Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-16-34
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Illegal possession of incendiary device
Official statutory text
A. Any person possessing any incendiary device as defined by
subsection B of this section with the intent to use the device for
the purpose of burning or setting fire to any forest, grass, crops,
or woodlands that the person possessing that device is not the owner
of nor in possession of lawfully, as under a lease, shall be guilty
of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a fine of not more than
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by
both.
B. The term “incendiary device” as used in this section
includes, but is not limited to, any “slow match” which is any
device contrived to accomplish the delayed ignition of a match or
matches or other flammable material by the use of a cigarette, rope,
or candle to which the match or matches are attached, or a
magnifying glass focused to intensify heat on flammable material and
cause a fire to start at a subsequent time, or any chemicals,
chemically treated paper or material, or other combustible material
arranged or designed to make possible its use as a delayed firing
device.
subsection B of this section with the intent to use the device for
the purpose of burning or setting fire to any forest, grass, crops,
or woodlands that the person possessing that device is not the owner
of nor in possession of lawfully, as under a lease, shall be guilty
of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a fine of not more than
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by
both.
B. The term “incendiary device” as used in this section
includes, but is not limited to, any “slow match” which is any
device contrived to accomplish the delayed ignition of a match or
matches or other flammable material by the use of a cigarette, rope,
or candle to which the match or matches are attached, or a
magnifying glass focused to intensify heat on flammable material and
cause a fire to start at a subsequent time, or any chemicals,
chemically treated paper or material, or other combustible material
arranged or designed to make possible its use as a delayed firing
device.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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