Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1541.3v2
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Value of bogus checks, drafts or orders - Penalty
Official statutory text
A. Any person making, drawing, uttering or delivering two or
more false or bogus checks, drafts or orders, as defined by Section
1541.4 of this title, the total sum of which is Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) or more, even though each separate instrument is written
for less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), all in pursuance of
a common scheme or plan to cheat and defraud shall be deemed guilty
of a felony and shall be punished as follows:
1. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks,
drafts or orders is Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or more but
less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the person
shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished
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by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of
Section 20P of this title, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment;
2. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks,
drafts or orders is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or
more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person
shall 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 this title, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment; or
3. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks,
drafts or orders is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more,
the person shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be
punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F
of Section 20M of this title, or by a fine not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks,
drafts or orders is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more but less
than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), the person shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in
the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year or, at the
discretion of the court, by imprisonment in the county jail for one
or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be subject to a fine of not more than
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and ordered to pay restitution to
the victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
more false or bogus checks, drafts or orders, as defined by Section
1541.4 of this title, the total sum of which is Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) or more, even though each separate instrument is written
for less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), all in pursuance of
a common scheme or plan to cheat and defraud shall be deemed guilty
of a felony and shall be punished as follows:
1. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks,
drafts or orders is Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or more but
less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the person
shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished
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by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of
Section 20P of this title, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment;
2. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks,
drafts or orders is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or
more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person
shall 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 this title, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment; or
3. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks,
drafts or orders is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more,
the person shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be
punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F
of Section 20M of this title, or by a fine not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks,
drafts or orders is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more but less
than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), the person shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in
the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year or, at the
discretion of the court, by imprisonment in the county jail for one
or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be subject to a fine of not more than
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and ordered to pay restitution to
the victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
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