Oklahoma § 21-1627.1 False or bogus orders as payment for labor - Penalties.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-1627.1 — False or bogus orders as payment for labor - Penalties.

Oklahoma § 21-1627.1

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1627.1 (2026).

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In addition to the criminal penalties imposed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1627 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any person who obtains or attempts to obtain from any person, with the intent to cheat or defraud, any labor or personal services, or the postponement of actual payment due for labor or personal services performed, by means or use of any false or bogus written, printed or engraved order directing the payment of money, shall also be liable to the payee, in addition to the amount owing upon such order, for damages of double the amount so owing, but in no case shall the amount of damages awarded be less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs. Said damages shall be recoverable in a civil action.

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In addition to the criminal penalties imposed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1627 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any person who obtains or attempts to obtain from any person, with the intent to cheat or defraud, any labor or personal services, or the postponement of actual payment due for labor or personal services performed, by means or use of any false or bogus written, printed or engraved order directing the payment of money, shall also be liable to the payee, in addition to the amount owing upon such order, for damages of double the amount so owing, but in no case shall the amount of damages awarded be less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs. Said damages shall be recoverable in a civil action.