Oklahoma Criminal Laws: Felony and Misdemeanor Classes, Theft, Self-Defense and Bail

Under the Oklahoma Sentencing Modernization Act of 2024 (effective Jan. 1, 2026), all felonies are classified: Class Y is reserved for murder in the first degree, and Classes A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, C1, C2, D1, D2 and D3 cover all other violent and nonviolent felonies. Class Y and Classes A1 through B6 are punished in accordance with the corresponding penalties provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes for each offense. The act sets prison terms for the lower classes: Class C1, not more than eight (8) years (must serve at least 25%); Class C2, not more than seven (7) years (at least 20%); Class D1, not more than five (5) years (at least 20%); Class D2, not more than two (2) years (at least 20%); Class D3, not more than two (2) years (at least 10%). Longer ranges apply to persons with one or two prior Class C or D convictions (for example, Class C1: not less than two (2) years nor more than twelve (12) years). Where no other punishment is prescribed, a felony is punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding two (2) years, or both.

Oklahoma does not divide misdemeanors into classes in the general provisions. Except where a different punishment is prescribed, every misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both. Individual statutes set their own misdemeanor penalties (for example, petit larceny: a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or county jail not to six (6) months, or both).

Grand larceny is larceny of property of a value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or greater, or property taken from the person of another; larceny in other cases is petit larceny. Penalty tiers for grand larceny (effective Jan. 1, 2026): one or more firearms, property taken from the person of another, or property valued at One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00): Class D3 felony (imprisonment under § 20P, a fine not to exceed $2,500.00, or both); Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00): Class D1 felony (imprisonment under § 20N, a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or both); Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more: Class C2 felony (imprisonment under § 20M, a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or both). Petit larceny: a fine of $10.00 to $500.00, or county jail not to six (6) months, or both.

Stand your ground. A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm when using defensive force intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm if the person against whom it was used was unlawfully and forcefully entering, or had unlawfully and forcibly entered, a dwelling, residence, occupied vehicle, place of business, occupied premises, or place of worship (or was removing or attempting to remove someone against their will), and the defender knew or had reason to believe this was occurring; or if the defender reasonably believed the intruder was entering to commit a forcible felony and force was necessary to prevent it. The presumption does not apply if the person against whom force is used has the right to be in or is a lawful resident of the dwelling, residence, or vehicle (such as an owner, lessee, or titleholder) and there is no domestic-violence protective order or written pretrial no-contact order against that person; if the persons sought to be removed are children or grandchildren or in the lawful custody or guardianship of the person against whom force is used; or if the defender is engaged in an unlawful activity or using the place to further one. A person who unlawfully and by force enters or attempts to enter is presumed to intend an unlawful act involving force or violence. A person using defensive force as permitted is justified and is immune from criminal prosecution (including charging) and civil action; police may not arrest unless there is probable cause the force was unlawful; and the court shall award reasonable attorney fees, court costs, compensation for loss of income, and expenses to a defendant found immune in a civil action.

There is no limitation of the time within which a prosecution for murder must be commenced. First and second degree manslaughter: within ten (10) years after discovery (the date the crime is reported to law enforcement). General rule: in all other cases a prosecution for a public offense must be commenced within three (3) years after its commission. Longer periods include: bribery, embezzlement of public money, falsification of public records and conspiracy to defraud the state, seven (7) years after discovery; arson, and felonies committed or attempted with a deadly weapon, seven (7) years after commission; solicitation for first degree murder, seven (7) years after discovery; listed sexual crimes against children (including rape, sodomy, lewd acts, child pornography and child trafficking), by the forty-fifth birthday of the alleged victim, and for such crimes against victims eighteen (18) or older, within twenty (20) years after discovery (report to law enforcement); these may be commenced at any time if preserved DNA evidence later establishes probable cause as to identity, or if the accused has confessed or made an admission. Human trafficking: three (3) years after discovery.

Bail by sufficient sureties shall be admitted upon all arrests in criminal cases where the offense is not punishable by death, and may be taken by persons or courts authorized by law, the court clerk, or the judge. All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except that bail may be denied for capital offenses when the proof of guilt is evident or the presumption great; violent offenses; offenses punishable by life imprisonment or life without parole; felonies where the person has two or more prior felony convictions from different transactions; controlled dangerous substance offenses with a maximum sentence of at least ten (10) years; and certain repeat DUI offenses. For the non-capital categories, the proof of guilt must be evident or the presumption great, and denial must rest on the ground that no condition of release would assure the safety of the community or any person. Rebuttable presumptions against release apply in some cases (for example, a person arrested for a violent offense while out on bond for a violent offense, shown by clear and convincing evidence). For domestic abuse and listed violent crimes, the court must assess prior patterns of abuse and make written findings on the bail amount. Each judicial district may, by order of the presiding judge, establish a pretrial bail schedule for felony or misdemeanor offenses, reviewed and published by March 1 each year; pretrial bail is set in a numerical dollar amount, courts may use pretrial release programs, and electronic monitoring may be a release condition.

The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System defends indigents in all capital and felony cases and in all misdemeanor and traffic cases punishable by incarceration (some large counties have county indigent defenders). To request representation, the person submits an application to the court clerk, signed under oath and under penalty of perjury, stating whether the person has been released on bond; if released on bond, the applicant must also state that he or she contacted three named Oklahoma-licensed attorneys and was unable to obtain counsel. The initial indigency determination is made by the Chief Judge of the judicial district or a designee under Court of Criminal Appeals rules, and posting bond may be considered but cannot be the sole factor. At judgment and sentence, the court shall order the represented person to pay costs of representation, assessed as: $150.00 for a misdemeanor guilty plea or stipulation; $250.00 for a felony guilty plea or stipulation; $500.00 for a misdemeanor jury trial; $1,000.00 for a felony jury trial; $200.00 / $300.00 for a misdemeanor / felony revocation or acceleration merit hearing; unless waived for good cause shown.

No adult-use legalization; Oklahoma has a medical marijuana program. A state-issued medical marijuana patient license holder may legally possess up to three (3) ounces (84.9 grams) of marijuana on their person, six mature plants and the harvested marijuana, six seedling plants, one (1) ounce (28.3 grams) of concentrated marijuana, seventy-two (72) ounces of edible marijuana, up to eight (8) ounces (226.4 grams) in their residence, and seventy-two (72) ounces of topical marijuana. Possession of up to one and one-half (1.5) ounces (42.45 grams) by persons who can state a medical condition but do not have a patient license is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00), with no imprisonment, and is handled by citation. Other unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance is a misdemeanor punishable by confinement for not more than one (1) year and a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), with escalating penalties for repeat offenses within ten (10) years.

Assault (threatening or attempting to hurt someone) is "any willful and unlawful attempt or offer with force or violence to do a corporal hurt to another" and is punishable by up to ninety (90) days in county jail, a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both. Assault and battery (actually hitting or hurting someone) is punishable by up to six (6) months in county jail, a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both. Assault with a sharp or dangerous weapon, or shooting at someone, with intent to do bodily harm is a Class B4 felony punishable by up to ten (10) years in prison or up to one (1) year in county jail. Aggravated assault and battery (when great bodily injury is inflicted, or a person of robust health attacks someone aged, decrepit or incapacitated) is a Class B5 felony punishable by up to five (5) years in prison, up to one (1) year in county jail, a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

Oklahoma defines battery separately: "any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another." In practice the offense is charged and punished as "assault and battery": up to six (6) months in county jail, a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both. It becomes a felony when a sharp or dangerous weapon is used (Class B4, up to ten (10) years) or when it is aggravated by great bodily injury or a vulnerable victim (Class B5, up to five (5) years). Domestic battery is charged as "domestic abuse" (see domestic violence).

Assault and battery against a current or former intimate partner or a family or household member is the separate crime of domestic abuse: up to one (1) year in county jail, a fine of up to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both. A second or subsequent domestic abuse conviction is a Class B5 felony (up to four (4) years in prison). It is also a felony when it involves strangulation or attempted strangulation (Class B5, one (1) to ten (10) years and a fine up to $20,000.00), results in great bodily injury (Class B3, up to ten (10) years), involves a dangerous weapon (Class B3, up to ten (10) years), is committed against a known pregnant woman (Class B5, up to five (5) years), or is part of a prior pattern of physical abuse (Class B3, up to ten (10) years). Domestic abuse in the presence of a child carries six (6) months to one (1) year in jail, and for every domestic abuse conviction the court must order an assessment by a batterers' intervention program (52-week minimum if ordered to attend).

Shoplifting is charged as larceny of merchandise from a retailer or wholesaler. For a first or second conviction where the goods are worth less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), it is a misdemeanor punishable by up to thirty (30) days in county jail and a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) (minimum fine $50.00 if more than one item was taken). A third or subsequent conviction under $1,000.00 is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one (1) year in county jail and a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Values from three or more thefts within a 180-day period may be added together to reach the felony tiers, and restitution to the store is required. Ordinary petit larceny (under $1,000.00) is punishable by a fine of $10.00 to $500.00, up to six (6) months in county jail, or both.

Burglary (breaking into a building to commit a crime): first-degree burglary (breaking into an occupied home by force, while armed, or with an accomplice present) is a Class B1 felony punishable by seven (7) to twenty (20) years in prison; second-degree burglary (an unoccupied home, business or other structure, or a vending machine) is a Class C1 felony punishable by up to seven (7) years; third-degree burglary (breaking into or jacking up a car, truck, trailer or boat to steal property in or attached to it, such as a catalytic converter) is a Class D1 felony punishable by up to five (5) years and a fine of up to $5,000.00. Robbery (taking property from a person by force or fear): first-degree robbery (serious bodily injury, or threat of it) is a Class A2 felony with a minimum of ten (10) years; second-degree robbery is a Class B4 felony punishable by up to ten (10) years; armed robbery (with a firearm, imitation firearm or other dangerous weapon) is a Class A2 felony punishable by five (5) years to life.

Vandalism is called malicious injury or destruction of property in Oklahoma. Damaging, defacing or destroying someone else's property is a misdemeanor if the loss is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and a Class D3 felony if the loss is $1,000.00 or more or if the person has two or more prior convictions under this section. The offender is also liable for treble (triple) damages in a civil lawsuit.

Entering someone's garden, yard, pasture or field after being expressly forbidden or without permission (or refusing to leave a hotel) is trespass punishable by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00); if the trespasser commits or attempts waste, theft or damage it is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $50.00 to $500.00, thirty (30) days to six (6) months in county jail, or both. Trespassing on private farm, ranch or forest land without permission carries a fine of $750.00 to $2,000.00 plus restitution; a second offense is a misdemeanor with a fine of $1,500.00 to $2,500.00, thirty (30) days to six (6) months in jail, or both. Entering a store after being banned following a shoplifting, vandalism or disturbance conviction there is trespass punishable by up to $250.00, thirty (30) days in jail, or both. Breaking into a dwelling without permission (without intent to commit a crime) is a misdemeanor.

Simple possession of a controlled dangerous substance (other than marijuana) is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one (1) year and a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). A second offense within ten (10) years is still a misdemeanor and the court may order a diversion program instead; a third within ten (10) years carries at least thirty (30) days in county jail; a fourth within ten (10) years is a felony (one (1) to five (5) years and up to $5,000.00), which can be reduced to a misdemeanor after a diversion program. Possessing or using drug paraphernalia is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one (1) year in county jail or a fine of up to $1,000.00 (first offense). First-time drug offenders may receive a deferred proceeding with probation; on successful completion the case is dismissed without a conviction (available only once).

Leaving the scene of a crash that damages only an attended vehicle is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), up to one (1) year in county jail, or both, plus civil liability for three times the damage. Leaving the scene of a crash with a nonfatal injury is a Class B5 felony punishable by ten (10) days to two (2) years, a fine of $50.00 to $1,000.00, or both. Leaving the scene of a fatal crash is a Class B4 felony punishable by one (1) to ten (10) years, a fine of $1,000.00 to $10,000.00, or both. For injury or death crashes, the Commissioner of Public Safety must revoke the driver's license.

Reckless driving is driving a motor vehicle "in a careless or wanton manner without regard for the safety of persons or property" (or in violation of the speed rules of § 11-801). It is a criminal offense: a first conviction is punishable by five (5) to ninety (90) days in jail, a fine of $100.00 to $500.00, or both; a second or subsequent conviction by ten (10) days to six (6) months, a fine of $150.00 to $1,000.00, or both.

Stalking (willfully, maliciously and repeatedly following or harassing someone so they feel terrorized, frightened or threatened) is a felony in Oklahoma: up to three (3) years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.00; up to six (6) years for a second conviction and up to twelve (12) years for a third. Stalking in violation of a protective order, while on probation, or within ten (10) years of a violent crime against the same victim is a Class B5 felony punishable by up to fifteen (15) years. Online and phone harassment (threatening, obscene or harassing calls, texts, emails or social-media posts) is a misdemeanor; a second conviction is a Class D1 felony.

Knowingly resisting an officer by force or violence is a misdemeanor, and willfully delaying or obstructing a public officer is a misdemeanor (recording police in a public area is not obstruction if it does not interfere); unless another penalty is set, a misdemeanor is punishable by up to one (1) year in county jail, a fine of up to $500.00, or both. Fleeing police in a vehicle (eluding a peace officer) is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one (1) year in county jail, a fine of $100.00 to $2,000.00, or both. Eluding in a way that endangers others, or that causes a crash with great bodily injury, is a Class C1 felony.

Skipping court after being released on bail is called jumping bail in Oklahoma. A person released on bail, recognizance, bond or undertaking who forfeits the bail or violates the undertaking and willfully fails to surrender within five (5) days of the forfeiture commits a Class D3 felony when the bail was given in connection with a felony charge (or a pending appeal after a felony conviction), punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), up to two (2) years in prison, or both. The statute keeps the court's separate power to punish the person for contempt.

In Oklahoma probation is usually a suspended sentence. A suspended sentence cannot be revoked, in whole or in part, unless the district attorney files a petition stating the grounds and competent evidence justifying revocation is presented to the court at a hearing held within twenty (20) days after the person pleads not guilty to the petition (unless both sides waive it). A revocation based only on a technical violation (breaking a probation rule rather than, for example, committing a new crime, failing to pay restitution, or tampering with a monitor) may not exceed six (6) months for a first revocation and five (5) years for a second or later revocation. For technical violations by people supervised by the Department of Corrections, a hearing officer decides by a preponderance of the evidence whether a violation occurred and may impose intermediate sanctions such as short-term jail, treatment, community service, curfews or fines; those sanctions can be appealed to the district court. Failure to pay fines and costs cannot be the basis for revocation unless the nonpayment was willful (restitution excepted).

Willfully delaying or obstructing any public officer in doing his or her duty is a misdemeanor; the statute says recording police in a public area is allowed as long as it does not delay or obstruct the officer. Witness tampering is more serious: preventing or trying to prevent a summoned witness (or a witness to a reported crime) from testifying, or using force or fear to keep a witness from court or to change testimony, is a Class C1 felony (up to eight (8) years in prison), and threatening or harming someone because of testimony they gave is also a Class C1 felony. Bribing a witness to influence testimony is a Class D1 felony (up to five (5) years).

Perjury in Oklahoma is making or signing a statement under oath, affirmation or other legally binding assertion in a trial, hearing, investigation, deposition, certification or declaration when the person does not believe it is true or knows it is false. Perjury is a Class D1 felony, punishable by up to five (5) years in prison. Getting someone else to commit perjury is perjury by subornation.

Being drunk in public is a crime in Oklahoma. A person who disturbs the peace of any person by being drunk or intoxicated on any public or private road, in a public place or building, on public transportation or at a public gathering (or by drinking or using intoxicating substances in such places unless the alcohol law allows it) is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment for not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or both.

Oklahoma's main disorderly-conduct laws are disturbing the peace and breach of the peace. Willfully or maliciously disturbing the peace of a neighborhood, family or person by loud or unusual noise, abusive, violent, obscene or profane language, threats to kill or injure, fighting or challenging to fight, or firing or brandishing a gun is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), up to thirty (30) days in county jail, or both. Using profane, violent, abusive or insulting language toward someone that is likely to provoke anger or a breach of the peace carries the same penalty. Disturbing a lawful meeting is a separate misdemeanor.

In Oklahoma, willfully and knowingly lewdly exposing one's person or genitals in a public place, or where others are present who would be offended or annoyed, is indecent exposure, a Class B4 felony even for a first offense, punishable by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ten (10) years, or both. A conviction is not eligible for a deferred sentence. Public urination alone is prosecuted under a different section and is not subject to sex-offender registration, according to the statute.

Oklahoma prohibits engaging in prostitution, offering or agreeing to pay for sex (buying), soliciting, and running or renting a place for prostitution. Under the penalty section, engaging in or soliciting prostitution is a misdemeanor punishable by thirty (30) days to one (1) year in county jail or fines of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for a first conviction, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a second and Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for a third or later, or both. Paying or offering to pay for sex is a Class B4 felony punishable under the sex-review statute by up to three (3) years in prison and fines of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) depending on the number of convictions. Prostitution within one thousand (1,000) feet of a school or church is a Class D1 felony, and any of these acts involving a person under eighteen (18) is a Class B1 felony treated as child sex trafficking.

Oklahoma allows the state Education Lottery, pari-mutuel horse racing and licensed gaming at racetracks under the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, charity bingo and similar games under the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, and gaming by Indian tribes under the State-Tribal Gaming Act model compact; gaming conducted under those laws is not subject to criminal penalties. Otherwise, betting or playing at a gambling game for money is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $25.00 to $100.00, one (1) to thirty (30) days in county jail, or both. Running a gambling game (such as poker, roulette or craps) is a Class C2 felony with a fine of $500.00 to $2,000.00, and commercial gambling (operating a gambling place, taking bets, running a lottery or gambling business) is a Class C2 felony with a fine of not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00); Class C2 carries up to seven (7) years in prison.

Embezzlement in Oklahoma is fraudulently using or hiding property that the person lawfully held, for example money entrusted to them, property held under a power of attorney, tax money collected for the state, or rental property not returned within ten (10) days after the rental ends. It is graded by value: under One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) is a misdemeanor (up to one (1) year in county jail and a fine up to $1,000.00); $1,000.00 to under $2,500.00 is a Class D3 felony (up to two (2) years); $2,500.00 to under $15,000.00 is a Class D1 felony (up to five (5) years); and $15,000.00 or more is a Class C2 felony (up to seven (7) years), each with fines and restitution. A series of takings under one scheme can be added together, and a public officer who diverts appropriated money commits a Class C2 felony with a fine equal to triple the amount taken.

Identity theft in Oklahoma is fraudulently obtaining or using another person's identifying information (name, Social Security number, account numbers, driver license number and the like) to get money, credit, goods or services, or altering someone's information to take control of their credit or accounts. It is a Class D1 felony, punishable by up to five (5) years in prison, a fine up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or both; lending your own identity so someone else can get identity documents is a misdemeanor. Credit or debit card fraud is separate: using a card that is stolen, revoked, forged or not issued to you is a misdemeanor if $500.00 or less (up to thirty (30) days) and a misdemeanor with up to one (1) year if more than $500.00 under one statute, while card theft and using a forged or revoked card with intent to defraud are Class D1 felonies.

Oklahoma grades forgery by degree. Forgery in the first degree (for example, forging a will, a deed or a certificate of acknowledgment) is a Class B3 felony punishable by seven (7) to twenty (20) years; forgery in the second degree is a Class D1 felony (up to five (5) years). Passing (uttering) a forged instrument is graded by its value: under One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) is a misdemeanor (up to one (1) year in county jail and/or a fine up to $1,000.00); $1,000.00 to under $2,500.00 is a Class D3 felony; $2,500.00 to under $15,000.00 is a Class D1 felony. Writing bad (bogus) checks is charged as obtaining property by false pretenses: under $1,000.00 is a misdemeanor, and $1,000.00 or more is a felony (Class D3, D1 or C2 by amount); two or more bogus checks totaling Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or more under a common scheme is also a felony.

Oklahoma has both extortion and blackmail crimes. Extortion is obtaining property from someone with their consent induced by wrongful force or fear (such as threats to injure, to accuse of a crime, or to expose a secret or disgrace) or under color of official right; it is a Class D1 felony (up to five (5) years), and attempted extortion is a Class D3 felony (up to two (2) years). Blackmail is threatening to accuse someone of a crime, to expose information that would subject them to ridicule, or to report them as illegally present in the United States, to get something of value or force them to act; it is a Class D1 felony punishable by up to five (5) years in prison, a fine up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

First-degree murder is killing another person unlawfully and with malice aforethought (a deliberate intention to kill). It also covers, without malice, a death during certain listed felonies (felony murder, such as forcible rape, armed robbery, kidnapping, first-degree burglary or arson, or drug distribution or trafficking), the death of a child from willful or malicious abuse, and intentionally killing a police or corrections officer on duty. It is a Class Y felony punished by death, life without parole, or life in prison (death or life without parole for killing an officer on duty, absent overwhelming mitigating evidence). Second-degree murder covers a killing by an act imminently dangerous to others showing a 'depraved mind' without intent to kill a particular person, or a death during any other felony; it is a Class A1 felony punished by ten (10) years to life.

First-degree manslaughter (Class A2 felony) is a killing without intent to kill while committing a misdemeanor, or in the heat of passion but in a cruel and unusual manner or with a dangerous weapon, or unnecessarily while resisting a crime by the person killed; it is punished by at least four (4) years in prison. Second-degree manslaughter (Class B5 felony) is any other killing by act, procurement or culpable negligence that is not murder, first-degree manslaughter, or excusable or justifiable homicide; it is punished by two (2) to four (4) years in prison, or up to one (1) year in county jail, or a fine up to $1,000, or both. Killing someone by driving in reckless disregard of others' safety (death within one year) is negligent homicide, a misdemeanor punished by up to one (1) year in county jail or a fine of at least $1,000, or both (fine doubled if the driver had a traffic conviction in the prior three years), and the driver's license is revoked.

A parent, guardian or person with custody commits child endangerment by knowingly permitting physical or sexual abuse of a child, knowingly letting a child be where drugs are being manufactured, knowingly letting a child ride with an impaired driver, or driving under the influence with a child in the vehicle; it is a Class B6 felony punished by up to four (4) years in prison, a fine up to $5,000, or both. Willful or malicious child neglect by a person responsible for the child (and enabling child neglect) is a Class B1 felony, and child abuse is a Class A3 felony, each punishable by up to life in prison, or up to one (1) year in county jail, or a fine of $500 to $5,000, or both. Causing or encouraging a minor to be delinquent or a runaway (contributing to delinquency) is a misdemeanor for a first offense (up to one (1) year in county jail and/or a $1,000 fine) and a Class D3 felony for a second offense; an adult who gets a minor to commit a felony is guilty of a Class B5 felony punishable as the underlying felony.

First-degree arson is willfully and maliciously burning (or destroying with an explosive or accelerant) an inhabited or occupied building or its contents, or burning a person; it is a Class A3 felony punished by up to thirty-five (35) years in prison, a fine up to $25,000, or both. Second-degree arson covers an uninhabited or unoccupied building or structure; it is a Class B2 felony punished by up to twenty-five (25) years, a fine up to $20,000, or both. Third-degree arson covers burning any other property worth at least $50 (cars, boats, crops, pasture or forest land); it is a Class C1 felony (up to eight (8) years, fine up to $10,000), but burning insured property to defraud the insurer is a Class B3 felony (up to fifteen (15) years, fine up to $10,000). Attempted arson is fourth-degree arson, a Class C2 felony (up to seven (7) years, fine up to $5,000), or Class C1 when the person places flammable material or a device in preparation to burn.

Animal cruelty is willfully or maliciously torturing, killing, cruelly beating, injuring, maiming or mutilating any animal in captivity (owned by oneself or another), depriving it of necessary food, drink, shelter or veterinary care, or causing or permitting any of those acts. Every violation is a Class B5 felony punished by up to five (5) years in prison, or up to one (1) year in county jail, or a fine up to $5,000. The statute does not set a separate misdemeanor neglect tier or a ban on owning animals.

Yes. Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is intentionally sharing an image of another person engaged in a sexual act or with intimate parts exposed, obtained under circumstances where a reasonable person would know it was to remain private, without that person's consent. It is a misdemeanor punished by up to one (1) year in county jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both. It is a Class D1 felony (up to five (5) years) if the person gains or tries to gain property or anything of value from sharing or threatening to share the images (with sex offender registration on a second such offense), or if three or more images are shared within six months. The court may order the defendant to remove the image.

Using a phone or other electronic communication (including texts, images and social media posts) to terrify, intimidate, harass or threaten someone, or anonymously to annoy, abuse or harass, is a misdemeanor, and a second conviction is a Class D1 felony (up to five (5) years). The School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act defines bullying to include electronic communication directed at students and requires school districts to adopt policies; it does not itself set a criminal penalty.

Oklahoma has a special juvenile offense. A person under eighteen who sends or relays sexual images of a real minor by electronic media is guilty of a misdemeanor rather than a felony when: the image is of a minor over 13, sent with that minor's consent to five or fewer recipients (fine up to $500 first offense, $1,000 after, up to 40 hours of community service, a juvenile probation plan, or an education or diversion program); sent without consent or to six or more recipients (fine up to $700/$1,400, up to 60 hours of service); or the pictured minor is 13 or younger (fine up to $900/$1,800, up to 80 hours of service). It is still an offense if the sender and the pictured person are the same. Receiving an image is not punished if the minor did not ask for it and only passed it on to report it to school or police. The district attorney may instead charge the felony in 21 O.S. § 1040.13a.

Oklahoma's money laundering offenses are tied to drug crimes. Knowingly concealing or dealing in proceeds of a drug offense, financing drug crimes, moving drug proceeds, or conducting a transaction designed to hide drug proceeds or avoid a reporting requirement is a Class C2 felony punished by up to seven (7) years in prison, a fine up to $50,000, or both. Violations of the Drug Money Laundering and Wire Transmitter Act (such as financial transactions with proceeds of drug activity) are felonies punished by two (2) to ten (10) years, a fine up to $50,000 or twice the transaction amount, whichever is greater, or both. The statutes do not set grades by amount.

Human trafficking covers both labor and commercial sex: recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining a person by deception, force, fraud, threat or coercion for labor or a commercial sex act, any such conduct (including purchasing) involving a minor for commercial sex, or knowingly benefiting from a trafficking venture. It is a Class A2 felony punished by five (5) years to life in prison, a fine up to $100,000, or both; if the victim is under eighteen, fifteen (15) years to life and a fine up to $250,000. The person must serve 85% of the sentence before parole consideration, cannot get a suspended or deferred sentence or probation, and must pay restitution.

Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk when signals are not working, but a pedestrian may not suddenly step off a curb into the path of a vehicle too close to stop. A pedestrian crossing outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to vehicles, and between adjacent intersections with working signals pedestrians may cross only in a marked crosswalk. A violation is a misdemeanor; with no other penalty set, it is punished by a fine of $5 to $500 or up to ten (10) days (longer for repeat offenses within a year).

No person may knowingly transport alcohol in a vehicle on a public highway, street or alley except in the original unopened, sealed container, unless the opened container is in the trunk, rear compartment, or an outside compartment not accessible to the driver or anyone else in the vehicle while moving. The rule applies to any person, not only the driver. The Act sets no specific penalty for this paragraph, so it falls under the general penalty: a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500, up to six (6) months in county jail, or both.

A person under twenty-one may not possess an alcoholic beverage or low-point beer on any public street, road or highway or in any public building or place; it is a misdemeanor punished by up to thirty (30) days in county jail, a fine up to $100, or both. Using false documents or misrepresenting age in writing to buy alcohol, or entering a package store or bar area, is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $50 and a required substance abuse prevention program, and the court may order the license canceled or denied for one (1) year or until age 21, whichever is longer. For alcohol offenses by people under 18 (and under-21 drinking-and-driving offenses), the court must order the license canceled or denied for six (6) months for a first offense and one (1) year for a later offense.

Driving while your license is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked is a misdemeanor punished by a fine of $100 to $500 for a first conviction, $200 to $750 for a second, and $300 to $1,000 for a third or later, or up to one (1) year in jail, or both. If the license was revoked for drunk driving, the fines are $500 to $1,000, $1,000 to $2,000, and $2,000 to $5,000. Each act of driving is a separate offense, and the suspension or revocation is extended (three months, or four months for certain DUI revocations).

Driving without a valid license for the class of vehicle is a misdemeanor punished by a fine of $50 to $300 plus costs, up to thirty (30) days in jail, or both; the charge is dismissed without costs or fine if the person shows a renewal or replacement license in court by the court date. A licensed driver must carry the license and hand it to an officer on demand; failing to do so is a misdemeanor under the general traffic penalty, dismissed without costs or fine if the person shows a license that was valid at the time of arrest.

Oklahoma's unlawful-carry statute no longer lists knives: it bars carrying pistols, rifles, shotguns, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, metal knuckles 'or any other offensive weapon,' and expressly allows 'the proper use of guns and knives for self-defense, hunting, fishing, educational or recreational purposes.' A violation is a misdemeanor (fine of $100 to $250 or up to 30 days for a first offense). Weapons listed in that statute are banned on public and private school property and school buses (misdemeanor, fine up to $250), with exceptions such as a hunting or fishing knife kept in a vehicle while dropping off a student. Having a knife, dagger, dirk or switchblade while committing a felony is a separate Class B4 felony (at least two years). The statutes read contain no separate ban on switchblade or gravity knives and no blade-length limit.

Consumer fireworks and novelties may be legally sold and used in Oklahoma, but skyrockets with sticks (bottle rockets and stick rockets) and fireworks not properly labeled are banned. Licensed retailers may sell only from June 15 through July 6 (or the first Sunday after July 4, if later) and from December 15 through January 2. It is unlawful to sell fireworks to children under 12 unless accompanied by an adult, to set off fireworks within 500 feet of a church, hospital, asylum, public school, flammable crops or a fireworks stand, or from or at a motor vehicle or near a group of people. Illegal discharge is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $100; illegal sale and other violations carry a fine up to $1,000, up to ninety (90) days in jail, or both, and illegal fireworks are seized. Cities and towns may further regulate or prohibit fireworks.

Kidnapping (seizing, confining, luring or carrying someone away without lawful authority, intending to hold them against their will, send them out of the state, or hold them to service) is a Class B2 felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Consent is not a defense unless the person was over 12 and the consent was not obtained by threat or duress. Kidnapping to extort money or anything of value is a Class A1 felony punishable by death or at least 10 years in prison, and knowingly helping handle the ransom is a Class A2 felony (at least 5 years). Oklahoma's kidnapping statute itself covers unlawful confinement; no separate false-imprisonment offense was cited here.

Threatening to commit an act of violence involving serious bodily harm or death of another person is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in county jail. Attempting, conspiring or endeavoring to commit such an act of violence, or devising a plan or scheme to cause serious bodily harm or death with intent to carry it out, is a Class B4 felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Stealing a car or other motor vehicle (also aircraft, construction or farm equipment) is a Class D1 felony (up to 5 years) if the vehicle is worth less than $50,000, and a Class C2 felony (up to 7 years) if it is worth $50,000 or more, with a fine of up to three times the vehicle's value (capped at $500,000) and mandatory restitution. Taking or driving someone else's vehicle without consent with intent to deprive the owner even temporarily (unauthorized use of a vehicle, Oklahoma's joyriding offense) is a Class D3 felony (up to 2 years), as is receiving or possessing a vehicle known to be stolen.

Buying, receiving, concealing or withholding property known (or with reasonable cause to believe) to be stolen, embezzled, or obtained by false pretense or robbery is graded by value: less than $1,000, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in county jail; $1,000 to under $2,500, a Class D3 felony (up to 2 years); $2,500 to under $15,000, a Class D1 felony (up to 5 years); $15,000 or more, a Class C2 felony (up to 7 years); each felony tier also allows a fine of up to $500. A person who buys or receives property without reasonable inquiry, in circumstances that should prompt one, is presumed to have known it was stolen (rebuttable).

Oklahoma made organized retail crime a separate offense effective Nov. 1, 2025. A theft, retail theft or larceny counts as organized retail crime when at least two listed circumstances are present, such as the goods being taken for resale, two or more people acting together, carrying theft tools (tag cutters, foil-lined bags, weapons), leaving through fire or employee exits, defeating anti-theft devices, knowingly buying or holding stolen merchandise for resale, using a getaway driver or a stolen or rented vehicle, or using a fake, altered or missing license plate. If the property is worth less than $15,000 the penalty is up to 5 years in prison or up to 1 year in county jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000; at $15,000 or more it is up to 8 years and/or up to $1,000, plus restitution in either case.

Distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute, a Schedule I or II drug (other than marijuana) is a Class C2 felony (up to 7 years) with a fine of up to $100,000; Schedule III-V drugs or marijuana are a Class D1 felony (up to 5 years) with a fine of up to $20,000; manufacturing is a Class C2 felony. 'Trafficking in illegal drugs' applies at set weights, for example 25 pounds of marijuana, 28 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of heroin, 20 grams of methamphetamine, or 1 gram of fentanyl (Class B3 felonies, up to 20 years for a first offense plus large minimum fines); higher weights (such as 1,000 pounds of marijuana, 450 grams of cocaine or methamphetamine, 28 grams of heroin, or 5 grams of fentanyl) are 'aggravated trafficking.' A second trafficking conviction carries 4 years to life and a third 20 years to life, with 50% of the sentence served before parole eligibility (85% for aggravated trafficking).

Getting or trying to get a controlled drug by fraud, deceit or a false name or address, by forging or altering a prescription, by hiding a material fact, or by failing to tell a doctor about a similar prescription received from another practitioner within the past 30 days (doctor shopping) is a Class C2 felony punishable by up to 7 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000. Making, delivering or possessing blank or counterfeit prescription forms is covered by the same section. A second or subsequent offense raises the maximum fine to $20,000 and cannot receive a suspended or deferred sentence or probation.

Causing a crash that results in great bodily injury (a substantial risk of death, serious permanent disfigurement or long-term loss of a body function) to someone else while driving under the influence is a Class B1 felony punishable by 4 to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Being involved in a personal-injury crash while driving under the influence is a misdemeanor for a first offense (90 days to 1 year in jail and up to $2,500), and a Class B5 felony (1 to 5 years and up to $5,000) after a prior conviction under this section or the DUI statute.

Operating or being in actual physical control of a boat on public waters with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or while under the influence of other intoxicating substances (or alcohol plus another substance) to a degree that makes the person incapable of operating safely, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000; a second or later conviction carries a fine of $1,000 to $2,500. Boat operators are deemed to consent to blood, breath, saliva or urine testing, and refusing a test is itself a violation subject to the same fines. Letting an impaired person operate a vessel, and reckless or negligent operation, are separate misdemeanors (fine of $50 to $250 and up to 6 months in jail).

Presenting a false or fraudulent insurance claim, or preparing false proof of loss or other documents to support one, is a Class D3 felony punishable by up to 2 years in prison, a fine of up to twice the aggregated loss amount, or both. The statute does not set separate grades by amount.

Getting public assistance (such as TANF) or food stamps (SNAP) by a false statement, impersonation, a sham transfer of property, knowingly failing to report income, property or household members, or misusing a benefit card is a misdemeanor if the total is $500 or less (up to $500 fine and/or up to 3 months in jail) and a Class D3 felony if it is more than $500 (up to $5,000 fine and/or up to 2 years). Trafficking in SNAP benefits is a felony above $100. Lying or hiding a material fact to get unemployment benefits is a misdemeanor ($50 to $500 fine and/or up to 90 days; $100 to $1,000 and/or up to 180 days for a repeat in a later benefit year), each week being a separate offense, and a suspended or deferred sentence requires full repayment of the benefits.

Corruptly giving or offering a gift or gratuity to any public officer or public employee (including law enforcement) to influence an official act or decision is a Class D1 felony (up to 5 years), or a fine of up to $3,000 and up to 1 year in jail. An officer or employee who corruptly accepts or asks for a bribe is guilty of a Class C2 felony (up to 7 years), or a fine of up to $5,000 and up to 1 year in jail, forfeits the office and is permanently barred from public office. Bribery of legislators, executive officers, jurors and fiduciaries is covered by separate sections.

Intentionally disregarding state tax law by failing to file a required return or report, without intent to defraud, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and/or up to 1 year in county jail. Failing to file with intent to defraud the state or evade tax, or filing a false or fraudulent return or helping someone else do so, is a Class D1 felony punishable by a fine of $1,000 to $50,000 and/or up to 5 years in prison. Not filing within 30 days after a formal notice from the Tax Commission is prima facie evidence of intent.

Oklahoma calls sexual assault 'rape' (sexual intercourse involving vaginal or anal penetration) and 'rape by instrumentation' (penetration with an object or body part). First-degree rape covers rape by force or threats, of a person unable to consent because of mental illness, of a drugged or unconscious victim, by an adult of a child under 14, and all rape by instrumentation; it is a Class A2 felony punishable by death or at least 5 years up to life or life without parole, with mandatory post-prison supervision. All other rape is second-degree rape, a Class B2 felony punishable by 1 to 15 years. Forcible sodomy is a Class B1 felony (up to 20 years). Sex with a person under the age of consent is also rape; see the age-of-consent page.

Lewd or indecent acts with a child under 16 (lewd molestation: sexual touching of a child, lewd proposals, exposing the child to sexual acts and similar conduct, where the accused is at least 3 years older or uses force or fear) is a felony punishable by 3 to 20 years. Child sexual abuse by a person responsible for the child's health, safety or welfare is a Class A3 felony punishable by up to life (or up to 1 year in county jail and a $500 to $5,000 fine); if the child is under 12 it is a Class A1 felony with 25 years to life. Child sexual exploitation carries the same ranges. A second lewd-molestation conviction bars probation, and a third listed sex conviction carries life or life without parole. Oklahoma's official code shows two different 2025 versions of some of these sections, so the penalty that applies to a specific case should be checked against the current statute.

Oklahoma's statutes now call this 'child sexual abuse material' or 'child pornography'. Buying, procuring or possessing it is a Class B1 felony punishable by up to 20 years, a fine up to $25,000, or both. Procuring or causing a minor under 18 to take part in it, or knowingly possessing, viewing, sharing, downloading, selling, distributing or manufacturing it, is a Class B1 felony punishable by up to 20 years and up to a $25,000 fine, with no deferred sentence; consent of the minor or a parent is no defense. Aggravated possession (100 or more separate images, each copy counted) is punishable by up to life and a fine up to $10,000, and requires sex offender registration.

Yes. Using any technology (phone, text, computer, internet or similar) to facilitate, encourage, offer or solicit sexual conduct with a minor, or someone the person believes is a minor, or to engage in sexual communication with them, is a Class B4 felony punishable by up to 10 years, a fine up to $10,000, or both, and each communication is a separate offense. Separately, making an electronic or computer-generated lewd proposal to a child under 16 (or a person believed to be under 16) is punished as lewd molestation, 3 to 20 years. Involvement of an undercover officer is not a defense.

People convicted of (or given a probationary or deferred sentence for) the sex offenses listed in the Sex Offenders Registration Act must register in person with the Department of Corrections and with local police or the sheriff within 3 days of entering the area where they will live, and must report moves, job changes and student status at least 3 business days ahead. A Department of Corrections committee assigns a risk level based on the offense: level one registers for 15 years, level two for 25 years, and level three, habitual or aggravated offenders register for life, counted from completion of the sentence. Violating any requirement of the act is a Class B5 felony punishable by up to 5 years, a fine up to $5,000, or both.

A person convicted of any felony in Oklahoma, another state or federal court may not possess a pistol or any other firearm, in a vehicle they operate, or at their residence; people on felony probation and people adjudicated delinquent or youthful offenders for a felony-level offense (for 10 years) are also barred. A violation is a Class B4 felony punishable by 1 to 10 years. A person convicted of a nonviolent felony who receives a full pardon, with no other unpardoned felony, has firearm rights restored.

Under the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, hacking that damages, alters, copies, deletes or takes data, using a computer to defraud or extort, exceeding authorized access to cause damage, disrupting computer services, providing a means of unauthorized access, using a computer to put someone in fear of physical harm, and soliciting any of these acts are Class C2 felonies: up to 7 years for a first offense and a fine of $5,000 to $100,000, or both. Simple unauthorized access, unauthorized use of computer services, and using a computer to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass are misdemeanors punishable by up to 30 days in jail, a fine up to $5,000, or both. Victims may also sue for damages.

Oklahoma is a one-party consent state. Under the Security of Communications Act, it is not unlawful for a person to record a phone call or in-person conversation when that person is a party to it or one party has given prior consent, unless the recording is made to commit a crime. Willfully intercepting a wire, oral or electronic communication without that consent, or disclosing or using illegally intercepted contents, is a Class D1 felony punishable by up to 5 years, a fine of at least $5,000, or both.

Willfully and knowingly making a false report of a crime, or of circumstances suggesting a crime, that causes police action or investigation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in county jail, a fine up to $500, or both. Knowingly giving police false information about a missing child that triggers an AMBER alert is a Class D3 felony (up to 2 years) and a fine of at least $1,000. Falsely reporting a fire is a separate offense.

Yes, as a separate crime rather than a sentence enhancement. Malicious intimidation or harassment (assault, battery, property damage or threats, or electronic messages or published material meant to incite imminent violence) because of a person's race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability is a misdemeanor for a first offense (up to 1 year in jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both). A second or subsequent offense is a Class B4 felony punishable by up to 10 years and a fine up to $10,000. The offender is also civilly liable for damages.

Oklahoma still has parole. When a parole officer has reasonable grounds to believe a parolee violated parole conditions, the Department of Corrections may issue an arrest warrant, and the parolee is jailed to await action by the Governor (for parole the Governor granted) or the Pardon and Parole Board by majority vote (for parole the Board granted) on whether to revoke parole. Parole time stops running once the warrant issues. Instead of revocation, the Department may place the parolee in an intermediate sanctions facility for discipline and programs.

Violating an emergency, ex parte, final or out-of-state protective order after being served is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in county jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both. A second or subsequent violation is a Class D1 felony (prison term under 21 O.S. § 20N, not more than 5 years for a first felony) or a $2,000 to $10,000 fine, or both. A violation that causes physical injury is a misdemeanor with 20 days to 1 year in jail and a fine up to $5,000; a repeat injury violation is a Class D1 felony with 1 to 5 years or a $3,000 to $10,000 fine. Courts must also order domestic abuse counseling or treatment, generally for at least 52 weeks.

Youths 15, 16 or 17 charged with first-degree murder are automatically tried as adults, and 13- or 14-year-olds charged with first-degree murder are also held accountable as adults unless certified as youthful offenders or juveniles. Youths 15 to 17 charged with listed violent offenses (such as second-degree murder, kidnapping, armed or first-degree robbery, rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy, lewd acts with a child) are held accountable as youthful offenders unless the district attorney files a juvenile petition instead, and for first-degree rape the district attorney may choose to charge them as adults. Youths 16 or 17 charged with other listed felonies (such as first-degree burglary, drug trafficking, assault with a deadly weapon, second-degree rape) may be charged as youthful offenders. For any felony, a judge may also certify a child to stand trial as an adult after a hearing that weighs the seriousness of the offense, the child's maturity, record and prospects for rehabilitation. A youth convicted as an adult is tried as an adult for every later offense.

Oklahoma has the death penalty. First-degree murder is a Class Y felony punished by death, life without parole, or life; when the state seeks death, a separate sentencing hearing is held before the trial jury (or the judge if the jury is waived or the defendant pleads guilty). State law also allows death or life without parole for a repeat conviction of rape, forcible sodomy, rape by instrumentation or lewd molestation of a child under 14. The statute sets the method: lethal injection, then nitrogen hypoxia, electrocution, and firing squad, in that order, if an earlier method is held unconstitutional or is otherwise unavailable.

People convicted of a felony cannot vote while serving any part of the sentence, including prison, parole, supervision or probation; a felony conviction cancels the voter registration. They become eligible to register again once they have fully served the sentence or had it discharged, received a commutation to time served (or a commutation for a crime reclassified from a felony to a misdemeanor with no time left to serve), or received a pardon, with no other felony sentence outstanding. The statute sets no extra waiting period; the person must register again.

Voting returns automatically once the sentence is fully completed (registration is required). A person with a felony conviction may not run for or hold elective state, county, municipal, judicial or school office for 15 years after completing the sentence, unless pardoned. People convicted of a felony cannot serve on a jury unless fully restored to their civil rights. Firearm rights come back only for a nonviolent felony and only with a full pardon (and no other unpardoned felony); possession by a felon is otherwise a Class B4 felony. Pardons are granted by the Governor; the Pardon and Parole Board reviews clemency applications and makes recommendations that are advisory to the Governor.

Oklahoma's habitual-offender law lets the district attorney seek a longer sentence for a new crime committed within 10 years after finishing a felony sentence. With one prior felony, a listed violent offense punishable by more than 5 years carries 10 years to life, and other offenses punishable by more than 5 years carry twice the first-offense minimum to life (or 2 years to life if there is no minimum). With two prior felonies, a new listed violent felony carries 20 years to life, and any other new felony carries three times the first-offense minimum to life (or 4 years to life). The prior felonies cannot arise from the same incident, and a prior conviction for simple drug possession cannot be used.

Under Oklahoma's compiled statutes, hemp (Cannabis sativa L. with no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC on a dry-weight basis) and hemp-derived cannabinoids are treated as an agricultural commodity and not a controlled substance, and the medical marijuana law's definition of marijuana excludes any plant or material containing delta-8 or delta-10 THC grown, processed or sold under the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. Hemp products may be sold at retail without a license if the hemp was legally grown and processed. No state age limit for delta-8 products was found in the sections read.

Psilocybin and psilocyn are Schedule I controlled dangerous substances in Oklahoma. Simple possession of a controlled dangerous substance is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000; for a second or third offense within 10 years the court may order a diversion program, and a fourth offense within 10 years is a felony punishable by 1 to 5 years and a fine of up to $5,000. No state psilocybin therapy or decriminalization program appears in the sections read.

Kratom is legal but regulated under the Oklahoma Kratom Consumer Protection Act. Vendors may not sell kratom to anyone under 18, and products must be labeled (ingredients, alkaloid amounts, serving directions, a habit-forming warning and a notice that sale to under-18s is prohibited). Products may not contain more than 1% 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction, synthesized kratom alkaloids, controlled substances or dangerous contaminants. Violations bring administrative penalties of up to $500 (first) and $1,000 (second); a third offense bars the vendor from selling kratom for 3 years, and selling during that ban is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in jail and/or a $2,000 fine.

Hemp-derived CBD is legal in Oklahoma. Hemp-derived cannabinoids, including cannabidiol, are an agricultural commodity and not a controlled substance; retail sale of legally grown hemp products needs no license, and hemp derivatives including CBD may be added to cosmetics, personal care products and food or drink for people or animals without a license (food safety laws still apply). Manufactured CBD products (other than FDA-approved drugs) must be labeled with the country of origin of the CBD and whether it is synthetic or natural.

The minimum age to buy tobacco, nicotine and vapor products in Oklahoma is 21. Sellers must check the ID of anyone who appears under 21; violations bring ABLE Commission administrative fines of up to $100, $200 and $300 for repeat offenses, with possible suspension of the store's license. Furnishing tobacco or vapor products to anyone under 21 is also a misdemeanor punishable by a $25 to $200 fine and 10 to 90 days in county jail.

Abuse, neglect, financial neglect, sexual abuse or exploitation by a caretaker of a person in their care (in a nursing facility or other setting) is a Class B1 felony punishable by up to 10 years and/or a $10,000 fine; sexual abuse is a Class A3 felony with up to 15 years. Abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation of any vulnerable adult is a Class B4 felony (up to 2 years and/or $10,000), and neglect by a person responsible for a vulnerable adult is a Class D1 felony. Financially exploiting a person 62 or older or a disabled adult is a Class C1 felony if $100,000 or more is involved and a Class C2 felony if less.

Oklahoma calls voyeurism being a 'Peeping Tom.' Hiding or loitering near a home, locker room, dressing room, restroom or other private place intending to secretly watch someone is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in jail and/or a $5,000 fine; secretly capturing an image of someone's private areas where a reasonable person would expect them not to be visible is the same grade. Secretly using a camera or video equipment for a lewd or illegitimate purpose to watch a person in a private place, or publishing or distributing such images, is a Class D1 felony (up to 5 years for a first offense) and/or a $5,000 fine.

Assault on a police officer, sheriff or deputy, highway patrol trooper, corrections worker or state peace officer performing official duties is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months and/or a $500 fine, and battery or assault and battery on such an officer (including reaching for the officer's gun) is a Class B5 felony punishable by up to 5 years. Aggravated assault and battery on an officer is a felony punishable by up to life, and if it maims the officer, 5 years to life. Simple assault and assault and battery against other people are misdemeanors with county-jail terms of 6 months or less.