Oklahoma § 2-16-34 Illegal possession of incendiary device.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 2-16-34 — Illegal possession of incendiary device.

Oklahoma § 2-16-34

Title 2Agriculture

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-16-34 (2026).

Text

A.Any person possessing any incendiary device as defined by subsection B of this section with the intent to use the device for the purpose of burning or setting fire to any forest, grass, crops, or woodlands that the person possessing that device is not the owner of nor in possession of lawfully, as under a lease, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both.

B.The term “incendiary device” as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, any “slow match” which is any device contrived to accomplish the delayed ignition of a match or matches or other flammable material by the use of a cigarette, rope, or c

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A. Any person possessing any incendiary device as defined by subsection B of this section with the intent to use the device for the purpose of burning or setting fire to any forest, grass, crops, or woodlands that the person possessing that device is not the owner of nor in possession of lawfully, as under a lease, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both. B. The term “incendiary device” as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, any “slow match” which is any device contrived to accomplish the delayed ignition of a match or matches or other flammable material by the use of a cigarette, rope, or candle to which the match or matches are attached, or a magnifying glass focused to intensify heat on flammable material and cause a fire to start at a subsequent time, or any chemicals, chemically treated paper or material, or other combustible material arranged or designed to make possible its use as a delayed firing device.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1971, c. 349, § 214, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 100, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 36, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 113, § 28, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001. Renumbered from § 1301-214 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 113, § 56, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 316, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 100 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.