Oklahoma § 21-175 Punishment of accessories.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-175 — Punishment of accessories.

Oklahoma § 21-175

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-175 (2026).

Text

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by law, an accessory to a felony is punishable as follows: 1. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for four (4) years or more, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding one-half (1/2) of the longest term prescribed upon a conviction for the underlying offense; 2. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for any time less than four (4) years, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one (1) year; 3. If the underlying offense be punishable by a fine only, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be

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Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by law, an accessory to a felony is punishable as follows: 1. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for four (4) years or more, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding one-half (1/2) of the longest term prescribed upon a conviction for the underlying offense; 2. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for any time less than four (4) years, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one (1) year; 3. If the underlying offense be punishable by a fine only, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one-half (1/2) of the largest amount of money which may be imposed as a fine upon a conviction of the underlying offense; 4. If the underlying offense be punishable by both imprisonment and a fine, the offender convicted of being an accessory shall be subject to both imprisonment and fine, not exceeding one-half (1/2) of the longest term of imprisonment and one-half (1/2) of the largest fine which may be imposed upon a conviction of the underlying offense; and 5. If the underlying offense be murder in the first degree, the accessory thereto shall be guilty of a Class A2 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years nor more than forty-five (45) years. If the underlying offense be murder in the second degree, the accessory thereto shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty-five (25) years.

Legislative History

R.L.1910, § 2107. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 154, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 74, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 275, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 15, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 154 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.