Oklahoma § 21-579 Substituting child.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-579 — Substituting child.

Oklahoma § 21-579

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-579 (2026).

Text

Any person to whom an infant has been confided for nursing, education, or any other person, who, with intent to deceive any parent or guardian of such child, substitutes or produces to such parent or guardian another child in the place of the one so confided shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title.

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Any person to whom an infant has been confided for nursing, education, or any other person, who, with intent to deceive any parent or guardian of such child, substitutes or produces to such parent or guardian another child in the place of the one so confided shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 2291. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 214, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 122, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 386, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 214 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.