Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1580
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Issuing spurious certificates of stock
Official statutory text
Any officer or agent of any corporation or joint stock
association formed or existing under or by virtue of the laws of
this state, or of any other state, government or country, who,
within this state, willfully signs or procures to be signed, with
intent to issue, sell or pledge, or to cause to be issued, sold or
pledged, or who willfully issues, sells or pledges, or causes to be
issued, sold or pledged, any false or fraudulent certificate or
other evidence of the ownership or transfer of any share or shares
of the capital stock of such corporation or association, whether of
full paid shares or otherwise, or of any interest in its property or
profits, or of any certificate or other evidence of such ownership,
transfer or interest, or any instrument purporting to be a
certificate or other evidence of such ownership, transfer or
interest, the signing, issuing, selling or pledging of which has not
been duly authorized by the board of directors or other managing
body of such corporation or association having authority to issue
the same, is guilty of forgery in the second degree, a Class D1
felony offense.
association formed or existing under or by virtue of the laws of
this state, or of any other state, government or country, who,
within this state, willfully signs or procures to be signed, with
intent to issue, sell or pledge, or to cause to be issued, sold or
pledged, or who willfully issues, sells or pledges, or causes to be
issued, sold or pledged, any false or fraudulent certificate or
other evidence of the ownership or transfer of any share or shares
of the capital stock of such corporation or association, whether of
full paid shares or otherwise, or of any interest in its property or
profits, or of any certificate or other evidence of such ownership,
transfer or interest, or any instrument purporting to be a
certificate or other evidence of such ownership, transfer or
interest, the signing, issuing, selling or pledging of which has not
been duly authorized by the board of directors or other managing
body of such corporation or association having authority to issue
the same, is guilty of forgery in the second degree, a Class D1
felony offense.
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