Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-776.1
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Fraudulent electronic mail messages
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful for a person to initiate an electronic
mail message that the sender knows, or has reason to know:
1. Misrepresents any information in identifying the point of
origin or the transmission path of the electronic mail message;
2. Does not contain information identifying the point of origin
or the transmission path of the electronic mail message;
3. Contains false, malicious, or misleading information which
purposely or negligently injures a person;
4. Falsely represents that it is being sent by a legitimate
online business;
5. Refers or links the recipient of the message to a web page
that is represented as being associated with a legitimate online
business with the intent to engage in conduct involving the
fraudulent use or possession of identifying information; or
6. Directly or indirectly induces, requests, or solicits the
recipient of the electronic mail message to provide identifying
information for a purpose the recipient believes is legitimate.
B. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be
subject to a civil penalty of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
C. All acts and practices declared to be unlawful by
subsections A and E of this section shall, in addition, be
violations of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.
D. For purposes of this section, an electronic mail message
which is declared to be unlawful by subsection A of this section
shall be considered a fraudulent electronic mail message or a
fraudulent bulk electronic mail message and shall be deemed a Class
D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 15. Contracts Page 178
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give, or
otherwise distribute or possess with the intent to sell, give or
distribute software which:
1. Is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of
facilitating or enabling the falsification of electronic mail
transmission information or other routing information;
2. Has only limited commercially significant purpose or use
other than to facilitate or enable the falsification of electronic
mail transmission information or other routing information; or
3. Is marketed by that person or another acting in concert with
that person and with that person’s knowledge for use in facilitating
or enabling the falsification of electronic mail transmission
information or other routing information.
Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be
punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F
of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
mail message that the sender knows, or has reason to know:
1. Misrepresents any information in identifying the point of
origin or the transmission path of the electronic mail message;
2. Does not contain information identifying the point of origin
or the transmission path of the electronic mail message;
3. Contains false, malicious, or misleading information which
purposely or negligently injures a person;
4. Falsely represents that it is being sent by a legitimate
online business;
5. Refers or links the recipient of the message to a web page
that is represented as being associated with a legitimate online
business with the intent to engage in conduct involving the
fraudulent use or possession of identifying information; or
6. Directly or indirectly induces, requests, or solicits the
recipient of the electronic mail message to provide identifying
information for a purpose the recipient believes is legitimate.
B. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be
subject to a civil penalty of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
C. All acts and practices declared to be unlawful by
subsections A and E of this section shall, in addition, be
violations of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.
D. For purposes of this section, an electronic mail message
which is declared to be unlawful by subsection A of this section
shall be considered a fraudulent electronic mail message or a
fraudulent bulk electronic mail message and shall be deemed a Class
D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 15. Contracts Page 178
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give, or
otherwise distribute or possess with the intent to sell, give or
distribute software which:
1. Is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of
facilitating or enabling the falsification of electronic mail
transmission information or other routing information;
2. Has only limited commercially significant purpose or use
other than to facilitate or enable the falsification of electronic
mail transmission information or other routing information; or
3. Is marketed by that person or another acting in concert with
that person and with that person’s knowledge for use in facilitating
or enabling the falsification of electronic mail transmission
information or other routing information.
Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be
punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F
of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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