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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-733. Justifiable homicide by any person.

A. Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person in any of the following cases:
1. When resisting any attempt to murder such person, or to commit any felony upon him, or upon or in any dwelling house in which such person is;
2. When committed in the lawful defense of such person or of another, when the person using force reasonably believes such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to terminate or prevent the commission of a forcible felony; or
3. When necessarily committed in attempting, by lawful ways and means, to apprehend any person for any felony committed; or in lawfully suppressing any riot; or in lawfully keeping and preserving the peace.
B. As used in this section, "forcible felony" means any felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any person.
R.L. 1910, § 2334. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 391, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-741. Kidnapping defined.

Any person who, without lawful authority, seizes, confines, inveigles, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away another, with intent, either:
1. To cause such other person to be confined or imprisoned in this state against the will of the other person; or
2. To cause such other person to be sent out of this state against the will of the other person; or
3. To cause such person to be sold as a slave, or in any way held to service against the will of such person,
shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding twenty (20) years. Upon any trial for a violation of this section, the consent thereto of the person kidnapped or confined, shall not be a defense, unless it appears satisfactorily to the jury, that such person was above the age of twelve (12) years, and that such consent was not extorted by threat, or by duress.
Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole, on and after the effective date of this act, any person sentenced to imprisonment for a violation of this section and the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, 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.
R.L.1910, § 2374. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 237, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 141, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 275, § 3, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 261, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2009, c. 444, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 92, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 237 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-745. Kidnapping for purpose of extortion - Assisting in disposing, receiving, possessing or exchanging money or property received.

A. Every person who, without lawful authority, forcibly seizes and confines another, or inveigles or kidnaps another, for the purpose of extorting any money, property or thing of value or advantage from the person so seized, confined, inveigled or kidnapped, or from any other person, or in any manner threatens either by written instrument, word of mouth, message, telegraph, telephone, by placing an ad in a newspaper, or by messenger, demands money or other thing of value, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall suffer death or imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, not less than ten (10) years.
B. Every person, not a principal in the kidnapping and not a relative or agent authorized by a relative of a kidnapped person, but who knowingly aids, assists, or participates in the disposing, receiving, possession or exchanging of any moneys, property or thing of value or advantage from the person so seized, confined, inveigled or kidnapped, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, not less than five (5) years.
R.L. 1910, § 2378. Amended by Laws 1935, p. 17, § 1; Laws 1937, p. 13, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 238, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 142, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 238 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-747. Holder of hostage - Telephone communications.

A. The supervising law enforcement official having jurisdiction in the geographical area where any hostage is held or any suspect is barricaded who has probable cause to believe that the holder of any hostage or that any suspect is committing a crime shall have the authority to order a telephone company to arrange to cut, reroute or divert telephone lines in any emergency in which any hostage is being held or any suspect is barricaded, for the purpose of preventing telephone communication by the holder of any hostage or any barricaded suspect with any person other than a peace officer or a person authorized by the peace officer.
B. The serving telephone company within the geographical area of a law enforcement unit shall designate appropriate telephone company management employees to provide, or cause to be provided, all required assistance to law enforcement officials to carry out the purposes of this section.
C. Good faith reliance on an order by a supervising law enforcement official pursuant to this section, shall constitute a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought against a telephone company, its agents or employees, as a result of compliance with said order.
D. During any hostage or barricaded suspect situation as provided in subsection A of this section it shall be unlawful for any person to publicly disseminate, unless with the consent or at the request of the law enforcement agency of the supervising law enforcement officer, any information received from any hostage holder or barricaded suspect when a cellular telephone has been used to establish contact with such hostage holder or barricaded suspect. Every person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
Added by Laws 1979, c. 80, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 1979. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 9, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-748.3. Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention Revolving Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the Attorney General to be designated the "Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received from penalties imposed by the courts on convictions of human trafficking violations and funds received from any other source, including legislative appropriations. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Office of the Attorney General for the purposes provided in subsection B of this section. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. The purposes of the fund include, but are not limited to:
1. Educating the public about the recruitment, trafficking, and exploitation of persons through human trafficking;
2. Assisting in the prevention of recruitment in schools of minors for exploitation;
3. Establishing a survivors' resource center to make information available to survivors of human trafficking about services and resources, including legal services, social services, safe harbors, safe houses, and language services;
4. Assisting in the coordination between law enforcement agencies and service providers; and
5. Providing information concerning a petition for expungement of a criminal history record resulting from the arrest or filing of charges for an offense committed or reported to have been committed while the person was a victim of human trafficking.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 376, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-758. Recovery before trial a bar - Conviction of assault and battery.

Where it appears, upon a trial for maiming another person, that the person injured has, before the time of trial, so far recovered from the wound that he is no longer by it disfigured in personal appearance, or disabled in any member or organ of his body, or affected in physical vigor, no conviction for maiming shall be had; but the accused may be convicted of assault and battery, with or without a special intent, according to proof.
R.L.1910, § 2352.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-759. Penalty for maiming.

Any person guilty of maiming another, as defined in Section 751 of this title, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L.1910, § 2353. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 239, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 143, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2011, c. 385, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 239 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-760. Female genital mutilation.

A. Female genital mutilation shall be unlawful in the State of Oklahoma. Whoever knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of another shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by incarceration in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than three (3) years nor more than life and a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). Consent to the procedure by a minor on whom it is performed or by the parent or parents of the minor is not a defense to a violation of this subsection.
B. A surgical procedure is not a violation of subsection A of this section if the procedure:
1. Is necessary as a recognized treatment for a known disease or for purposes of cosmetic surgery to repair a defect or injury for the person on whom it is performed and is performed by:
a.
a licensed physician, or
b.
a physician in training under the supervision of a licensed physician; or
2. Is necessary in the assistance of childbirth or for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth and is performed by:
a.
a licensed physician,
b.
a physician in training under the supervision of a licensed physician, or
c.
a certified nurse-midwife.
C. Any physician, physician in training, certified nurse-midwife or any other medical professional who performs or participates in a female genital mutilation procedure shall, in addition to the penalties in subsection A of this section, have the professional license or certification of the person permanently revoked.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 406, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-771. Libel defined.

Libel is a false or malicious unprivileged publication by writing, printing, picture, or effigy or other fixed representation to the eye, which exposes any person to public hatred, contempt, ridicule or obloquy, or which tends to deprive him of public confidence, or to injure him in his occupation, or any malicious publication as aforesaid, designed to blacken or vilify the memory of one who is dead, and tending to scandalize his surviving relatives or friends.
R.L.1910, §§ 2380, 4956.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-772. Privileged publications.

A privileged publication is one made:
First. In any legislative or judicial proceeding or any other proceeding authorized by law;
Second. In the proper discharge of an official duty.
Third. By a fair and true report of any legislative or judicial or other proceeding authorized by law, or anything said in the course thereof, and any and all expressions of opinion in regard thereto, and criticisms thereon, and any and all criticisms upon the official acts of any and all public officers, except where the matter stated of and concerning the official act done, or of the officer, falsely imputes crime to the officer so criticized.
In all cases of publication of matter not privileged under this section, malice shall be presumed from the publication; unless the fact and the testimony rebut the same. No publication which, under this section, would be privileged, shall be punishable as libel.
R.L.1910, §§ 2381, 4958.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-773. Penalty - Civil liability.

Every person who makes, composes or dictates such libel or procures the same to be done; or who willfully publishes or circulates such libel; or in any way knowingly or willfully aids or assists in making, publishing or circulating the same, shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one (1) year, or by fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both, and shall also be civilly liable to the party injured.
R.L.1910, § 2382.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-774. Defenses in criminal libel action.

In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth thereof may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it be made to appear by the defendant that the matter charged as libelous was true, and in addition thereto was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, or was a privileged communication, the defendant shall be acquitted.
R.L.1910, § 2383.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-776. Publication, what constitutes.

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.
R.L.1910, § 2385.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-777. Newspapers reporting official proceedings.

No editor or proprietor of any newspaper shall be liable to prosecution for a fair and true report of any judicial, legislative or other public official proceedings except upon proof of malice in making such report, and in making such report of public official proceedings, malice shall not be implied from publication; but libelous remarks connected with matter privileged under the last section, shall not be privileged by reason of their being connected therewith.
R.L.1910, § 2386.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-778. Threatened libel.

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.
R.L.1910, § 2387.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-781. False rumors - Slander - Penalty.

Any person, who shall willfully, knowingly, or maliciously repeat or communicate to any person, or persons, a false rumor or report of a slanderous or harmful nature, or which may be detrimental to the character or standing of such other person, or persons, whether such person is a private citizen, or officer, or candidate for office, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one hundred and twenty (120) days in the county jail, or both so fined and imprisoned for each offense.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 21, p. 18, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-794. What fear is an element.

The fear which constitutes robbery may be either:
1. The fear of an unlawful injury, immediate or future, to the person or property of the person robbed or of any relative of his, or member of his family; or,
2. The fear of an immediate and unlawful injury to the person or property of anyone in the company of the person robbed, at the time of the robbery.
R.L.1910, § 2367.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-797. Degrees of robbery.

Robbery in the first degree is when, in the course of committing the theft, the defendant:
1. Inflicts serious bodily injury upon the person;
2. Threatens a person with immediate serious bodily injury;
3. Intentionally puts a person in fear of immediate serious bodily injury; or
4. Commits or threatens to commit a felony upon the person.
When accomplished in any other manner, it is robbery in the second degree.
R.L.1910, § 2370. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 437, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-798. Robbery in the first degree a felony.

Any person guilty of robbery in the first degree shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not less than ten (10) years.
R.L. 1910, § 2371. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 240, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 144, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 240 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-799. Robbery in the second degree a felony.

Any person guilty of robbery in the second degree shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years.
R.L. 1910, § 2372. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 241, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 145, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 241 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-800. Robbery by two or more persons a felony.

Whenever two or more persons conjointly commit a robbery or where the whole number of persons conjointly commits a robbery and persons present and aiding such robbery amount to two or more, each and either of such persons shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than five (5) years nor more than fifty (50) years.
R.L. 1910, § 2373. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 242, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 146, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 242 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-801. Robbery or attempted robbery with dangerous weapon or imitation firearm a felony.

Any person or persons who, with the use of any firearms or any other dangerous weapons, whether the firearm is loaded or not, or who uses a blank or imitation firearm capable of raising in the mind of the one threatened with such device a fear that it is a real firearm, attempts to rob or robs any person or persons, or who robs or attempts to rob any place of business, residence or banking institution or any other place inhabited or attended by any person or persons at any time, either day or night, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction therefor, shall suffer punishment by imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary, or for a period of time of not less than five (5) years, at the discretion of the court, or the jury trying the same.
Upon conviction therefor, any person guilty of three separate and distinct felonies, in violation of this section shall suffer punishment by imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary, or for a period of time of not less than ten (10) years, and it is mandatory upon the court to impose no less than the minimum sentence of ten (10) years. The sentence imposed upon such person shall not be reduced to less than ten (10) calendar years, nor suspended, nor shall any person be eligible for probation or parole or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have served ten (10) calendar years of such sentence.
Added by Laws 1923, c. 85, p. 150, § 1. Amended by Laws 1925, c. 44, p. 71, § 1; Laws 1973, c. 76, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 1973; Laws 1982, c. 173, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1982; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 243, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 147, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 243 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-814. Furnishing weapon or drug.

Every person who willfully furnishes another person with any deadly weapon or poisonous drug, knowing that such person intends to use such weapon or drug in taking his own life, is guilty of aiding suicide, if such person thereafter employs such instrument or drug in taking his own life.
R.L.1910, § 2303.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-817. Aiding suicide a felony.

Any person guilty of aiding suicide shall be guilty of a felony 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.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 244 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-818. Aiding an attempt at suicide a felony.

Every person guilty of aiding an attempt at suicide shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding two (2) years, or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
R.L. 1910, § 2307. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 6, § 1, emerg. eff. Jan. 30, 1976; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 245, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 149, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 245 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-832. Willfully poisoning food, drink, medicine, or patent or proprietary medicine.

A. 1. No person shall willfully mingle any poison, Schedule I through V drug pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2-203 through 2-212 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or sharp object, or any other object or substance which if used in a manner which is not customary or usual is harmful to human life, with any food, drink, medicine, or patent or proprietary medicine with intent that the same shall be taken, consumed, applied, or used in any manner by any human being to his injury; and
2. Unless authorized by law, no person shall willfully poison or place any Schedule I through V drug pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2-203 through 2-212 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any other object or substance which if used in a manner which is not customary or usual is harmful to human life in any spring, well, or reservoir of water.
B. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than five (5) years, or by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2391. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 19, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1983; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 246, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 150, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 246 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-833. Unlawful confinement of intellectually or developmentally disabled persons.

Every overseer of the poor, constable, keeper of a jail, or other person who confines 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, mentally ill person, insane person or other person of unsound mind, in any other manner or in any other place than is authorized by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
R.L. 1910, § 2392. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-834. Reconfining persons discharged upon writ of deliverance.

Every person who, either solely or as a member of a court, in the execution of a judgment, order or process, knowingly recommits, imprisons or restrains of his liberty, for the same cause, any person who has been discharged from imprisonment upon a writ of deliverance, is guilty of a misdemeanor; and, in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, he forfeits to the party aggrieved One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), to be recovered in a civil action.
R.L.1910, § 2393.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-835. Concealing persons to avoid habeas corpus.

Every person having in his custody or power, or under his restraint, a party who by the provisions of law relating to habeas corpus, would be entitled to a writ of habeas corpus, or for whose relief such writ has been issued, who, with intent to elude the service of such writ, to avoid the effect thereof, transfers the party to the custody, or places him under the power or control of another, or conceals or changes the place of his confinement, or who, without lawful excuse, refuses to produce him, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
R.L.1910, § 2394.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-837. Intimidating laborers.

Every person who, by use of force, threats or intimidation, prevents or endeavors to prevent any hired foreman, journeyman, apprentice, workman, laborer, servant or other person employed by another, from continuing or performing his work, or from accepting any new work or employment, or induces such hired person to relinquish his work or employment, or to return any work he has in hand, before it is finished, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Every person who, by use of force, threats, or intimidation, prevents or endeavors to prevent any farmer or rancher from harvesting, handling, transporting or marketing any agricultural products, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
R.L.1910, § 2396; Laws 1968, c. 213, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-838. Intimidating employers.

Every person who, by use of force, threats or intimidation, prevents or endeavors to prevent another from employing any person, or to compel another to employ any person, or to force or induce another to alter his or her mode of carrying on business, to interrupt or disrupt the carrying on of business or to limit or increase the number of his hired foremen, journeymen, apprentices, workmen, laborers, servants or other persons employed by him, or their rate of wages or time of service, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
R.L. 1910, § 2397. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 357, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-839.1. Right of privacy - Use of name or picture for advertising without consent - Misdemeanor.

Any person, firm or corporation that uses for the purpose of advertising for the sale of any goods, wares or merchandise, or for the solicitation of patronage by any business enterprise, the name, portrait or picture of any person, without having obtained, prior or subsequent to such use, the consent of such person, or, if such person is a minor, the consent of a parent or guardian, and, if such person is deceased, without the consent of the surviving spouse, personal representatives, or that of a majority of the deceased's adult heirs, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Laws 1965, c. 431, § 1, emerg. eff. July 9, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-839.1A. Use of name or picture of Armed Forces member for advertising without consent - Misdemeanor.

Any person, firm, or corporation that uses for the purpose of advertising for the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or for the solicitation of patronage by any business enterprise, the name, portrait, or picture of any service member of the United States Armed Forces, without having obtained, prior or subsequent to such use, the consent of the person, or, if the person is deceased, without the consent of the surviving spouse, personal representatives, or that of a majority of the adult heirs of the deceased, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section applies to the name, portrait, or picture of both active duty members as well as former members of the Armed Forces of the United States. Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 69, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-839.2. Right of action - Damages.

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 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.
Laws 1965, c. 431, § 2, emerg. eff. July 9, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-839.3. Right of photographer to exhibit specimens of work - Other uses excepted.

Nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as to prevent any person, firm or corporation, practicing the profession of photography, from exhibiting in or about his or its establishment specimens of the work of such establishment, unless the same is continued by such person, firm or corporation after written notice objecting thereto has been given by the person portrayed; and nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as to prevent any person, firm or corporation from using the name, portrait or picture of any manufacturer or dealer in connection with the goods, wares and merchandise manufactured, produced or dealt in by him which he has sold or disposed of with such name, portrait or picture used in connection therewith; or from using the name, portrait or picture of any author, composer or artist in connection with his literary, musical or artistic productions which he has sold or disposed of with such name, portrait or picture used in connection therewith. Provided that this act shall not prevent the continued use of names of such persons by business establishments using such names and displaying such names at the effective date of this act.
Laws 1965, c. 431, § 3, emerg. eff. July 9, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-842.2. Penalties.

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Section 842.1 of this title or rules promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed ninety (90) days, a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 123, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 141, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-843.2. Verbal abuse of charge.

A. No caretaker shall verbally abuse any person entrusted to the care of the caretaker, or knowingly cause, secure, or permit an act of verbal abuse to be done. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The violator, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. For the purpose of this section, “verbal abuse” means the repeated use of words, sounds, or other forms of communication by a caretaker, including but not limited to, language, gestures, actions or behaviors, that are calculated to humiliate or intimidate or cause fear, embarrassment, shame, or degradation to the person entrusted to the care of the caretaker.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 194, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-843.3. Abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, or neglect of vulnerable adult.

A. Any person who engages in abuse, sexual abuse, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult, as defined in Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be guilty of a felony. The person, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than two (2) years, or both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person who has a responsibility to care for a vulnerable adult as defined by Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes who purposely, knowingly or recklessly neglects the vulnerable adult shall be guilty of a felony. The person, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or be imprisoned in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than two (2) years, or both such fine and imprisonment.
C. In addition the court shall consider any provision of the Elderly and Incapacitated Victim’s Protection Act when the victim is an elderly or incapacitated person as defined by Section 991a-15 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 195, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 314, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-843.4. Exploitation of elderly or disabled adult.

A. As used in this section, “exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult” means:
1. Knowingly, by deception or intimidation, obtaining or using, or endeavoring to obtain or use, an elderly person’s or disabled adult’s funds, assets, or property with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the elderly person or disabled adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the funds, assets, or property, or to benefit someone other than the elderly person or disabled adult, by a person who:
a.
stands in a position of trust and confidence with the elderly person or disabled adult, or
b.
has a business relationship with the elderly person or disabled adult, or
2. Obtaining or using, endeavoring to obtain or use, or conspiring with another to obtain or use an elderly person’s or disabled adult’s funds, assets, or property with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the elderly person or disabled adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the funds, assets, or property, or to benefit someone other than the elderly person or disabled adult, by a person who knows or reasonably should know that the elderly person or disabled adult lacks the capacity to consent.
B. 1. If the funds, assets, or property involved in the exploitation of the elderly person or disabled adult are valued at One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or more, the violator commits a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not more than fifteen (15) years and by a fine in an amount not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
2. If the funds, assets, or property involved in the exploitation of the elderly person or disabled adult are valued at less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), the violator commits a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not more than ten (10) years and by a fine in an amount not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
C. For purposes of this section, “elderly person” means any person sixty-two (62) years of age or older.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 215, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-843.6. Payment of costs by defendant upon conviction.

A. 1. In addition to any other costs which a court is authorized to require a defendant to pay, upon conviction of any offense involving child abuse or neglect, the court may require that the defendant pay court-appointed attorney fees for the child to any local or state agency incurring the cost or any other person or entity providing services to or on behalf of the child, and the cost of any medical examinations conducted on the child in order to determine the nature or extent of the abuse or neglect.
2. If the court determines that the defendant has the ability to pay all or part of the costs, the court may set the amount to be reimbursed and order the defendant to pay that sum to the local or state agency or other person or entity incurring the cost in the manner in which the court believes reasonable and compatible with the defendant's financial ability.
3. In making a determination of whether a defendant has the ability to pay, the court shall take into account the amount of any fine imposed upon the defendant and any amount the defendant has been ordered to pay in restitution.
B. 1. In addition to any other costs which a court is authorized to require a defendant to pay, upon conviction of any offense involving sexual abuse, the court may require that the defendant pay, to the local or state agency incurring the cost, the cost of any medical examinations conducted on the child for the collection and preservation of evidence.
2. If the court determines that the defendant has the ability to pay all or part of the cost of the medical examination, the court may set the amount to be reimbursed and order the defendant to pay that sum to the local or state agency incurring the cost, in the manner in which the court believes reasonable and compatible with the defendant's financial ability.
3. In making the determination of whether a defendant has the ability to pay, the court shall take into account the amount of any fine imposed upon the defendant and any amount the defendant has been ordered to pay in restitution.
4. In no event shall a court penalize an indigent defendant by imposing an additional period of imprisonment in lieu of payment.
C. 1. The court shall require the defendant to pay, upon conviction of any offense involving the sexual or physical abuse of a child, for the psychological evaluation to determine the extent of counseling necessary for the victim of the abuse and any necessary psychological counseling deemed necessary to rehabilitate the child.
2. Such evaluations and counseling may be performed by psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed professional counselors or social workers. The results of the examination shall be included in the court records and in information contained in the central registry.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 353, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 416, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Renumbered from § 7114 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 206, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-843.7. Appointment of representatives for child.

A. 1. In every criminal case filed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Abuse Reporting and Prevention Act, the judge of the district court may appoint an attorney-at-law to appear for and represent a child who is the alleged victim of child abuse or neglect.
2. The attorney may be allowed a reasonable fee for such services and shall meet with the child as soon as possible after receiving notification of the appointment.
3. Except for good cause shown to the court, the attorney shall meet with the child not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to any hearing.
4. The attorney shall be given access to all reports relevant to the case and to any reports of examination of the child's parents, legal guardian, custodian or other person responsible for the child’s health or safety made pursuant to this section.
5. The attorney shall represent the child and any expressed interests of the child. To that end, the attorney shall make such further investigation as the attorney deems necessary to ascertain the facts, to interview witnesses, examine and cross-examine witnesses at the preliminary hearing and trial, make recommendations to the court, and participate further in the proceedings to the degree appropriate for adequately representing the child.
B. A court-appointed special advocate or guardian ad litem as defined by the Oklahoma Children's Code and the Oklahoma Juvenile Code may be appointed to represent the best interests of the child who is the alleged subject of child abuse or neglect. The court-appointed special advocate or guardian ad litem shall be given access to all reports relevant to the case and to reports of service providers and of examination of the child's parents, legal guardian, custodian or other person responsible for the child’s health or safety made pursuant to this section including but not limited to, information authorized by the Oklahoma Children’s Code and the Oklahoma Juvenile Code.
C. At such time as the information maintained by the statewide registry for child abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect is indexed by name of perpetrator and the necessary and appropriate due process procedures are established by the Department of Human Services, a court-appointed special advocate organization, in accordance with the policies and rules of the Department, may utilize the registry for the purpose of completing background screenings of volunteers with the organization.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 353, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 200, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 396, § 11, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999. Renumbered from § 7112 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 205, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-849. Wiring or equipping of vehicles or structures with explosives a felony.

Every person who shall attach to, or place in or upon any motor vehicle or any vehicle designed or customarily used to transport a person or persons or any structure designed or customarily used for the occupancy of a person or persons, any explosive material, thing or device with the intent of causing bodily injury or death to any person shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction therefor, shall suffer punishment by imprisonment for a period of time of not less than five (5) years, or imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for life, at the discretion of the court or the jury trying the same.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 101, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 248, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 152, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 248 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-851. Desertion of children under age of ten a felony.

A. Any parent of any child or children under the age of ten (10) years, and every person to whom such child or children have been confided for nurture or education, who deserts such child or children within this state, or takes such child or children without this state, with the intent wholly to abandon it shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for any period of time not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years.
B. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that a parent voluntarily delivered a child under the age of thirty (30) days to and left the child with, or voluntarily arranged for another person to deliver a child to and leave the child with, a medical services provider or child rescuer as provided in Section 1-2-109 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
R.L. 1910, § 2433. Amended by Laws 1923, c. 78, p. 143, § 1, emerg. eff. March 28, 1923; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 250, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 154, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2021, c. 313, § 2, eff. July 1, 2021.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 250 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-852.1. Child endangerment - Knowingly permitting physical or sexual abuse – Good-faith reliance on spiritual healing - Penalties.

A. A person who is the parent, guardian, or person having custody or control over a child as defined in Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, commits child endangerment when the person:
1. Knowingly permits physical or sexual abuse of a child;
2. Knowingly permits a child to be present at a location where a controlled dangerous substance is being manufactured or attempted to be manufactured as defined in Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Knowingly permits a child to be present in a vehicle when the person knows or should have known that the operator of the vehicle is impaired by or is under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating substance; or
4. Is the driver, operator, or person in physical control of a vehicle in violation of Section 11-902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes while transporting or having in the vehicle such child or children.
However, it is an affirmative defense to this paragraph if the person had a reasonable apprehension that any action to stop the physical or sexual abuse or deny permission for the child to be in the vehicle with an intoxicated person would result in substantial bodily harm to the person or the child.
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the prosecution of a person pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-902 or 11-904 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any parent, guardian or other person having custody or control of a child for the sole reason that the parent, guardian or other person in good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for the treatment or cure of disease or remedial care for such child. This subsection shall in no way limit or modify the protections afforded said child in Section 852 of this title or Section 1-4-904 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than four (4) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 165, § 2, eff. July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 252, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 156, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 225, § 6, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2009, c. 143, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 122, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 350, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 252 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.