Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-1779 — Injuring written instruments the false making of which

Oklahoma § 21-1779
JurisdictionOklahoma
Title 21Crimes And Punishments

This text of Oklahoma § 21-1779 (Injuring written instruments the false making of which) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oklahoma primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1779 (2026).

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would be forgery. Every person who maliciously mutilates, tears, defaces, obliterates, or destroys any written instrument being the property of another, the false making of which would be forgery, is punishable in the same manner as the forgery of such instrument is made punishable.

1.If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title.
2.If the value of the property is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprison

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Legislative History

R.L.1910, § 2784. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 259, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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