Oklahoma § 21-885 Incest.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-885 — Incest.

Oklahoma § 21-885

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-885 (2026).

Text

Persons who, being within the degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are by the laws of the state declared incestuous and void, intermarry with each other, or commit adultery or fornication with each other, shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding ten (10) years. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole, any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a violation of this subsection shall be required to serve a term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the 

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Persons who, being within the degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are by the laws of the state declared incestuous and void, intermarry with each other, or commit adultery or fornication with each other, shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding ten (10) years. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole, any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a violation of this subsection shall be required to serve a term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 2443. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 262, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 166, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2007, c. 261, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 107, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 262 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.