Oklahoma § 21-1785 Works of literature or art in public place, injuring.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-1785 — Works of literature or art in public place, injuring.

Oklahoma § 21-1785

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1785 (2026).

Text

Any person who maliciously cuts, tears, disfigures, soils, obliterates, breaks or destroys any book, map, chart, picture, engraving, statue, coin, model, apparatus, specimen or other work of literature or art, or object of curiosity deposited in any public library, gallery, museum, collection, fair or exhibition shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title.

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Any person who maliciously cuts, tears, disfigures, soils, obliterates, breaks or destroys any book, map, chart, picture, engraving, statue, coin, model, apparatus, specimen or other work of literature or art, or object of curiosity deposited in any public library, gallery, museum, collection, fair or exhibition shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 2790. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 419, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 305, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 696, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 419 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.