Oklahoma § 21-649.1 Striking, tormenting, and other mistreatment of a police

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-649.1 — Striking, tormenting, and other mistreatment of a police

Oklahoma § 21-649.1

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-649.1 (2026).

Text

dog or horse - Penalties - Restitution.

A.No person shall willfully strike, torment, administer a nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to, or otherwise mistreat a police dog or police horse owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state.

B.No person shall willfully interfere with the lawful performance of any police dog or police horse.

C.Except as provided in subsection D of this section, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class B6 felony offense, punishable by the imposition of a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the p

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dog or horse - Penalties - Restitution. A. No person shall willfully strike, torment, administer a nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to, or otherwise mistreat a police dog or police horse owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state. B. No person shall willfully interfere with the lawful performance of any police dog or police horse. C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class B6 felony offense, punishable by the imposition of a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the person shall be ordered to pay restitution, which shall be paid to the law enforcement agency or political subdivision of the state which employed the service of the police dog or horse. D. Any person who knowingly and willfully and without lawful cause or justification violates the provisions of this section, during the commission of a misdemeanor or felony, shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense, punishable by the imposition of a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding two (2) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the person shall be ordered to pay restitution, which shall be paid to the law enforcement agency or political subdivision of the state which employed the service of the police dog or horse.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1986, c. 54, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 75, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 220, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 127, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2014, c. 222, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 151, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 220 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.