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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1791. Damage to fence - Punishment - Exceptions.

A. Any person who, without good cause, maliciously and knowingly cuts or damages a fence used for the production or containment of cattle, bison, horses, sheep, swine, goats, domestic fowl, exotic livestock, exotic poultry or any game animals or domesticated game such that there is a loss or damage to the property is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding two (2) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to any activities:
1. Performed pursuant to the Seismic Exploration Regulation Act;
2. Performed pursuant to Sections 318.2 through 318.9 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
3. That are subject to the regulation of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 284, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1831. Taking or injuring saw logs.

Any person who shall willfully and without authority take any saw logs that may be on any river or on the land adjoining or near a river, which may have floated down said river, or onto said land, and shall remove or attempt to remove the same, or who shall cut or split such logs or otherwise destroy or injure them, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, where the value of the logs exceeds One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), be punished by imprisonment not more than one (1) year nor less than three (3) months, and by fine not to exceed One Hundred and not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00); and where the value of the logs is One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or less, the punishment shall be by fine not exceeding Eighty and not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00). R.L. 1910 Sec. 2752.
R.L.1910, § 2752.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1834. Chattels encumbered by mortgage, conditional sales contract or security agreement - Removal or destruction.

Any mortgagor, conditional sales contract vendee, pledgor or debtor under a security agreement of personal property, or his or her legal representative, who, while such mortgage, security agreement or conditional sales contract remains in force and unsatisfied, conceals, sells or in any manner disposes of such property, or any part thereof, or removes such property, or any part thereof, beyond the limits of the county, or materially injures or willfully destroys such property, or any part thereof, without the written consent of the holder of such mortgage or conditional sales contract, secured party or pledgee under a security agreement shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony if the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period not exceeding three (3) years or in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). If the value of the property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Provided, however, the writing containing the consent of the holder of the mortgage or conditional sales contract, secured party or pledgee under a security agreement, as before specified, shall be the only competent evidence of such consent, unless it appears that such writing has been lost or destroyed.
R.L. 1910, § 2755. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 166, § 1; Laws 1965, c. 105, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 307, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1834.1. Sale of secured personal property - Debtor as trustee of funds received.

Every debtor owning personal property in this state in which a creditor has a security interest who, with the consent of the secured party or his assignee, shall sell such collateral, or any part thereof, while the security agreement remains in force and unsatisfied, shall be deemed and conclusively held to be the trustee of the funds received upon the sale thereof, for the benefit of such secured party, or assignee, to the extent of the indebtedness secured thereby or any balance due thereof.
Laws 1967, c. 155, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1835.1. Entry or presence upon premises of place of business of persons convicted of certain crimes.

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.
Laws 1989, c. 246, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1835.4. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Private Lands and Public Recreation Act:
1. “Land” means all private land that is primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or forestry purposes including real property, land and water, and all structures, fixtures, equipment, and machinery thereon;
2. “Owner” means any individual, legal entity, or governmental agency that has any ownership or security interest, or lease or right of possession in land;
3. “Recreational use” means any activity undertaken for exercise, education, relaxation, or pleasure on land owned by another; and
4. “Recreational trespass” means remaining on land for a recreational use after being asked to leave by the owner, or the entry on land for a recreational use without the express or implied consent of the owner.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 234, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1835.5. Trespass - Prima facie evidence.

It shall be prima facie evidence that a person is on land for a recreational use if the person is on the land of another without other explanation.
1. The absence of posting shall not by itself be sufficient to imply consent.
2. Consent shall not be implied if the land is posted.
3. It shall be the obligation of the recreational user to establish implied consent as an affirmative defense.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 234, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1835.6. Prohibited acts.

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.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 234, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1835.7. Penalties.

Any person convicted of a trespass violation pursuant to Section 4 of this act shall be punished by a fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days; for a second conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days; and upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, a fine of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A violation of each paragraph of Section 4 of this act shall not be a separate offense.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 234, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1835.8. Citations - Content - Payment.

A. Any local, county, or state law enforcement officer may issue a citation to a person believed with probable cause to have violated Section 4 of this act. The citation shall include the following information:
1. The name, address, and hunting or fishing license, driver license, or other recreational activity license number, if any, and the date of birth of the alleged violator;
2. The name of the issuing law enforcement officer and the name and address of the department;
3. The violations alleged to have been committed by the defendant, with specific reference to the paragraphs of Section 4 of this act involved and a brief description of the activities alleged to be in violation;
4. The amount of the penalty or forfeiture payable under Section 5 of this act, together with the costs that may be applicable;
5. A date, time, and place for the defendant to appear in court and notice to appear;
6. Provisions for a payment of the citation and stipulation by the defendant in lieu of a court appearance;
7. Notice that if the defendant neither pays the citation nor appears in court at the time fixed in the citation, the court may issue a summons or an arrest warrant; and
8. Any other pertinent information.
B. If a person is cited, the person may pay the amount specified in the citation any time, up to the date specified in the citation for court appearance, by:
1. Mailing the amount and a copy of the citation to the court clerk in the county where the offense occurred; or
2. Going to the court clerk in the county where the offense occurred.
C. The citation shall serve as the initial pleading and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall be deemed adequate process to give the appropriate court jurisdiction over the defendant upon filing of the citation with the court.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 234, § 6.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1835.9. Aggravated violations.

A. A violation of paragraph 1 of Section 4 of this act shall be aggravated where in the course of the violation there occurs the driving of any automobile, motorcycle, trail bicycle, or any other motorized vehicle in a way as to endanger others or to cause damage to the land.
B. The penalty for a violation of this section shall consist of a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days; for a second conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days; and upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year after the first conviction, by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A person may not be charged for the same offense under this section and paragraph 1 of Section 4 of this act.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 234, § 7.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1835.10. Revocation of license.

Under certification by a court that a conviction or a guilty or no contest plea respecting any violation of the Oklahoma Private Lands and Public Recreation Act has been recorded, any governmental entity which has issued a hunting, fishing, or other license for recreational activity may revoke the license and deny permission to reapply for a replacement license for a period of up to one (1) year from the date of the violation.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 234, § 8.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1836. Filing purported conveyance without color of title - Instruments clouding title to restricted Indian lands.

Any person, firm or officer, representative, or agent of any firm or corporation, who shall execute and deliver, or who shall file for record or cause to be recorded in the office of any county clerk of any county in this state, any deed or other instrument in writing purporting to convey any right, title, or interest, or right to possession in and to any real estate situated in such county, to which the grantor, or grantors, therein did not have and hold a bona fide color of title, and any such person who shall file or cause to be filed for record in such office any such deed or other instrument which clouds the title of any real estate allotted to any member of one of the Five Civilized Tribes, or to the Osage Tribe of Indians, as a homestead, prior to the removal of the restrictions thereon by operation of law, or otherwise, knowing the land conveyed to be restricted homestead lands, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction shall be punished by fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
Laws 1913, c. 78, p. 124, § 1; Laws 1945, p. 96, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1836.1. Deed or conveyance removing cloud to be executed by violator.

Any person, firm, or officer, representative, or agent of any firm or corporation, who has at any time violated the provisions of the above section shall, upon the written request of any person who has and holds any right, title, or interest in such real estate, immediately execute and deliver such deed or conveyance as may be requisite to remove from the record the cloud on the right, title, and interest of such owner to the title and possession of said real estate.
Laws 1945, p. 96, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1836.2. Failure to comply with demand a tort.

Any person, firm, or officer, representative, or agent of any firm or corporation, together with such firm or corporation, failing to comply with such demand to remove the said cloud upon the right to title and possession, shall be deemed to be guilty of a tort, and shall be held to respond in damages to the owner of any right, title, interest or right to possession of the real estate involved in a suit to quiet the title to said real estate in the amount of the cost, reasonable attorney's fees, and other damage suffered on account of the said tort.
Laws 1945, p. 97, § 3. d
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1837. Hard or solid substances in grain - Inflammable or explosive substances in cotton.

Any person who shall designedly place any hard or solid substance or article in any stack, shock, sheaf or load of unthreshed grain, or in any bin, bag, sack or load of unthreshed grain, or seed, or shall designedly place any matches or other inflammable, combustible or explosive substance in any unginned cotton with the intent to injure or destroy any such grain, seed, or cotton, or any machinery which may be used for threshing or grinding such grain or seed or ginning such cotton, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
Added by Laws 1915, c. 5, § 1. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 423, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 309, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 423 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1838. Attaching unauthorized objects upon utility poles prohibited.

It is unlawful to attach or insert any object with nails or tacks upon poles erected for the support of electric, telephone, utility or power lines; provided, however, the provisions of this act shall not interfere with the inherent rights of the owner.
Laws 1963, c. 356, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1839. Penalties.

Any violation of the provisions of Section 1 of this act shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days or by payment of a fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1963, c. 356, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1841. Destruction, removal, altering, covering or defacing.

No person, firm, association or corporation shall destroy, remove, alter, cover or deface the manufacturer's serial number from any tractor, combine, corn picker, corn sheller or hay baler, or any other piece of farm machinery having a retail value of more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) upon which the manufacturer has placed a serial number; nor shall any person, firm, corporation or association, sell, offer for sale, or lease, or otherwise dispose of any such equipment on which the serial numbers have been destroyed, removed, altered, covered or defaced.
Laws 1953, p. 96, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1843. Violations - Punishment.

Any person violating the provisions of Section 1 of this act, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or both, for each offense.
Laws 1953, p. 96, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1847a. Using or allowing use of automatic dial announcing 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.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 279, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 317, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1848. Definitions.

Definitions:
(1) The term "coin-operated machine" as used herein shall include any parking meter, vending machine, service meter, coin box telephone or other receptacle designed to receive or be operated by lawful coin of the United States of America.
(2) The term "spurious coin" as used herein, shall include any token, disk, blank, slug, washer, sweated, mutilated, false or counterfeited coin or other device, whether solid or otherwise used in substitution for lawful coin of the United States of America in the operation, use or enjoyment of any coin-operated machine.
Laws 1955, p. 197, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1849. Operation of machines by spurious coins - Penalty.

Whoever by means of any spurious coin or by any other means, method, trick or device whatsoever not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee, or licensee of any coin-operated machine operated in furtherance of or connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of any service, facility or privilege, knowingly shall operate or cause to be operated, or shall attempt to operate any such coin-operated machine or whoever shall take, obtain, accept or receive from or by means of any such coin-operated machine any article of value or service or the use or enjoyment of any service, facility or privilege by use of any spurious coin shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both.
Laws 1955, p. 197, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1850. Manufacture or sale of spurious coins for unlawful use - Penalty.

Every person who, with intent to cheat or defraud another of the use, enjoyment and benefit of property, service, facility or privilege, or whoever, knowingly or having cause to believe that same is intended for fraudulent or unlawful use on the part of the purchaser, donee or user thereof, shall manufacture, sell, offer to sell, advertise for sale, give away or possess any spurious coin as herein defined, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The manufacture, sale, offering for sale, advertising for sale, distribution or possession of any such spurious coin, as herein defined, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to cheat or defraud within the meaning of this act.
Laws 1955, p. 198, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1851. False reporting.

It shall be unlawful for any person to report, or cause to be reported, directly or indirectly, the existence of a fire to a fire department, fire station or other agency charged with the responsibility of extinguishing fires, unless such person knows or reasonably believes that such fire is in existence.
Laws 1957, p. 166, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1861. Information to be furnished by solicitor - Calls exempt - Penalties.

A. The name and organizational or business affiliation of every person who by telephone engages in the solicitation or sale of any item, tangible or intangible, shall, by such person, be given to the person answering such telephone call. Such information shall be given immediately and prior to any solicitation or sales presentation. The telephone number of the person placing the call must be given upon request of the party being called. The person in whose name the telephone is registered is responsible for his agents and employees conforming with the provisions of this section. This section does not apply to calls between persons known to each other and to religious groups, or nonprofit organizations within their own membership, and political activities.
B. No person may solicit contributions by telephone for a charitable nonprofit organization unless that organization has complied with the provisions of the Oklahoma Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act, Sections 552.1 et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such person may charge a reasonable fee for his services, which shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the net receipts of the solicitation; provided, however, that in the event the fee charged is based upon a predetermined flat fee, then this provision shall not apply. Provided, further, that all sums shall be paid directly to the nonprofit organization.
C. Violation of this section by a person, business or organization shall constitute a misdemeanor. A third and subsequent conviction under this section shall constitute a felony.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 187, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 199, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 1976; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 424, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 424 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1862. Commercial solicitation by facsimile device - Definitions.

As used in this act:
"Facsimile device" means a machine capable of receiving and reproducing facsimiles of text or images transmitted electronically or telephonically through telecommunication lines connecting to the machine; and
"Commercial solicitation" means an unsolicited electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device to encourage the purchase of goods, realty, services or to advertise availability of such goods, realty or services. Commercial solicitation shall not include an electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device:
a. made in the course of prior negotiations,
b. made to a party with whom there was a prior business relationship or an existing relationship,
c. made in the course of a follow up to a sales call, sales lead or other business-related contact; or
d. made after normal business hours and two pages or less in length.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 169, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1863. Commercial solicitation by facsimile device - Penalties.

A. A person shall not intentionally make an electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device located in this state by means of any connection with a telephone network for the purpose of transmitting a commercial solicitation, as defined by Section 1 of this act. Each commercial solicitation prohibited by this act shall be a separate violation.
B. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each separate violation.
C. A person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed to have committed the violation either at the place where the electronic or telephonic transmission is made or at the place where the transmission is received.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 169, § 2, emerg. eff. May 2, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1871. Use with intent to avoid payment of service charges.

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 Schedule G felony, 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 two (2) years.
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 Schedule F felony, 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 two (2) years.
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.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 97, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 9, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1872. Possession of unlawful telecommunication or cloning devices.

A. Any person who knowingly possesses an unlawful telecommunication device shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Any person who knowingly possesses five or more unlawful telecommunication devices at the same time shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Schedule F felony, 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 two (2) years.
C. Any person who:
1. Knowingly possesses an instrument capable of intercepting electronic serial number and mobile identification number combinations under circumstances evidencing an intent to clone; or
2. Knowingly possesses cloning paraphernalia under circumstances evidencing an intent to clone,
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a schedule F felony, 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 two (2) years.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 97, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 10, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1873. Sale of unlawful telecommunication devices or material.

A. Any person who intentionally sells an unlawful telecommunication device or material, including hardware, data, computer software, or other information or equipment, knowing that the purchaser or a third person intends to use such material in the manufacture of an unlawful telecommunication device shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a schedule F felony, 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 two (2) years.
B. If the offense under this section involves the intentional sale of five or more unlawful telecommunication devices within a six-month period, the person committing the offense, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Schedule E felony, 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.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 97, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 11, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1874. Manufacture of unlawful telecommunication devices.

A. Any person who intentionally manufacturers an unlawful telecommunication device shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Schedule F felony, 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 two (2) years.
B. If the offense under this section involves the intentional manufacture of five or more unlawful telecommunication devices within a six-month period, the person committing the offense shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Schedule E felony, 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.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 97, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 12, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1902. Definitions.

As used in the Bus Passenger Safety Act:
1. "Bus" means a vehicle designed to carry passengers that is part of a network of passenger vehicles for use by the public, running on a regular schedule of routes, times and fares;
2. "Bus transportation company" or "company" means any person or governmental entity providing for-hire transport to passengers or cargo by bus upon the roads, streets, highways and turnpikes of this state;
3. "Deadly or dangerous weapon" includes all weapons listed in Section 1287 of this title, and any other weapon capable of inflicting serious bodily injury, except for a weapon carried for lawful self-defense in compliance under the Oklahoma Self Defense Act;
4. "Passenger" means any person served by the bus transportation company; and
5. "Terminal" means a bus station or depot or any facility operated or leased by or operated on behalf of a bus transportation company. This term shall include a reasonable area immediately adjacent to any designated stop along the route traveled by any bus operated by a bus transportation company and parking lots or parking areas adjacent to a terminal.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 244, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 314, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1903. Seizure of bus - Assault or battery - Dangerous or deadly weapons - Discharge of a firearm.

A. No person shall by force or violence, or threat of force or violence, seize or exercise control of any bus. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. In addition, no person shall intimidate, threaten, assault or batter any driver, attendant, guard or passenger of any bus with intent to violate subsection A of this section. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. In addition, any person violating subsection A or B of this section using a dangerous or deadly weapon shall be guilty of a felony, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm into or within any bus, terminal or other transportation facility, unless such action is determined to have been in defensive force resulting from reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another. Such person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 244, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 425, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 310, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2017, c. 314, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 425 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1904. Unauthorized removal of baggage, cargo or other item.

It shall be unlawful to remove any baggage, cargo or other item transported upon a bus or stored in a terminal without consent of the owner of such property or the company, or its duly authorized representative. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The actual value of an item removed in violation of this section shall not be material to the crime herein defined.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 244, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 426, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 311, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2017, c. 314, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 426 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1954. Certain acts as prima facie evidence of violation of act.

Proof that any person has accessed, damaged, disrupted, deleted, modified, altered, destroyed, caused to be accessed, copied, disclosed or taken possession of a computer, computer system, computer network or any other property, or has attempted to perform any of these enumerated acts without authorization or exceeding the limits of authorization, shall be prima facie evidence of the willful violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 70, § 4, emerg. eff. March 29, 1984. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 151, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1955. Penalties - Civil actions.

A. Upon conviction of a felony under the provisions of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, punishment shall be by a fine of not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than ten (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Upon conviction of a misdemeanor under the provisions of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, punishment shall be by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. In addition to any other civil remedy available, the owner or lessee of the computer, computer system, computer network, computer program or data may bring a civil action against any person convicted of a violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act for compensatory damages, including any victim expenditure reasonably and necessarily incurred by the owner or lessee to verify that a computer system, computer network, computer program or data was or was not altered, damaged, deleted, disrupted or destroyed by the access. In any action brought pursuant to this subsection the court may award reasonable attorneys fees to the prevailing party.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 70, § 5, emerg. eff. March 29, 1984. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 151, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 428, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 312, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 428 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1957. Access of computer, computer system or computer network 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.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 151, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 97, § 3, emerg. eff. April 17, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1958. Access to computers, computer systems and computer 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 felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 26, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 1124 of this title by Laws 1989, c. 151, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 429, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 313, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 429 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1959. Subpoenas prior to commencement of proceedings – Noncompliance – Misdemeanor.

A. When any person has engaged in, is engaged in, or is attempting or conspiring to engage in any conduct constituting a violation of any of the provisions of Section 1953 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Attorney General or any district attorney in Oklahoma may conduct an investigation of the activity. On approval of the district judge, the Attorney General or district attorney, in accordance with the provisions of Section 258 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes and pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, is authorized before the commencement of any civil or criminal proceeding to subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, examine them under oath, or require the production of any business papers or records by subpoena duces tecum. Evidence collected pursuant to this section shall not be admissible in any civil proceeding.
B. Any business papers and records subpoenaed by the Attorney General or district attorney shall be available for examination by the person who produced the material or by any duly authorized representative of the person. Transcripts of oral testimony shall be available for examination by the person who produced such testimony and their counsel.
Except as otherwise provided for in this section, no business papers, records, or transcripts or oral testimony, or copies of it, subpoenaed by the Attorney General or district attorney shall be available for examination by an individual other than another law enforcement official without the consent of the person who produced the business papers, records or transcript.
C. All persons served with a subpoena by the Attorney General or district attorney pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act shall be paid the same fees and mileage as paid witnesses in the courts of this state.
D. No person shall, with intent to avoid, evade, prevent, or obstruct compliance in whole or in part by any person with any duly served subpoena of the Attorney General or district attorney pursuant to the provisions of this section, knowingly remove from any place, conceal, withhold, destroy, mutilate, alter, or by any other means falsify any business papers or records that are the subject of the subpoena duces tecum.
E. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 98, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-1975. Definitions.

A. As used in this act:
1. "Sound recording" and "article" means a phonograph record, disc, tape, film, audio or video cassette, compact video disc, or other material now known or later developed on which sounds or images are or can be recorded or otherwise stored;
2. "Owner" means the owner of the master sound recording and, with respect to Section 4 of this act, shall mean the owner of the rights to record or authorize the recording of any performance not yet fixed in a tangible medium of expression;
3. "Manufacturer" means the entity authorizing the duplication of the specific recording in question, but shall not include the manufacturer of the cartridge or casing which encloses the recording or the manufacturer of the recording medium;
4. "Counterfeit label" means an identifying label, markings serving the purpose of a label, or container that appears to be genuine but is not genuine;
5. "Audiovisual work" means a series of related images intended to be shown through the use of mechanical or electronic devices, together with accompanying sounds, if any; and
6. "Motion picture" means an audiovisual work consisting of a series of images which, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion together with accompanying sounds, if any.
B. This act shall not apply to player piano tapes or rolls or the sound occasioned by the use thereof on player pianos, nor shall this act apply to any person engaged in radio, cable television, or television broadcasting who transfers, or causes to be transferred, any such sounds, other than from the sound track of a motion picture, intended for, or in connection with broadcast or telecast transmission or related uses, or for archival purposes.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 82, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1991.