Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1123v2
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Lewd or indecent proposals or acts as to child under 16
Official statutory text
or person believed to be under 16 – Sexual battery.
A. It is a felony for any person to knowingly and
intentionally:
1. Make any oral, written or electronically or computer-
generated lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixteen (16)
years of age, or other individual the person believes to be a child
under sixteen (16) years of age, for the child to have unlawful
sexual relations or sexual intercourse with any person;
2. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of
any child under sixteen (16) years of age in any lewd or lascivious
manner by any acts against public decency and morality, as defined
by law;
3. Ask, invite, entice, or persuade any child under sixteen
(16) years of age, or other individual the person believes to be a
child under sixteen (16) years of age, to go alone with any person
to a secluded, remote, or secret place, with the unlawful and
willful intent and purpose then and there to commit any crime
against public decency and morality, as defined by law, with the
child;
4. In any manner lewdly or lasciviously look upon, touch, maul,
or feel the body or private parts of any child under sixteen (16)
years of age in any indecent manner or in any manner relating to
sexual matters or sexual interest; or
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5. In a lewd and lascivious manner and for the purpose of
sexual gratification:
a. urinate or defecate upon a child under sixteen (16)
years of age, or force or require a child to defecate
or urinate upon the body or private parts of another,
or for the purpose of sexual gratification,
b. ejaculate upon or in the presence of a child,
c. cause, expose, force or require a child to look upon
the body or private parts of another person,
d. force or require any child under sixteen (16) years of
age or other individual the person believes to be a
child under sixteen (16) years of age, to view any
obscene materials, child sexual abuse material or
materials deemed harmful to minors as such terms are
defined by Sections 1024.1 and 1040.75 of this title,
e. cause, expose, force or require a child to look upon
sexual acts performed in the presence of the child, or
f. force or require a child to touch or feel the body or
private parts of the child or another person.
Any person convicted of any violation of this subsection shall
be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for not less than three (3) years nor more than twenty
(20) years, except when the child is under twelve (12) years of age
at the time the offense is committed, and in such case the person
shall, upon conviction, be punished by death or by imprisonment in
the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less
than ten (10) years, life, or life without parole. The provisions
of this subsection shall not apply unless the accused is at least
three (3) years older than the victim, except when accomplished by
the use of force or fear. Except as provided in Section 51.1a of
this title, any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation
of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable as
provided in this subsection and shall not be eligible for probation,
suspended or deferred sentence. Except as provided in Section 51.1a
of this title, any person convicted of a third or subsequent
violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable
by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for
a term of life or life without parole, in the discretion of the
jury, or in case the jury fails or refuses to fix punishment then
the same shall be pronounced by the court. Any person convicted of
a violation of this subsection after having been twice convicted of
a violation of subsection A of Section 1114 of this title, Section
888 of this title, sexual abuse of a child pursuant to Section 843.5
m of life or life without parole, in the discretion of the
jury, or in case the jury fails or refuses to fix punishment then
the same shall be pronounced by the court. Any person convicted of
a violation of this subsection after having been twice convicted of
a violation of subsection A of Section 1114 of this title, Section
888 of this title, sexual abuse of a child pursuant to Section 843.5
of this title, or of any attempt to commit any of these offenses or
any combination of convictions pursuant to these sections shall be
punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for a term of life or life without parole.
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B. No person shall commit sexual battery on any other person.
"Sexual battery" shall mean the intentional touching, mauling or
feeling of the body or private parts of any person sixteen (16)
years of age or older, in a lewd and lascivious manner:
1. Without the consent of that person;
2. When committed by a state, county, municipal or political
subdivision employee or a contractor or an employee of a contractor
of the state, a county, a municipality or political subdivision of
this state upon a person who is under the legal custody, supervision
or authority of a state agency, a county, a municipality or a
political subdivision of this state, or the subcontractor or
employee of a subcontractor of the contractor of the state or
federal government, a county, a municipality or a political
subdivision of this state;
3. When committed upon a person who is at least sixteen (16)
years of age and is less than twenty (20) years of age and is a
student, or in the legal custody or supervision of any public or
private elementary or secondary school, or technology center school,
by a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and is an
employee of a school system;
4. When committed upon a person who is nineteen (19) years of
age or younger and is in the legal custody of a state agency,
federal agency or a tribal court, by a foster parent or foster
parent applicant; or
5. When the victim is a student at a secondary school, is
concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education, and
engages in acts pursuant to this subsection with a perpetrator who
is an employee of the institution of higher education of which the
student is enrolled.
As used in this subsection, "employee of an institution of
higher education" means faculty, adjunct faculty, instructors,
volunteers, or an employee of a business contracting with an
institution of higher education who may exercise, at any time,
institutional authority over the victim. Employee of an institution
of higher education shall not include an enrolled student who is not
more than three (3) years of age or older than the concurrently
enrolled student and who is employed or volunteering, in any
capacity, for the institution of higher education.
As used in this subsection, "employee of a school system" means
a teacher, principal or other duly appointed person employed by a
school system or an employee of a firm contracting with a school
system.
C. No person shall in any manner lewdly or lasciviously:
1. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of
any human corpse in any indecent manner relating to sexual matters
or sexual interest; or
2. Urinate, defecate or ejaculate upon any human corpse.
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D. Any person convicted of a violation of subsection B or C of
this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be
punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for not more than ten (10) years.
E. The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement
officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an
offense pursuant to this section shall not constitute a defense to a
prosecution under this section.
of
this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be
punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for not more than ten (10) years.
E. The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement
officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an
offense pursuant to this section shall not constitute a defense to a
prosecution under this section.
F. 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 section 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.
A. It is a felony for any person to knowingly and
intentionally:
1. Make any oral, written or electronically or computer-
generated lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixteen (16)
years of age, or other individual the person believes to be a child
under sixteen (16) years of age, for the child to have unlawful
sexual relations or sexual intercourse with any person;
2. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of
any child under sixteen (16) years of age in any lewd or lascivious
manner by any acts against public decency and morality, as defined
by law;
3. Ask, invite, entice, or persuade any child under sixteen
(16) years of age, or other individual the person believes to be a
child under sixteen (16) years of age, to go alone with any person
to a secluded, remote, or secret place, with the unlawful and
willful intent and purpose then and there to commit any crime
against public decency and morality, as defined by law, with the
child;
4. In any manner lewdly or lasciviously look upon, touch, maul,
or feel the body or private parts of any child under sixteen (16)
years of age in any indecent manner or in any manner relating to
sexual matters or sexual interest; or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 494
5. In a lewd and lascivious manner and for the purpose of
sexual gratification:
a. urinate or defecate upon a child under sixteen (16)
years of age, or force or require a child to defecate
or urinate upon the body or private parts of another,
or for the purpose of sexual gratification,
b. ejaculate upon or in the presence of a child,
c. cause, expose, force or require a child to look upon
the body or private parts of another person,
d. force or require any child under sixteen (16) years of
age or other individual the person believes to be a
child under sixteen (16) years of age, to view any
obscene materials, child sexual abuse material or
materials deemed harmful to minors as such terms are
defined by Sections 1024.1 and 1040.75 of this title,
e. cause, expose, force or require a child to look upon
sexual acts performed in the presence of the child, or
f. force or require a child to touch or feel the body or
private parts of the child or another person.
Any person convicted of any violation of this subsection shall
be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for not less than three (3) years nor more than twenty
(20) years, except when the child is under twelve (12) years of age
at the time the offense is committed, and in such case the person
shall, upon conviction, be punished by death or by imprisonment in
the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less
than ten (10) years, life, or life without parole. The provisions
of this subsection shall not apply unless the accused is at least
three (3) years older than the victim, except when accomplished by
the use of force or fear. Except as provided in Section 51.1a of
this title, any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation
of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable as
provided in this subsection and shall not be eligible for probation,
suspended or deferred sentence. Except as provided in Section 51.1a
of this title, any person convicted of a third or subsequent
violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable
by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for
a term of life or life without parole, in the discretion of the
jury, or in case the jury fails or refuses to fix punishment then
the same shall be pronounced by the court. Any person convicted of
a violation of this subsection after having been twice convicted of
a violation of subsection A of Section 1114 of this title, Section
888 of this title, sexual abuse of a child pursuant to Section 843.5
m of life or life without parole, in the discretion of the
jury, or in case the jury fails or refuses to fix punishment then
the same shall be pronounced by the court. Any person convicted of
a violation of this subsection after having been twice convicted of
a violation of subsection A of Section 1114 of this title, Section
888 of this title, sexual abuse of a child pursuant to Section 843.5
of this title, or of any attempt to commit any of these offenses or
any combination of convictions pursuant to these sections shall be
punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for a term of life or life without parole.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 495
B. No person shall commit sexual battery on any other person.
"Sexual battery" shall mean the intentional touching, mauling or
feeling of the body or private parts of any person sixteen (16)
years of age or older, in a lewd and lascivious manner:
1. Without the consent of that person;
2. When committed by a state, county, municipal or political
subdivision employee or a contractor or an employee of a contractor
of the state, a county, a municipality or political subdivision of
this state upon a person who is under the legal custody, supervision
or authority of a state agency, a county, a municipality or a
political subdivision of this state, or the subcontractor or
employee of a subcontractor of the contractor of the state or
federal government, a county, a municipality or a political
subdivision of this state;
3. When committed upon a person who is at least sixteen (16)
years of age and is less than twenty (20) years of age and is a
student, or in the legal custody or supervision of any public or
private elementary or secondary school, or technology center school,
by a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and is an
employee of a school system;
4. When committed upon a person who is nineteen (19) years of
age or younger and is in the legal custody of a state agency,
federal agency or a tribal court, by a foster parent or foster
parent applicant; or
5. When the victim is a student at a secondary school, is
concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education, and
engages in acts pursuant to this subsection with a perpetrator who
is an employee of the institution of higher education of which the
student is enrolled.
As used in this subsection, "employee of an institution of
higher education" means faculty, adjunct faculty, instructors,
volunteers, or an employee of a business contracting with an
institution of higher education who may exercise, at any time,
institutional authority over the victim. Employee of an institution
of higher education shall not include an enrolled student who is not
more than three (3) years of age or older than the concurrently
enrolled student and who is employed or volunteering, in any
capacity, for the institution of higher education.
As used in this subsection, "employee of a school system" means
a teacher, principal or other duly appointed person employed by a
school system or an employee of a firm contracting with a school
system.
C. No person shall in any manner lewdly or lasciviously:
1. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of
any human corpse in any indecent manner relating to sexual matters
or sexual interest; or
2. Urinate, defecate or ejaculate upon any human corpse.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 496
D. Any person convicted of a violation of subsection B or C of
this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be
punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for not more than ten (10) years.
E. The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement
officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an
offense pursuant to this section shall not constitute a defense to a
prosecution under this section.
of
this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be
punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for not more than ten (10) years.
E. The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement
officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an
offense pursuant to this section shall not constitute a defense to a
prosecution under this section.
F. 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 section 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.
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