud, takes, obtains, steals, encumbers,

or transfers title or an interest in real property by fraud,

forgery, larceny, or any other fraudulent or deceptive practice.

B. A person who procures, files, or causes to be filed of

public record any document pertaining to an interest in real

property with intent to deceive another person as to the veracity of

the document recorded shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a felony

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term not to exceed three (3) years, a fine not to

exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such

imprisonment and fine. Additionally, the court shall order

restitution to be paid to the aggrieved party as authorized by

Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. A person who knowingly and willfully procures, files, or

causes to be filed of public record a document pertaining to real

property in this state with intent to defraud the owner of the real

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property or the owner of an interest in the real property shall be,

upon conviction, guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in

the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to

exceed ten (10) years, a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine. Additionally,

the court shall order restitution to be paid to the aggrieved party

as authorized by Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. A county clerk shall post a sign, in letters at least one

(1) inch in height, that is clearly visible to the general public in

or near the county clerk’s office stating that it is a crime to

knowingly file a fraudulent document pertaining to real property

with the county clerk.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1265.10 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1265.10
Violation of order closing or restricting use of
Status: in_force

highways.

Whoever violates any order made under Section 9 shall be

punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days, or a fine

of not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), or both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1663 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1663
Workers' compensation fraud - Punishment
Status: in_force

A. Any person who commits workers' compensation fraud, upon

conviction, 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, or by a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand

Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any

person who commits workers’ compensation fraud and who has a prior

felony conviction of workers’ compensation fraud shall receive a

two-year penalty enhancement for each prior conviction in addition

to the sentence provided above.

B. For the purposes of this section, workers' compensation

fraud shall include, but not be limited to, any act or omission

prohibited by subsection C of this section and committed by a person

with the intent to injure, defraud or deceive another with respect

to any of the following:

1. A claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to a contract

of insurance;

2. An application for the issuance of a contract of insurance;

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3. The rating of a contract of insurance or any risk associated

with the contract;

4. Premiums paid on any contract of insurance whether or not

the contract was actually issued;

5. Payments made in accordance with the terms of a contract of

insurance;

6. An application for any license which is required by the

Oklahoma Insurance Code, Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. An application for a license which is required for the

organization, operation or maintenance of a health maintenance

organization pursuant to Section 2501 et seq. of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

8. A request for any approval, license, permit or permission

required by the Workers' Compensation Act, by the rules of the

Workers' Compensation Court or by the rules of the Workers'

Compensation Court Administrator necessary to secure compensation as

required by Section 61 of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. The financial condition of an insurer or purported insurer;

10. The acquisition of any insurer; or

11. A contract of insurance or a Certification of Non-Coverage

Under the Workers' Compensation Act.

C. A person is guilty of workers' compensation fraud who:

1. Presents, causes to be presented or intends to present to

another, any statement as part of or in support of any of the

purposes described in subsection B of this section knowing that such

statement contains any false, fraudulent, incomplete or misleading

information concerning any fact or thing material to the purpose for

the statement;

2. Assists, abets, solicits or conspires with another to

prepare or make any statement that is intended to be presented to,

used by or relied upon by another in connection with or in support

of any of the purposes described in subsection B of this section

knowing that such statement contains any false, fraudulent,

incomplete or misleading information concerning any fact or thing

material to the purpose of the statement;

3. Conceals, attempts to conceal or conspires to conceal any

information concerning any fact material to any of the purposes

described in subsection B of this section;

4. Solicits, accepts or conspires to solicit or accept new or

renewal insurance risks by or for an insolvent insurer;

5. Removes, attempts to remove or conspires to remove the

assets or records of the insurer or a material part thereof, from

the place of business of the insurer or from a place of safekeeping

of the insurer;

6. Conceals, attempts to conceal or conspires to conceal the

assets or records of the insurer or a material part thereof;

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7. Diverts, attempts to divert, or conspires to divert funds of

an insurer or other person in connection with:

a. a contract of insurance,

b. the business of an insurer, or

c. the formation, acquisition or dissolution of an

insurer;

8. Solicits, accepts or conspires to solicit or accept any

benefit in exchange for violating any provision of this section;

9. Conceals, attempts to conceal, conspires to conceal or fails

to disclose any change in any material fact, circumstance or thing

for which there is a duty to disclose to another; or

10. Alters, falsifies, forges, distorts, counterfeits or

otherwise changes any material statement, form, document, contract,

application, certificate, or other writing with the intent to

defraud, deceive, or mislead another.

D. It shall not be a defense to an allegation of a violation of

this section that the person accused did not have a contractual

relationship with the insurer.

E. For the purposes of this section:

1. “Contract of insurance” includes, but is not limited to,

workers' compensation insurance or any other means of securing

compensation permitted by the Workers' Compensation Act or

reinsurance for such insurance or other means of securing

compensation;

2. “Insurer” includes, but is not limited to, any person who is

engaged in the business of making contracts of insurance;

3. “Person” means any individual or entity, whether

incorporated or not, and in the case of an entity, includes those

persons directly responsible for the fraudulent actions of the

entity;

4. “Statement” includes, but is not limited to, any oral,

written, computer-generated or otherwise produced notice, proof of

loss, bill of lading, receipt for payment, invoice, account,

certificate, survey affidavit, book, paper, writing, estimate of

property damage, bill for services, diagnosis, prescription, medical

record, x-ray, test result or other evidence of loss, injury or

expense; and

5. “Work” does not include activities that result in nominal

economic gain.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-650.8 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-650.8
Felony assault, battery or assault and battery upon
Status: in_force

employee of facility for delinquent children, juvenile detention

center or juvenile bureau.

A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,

knowingly commits any assault, battery or assault and battery upon

the person of an employee of a facility maintained by the Office of

Juvenile Affairs, a facility maintained by a private contractor

pursuant to a contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs primarily

for delinquent children, a juvenile detention center, or a juvenile

bureau, while the employee is in the performance of his duties,

shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a Class B6 felony

offense.

B. This section shall not supersede any other act or acts, but

shall be cumulative thereto.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1263 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1263
Advocating or teaching necessity, etc., of crime,
Status: in_force

criminal syndicalism or sabotage - Printing, publishing, etc.,

books, pamphlets, etc. - Organizing or becoming member of society or

assembly.

Any person who, by word of mouth or writings, advocates,

affirmatively suggests or teaches the duty, necessity, propriety or

expediency of crime, criminal syndicalism, or sabotage, or who shall

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advocate, affirmatively suggest or teach the duty, necessity,

propriety or expediency of doing any act of violence, the

destruction of or damage to any property, the bodily injury to any

person or persons, or the commission of any crime or unlawful act as

a means of accomplishing or effecting any industrial or political

ends, change, or revolution, or for profit; or who prints,

publishes, edits, issues, or knowingly circulates, sells,

distributes, or publicly displays any books, pamphlets, paper,

handbill, poster, document, or written or printed matter in any form

whatsoever, containing matter advocating, advising, affirmatively

suggesting, or teaching crime, criminal syndicalism, sabotage, the

doing of any act of physical violence, the destruction of or damage

to any property, the injury to any person, or the commission of any

crime or unlawful act as a means of accomplishing, effecting or

bringing about any industrial or political ends, or change, or as a

means of accomplishing, effecting or bringing about any industrial

or political revolution, or for profit; or who shall openly, or at

all attempt to justify by word of mouth or writing, the commission

or the attempt to commit sabotage, any act of physical violence, the

destruction of or damage to any property, the injury to any person

or the commission of any crime or unlawful act, with the intent to

exemplify, spread or teach or affirmatively suggest criminal

syndicalism; or who organizes, or helps to organize or becomes a

member of or voluntarily assembles with any society or assemblage of

persons which teaches, advocates, or affirmatively suggests the

doctrine of criminal syndicalism, sabotage, or the necessity,

propriety or expediency of doing any act of physical violence or the

commission of any crime or unlawful act as a means of accomplishing

or effecting any industrial or political ends, change or revolution,

or for profit, is guilty of a Class B4 felony offense, and upon

conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary for a term not to exceed ten (10) years, or by a fine

of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such

fine and imprisonment. Provided, that none of the provisions of

Sections 1261 through 1264 of this title shall be construed to

modify or affect Section 166 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Printing, publishing, etc., books, pamphlets, etc. - Organizing or becoming member of society or
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-27 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-27
Mitigation of punishment
Status: in_force

Where it is made to appear at the time of passing sentence upon

a person convicted, that such person has already paid a fine or

suffered an imprisonment for the act which he stands convicted,

under an order adjudging it a contempt, the court authorized to pass

sentence may mitigate the punishment to be imposed, in its

discretion.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1266.9 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1266.9
Utilization of State agency personnel by Governor
Status: in_force

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The Governor is authorized to utilize any personnel of the

Department of Public Safety and any other state agency to conduct

such investigations and to render such assistance to local law

enforcement officers as the Governor may deem necessary in carrying

out the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-883 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-883
Bigamy a felony
Status: in_force

Any person guilty of bigamy 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.

R.L. 1910, § 2441. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 260, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 164, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1990 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1990
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Trademark Anti-

Counterfeiting Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1720 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1720
Aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle,
Status: in_force

construction equipment or farm equipment.

Any person in this state who shall steal an aircraft, automobile

or other automotive driven vehicle, construction equipment or farm

equipment shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and, upon

conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in

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subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title if the value of

the vehicle is less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or

shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be punished

by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of

Section 20M of this title if the value of the vehicle is Fifty

Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or greater, 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 . In addition,

the person shall be ordered to pay restitution pursuant to Section

991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1321.6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1321.6
General penalty
Status: in_force

Except wherein specific penalties are prescribed in this act,

whoever violates any provision of this act or any provision of a

proclamation issued pursuant to this act shall be deemed guilty of a

misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-492 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-492
Oath defined
Status: in_force

The term "oath," as used in the last section, includes an

affirmation, and every other mode of attesting the truth of that

which is stated, which is authorized by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1265.3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1265.3
Causing defects in articles used in defense preparation
Status: in_force

or prosecution of war.

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Whoever intentionally makes or causes to be made any defect in

any article or thing with reasonable grounds to believe that such

article or thing is intended to be used in connection with the

preparation of the United States or any of the states for defense or

for war, or for the prosecution of war by the United States, or that

such article or thing is one of a number of similar articles or

things, some of which are intended so to be used, shall be guilty of

a Class B4 felony offense punishable by imprisonment for not more

than ten (10) years, or a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00) or both; provided, if such person so acts with the

intent to hinder, delay or interfere with the preparation of the

United States or of any of the states for defense or for war, or

with the prosecution of war by the United States, the minimum

punishment shall be imprisonment for not less than one (1) year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1253 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1253
Failure to ring bell of locomotive
Status: in_force

Every person in charge, as engineer of a locomotive engine, who

omits to cause a bell to ring or a steam whistle to sound at the

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distance of at least eighty (80) rods from the place where the track

crosses, on the same level, any traveled public way, is punishable

by a fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment

in the county jail not exceeding sixty (60) days.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1847a — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1847a
Using or allowing use of automatic dial announcing
Status: in_force

device - Exceptions - Penalties.

A. Except as provided by this subsection, no person shall use

or knowingly allow the use of an automatic dial announcing device.

An automatic dial announcing device shall be used only when:

1. The device disconnects from the called person's line not

later than twenty (20) seconds after the called person hangs up; and

2. For calls terminating in this state, the device is not used

to make a call:

a. before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m., or

b. at any hour that collection calls would be prohibited

under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,

15 U.S.C., Section 1692(c), when the device is used

for collection purposes; and

3. One of the following occur:

a. the calls are made or messages given solely in

response to calls initiated by the person to whom the

automatic calls or recorded messages are directed or

who has made a written request to be called,

b. the calls made concern goods or services that have

been previously ordered or purchased,

c. the calls are made by creditors or their assignees, or

d. the calls are initiated by a live operator who gives

the caller the option to disconnect prior to the

playing of a prerecorded or synthesized voice message.

B. A person who violates any provision of this section is

guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief to enforce

this section pursuant to the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.

D. In the event that a civil action is filed pursuant to this

subsection, the prevailing party shall be entitled to a reasonable

attorney's fee.

E. A contract or agreement to purchase any goods or services

for sale executed in violation of the provisions of this section

shall be voidable at the option of the person who has subscribed to

telephone services from a telephone company.

F. For purposes of this section, "automatic dial announcing

device" means automatic equipment that:

1. Stores telephone numbers to be called, or has a random or

sequential number generator capable of producing numbers to be

called;

2. Conveys a prerecorded or synthesized voice message to the

number called; and

3. Is used for the purpose of offering any goods or services

for sale or conveying information regarding such goods or services.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1835.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1835.2
Trespass upon private land primarily devoted to
Status: in_force

farming, ranching or forestry - Exceptions - Affirmative defense.

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1835 of this

title, the following provisions apply to private land that is

primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or forestry purposes:

1. Except as provided in this section, whoever willfully enters

private land of another that is primarily devoted to farming,

ranching, or forestry purposes without permission by the surface

owner, surface lessee, hunting lessee, or lawful occupant thereof

shall be deemed guilty of trespass and, upon conviction thereof,

shall be fined in any sum not less than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars

($750.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), and in

addition, the court shall order restitution for actual damages

incurred. Persons convicted of a second or subsequent offense under

this paragraph shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be

punished by a fine in any sum not less than One Thousand Five

Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) nor more than Two Thousand Five Hundred

Dollars ($2,500.00), or by confinement in the county jail for not

less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both

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such fine and imprisonment, and in addition, the court shall order

restitution for actual damages incurred;

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not

apply to peace officers as defined in Section 99 of this title or

any federal, state, or local government employees engaged in the

performance of their duties, or to any firefighters, emergency

medical personnel, or public utility employees engaged in addressing

an emergency that presents an imminent danger to health, safety, or

the environment in the performance of their duties, or to parties

engaged in oil and gas operations, which shall include, without

limitation, exploration, drilling, production and sales activities,

under authority of mineral ownership, an oil and gas lease, seismic

agreement or permit, gas gathering, purchase, transportation, or

treating contracts, Corporation Commission order, or other lawful

authority from persons entitled to give the same. The provisions of

paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not prohibit railroad employees

and emergency equipment from entering such land to restore rail

service following an accident, derailment or natural disaster; nor

the entrance of utility employees or contractors while acting in the

scope of their employment; nor employees or contractors of valid

easement or license holders while acting in the scope of their

employment;

3. The following persons may enter such land of another unless

forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing, by the owner or

lawful occupier thereof: registered land surveyors and registered

professional engineers for the purpose of land surveying in the

performance of their professional services, persons making a

delivery, selling a product or service, conducting a survey or poll,

working on behalf of a candidate for political office, or who

otherwise have a legitimate reason for entering and who, immediately

upon entering, seek to conduct such business; and

4. Anyone who willfully or maliciously enters any such land of

another and therein commits or attempts to commit waste, theft, or

damage shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction

thereof, shall be fined not less than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by confinement in the county jail for not less than

thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine

and imprisonment, and in addition, the court shall order restitution

for actual damages incurred. Persons convicted of a second or

subsequent offense under this paragraph shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two

Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by confinement in the

county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6)

months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and in addition, the

court shall order restitution for actual damages.

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B. This section shall not be construed to prohibit acts that

are permitted pursuant to Section 5-202 or 6-304 of Title 29 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

C. 1. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under

paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section that the accused had

express or implied permission or legal authority to be on the

property.

2. If an accused reasonably believed he or she was upon

property for which they had permission to be upon, it shall be an

affirmative defense to prosecution under paragraph 1 of subsection A

of this section that the accused had with him or her, on his or her

person, written permission from the surface owner, surface lessee,

hunting lessee, or lawful occupant to be upon such person's land

while the accused was upon any adjoining property. This defense

shall not be available to the accused if:

a. the accused has previously pled guilty, nolo

contendere, or has been convicted of any act of

trespass or has been found civilly liable of any act

of trespass, or

b. the accused, while the accused was upon the adjoining

property, does not have with him or her, on his or her

person, the written permission specified in this

paragraph.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1761 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1761
Following sections not restrictive of Section 1760
Status: in_force

The specification of the acts enumerated in the following

sections of this article is not intended to restrict or qualify the

interpretation of the last section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-20O — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-20O
Class D2 offenses
Status: in_force

A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class D2 shall include

the following criminal offenses:

1. Attempt to escape from penitentiary, as provided for in

Section 434 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Attempt to escape from prison, not a penitentiary, as

provided for in Section 436 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Escape from arrest or detention for a felony, as provided

for in subsection C of Section 444 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

4. Aggravated assault and battery upon medical care provider,

as provided for in Section 650.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

5. Omitting to provide for a child, as provided for in Section

852 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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6. Harboring an endangered runaway child, second or subsequent

offense, as provided for in Section 856.2 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Discharging a stun gun, tear gas, mace, or other agent

against officer, as provided for in Section 1272.3 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. Possession of sawed-off shotgun, as provided for in Section

1289.18 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Transmit threatening letter, as provided for in Section 1304

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Abortion without license, as provided for in Section 1-731

of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

11. Abortion after first trimester, as provided for in Section

1-731 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Self-induced abortion, as provided for in Section 1-733 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Violate Oklahoma Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment

Abortion Act, as provided for in Section 1-737.9 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Violation of Unborn Child Pain Awareness/Prevention Act, as

provided for in Section 1-738.14 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

15. Knowingly perform abortion on unemancipated minor, as

provided for in Section 1-740.4b of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

16. Make fraudulent statement to obtain abortion for a minor,

as provided for in Section 1-740.4b of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

17. Violation of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,

as provided for in Section 1-745.7 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

18. Violation of the Heartbeat Informed Consent Act, as

provided for in Section 1-746.7 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

19. Abortion on minor less than fourteen (14) years of age or

failure to submit tissue, as provided for in Section 1-749 of Title

63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Distribution of imitation controlled substance, second

offense, as provided for in Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

21. Assist another in purchase of pseudoephedrine products,

second or subsequent offense, as provided for in Section 2-701 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Any person convicted of a Class D2 criminal offense set

forth in this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the

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

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two (2) years and shall serve at least twenty percent (20%) of the

sentence imposed before release from custody.

C. 1. Every person who, having been previously convicted of

one or two Class C or Class D criminal offenses, commits a Class D2

criminal offense shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment

in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not

less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years and shall serve

at least twenty percent (20%) of the sentence imposed before release

from custody including release to electronic monitoring pursuant to

Section 510.9 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. Every person who, having been previously convicted of three

Class C or Class D criminal offenses, or one or more Class Y, Class

A, or Class B criminal offenses, commits a Class D2 criminal offense

shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody

of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than one (1)

year nor more than ten (10) years and shall serve at least thirty

percent (30%) of the sentence imposed before release from custody

including release to electronic monitoring pursuant to Section 510.9

of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. Unless specifically exempted pursuant to subsection E of

this section, Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes

shall not apply to Class D2 criminal offenses.

E. 1. The criminal offenses listed in paragraphs 7, 10, 11,

12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of subsection A of this section

shall be exempt from the penalty provisions provided for in

subsections B and C of this section. Persons convicted of the

criminal offenses provided for in paragraphs 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,

15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of subsection A of this section shall be

punished in accordance with the corresponding penalties provided for

in the Oklahoma Statutes including Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

2. The criminal offense listed in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 6 of

subsection A of this section shall be exempt from the penalty

provisions provided for subsection B of this section. Persons

convicted of the criminal offenses provided for in paragraphs 2, 4,

5, and 6 of subsection A of this section shall be punished in

accordance with the corresponding penalties provided for in the

Oklahoma Statutes including Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. The provisions of subsection C of this section still

applies to the criminal offenses listed in paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 6

of subsection A of this section.

F. All Class D2 criminal offenses shall be punishable by the

corresponding fines as provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1208 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1208
Abandonment of refrigerators and iceboxes in places
Status: in_force

accessible to children - Penalty.

Any person, firm or corporation who abandons or discards, in any

place accessible to children, any refrigerator, icebox, or ice

chest, of a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more,

which has an attached lid or door which may be opened or fastened

shut by means of an attached latch, or who, being the owner, lessee,

or manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandoned or

discarded refrigerator, icebox or ice chest to remain in such

condition, shall be deemed negligent as a matter of law and shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 534

not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not more

than one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-535 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-535
Arrest without authority
Status: in_force

Every public officer or person pretending to be a public

officer, who under the pretense or color of any process or other

legal authority, arrests any person, or detains him against his

will, or seizes or levies upon any property, or dispossesses anyone

of any lands or tenements without due and legal process, is guilty

of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1218 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1218
Display of names of military dead at demonstrations or
Status: in_force

protests without consent prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for the names of persons killed in military

action to be carried, displayed on cards or placards, or otherwise

published for the purpose of any antiwar, antipolice action or

antidraft demonstration or protest on the grounds of schools,

colleges, universities, state institutions or facilities, county or

city institutions or facilities, which are wholly or in part

supported by public funds, or on any other public property such as

parks and streets dedicated to public use, without the written

consent of the surviving spouse of such deceased person, if married

at time of death or, if unmarried, the written consent of one or

both

parents, or if they both be deceased, then the next of kin.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1577v1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1577v1
Notes, checks, bills, drafts - Sale, exchange or
Status: in_force

delivery.

Every person who sells, exchanges or delivers for any

consideration any forged or counterfeited promissory note, check,

bill, draft or other evidence of debt, or engagement for the payment

of money absolutely, or upon any contingency, knowing the same to be

forged or counterfeited, with intent to have the same uttered or

passed, or who offers any such note or other instrument for sale,

exchange or delivery for any consideration, with the like knowledge

and intent, or who receives any such note or other instrument upon a

sale, exchange or delivery for any consideration with the like

knowledge and intent, is guilty of forgery in the second degree if

the value of the instrument is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or

more and forgery in the third degree if the value of the instrument

is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

For purposes of this section, a series of offenses may be

aggregated into one offense when they are the result of the

formulation of a plan or scheme or the setting up of a mechanism

which, when put into operation, results in the taking or diversion

of money or property on a recurring basis. When all acts result

from a continuing course of conduct, they may be aggregated into one

crime. Acts forming an integral part of the first taking which

facilitate subsequent takings, or acts taken in preparation of

several takings which facilitate subsequent takings, are relevant to

determine the intent of the party to commit a continuing crime.

R.L. 1910, § 2629. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 221, § 11, eff. Nov. 1,

2016.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-156 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-156
Duress defense
Status: in_force

A person is entitled to assert duress as a defense if that

person committed a prohibited act or omission because of a

reasonable belief that there was imminent danger of death or great

bodily harm from another upon oneself, ones spouse, or ones child.

R.L. 1910, § 2098; Laws 1992, c. 159, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1992.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1702 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1702
Larceny of lost property
Status: in_force

One who finds lost property under circumstances which gives him

knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who

appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another

person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such

effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the

circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of larceny

punishable as follows:

1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand

Dollars ($ 1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1)

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year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or

by both such imprisonment and fine;

2. If the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through

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

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;

3. If the value of the property is Two Thousand Five Hundred

Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars

($15,000.00), the person 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, or by a fine not to exceed

One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and

fine; and

4. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars

($15,000.00) or more, the person 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 to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such

imprisonment and fine.

R.L. 1910, § 2653. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 116, § 10, eff. Nov. 1,

2018; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 246, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1753.8 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1753.8
Defacing, stealing or possessing road signs or markers - Violation resulting in personal
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 30- Violation resulting in personal injury or death - Penalties.

A. Any person who defaces, steals or possesses any road sign or

marker posted by any city, state or county shall be deemed guilty of

a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a

fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or restitution

which shall be paid to the city, state or county, or by not more

than twenty (20) days of community service, or by imprisonment in

the county jail for a term of not more than thirty (30) days, or by

such fine, imprisonment, community service, or restitution, as the

Court may order.

B. If a violation of subsection A of this section results in

personal injury to or death of any person, the person committing the

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

offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

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

than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). In addition, the person may

be ordered to pay restitution, which shall be paid to the city,

state or county, or to perform not less than forty (40) days of

community service, or to such combination of fine, imprisonment,

community service, and/or restitution, as the Court may order.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-757 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-757
Premeditated design
Status: in_force

A premeditated design to injure, disfigure or disable,

sufficient to constitute maiming, may be formed instantly before

inflicting the wound.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1230.4 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1230.4
Unlawful waste management
Status: in_force

Any person required by law to have a permit or authorization

from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, the Oklahoma

Corporation Commission or the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture to

receive, store, treat, process, recycle or dispose of waste, who

without such permit or authorization knowingly and willfully

receives, stores, treats, processes, recycles or disposes of waste,

commits the offense of unlawful waste management which shall be

deemed a Class D1 felony offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1276 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1276
Penalty for 1272 and 1273
Status: in_force

PENALTY FOR 1272 AND 1273

Any person violating the provisions of Section 1272 or 1273 of

this title shall, upon a first conviction, be adjudged guilty of a

misdemeanor and the party offending shall be punished by a fine of

not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two

Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or by imprisonment in the county

jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or both such fine

and imprisonment. On the second and every subsequent violation, the

party offending shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not

less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for

a period not less than thirty (30) days nor more than three (3)

months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 572

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Section 1272

or 1273 of this title 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 liable for 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, § 21-1524 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1524
Falsely holding out as notary or performing notarial act
Status: in_force

- Penalty.

A. No person in this state shall hold himself out as a notary

public, attach his signature as a notary public, use a notary public

seal, or perform any notarial act unless he is authorized pursuant

to the provisions of Section 114 of Title 49 of the Oklahoma

Statutes to perform such acts.

B. Any person convicted of knowingly and willfully violating

any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1268.5 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1268.5
Biochemical assault - Penalties
Status: in_force

A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,

willfully commits biochemical assault against another person shall

be punished as provided in this section.

B. Every act of biochemical assault is a misdemeanor punishable

by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one

(1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment when the person

knows the substance or material used to commit biochemical assault

is not toxic, noxious, or lethal to humans. In addition to any term

of imprisonment imposed for biochemical assault, the person shall be

ordered to make restitution to the victim and to reimburse the cost

of any emergency personnel, equipment, supplies, and other expenses

incurred by the state and any political subdivision as a result of

responding to such act.

C. Every act of biochemical assault is a Class B1 felony

offense punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 565

term of not more than ten (10) years when the person knows the

substance or material used to commit biochemical assault is toxic,

noxious, or lethal to humans. In addition to any term of

imprisonment imposed for biochemical assault, the person shall be

ordered to make restitution to the victim and to reimburse the cost

of any emergency personnel, equipment, supplies, and other expenses

incurred by the state and any political subdivision as a result of

responding to such act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1662 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1662
False claim or proof of loss in insurance
Status: in_force

Any person who presents or causes to be presented any false or

fraudulent claim, or any proof in support of any such claim, upon

any contract of insurance, for the payment of any loss, or who

prepares, makes or subscribes any account, certificate, survey

affidavit, proof of loss, or other book, paper or writing, with

intent to present or use the same, or to allow it to be presented or

used in support of any such claim shall, upon conviction, be guilty

of a Class D3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided

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

fine not exceeding twice the amount of the aggregated loss sum, or

both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1209 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1209
Disaster areas - Prevention of unauthorized persons from
Status: in_force

hampering rescue operations.

The purpose of this act is to prevent sightseers, thrill-

seekers, souvenir hunters and other unauthorized persons from

hampering the work of rescue operations in a disaster area.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1265.5 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1265.5
Conspiracies
Status: in_force

If two or more persons conspire to commit any crime defined by

Sections 1265.1 through 1265.14 of this title, each of such persons

is guilty of conspiracy, a Class B4 felony offense, and subject to

the same punishment as if he had committed the crime which he

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 553

conspired to commit, whether or not any act be done in furtherance

of the conspiracy. It shall not constitute any defense or ground of

suspension of judgment, sentence or punishment on behalf of any

person prosecuted under this section, that any of his fellow

conspirators has been acquitted, has not been arrested or convicted,

is not amenable to justice or has been pardoned or otherwise

discharged before or after conviction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1692.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1692.2
Instigating or encouraging cockfight
Status: in_force

Every person who willfully instigates or encourages any

cockfight, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony

offense. 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. 2, adopted at General Election held on November 5,

2002. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 166, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-888v2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-888v2
Forcible sodomy
Status: in_force

A. Any person who forces another person to engage in the

detestable and abominable crime against nature, pursuant to Section

886 of this title, upon conviction, is guilty of a Class B1 felony

offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department

of Corrections for a period of not more than twenty (20) years.

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 subsection 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. Any person convicted of a second violation of this

section, where the victim of the second offense is a person under

sixteen (16) years of age, shall not be eligible for probation,

suspended or deferred sentence. Any person convicted of a third or

subsequent violation of this section, where the victim of the third

or subsequent offense is a person under sixteen (16) years of age,

shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department

of Corrections for a term of life or life without parole, in the

discretion of the jury, or in case the jury fails or refuses to fix

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 388

punishment then the same shall be pronounced by the court. Any

person convicted of a violation of this subsection after having been

twice convicted of a violation of subsection A of Section 1114 of

this title, a violation of Section 1123 of this title or sexual

abuse of a child pursuant to Section 843.5 of this title, or of any

attempt to commit any of these offenses or any combination of the

offenses, shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a term of life or life without parole.

B. The crime of forcible sodomy, a Class B1 felony offense,

shall include:

1. Sodomy committed by a person over eighteen (18) years of age

upon a person under sixteen (16) years of age;

2. Sodomy committed upon a person incapable through mental

illness or any unsoundness of mind of giving legal consent

regardless of the age of the person committing the crime;

3. Sodomy accomplished with any person by means of force,

violence, or threats of force or violence accompanied by apparent

power of execution regardless of the age of the victim or the person

committing the crime;

4. Sodomy committed by a state, county, municipal or political

subdivision employee or a contractor or an employee of a contractor

of the state, a county, a municipality or political subdivision of

this state upon a person who is under the legal custody, supervision

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

political subdivision of this state, or the subcontractor or

employee of a subcontractor of the contractor of the state or

federal government, a county, a municipality or a political

subdivision of this state;

5. Sodomy committed upon a person who is at least sixteen (16)

years of age but less than twenty (20) years of age and is a student

of any public or private secondary school, junior high or high

school, or public vocational school, with a person who is eighteen

(18) years of age or older and is employed by a school system;

6. Sodomy committed upon a student at a secondary school who is

concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education by an

employee of the institution of higher education of which the student

is enrolled;

7. Sodomy committed upon a person who is at the time

unconscious of the nature of the act, and this fact should be known

to the accused; or

8. Sodomy committed upon a person where the person is

intoxicated by a narcotic or anesthetic agent administered by or

with the privity of the accused as a means of forcing the person to

submit.

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

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 389

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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1580 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1580
Issuing spurious certificates of stock
Status: in_force

Any officer or agent of any corporation or 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 to 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 certificate or

other evidence of the ownership or transfer of any share or shares

of the capital stock of such corporation or association, whether of

full paid shares or otherwise, or of any interest in its property or

profits, or of any certificate or other evidence of such ownership,

transfer or interest, or any instrument purporting to be a

certificate or other evidence of such ownership, transfer or

interest, the signing, issuing, selling or pledging of which has not

been duly authorized by the board of directors or other managing

body of such corporation or association having authority to issue

the same, is guilty of forgery in the second degree, a Class D1

felony offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-375 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-375
Raising certain flags over tax-supported property
Status: in_force

prohibited - Penalty.

A. It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor for any

person to place, hoist, raise or display any flag, standard, colors

or ensign upon or over any publicly owned tax-supported property or

premises except roads, streets, highways, stadiums or arenas in the

State of Oklahoma, except:

1. The flag, standard, colors or ensign of the United States of

America;

2. The flag of any nation formerly having dominion over the

land now comprising the State of Oklahoma or any portion of said

land;

3. The official flag of any of the fifty states of the United

States;

4. An Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building commemorative flag;

5. The official flag of any municipality in this state;

6. The Boy Scouts of America flag;

7. The Girl Scouts United States of America flag;

8. The American Red Cross flag;

9. The American Ex-Prisoner of War flag;

10. The POW/MIA flag;

11. The 9/11 Remembrance "Freedom Flag"; and

12. Such other flags as may be approved by the governing board

or agency having control over said public property.

B. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be

punished by a fine not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more

than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the

county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6)

months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-970 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-970
Slot machines - Acts prohibited - Punishment - Amusement
Status: in_force

machine or device near public school.

Any person who sets up, operates or conducts, or who permits to

be set up, operated and conducted, in or about any place of

business, or in or about any place, whether as owner, employee or

agent, any slot machine for the purpose of having or allowing same

to be played by others for money, property, tangible or intangible,

coin, currency, check, chip, token, credit, or any representative of

value or a thing of value, except amusement or entertainment, or who

sets up, operates or conducts, or who permits to be set up, operated

or conducted, in or about any place of business, or in or about any

place, whether as owner, employee or agent, any amusement machine,

instrument, mechanism or device within three hundred (300) feet of

any public school in this state, said distance to be measured from

the school building, 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1541.6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1541.6
Refund fraud - Penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person shall give a false or fictitious name or address

as his own, or give the name or address of any other person without

the knowledge and consent of that person, for the purpose of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 721

obtaining or attempting to obtain a refund for merchandise from a

business establishment.

B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by the

imposition of a fine of not 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 said fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-957 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-957
Leasing for gambling purposes
Status: in_force

Every person who shall knowingly lease or rent to another any

house, building or premises for the purpose of setting up or keeping

therein, any of the gambling devices prohibited by the preceding

provisions of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-155 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-155
Subjection to superior exonerates
Status: in_force

The involuntary subjection to the power of a superior which

exonerates a person charged with a criminal act or omission from

punishment therefor, arises from duress.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-756 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-756
Design to maim inferred
Status: in_force

A design to injure, disfigure, or disable, is inferred from the

fact of inflicting an injury which is calculated to disfigure or

disable, unless the circumstances raise a reasonable doubt whether

such design existed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1577 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1577
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 21-1577v1 (HB 2751, Laws 2016, c. 221, § 11)

OS 21-1577v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 240)
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1451v2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1451v2
Embezzlement defined - Penalties
Status: in_force

A. Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property of

any person or legal entity, legally obtained, to any use or purpose

not intended or authorized by its owner, or the secretion of the

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property with the fraudulent intent to appropriate it to such use or

purpose, under any of the following circumstances:

1. Where the property was obtained by being entrusted to that

person for a specific purpose, use, or disposition and shall

include, but not be limited to, any funds "held in trust" for any

purpose;

2. Where the property was obtained by virtue of a power of

attorney being granted for the sale or transfer of the property;

3. Where the property is possessed or controlled for the use of

another person;

4. Where the property is to be used for a public or benevolent

purpose;

5. Where any person diverts any money appropriated by law from

the purpose and object of the appropriation;

6. Where any person fails or refuses to pay over to the state,

or appropriate authority, any tax or other monies collected in

accordance with state law, and who appropriates the tax or monies to

the use of that person, or to the use of any other person not

entitled to the tax or monies;

7. Where the property is possessed for the purpose of

transportation, without regard to whether packages containing the

property have been broken;

8. Where any person removes crops from any leased or rented

premises with the intent to deprive the owner or landlord interested

in the land of any of the rent due from that land, or who

fraudulently appropriates the rent to that person or any other

person; or

9. Where the property is possessed or controlled by virtue of a

lease or rental agreement, and the property is willfully or

intentionally not returned within five (5) days after the expiration

of the agreement or forty-eight (48) hours for heavy equipment.

Embezzlement does not require a distinct act of taking, but only

a fraudulent appropriation, conversion or use of property.

B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section,

embezzlement shall be punished as follows:

1. If the value of the property embezzled is less than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), any person convicted shall be guilty

of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the county jail for a term

not to exceed one (1) year or, at the discretion of the court, by

imprisonment in the county jail for one or more nights or weekends

pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or

by both such fine and imprisonment;

2. If the value of the property embezzled is One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred

Dollars ($2,500.00), any person convicted shall be guilty of a Class

D3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

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subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title, shall be

subject to a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

and ordered to pay restitution to the victim as provided in Section

991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. If the value of the property embezzled is Two Thousand Five

Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand

Dollars ($15,000.00), any person convicted 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, shall be

subject to a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

and ordered to pay restitution to the victim as provided in Section

991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or

4. If the value of the property embezzled is Fifteen Thousand

Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, any person convicted 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, subject

to a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), and

ordered to pay restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991f

of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

For purposes of this subsection, a series of offenses may be

aggregated into one offense when they are the result of the

formulation of a plan or scheme or the setting up of a mechanism

which, when put into operation, results in the taking or diversion

of money or property on a recurring basis. When all acts result

from a continuing course of conduct, they may be aggregated into one

crime. Acts forming an integral part of the first taking which

facilitate subsequent takings, or acts taken in preparation of

several takings which facilitate subsequent takings, are relevant to

determine the intent of the party to commit a continuing crime.

C. Any county or state officer, deputy or employee of such

officer, who shall divert any money appropriated by law from the

purpose and object of the appropriation shall, upon conviction, 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, and a fine equal to triple the amount of money so embezzled

and ordered to pay restitution to the victim as provided in Section

991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The fine shall operate

as a judgment lien at law on all estate of the party so convicted

and sentenced, and shall be enforced by execution or other process

for the use of the person whose money or other funds or property

were embezzled. In all cases the fine, so operating as a judgment

lien, shall be released or entered as satisfied only by the person

in interest.

D. Any executor, administrator, trustee, beneficiary or other

person benefiting from, acting in a fiduciary capacity for, or

otherwise administering a probate, intestate, or trust estate,

whether the trust is inter vivos or testamentary, upon conviction of

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embezzlement from the estate shall not receive any portion, share,

gift or otherwise benefit from the estate.

R.L. 1910, § 2670. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 460, § 12, eff. Nov. 1,

2002; Laws 2004, c. 275, § 7, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 280,

§ 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 235, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012;

State Question No. 780, Initiative Petition No. 404, § 10, adopted

at election held on November 8, 2016, eff. July 1, 2017; Laws 2018,

c. 116, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2024, c. 63, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2024; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 233, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-650.7 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-650.7
Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon school
Status: in_force

employee or student – Notice - Definition.

A. As used in this section, “school employee" means a teacher,

principal, or any duly appointed person employed by a school system

or employees of a firm contracting with a school system for any

purpose, including any personnel not directly related to the

teaching process and school board members during school board

meetings.

B. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,

commits any assault, battery, or assault and battery upon the person

of a school employee while such employee is in the performance of

any duties as a school employee or upon any student while such

student is participating in any school activity or attending classes

on school property during school hours shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a misdemeanor. The convicted person shall be punished by

a term of imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding

one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars

($2,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,

commits any aggravated battery or aggravated assault and battery

upon the person of a school employee while such employee is in the

performance of any duties as a school employee shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a Class B6 felony offense punishable by a

term of imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period not

exceeding two (2) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

D. Every school site shall post in a prominent place a notice

having the following or similar language: “FELONY CHARGES MAY BE

FILED AGAINST ANY PERSON(S) COMMITTING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OR

BATTERY UPON ANY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.”

E. For purposes of this section, “assault” shall be defined by

Section 641 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, “battery” shall be

defined by Section 642 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

“aggravated assault and battery” shall be defined by Section 646 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1550.43 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1550.43
False or fraudulent identification cards, etc. – Seizure and forfeiture of cards and
Status: in_force

equipment – Service of notice – Hearing – Claim for equipment – Liability – Expenses – Proceeds -

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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 28Seizure and forfeiture of cards and equipment – Service of notice –

Hearing – Claim for equipment – Liability – Expenses – Proceeds -

Definitions.

A. Any false or fraudulent identification document, card or

certification in violation of Section 1550.41 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes or any driver license or identification card in

violation of Section 6-301 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes that

is possessed, transferred, sold or offered for sale in violation of

law shall be seized and summarily forfeited when no longer needed as

evidence.

B. Any peace officer of this state is authorized to seize any

equipment which is used, or intended for use in the preparing,

photographing, printing, selling, exhibiting, publishing,

distributing, displaying, advertising, filming, copying, recording,

or mailing of any identification document, card, or certificate in

violation of Section 1550.41 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

of any driver license or identification card in violation of Section

6-301 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Said equipment may be

held as evidence until a forfeiture has been declared or a release

ordered. Forfeiture actions under this section may be brought by

the district attorney in the proper county of venue as petitioner;

provided, in the event the district attorney elects not to file such

an action, or fails to file such action within ninety (90) days of

the date of the seizure of such equipment, a forfeiture action may

be brought by the entity seizing such equipment as petitioner.

C. Notice of seizure and intended forfeiture proceeding shall

be given all owners and parties in interest by the party seeking

forfeiture as follows:

1. Upon each owner or party in interest whose name and address

is known, by mailing a copy of the notice by registered mail to the

last-known address; and

2. Upon all other owners or parties in interest, whose

addresses are unknown, by one publication in a newspaper of general

circulation in the county where the seizure was made.

D. Within sixty (60) days after the mailing or publication of

the notice, the owner of the equipment and any other party in

interest may file a verified answer and claim to the equipment

described in the notice of seizure and of the intended forfeiture

proceeding.

E. If at the end of sixty (60) days after the notice has been

mailed or published there is no verified answer on file, the court

shall hear evidence upon the fact of the unlawful use and may order

the equipment forfeited to the state, if such fact is proven.

F. If a verified answer is filed, the forfeiture proceeding

shall be set for hearing.

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G. At the hearing the party seeking the forfeiture shall prove

by clear and convincing evidence that the equipment was used in the

preparing, photographing, printing, selling, exhibiting, publishing,

distributing, displaying, advertising, filming, copying, recording,

or mailing of any identification document, card, or certificate in

violation of Section 1550.41 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

of any driver license or identification card in violation of Section

6-301 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes with knowledge by the

owner of the equipment.

H. The owner or party in interest may prove that the right or

interest in the equipment was created without any knowledge or

reason to believe that the equipment was being, or was to be, used

for the purpose charged.

I. In the event of such proof, the court may order the

equipment released to the bona fide or innocent owner or party in

interest if the amount due the person is equal to, or in excess of,

the value of the equipment as of the date of the seizure.

J. If the amount due to such person is less than the value of

the equipment, or if no bona fide claim is established, the

equipment shall be forfeited to the state and shall be sold pursuant

to the judgment of the court.

K. Equipment taken or detained pursuant to this section shall

not be repleviable, but shall be deemed to be in the custody of the

office of the district attorney of the county where the equipment

was seized or in the custody of the party seeking the forfeiture.

The district attorney or the party seeking the equipment may release

said equipment to the owner of the equipment if it is determined

that the owner had no knowledge of the illegal use of the equipment

or if there is insufficient evidence to sustain the burden of

showing illegal use of the equipment. Equipment which has not been

released by the district attorney or the party seizing the equipment

shall be subject to the orders and decrees of the court or the

official having jurisdiction thereof.

L. The district attorney or the party seizing such equipment

shall not be held civilly liable for having custody of the seized

equipment or proceeding with a forfeiture action as provided for in

this section.

M. The proceeds of the sale of any equipment not taken or

detained by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous

Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement

Commission, the Department of Corrections, or the Office of the

Attorney General shall be distributed as follows, in the order

indicated:

1. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser or conditional sales

vendor of the equipment, if any, up to the amount of the person’s

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interest in the equipment, when the court declaring the forfeiture

orders a distribution to such person;

2. To the payment of the actual expenses of preserving the

equipment; and

3. The balance to a revolving fund in the office of the county

treasurer of the county where the equipment was seized, such fund to

be used and maintained as a revolving fund for any purpose by the

department that made the seizure with a yearly accounting to the

board of county commissioners in whose county the fund is

established. Monies from the fund may be used to pay costs for the

storage of such equipment if such equipment is ordered released to a

bona fide or innocent owner, purchaser, or conditional sales vendor

and if such monies are available in the fund.

N. The proceeds of the sale of any equipment seized, taken or

detained by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous

Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement

Commission, the Department of Corrections or the Office of the

Attorney General shall be distributed as follows, in the order

indicated:

1. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser or conditional sales

vendor of the equipment, if any, up to the amount of the person’s

interest in the equipment, when the court declaring the forfeiture

orders a distribution to such person;

2. To the payment of the actual expenses of preserving the

equipment; and

3. The balance to a revolving fund of the agency seizing such

equipment to be used and maintained as a revolving fund for law

enforcement purposes by the agency seizing the equipment. Monies

from such fund may be used to pay costs for the storage of such

equipment if the equipment is ordered released to a bona fide or

innocent owner, purchaser, or conditional sales vendor.

O. When any equipment is forfeited pursuant to this section,

the district court of jurisdiction may order that the equipment

seized may be retained by the state, county, or municipal law

enforcement agency which seized the equipment for its official use.

P. If the court finds that the equipment was not used in the

preparing, photographing, printing, selling, exhibiting, publishing,

distributing, displaying, advertising, filming, copying, recording,

or mailing of any identification document, card, or certificate in

violation of Section 1550.41 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

of any driver license or identification card in violation of Section

6-301 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the court shall order

the equipment released to the owner.

Q. No equipment shall be forfeited pursuant to the provisions

of this section by reason of any act or omission established by the

owner thereof to have been committed or omitted without the

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knowledge or consent of such owner, or by any person other than such

owner while such equipment was unlawfully in the possession of a

person other than the owner in violation of the criminal laws of the

United States or of any state.

R. For the purposes of this section, the term “equipment” shall

include computers, printers, copy machines, other machines,

furniture, supplies, books, records, files, data, currency, or

negotiable instruments including, but not limited to, money orders

or cashier's checks but shall not include vehicles or real property.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-20D — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-20D
Class A2 offenses
Status: in_force

A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class A2 shall include

the following criminal offenses:

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1. Accessory to murder in the first degree, as provided for in

paragraph 5 of Section 175 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Aggravated assault and battery upon a police officer,

sheriff, deputy sheriff, highway patrolman, corrections personnel,

or any state peace officer that results in maiming, as provided for

in subsection B of Section 650 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Solicitation for murder in the first degree, as provided for

in Section 701.16 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Manslaughter in the first degree, as provided for in Section

711 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Administration of poison, drug, or medicine by an

intoxicated physician to another person that causes the death of

such other person, as provided for in Section 712 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Aiding, assisting, or participating in the receipt,

possession, or exchange of money or thing of value from the

kidnapped person, as provided for in subsection B of Section 745 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Human trafficking for labor or commercial sex, as provided

for in subsection C of Section 748 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

8. Female genital mutilation, as provided for in Section 760 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Robbery in the first degree, as provided for in Section 798

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Conjoint robbery committed by two or more persons, as

provided for in Section 800 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

11. Robbery or attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon or

imitation firearm, as provided for in Section 801 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Wiring or equipping vehicles or structures with explosive

materials, things, or devices with intent to cause bodily injury or

death to another person, as provided for in Section 849 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Aggravated possession of child pornography, as provided for

in Section 1040.12a of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Rape by instrumentation, as provided for in Section 1111.1

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

15. Rape in the first degree, as provided for in subsection A

of Section 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

16. Compelling a woman to marry another person against her will

by force, menace, or duress, as provided for in Section 1117 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

17. Maliciously, wantonly, or negligently removing, injuring,

or destroying any railroad or railroad equipment that results in the

death of another human being, as provided for in Section 1752 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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18. Resisting or aiding in resisting the execution of process

during a state of riot or insurrection, as provided for in Section

107 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

19. Driving under the influence of alcohol or other

intoxicating substance after a previous conviction of murder in the

second degree or manslaughter in the first degree where a death was

caused as a result of driving under the influence of alcohol or

other intoxicating substance, as provided for in paragraph 5 of

subsection C of Section 11-902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Manufacturing or attempting to manufacture any controlled

dangerous substance or the possession of certain substances, as

provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection G of Section 2-401 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

21. Robbery or attempted robbery of controlled dangerous

substances from a practitioner, manufacturer, distributor, or agent

thereof, as provided for in subsection B of Section 2-403 of Title

63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Any person convicted of a Class A2 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, § 21-142A-5 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142A-5
Restitution form
Status: in_force

The district attorney's office shall provide all victims,

regardless of whether the crime victim makes a specific request,

with an official request for restitution form to be completed and

signed by the crime victim, and to include all invoices, bills,

receipts, and other evidence of injury, loss of earnings and out-of-

pocket loss. The crime victim shall provide all documentation and

evidence of compensation or reimbursement from insurance companies

or agencies of this state, any other state, or the federal

government received as a direct result of the crime for injury, loss

of earnings or out-of-pocket loss. The unexcused failure or refusal

of the crime victim to provide all or part of the requisite

information prior to the sentencing, unless disclosure is deferred

by the court, shall constitute a waiver of any grounds to appeal or

seek future amendment or alteration of the restitution order

predicated on the undisclosed available information.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1639 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1639
Fraudulent insolvency - Penalties
Status: in_force

A. In every case of a fraudulent insolvency of a moneyed

corporation not licensed to conduct insurance business in the State

of Oklahoma, every director thereof who participated in such fraud

is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. In every case of a fraudulent insolvency of a moneyed

corporation licensed to conduct the business of insurance in the

State of Oklahoma, every director thereof who participated in such

fraud is guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable as provided

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

fine of up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.24d — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.24d
Short title - Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Second

Amendment Sanctuary State Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-644.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-644.1
Domestic abuse with a prior pattern of physical abuse
Status: in_force

A. Any person who commits domestic abuse, as defined by

subsection C of Section 644 of this title, and has a prior pattern

of physical abuse shall be guilty of a Class B3 felony offense, upon

conviction, punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a term of not more than ten (10) years

or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

B. For purposes of this section, "prior pattern of physical

abuse" means two or more separate incidences, including the current

incident, occurring on different days and each incident relates to

an act constituting assault and battery or domestic abuse committed

by the defendant against a current or former spouse, a present

spouse of a former spouse, parents, a foster parent, a child, a

person otherwise related by blood or marriage, a person with whom

the defendant is in a dating relationship, an individual with whom

the defendant has had a child, a person who formerly lived in the

same household as the defendant, a person living in the same

household as the defendant, a current intimate partner or former

intimate partner, or any combination of such persons, where proof of

each incident prior to the present incident is established by the

sworn testimony of a third party who was a witness to the alleged

physical abuse or by other admissible direct evidence that is

independent of the testimony of the victim.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-996.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-996.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Consumers Disclosure of Prizes and Gifts Act:

1. "Marketing channel" means a method of retail distribution,

including but not limited to, catalog sales, mail order, telephone

sales, and in-person sales at retail outlets; and

2. "Retail merchant" means any person or entity regardless of

the form of organization that has continuously offered for sale or

lease more than one hundred different types of goods or services to

the public in the State of Oklahoma throughout a period exceeding

three (3) years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142C-3 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-142C-3
Victims' advocate shall be allowed to be present at any
Status: in_force

victim interview – Prohibition on discouraging victim from reporting

sexual assault or receiving a forensic medical examination.

A. A law enforcement officer or district attorney shall allow a

sexual assault victims' advocate to be present during any interview

with the sexual assault victim.

B. No person, for any reason, shall discourage a sexual assault

victim from receiving a forensic medical examination or discourage

the sexual assault victim from reporting the sexual assault to the

proper authorities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-422 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-422
Conspiracy outside state against the peace of the state
Status: in_force

If two or more persons, being out of this state, conspire to

commit any act against the peace of this state, the commission or

attempted commission of which, within this state, would be treason

against the state, they 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, § 2233. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 187, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 103, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1742.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1742.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. “Telephone record” means information retained by a telephone

company that relates to the telephone number dialed by the customer

or any other person using the telephone of the customer with the

permission of the customer, or the incoming number of a call

directed to a customer or any other person using the telephone of

the customer with the permission of the customer, or other data

related to such calls typically contained on a customer telephone

bill such as the time the call started and ended, the duration of

the call, the time of day the call was made, and any charges

applied. For purposes of this act, any information collected and

retained by or on behalf of a customer utilizing a Caller I.D. or

equivalent service, or other similar technology, does not constitute

a telephone record;

2. “Telephone company” means any person that provides

commercial telephone services to a customer, irrespective of the

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communications technology used to provide such service including,

but not limited to, traditional wireline or cable telephone service;

cellular, broadband PCS, or other wireless telephone service;

microwave, satellite, or other terrestrial telephone service; and

voice over Internet telephone service;

3. “Telephone” means any device used by a person for voice

communications, in connection with the services of a telephone

company, whether such voice communications are transmitted in

analog, data, or any other form;

4. “Customer” means the person who subscribes to telephone

service from a telephone company or in whose name such telephone

service is listed;

5. “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation,

limited liability company, trust, estate, cooperative association,

or other entity; and

6. “Procure” in regard to such a telephone record means to

obtain by any means, whether electronically, in writing, or in oral

form, with or without consideration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1957 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1957
Access of computer, computer system or computer network
Status: in_force

in one jurisdiction from another jurisdiction - Bringing of action.

For purposes of bringing a civil or a criminal action pursuant

to the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, a person who causes, by any

means, the access of a computer, computer system or computer network

in one jurisdiction from another jurisdiction is deemed to have

personally accessed the computer, computer system or computer

network in each jurisdiction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1713 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1713
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 21-1713v1 (HB 2751, Laws 2016, c. 221, § 18)

OS 21-1713v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 249)
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-454 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-454
Destroying evidence
Status: in_force

Every person who knowing that any book, paper, record,

instrument in writing, or other matter or thing, is about to be

produced in evidence upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry or

investigation whatever, authorized by law, willfully destroys the

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same, with intent thereby to prevent the same from being produced,

is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-872 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-872
Punishment for adultery
Status: in_force

Any person guilty of the crime of adultery shall be guilty of a

Class D1 felony offense and punished by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years or by a fine not exceeding

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

imprisonment.

R.L. 1910, § 2432. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 259, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 163, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-723 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-723
Offender's knowledge of victim's pregnancy
Status: in_force

Any offense committed pursuant to the provisions of Section 652,

701.7, 701.8, 711 or 716 of this title does not require proof that

the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or should have had

knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant or

that the offender intended to cause the death or bodily injury to

the unborn child.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1191 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1191
Public nuisance a misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Every person who maintains or commits any public nuisance, the

punishment for which is not otherwise prescribed, or who willfully

omits to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of a public

nuisance, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1220 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1220
Transporting alcoholic beverage or low-point beer —
Status: in_force

Consuming or inhaling marijuana or secondhand smoke — Special

assessment — Exceptions — Penalty.

A. 1. It shall be unlawful for any operator to knowingly

transport or for any passenger to possess in any moving vehicle upon

a public highway, street, or alley any alcoholic beverage or low-

point beer, as defined in Section 1-103 of Title 37A of the Oklahoma

Statutes, except in the original container which shall not have been

opened and from which the original cap or seal shall not have been

removed, unless the opened container is in the rear trunk or rear

compartment, which shall include the spare tire compartment in a

station wagon or panel truck, or any outside compartment which is

not accessible to the driver or any other person in the vehicle

while it is in motion.

2. It shall be unlawful to consume marijuana or inhale

secondhand marijuana smoke due to another person’s consumption of

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marijuana while operating a motor vehicle on a public highway,

street, or alley. A person operating a motor vehicle on a public

highway, street, or alley shall not possess any open container that

contains marijuana in the passenger area of the motor vehicle.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed

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

provided in subsection A of Section 6-125 of Title 37A of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Any person convicted of violating any provision of

subsection A of this section shall, in addition to any fine imposed,

pay a special assessment trauma-care fee of Two Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($250.00) to be deposited into the Trauma Care Assistance

Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2530.9 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of this

section shall not apply to the passenger area of buses and

limousines; however, it shall be unlawful for the driver of the bus

or limousine to consume or have in the driver’s immediate possession

any intoxicating beverage or low-point beer.

D. No city, town, or county may adopt any order, ordinance,

rule, or regulation concerning the consumption or serving of

intoxicating beverages or low-point beer in buses or limousines.

E. As used in this section:

1. “Bus” means a vehicle as defined in Section 1-105 of Title

47 of the Oklahoma Statutes chartered for transportation of persons

for hire. It shall not mean a school bus, as defined by Section 1-

160 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, transporting children or a

vehicle operated pursuant to a franchise with a city or town

operating over a regularly scheduled route; and

2. “Limousine” means a chauffeur-driven motor vehicle, other

than a bus or taxicab, as defined by Section 1-174 of Title 47 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, designed and used for transportation of

persons for compensation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.24e — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1289.24e
Right to keep and bear arms – Preemption by
Status: in_force

Legislature.

A. The State Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the

entire field of legislation by any agency of this state or any

political subdivision in this state to infringe upon the rights of a

citizen of the State of Oklahoma, the unalienable right to keep and

bear arms as guaranteed to them by the Second Amendment of the

United States Constitution.

B. Any federal, state, county or municipal act, law, executive

order, administrative order, court order, rule, policy or regulation

ordering the buy-back, confiscation or surrender of firearms,

firearm accessories or ammunition from law-abiding citizens of this

state shall be considered an infringement on the rights of citizens

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to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the

Constitution of the United States and Article II, Section 26 of the

Constitution of Oklahoma.

C. It shall be the duty of the courts and law enforcement

agencies of this state to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens

to keep and to bear arms within the borders of this state and to

protect these rights from the infringement provided under the

provisions of this act.

D. The preemption provided in this act shall include:

1. Any regulation of arms and ammunition, pursuant to the

National Firearms Act of 1934, prohibited or regulated on or after

the effective date of this act; and

2. Any regulations or provision of the Gun Control Act of 1968,

prohibited or regulated on or after the effective date of this act.

E. For purposes of this section:

1. "Arms" is defined as any firearm, firearm part, accessory or

ammunition required to render that firearm operable and effective;

2. "Infringement" shall mean any law that reduces, represses,

diminishes or subverts the right to keep and bear arms, ammunition,

parts and accessories in any amount that is legal as of the

effective date of this act of any citizen in this state; and

3. "Law-abiding citizen" means a person who is not otherwise

precluded under state law from possessing a firearm and shall not be

construed to include anyone who is not legally present in the United

States or this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-390 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-390
Misconduct by officer in charge of jury
Status: in_force

Every officer to whose charge any juror or jury is committed by

any court or magistrate, who negligently or willfully permits them,

or any one of them, either:

1. To receive any communication from any person;

2. To make any communication to any person;

3. To obtain or receive any book or paper or refreshment; or

4. To leave the jury room, the jury box, or his immediate

custody or control, without the leave of such court or magistrate

first obtained, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Every bailiff, or other officer or person, into whose custody

and care any court of record contemplates committing any juror or

jury, before entering upon his duties as such for the court term or

such lesser period of such service as the court may determine, shall

first be admonished and shall make in writing and file with the

clerk of such court a solemn oath, sworn to before the clerk or

judge of such court, to the effect that he will regard the foregoing

provisions of this section and that he will faithfully prevent the

same and obstruct any attempt to accomplish or to attempt to do any

of them, but at the same time to have regard to the comfort and

well-being of the jurors and all of them, entrusted into his care in

each and every jury trial in any cause during such court term or

lesser period of appointment by such court.

In every court the same admonition shall be given and the same

oath required as above, in each jury trial; but the court shall have

the option whether the same be oral, or in writing and filed in such

case, but thereafter during the trial of the same cause and until

such jury is dismissed from further consideration of the same it

shall not be necessary, for all intent and purposes of this act, to

administer again such admonition or to require such oath.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1040.76 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1040.76
Legislative findings — Legislative intent — Material
Status: in_force

or performances harmful to minors — Prohibited acts.

The Legislature finds that protecting minor children from

overtly sexual and violent content is a legitimate objective that

should be actively enforced.

The Legislature further finds that the protection of the right

of the people to engage in the freedom of speech and expression is a

sacred right in the United States; however, such performances and

materials may not contain depictions of sexual conduct, nudity, or

inappropriate violence which are harmful to minor children.

Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that these

provisions be diligently enforced to protect minor children while

also protecting the free speech rights of the public.

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No person, including but not limited to any persons having

custody, control or supervision of any commercial establishment,

shall knowingly:

1. Display material which is harmful to minors in such a way

that minors, as a part of the invited general public, will be

exposed to view such material. Provided, however, a person shall be

deemed not to have "displayed" material harmful to minors if the

material is kept behind devices commonly known as "blinder racks" so

that the lower two-thirds (2/3) of the material is not exposed to

view;

2. Sell, furnish, present, distribute, allow to view, or

otherwise disseminate to a minor, with or without consideration, any

material which is harmful to minors; or

3. Present to a minor or participate in presenting to a minor,

with or without consideration, any performance which is harmful to a

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-360 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-360
Coercing political participation of state employees
Status: in_force

No public employee or public official, as defined in Section 304

of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall directly or indirectly

coerce, attempt to coerce, command, advise or direct any state

employee to pay, lend or contribute any part of his or her salary or

compensation, time, effort or anything else of value to any party,

committee, organization, agency or person for political purposes.

No public employee or official shall retaliate against any employee

for exercising his or her rights or for not participating in

permitted political activities as provided in Ethics Commission Rule

10-1-4. Any person convicted of willfully violating the provisions

of this section shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and

shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not more than Ten

Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title, or by both

said fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1040.23 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1040.23
Extradition
Status: in_force

In all cases in which a charge or violation of any section or

sections of this act is brought against a person who cannot be found

in this state, the executive authority of this state, being the

Governor or any person performing the functions of Governor by

authority of the law of this state, shall demand extradition of such

person from the executive authority of the state in which such

person may be found, pursuant to the law of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-355 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-355
Member of governing body not to furnish public supplies
Status: in_force

for consideration - Exceptions.

A. It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D1 felony offense

for any member of any board of county commissioners, city council or

other governing body of any city, board of trustees of any town,

board of directors of any township, board of education of any city

or school district, to furnish, for a consideration any material or

supplies for the use of the county, city, town, township, or school

district.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to those

municipal officers who are subject to Section 8-113 of Title 11 of

the Oklahoma Statutes or to a member of any board of education of a

school district in this state which does not include any part of a

municipality with a population greater than two thousand five

hundred (2,500) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census

when the board member is the only person who furnishes the material

or supplies within ten (10) miles of the corporate limits of the

municipality. However, any activities permitted by this subsection

shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for any single

activity and shall not exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($2,500.00) for all activities in any calendar year.

C. It shall not be unlawful for any member of any board of

county commissioners, city council or other governing body of any

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city, board of trustees of any town, board of directors of any

township, or board of education of any school district to vote to

purchase materials or supplies from a business that employs a member

of the governing body or employs the spouse of a member if the

member or the spouse of a member has an interest in the business of

five percent (5%) or less.

R.L. 1910, § 2595. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 341, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

1996; Laws 1997, c. 317, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1997; Laws 1998,

c. 365, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 364, eff. Jan.

1, 2026.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-843.5 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-843.5
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 21-843.5v1 (HB 3936, Laws 2024, c. 59, 6)

OS 21-843.5v2 (SB 599, Laws 2025, c. 281, § 1)

OS 21-843.5v3 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 8)
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1835.6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1835.6
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

The following acts are prohibited:

1. Recreational trespass;

2. Any activity in which a vehicle is used to engage in mud

bogging. Mud bogging includes, without limitation, traveling across

terrain:

a. that has not been improved or designed to facilitate

conventional vehicles, or

b. that is chosen for such travel because of its wet or

muddy characteristics;

3. The destruction or removal of any property of the owner or

vandalism of any sort while engaged in recreational use of the land

of another;

4. Littering while engaged in recreational use of the land of

another; and

5. Failure to leave any gates, doors, fences, road blocks and

obstacles or signs in the condition in which they were found, while

engaged in the recreational use of the land of another.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-881 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-881
Bigamy defined
Status: in_force

Every person who having been married to another who remains

living, marries any other person except in the cases specified in

the next section is guilty of bigamy.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1040.14 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1040.14
Action for adjudication of obscene material or child
Status: in_force

sexual abuse content of mailable matter.

A. Whenever the Attorney General of this state or the district

attorney for any district has reasonable cause to believe that any

person, with knowledge of its contents, is:

1. Engaged in sending or causing to be sent, bringing or

causing to be brought, into this state for sale or commercial

distribution; or

2. In this state preparing, selling, exhibiting or commercially

distributing or giving away, or offering to give away, or has in his

or her possession with intent to sell, or commercially distribute or

to exhibit or give away or offer to give away,

any obscene material or child sexual abuse material, the Attorney

General or the district attorney for the county into which such

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mailable matter is sent or caused to be sent, brought or caused to

be brought, or in which it is prepared, sold, exhibited or

commercially distributed or given away or offered to be given away,

or possessed, may institute an action in the district court for an

adjudication of the obscenity or child sexual abuse content of the

mailable matter.

B. The procedure to be followed shall be that set forth in this

act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-817 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-817
Aiding suicide a felony
Status: in_force

Any person guilty of aiding suicide shall be guilty of a Class

B1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary for not less than seven (7) years.

R.L. 1910, § 2306. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 244, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 148, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-91 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-91
Terms to have meanings specified unless different meaning
Status: in_force

appears.

Wherever the terms mentioned in the following sections are

employed in this title, they are deemed to be employed in the senses

hereafter affixed to them, except where a different sense plainly

appears.

R.L. 1910, § 2818. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 43, § 1, emerg. eff.

April 7, 1997.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-537 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-537
Refusing to aid officer
Status: in_force

Every person who, after having been lawfully commanded to aid

any officer in arresting any person or in retaking any person who

has escaped from legal custody, or in executing any legal process,

willfully neglects or refuses to aid such officer, is guilty of a

misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1767.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1767.2
Violations of preceding section
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 1767.1 of

this title shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and

upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine

not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both. If

personal injury results, such person shall be guilty of a Class A1

felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary for not less than seven (7) years or life imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-974 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-974
Officers' duties under act - Prosecutions
Status: in_force

It is hereby made the duty of every sheriff, constable, police

officer, and peace officer to diligently do and perform the acts

required under this act and to arrest or file a report to the

district attorney to see if an arrest is warranted for any person

who is violating any of the provisions of said act and inform

against such person; and it is hereby made the duty of every

district attorney to diligently do and perform the acts required

under this act and to diligently prosecute any person violating any

of the provisions of said act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-400 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-400
Acceptance of bribe by participant, official, etc
Status: in_force

Every player, participant, coach, umpire, referee or other

person having or exercising authority in connection with the

conducting of any amateur or professional athletic contest, who

corruptly accepts or requests a gift or gratuity or a promise of any

such gift or gratuity, or any other thing of value, or the

performance of an act beneficial to any such person in consideration

of such person performing any act or making any judgment or

decision, or in consideration of such person playing or making

decisions or judgments or conducting such athletic contest, in a

manner intended or calculated to affect or change the result of such

athletic contest, or in consideration of such person failing to

participate or engage in any such contest, shall be deemed guilty of

a Class D3 felony offense and upon conviction shall be punished by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20P of this title, or by a fine of not to exceed Three Thousand

Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1320.6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1320.6
Labor disputes
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall not apply to employer-employee

disputes in any manner or to employees engaged in a labor dispute.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-977 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-977
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

In case any section, clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this

act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent or

final jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,

impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be

confined in its operation to the section, clause, sentence,

paragraph or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in

which said judgment shall have been rendered.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1168.2 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1168.2
Certain institutions and museums to consult tribal
Status: in_force

leaders or certain state entities before disposition of remains.

Accredited educational institutions, or officially designated

institutions or museums as provided by Section 361 of Title 53 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, coming into possession or knowledge of human

skeletal remains or associated burial furniture from Oklahoma shall

consult if possible with tribal leaders, designated by the Oklahoma

Indian Affairs Commission, regarding the final disposition of said

remains prior to any activities related to scientific or educational

purposes. Where direct historical ties to existing tribal groups

cannot be established, consultation regarding final disposition

shall take place with the State Historic Preservation Officer, State

Archaeologist and the Director of the Oklahoma Museum of Natural

History.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1215 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1215
Renumbered as Title 10A, § 2-8-222 by Laws 2013, c. 404,
Status: in_force

§ 27, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-791 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-791
Robbery defined
Status: in_force

Robbery is a wrongful taking of personal property in the

possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and

against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-643 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-643
Force against another not unlawful, when - Self-defense -
Status: in_force

Defense of property.

To use or to attempt to offer to use force or violence upon or

toward the person of another is not unlawful in the following cases:

1. When necessarily committed by a public officer in the

performance of any legal duty, or by any other person assisting such

officer or acting by such officer's direction;

2. When necessarily committed by any person in arresting one

who has committed any felony, and delivering such person to a public

officer competent to receive such person in custody;

3. When committed either by the person about to be injured, or

by any other person in such person's aid or defense, in preventing

or attempting to prevent an offense against such person, or any

trespass or other unlawful interference with real or personal

property in such person's lawful possession; provided the force or

violence used is not more than sufficient to prevent such offense;

4. When committed by a parent or the authorized agent of any

parent, or by any guardian, master or teacher, in the exercise of a

lawful authority to restrain or correct such person's child, ward,

apprentice or scholar, provided restraint or correction has been

rendered necessary by the misconduct of such child, ward, apprentice

or scholar, or by the child's refusal to obey the lawful command of

such parent or authorized agent or guardian, master or teacher, and

the force or violence used is reasonable in manner and moderate in

degree;

5. When committed by a carrier of passengers, or the authorized

agents or servants of such carrier, or by any person assisting them

at their request, in expelling from any carriage, railroad car,

vessel or other vehicle, any passenger who refuses to obey a lawful

and reasonable regulation prescribed for the conduct of passengers,

if such vehicle has first been stopped and the force and violence

used is not more than is sufficient to expel the offending

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passenger, with a reasonable regard to such passenger's personal

safety; and

6. When committed by any person in preventing a person who is

impaired by reason of intellectual or developmental disability as

defined by Section 1430.2 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a

mentally ill person, insane person or other person of unsound mind,

including persons temporarily or partially deprived of reason, from

committing an act dangerous to such person's self or to another, or

enforcing such restraint as is necessary for the protection of the

person or for restoration to health, during such period only as

shall be necessary to obtain legal authority for the restraint or

custody of the person.

R.L. 1910, § 2342. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 12, eff. Nov. 1,

1998; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-701.12 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-701.12
Aggravating circumstances
Status: in_force

Aggravating circumstances shall be:

1. The defendant was previously convicted of a felony involving

the use or threat of violence to the person;

2. The defendant knowingly created a great risk of death to

more than one person;

3. The person committed the murder for remuneration or the

promise of remuneration or employed another to commit the murder for

remuneration or the promise of remuneration;

4. The murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel;

5. The murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding or

preventing a lawful arrest or prosecution;

6. The murder was committed by a person while serving a

sentence of imprisonment on conviction of a felony;

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7. The existence of a probability that the defendant would

commit criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing

threat to society; or

8. The victim of the murder was a peace officer as defined by

Section 99 of this title, or correctional employee of an institution

under the control of the Department of Corrections, and such person

was killed while in performance of official duty.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1835.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1835.1
Entry or presence upon premises of place of business of
Status: in_force

persons convicted of certain crimes.

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A. Every person, partnership, corporation or other legal entity

engaged in any public business, trade, or profession of any kind

wherein merchandise, goods or services are offered for sale may

forbid the entry or presence of any person upon the premises of the

place of business, if the person has been convicted of a crime

involving entry onto or criminal acts occurring upon any real

property owned, leased, or under the control of such person,

partnership, corporation or other legal entity. Such crimes shall

include, but are not limited to, shoplifting, vandalism, and

disturbing the peace while upon the premises of any place of

business of the person, partnership, corporation, or other legal

entity.

B. In order to exercise the authority conferred by subsection A

of this section, the owner or an agent of the owner of a public

business, trade, or profession must notify the person whom the owner

or agent desires to prohibit from such owner's place of business.

C. No person shall willfully enter or remain upon the premises

after being expressly forbidden to do so in the manner provided for

in this section. Any person convicted of violating the provisions

of this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of trespass and

shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($250.00) or by confinement in the county jail for a term of

not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

D. The provisions of this act shall not preclude any other

remedy allowed by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-354 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-354
Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the two

preceding sections shall be deemed guilty of the unlawful issuing of

warrants or the unlawful purchase of warrants as the case may be,

and shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-852.1 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-852.1
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 21-852.1v1 (HB 1731, Laws 2025, c. 113, 1)

OS 21-852.1v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 187)
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-503 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-503
Documents may be retained
Status: in_force

If, upon the hearing of such action or proceeding in which such

perjury has probably been committed, any papers or documents

produced by either party shall be deemed necessary to be used on the

prosecution for such perjury, the court may by order detain such

papers or documents from the party producing them, and direct them

to be delivered to the district attorney.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1290.17 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1290.17
Suspension and revocation of license
Status: in_force

SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE

A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall have

authority pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense

Act and any other provision of law to suspend or revoke any handgun

license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-

Defense Act. A person whose license has been suspended or revoked

or against whom a fine has been assessed shall be entitled to an

appeal through a hearing in accordance with the Administrative

Procedures Act. Any administrative hearing on suspensions,

revocations or fines shall be conducted by a hearing examiner

appointed by the Bureau. The hearing examiner's decision shall be a

final decision appealable to a district court in accordance with the

Administrative Procedures Act. After a handgun license has been

issued, the discovery of or the occurrence of any condition which

directly affects a person's eligibility for a handgun license as

provided by the provisions of Section 1290.9 or 1290.10 of this

title shall require a revocation of the license by the Bureau. The

discovery of or the occurrence of any condition pursuant to Section

1290.11 of this title, after a license has been issued, shall cause

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a suspension of the handgun license for a period of time as

prescribed for the condition. Any provision of law that requires a

revocation of a handgun license upon a conviction shall cause the

Bureau to suspend the handgun license upon the discovery of the

arrest of the person for such offense until a determination of the

criminal case at which time the Bureau shall proceed with the

appropriate administrative action. A licensee may voluntarily

surrender a license to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at

any time. Such surrender of a handgun license will render the

license invalid. Nothing in this section may be interpreted to

prevent a subsequent new application for a license. The licensee

shall be informed and acknowledge in writing as follows:

1. The licensee understands that the voluntary surrender of the

license will not be deemed a suspension or revocation by the Bureau;

2. A voluntary surrender of a license will not be reviewable by

a hearing examiner or subject to judicial review under the

Administrative Procedures Act; and

3. By surrendering the license, the licensee shall forfeit all

fees paid to date.

B. Any handgun license which is subsequently suspended or

revoked shall be immediately returned to the Oklahoma State Bureau

of Investigation upon notification. Any person refusing or failing

to return a license after notification of its suspension or

revocation shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine of not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding six

(6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the

person shall be subject to an administrative fine of Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00), upon a hearing and determination by the Bureau

that the person is in violation of the provisions of this

subsection.

C. Any law enforcement officer of this state shall confiscate a

handgun license in the possession of any person and return it to the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for appropriate

administrative proceedings against the licensee when the license is

no longer needed as evidence in any criminal proceeding, as follows:

1. Upon the arrest of the person for any felony offense;

2. Upon the arrest of the person for any misdemeanor offense

enumerated as a preclusion to a handgun license;

3. For any violation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-

Defense Act;

4. When the officer has been called to assist or is

investigating any situation which would be a preclusion to having a

handgun license; or

5. As provided in subsection D of Section 1290.8 of this title.

D. Any administrative fine assessed in accordance with the

provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall be paid in full

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within thirty (30) days of assessment. The Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation shall, without a hearing, suspend the handgun license

of any person who fails to pay in full any administrative fine

assessed against the person in accordance with the provisions of

this subsection. The suspension of any handgun license shall be

automatic and shall begin thirty (30) days from the date of the

assessment of the administrative fine. The suspension shall be

removed and the handgun license returned to its prior standing upon

payment of the administrative fine being paid in full to the Bureau.

E. Whenever a handgun license has been suspended in accordance

with the provisions of this act or the administrative rules of the

Bureau promulgated for purposes of this act, the license shall

remain under suspension and shall not be reinstated until:

1. The person whose license has been suspended applies for

reinstatement in accordance with the administrative rules of the

Bureau. The Bureau shall not charge any fee in conjunction with an

application for a license reinstatement. The person whose license

has been suspended must demonstrate that the condition or preclusion

which was the basis for the suspension has lapsed and is no longer

in effect; and

2. Any and all administrative fines assessed against the person

have been paid in full.

In the event a handgun license expires during the term of the

suspension, the person shall be required to apply for renewal of the

license in accordance with Section 1290.5 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-776 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-776
Publication, what constitutes
Status: in_force

To sustain the charge of publishing libel it is not needful that

the words complained of should have been read by any person; it is

enough and sufficient evidence that the accused knowingly parted

with the immediate custody of the libel under circumstances which

exposed it to be read by any person other than himself.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1842 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1842
Exception to application of Act
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall not apply to any machine or

part thereof now owned and used by a bona fide farmer who has had

such equipment in his possession prior to the effective date of this

act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1284 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1284
Penalty for 1283
Status: in_force

PENALTY FOR 1283

Any previously convicted or adjudicated person who violates any

provision of Section 1283 of this title shall be guilty of a felony

and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in

the State Penitentiary for a period not less than one (1) year nor

more than ten (10) years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1550.34 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1550.34
Other criminal law not precluded - Exception
Status: in_force

This act shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of

any other provision of the criminal law of this state which

presently applies or may in the future apply to any transaction

which violates this act, unless such provision is inconsistent with

the terms of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1266.6 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1266.6
Bar from holding public office
Status: in_force

Any person who shall be convicted finally by a court of

competent jurisdiction of violating any of the provisions of this

act shall from the date of such final conviction automatically be

disqualified and barred from holding any office, elective or

appointive, or any other position of profit, trust, or employment

with the government of the State of Oklahoma or any agency thereof,

or of any county, municipal corporation, or other political

subdivision of the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1643 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-1643
Presumption of assent when director was absent from
Status: in_force

meeting.

Any director of a corporation or joint stock association,

although not present at the meeting of the directors at which any

act, proceeding or omission of such directors, in violation of this

article, occurs, is deemed to have concurred therein, if the facts

constituting such violation appear on the record or minutes of the

proceedings of the board of directors, and he remains a director of

the same company for six (6) months thereafter, and does not, within

that time, cause or in writing require his dissent from such

illegality to be entered in the minutes of the directors.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-486 — OK Code / Title 21 / Section 21-486
Removal from office for violation of article
Status: in_force

Every person guilty of violating the provisions of this article,

shall, independently of, or in addition to any criminal prosecution

that may be instituted, be removed from office according to the mode

of trial and removal prescribed in the Constitution and laws of this

State.