Oklahoma § 51-36.5 False oath or affirmation.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 51-36.5 — False oath or affirmation.

Oklahoma § 51-36.5

Title 51Officers

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 51-36.5 (2026).

Text

Every public officer or employee who, in taking and subscribing to the oath or affirmation required by this act, states as true any material matter which he knows to be false, shall be guilty of the felony of perjury, a Class C2 felony offense, and upon conviction be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in addition thereto, the person shall forfeit any public office or employment held by the person.

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Every public officer or employee who, in taking and subscribing to the oath or affirmation required by this act, states as true any material matter which he knows to be false, shall be guilty of the felony of perjury, a Class C2 felony offense, and upon conviction be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in addition thereto, the person shall forfeit any public office or employment held by the person.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1953, p. 217, § 5, emerg. eff. April 8, 1953. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 487, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 352, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 272, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 487 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.