Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1579v1
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Possession of other forged instruments
Official statutory text
Every person who has in his or her possession any forged or
counterfeited instrument, the forgery of which has previously been
declared to be punishable, other than such as are enumerated in
Section 1578 of this title, knowing the same to be forged,
counterfeited or falsely altered with intent to injure or defraud by
uttering the same to be true, or as false, or by causing the same to
be uttered, is guilty of forgery in the second degree if the value
of the instrument is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and
forgery in the third degree if the value of the instrument is less
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
For purposes of this section, a series of offenses may be
aggregated into one offense when they are the result of the
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formulation of a plan or scheme or the setting up of a mechanism
which, when put into operation, results in the taking or diversion
of money or property on a recurring basis. When all acts result
from a continuing course of conduct, they may be aggregated into one
crime. Acts forming an integral part of the first taking which
facilitate subsequent takings, or acts taken in preparation of
several takings which facilitate subsequent takings, are relevant to
determine the intent of the party to commit a continuing crime.
R.L. 1910, § 2631. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 221, § 13, eff. Nov. 1,
2016.
counterfeited instrument, the forgery of which has previously been
declared to be punishable, other than such as are enumerated in
Section 1578 of this title, knowing the same to be forged,
counterfeited or falsely altered with intent to injure or defraud by
uttering the same to be true, or as false, or by causing the same to
be uttered, is guilty of forgery in the second degree if the value
of the instrument is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and
forgery in the third degree if the value of the instrument is less
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
For purposes of this section, a series of offenses may be
aggregated into one offense when they are the result of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 749
formulation of a plan or scheme or the setting up of a mechanism
which, when put into operation, results in the taking or diversion
of money or property on a recurring basis. When all acts result
from a continuing course of conduct, they may be aggregated into one
crime. Acts forming an integral part of the first taking which
facilitate subsequent takings, or acts taken in preparation of
several takings which facilitate subsequent takings, are relevant to
determine the intent of the party to commit a continuing crime.
R.L. 1910, § 2631. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 221, § 13, eff. Nov. 1,
2016.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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