Oklahoma § 17-16 Penalty for destroying records.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 17-16 — Penalty for destroying records.

Oklahoma § 17-16

Title 17Corporation Commission

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-16 (2026).

Text

Any person who shall conceal, destroy, or mutilate or attempt to conceal, destroy, or mutilate any records, books, or files of any corporation transacting business in this state for the purpose of defeating, hindering or delaying any investigation, prosecution or suit at law or equity, or any cause of action in any vested rights of any citizen of this state, shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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Any person who shall conceal, destroy, or mutilate or attempt to conceal, destroy, or mutilate any records, books, or files of any corporation transacting business in this state for the purpose of defeating, hindering or delaying any investigation, prosecution or suit at law or equity, or any cause of action in any vested rights of any citizen of this state, shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 1206. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 137, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 63, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 352, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 137 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.