Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.28
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Definitions - Illegal transfer of a firearm
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 615
A. For purposes of this section:
1. “Licensed dealer” means a person who is licensed pursuant to
18 U.S.C., Section 923 and pursuant to any laws of this state and
engages in the business of dealing in firearms;
2. “Private seller” means a person who sells or offers for sale
any firearm, as defined by the laws of this state, or ammunition;
3. “Ammunition” means any cartridge, shell, or projectile
designed for use in a firearm; and
4. “Materially false information” means information that
portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as
illegal.
B. Any person, who knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages or
entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or
ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances
which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the
United States is guilty of a felony.
C. Any person who provides to a licensed dealer or private
seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be
materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or
seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition
is guilty of a felony.
D. Any person who willfully procures another to engage in
conduct prohibited by this section shall be held accountable as a
principal.
E. This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer
acting in his or her official capacity or to a person acting at the
direction of such law enforcement officer.
F. A violation of this section is punishable by a fine not to
exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), a term of imprisonment in
the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed five (5)
years, or by both fine and imprisonment.
A. For purposes of this section:
1. “Licensed dealer” means a person who is licensed pursuant to
18 U.S.C., Section 923 and pursuant to any laws of this state and
engages in the business of dealing in firearms;
2. “Private seller” means a person who sells or offers for sale
any firearm, as defined by the laws of this state, or ammunition;
3. “Ammunition” means any cartridge, shell, or projectile
designed for use in a firearm; and
4. “Materially false information” means information that
portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as
illegal.
B. Any person, who knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages or
entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or
ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances
which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the
United States is guilty of a felony.
C. Any person who provides to a licensed dealer or private
seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be
materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or
seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition
is guilty of a felony.
D. Any person who willfully procures another to engage in
conduct prohibited by this section shall be held accountable as a
principal.
E. This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer
acting in his or her official capacity or to a person acting at the
direction of such law enforcement officer.
F. A violation of this section is punishable by a fine not to
exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), a term of imprisonment in
the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed five (5)
years, or by both fine and imprisonment.
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