Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1515
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Telecommunication services - Unlawful procurement -
Official statutory text
Penalty.
Any individual, corporation, or other person, who, with intent
to defraud or to aid and abet another to defraud any individual,
corporation, or other person, of the lawful charge, in whole or in
part, for any telecommunications service, shall avoid or attempt to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 705
avoid or shall cause or assist another to avoid or attempt to avoid
any such charge for such service:
(a) by charging such service to an existing account, or using
such services from an existing account, telephone number or credit
card number without the authority of the subscriber thereto or the
legitimate holder thereof; or
(b) by charging such service to a nonexistent, false,
fictitious, or counterfeit account, telephone number or credit card
number or to a suspended, terminated, expired, cancelled or revoked
telephone number or credit card number; or
(c) by use of a code, prearranged scheme, or other similar
strategem or device whereby said person in effect sends or receives
information; or
(d) by rearranging, tampering with or making connection with any
facilities or equipment of a telephone or other communications
company, whether physically, inductively, acoustically, or
electrically, or by utilizing such service, having reason to believe
that such rearrangement, connection, or tampering existed or
occurred;
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be imprisoned not exceeding one (1) year or fined not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both, in the
discretion of the court.
Any individual, corporation, or other person, who, with intent
to defraud or to aid and abet another to defraud any individual,
corporation, or other person, of the lawful charge, in whole or in
part, for any telecommunications service, shall avoid or attempt to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 705
avoid or shall cause or assist another to avoid or attempt to avoid
any such charge for such service:
(a) by charging such service to an existing account, or using
such services from an existing account, telephone number or credit
card number without the authority of the subscriber thereto or the
legitimate holder thereof; or
(b) by charging such service to a nonexistent, false,
fictitious, or counterfeit account, telephone number or credit card
number or to a suspended, terminated, expired, cancelled or revoked
telephone number or credit card number; or
(c) by use of a code, prearranged scheme, or other similar
strategem or device whereby said person in effect sends or receives
information; or
(d) by rearranging, tampering with or making connection with any
facilities or equipment of a telephone or other communications
company, whether physically, inductively, acoustically, or
electrically, or by utilizing such service, having reason to believe
that such rearrangement, connection, or tampering existed or
occurred;
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be imprisoned not exceeding one (1) year or fined not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both, in the
discretion of the court.
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