Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1702
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Larceny of lost property
Official statutory text
One who finds lost property under circumstances which gives him
knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who
appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another
person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such
effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the
circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of larceny
punishable as follows:
1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand
Dollars ($ 1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1)
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year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or
by both such imprisonment and fine;
2. If the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense
punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine not to exceed One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;
3. If the value of the property 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 punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not to exceed
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and
fine; and
4. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of a Class C2
felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title, or by a fine
not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such
imprisonment and fine.
R.L. 1910, § 2653. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 116, § 10, eff. Nov. 1,
2018; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 246, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who
appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another
person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such
effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the
circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of larceny
punishable as follows:
1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand
Dollars ($ 1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1)
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 779
year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or
by both such imprisonment and fine;
2. If the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense
punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine not to exceed One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;
3. If the value of the property 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 punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not to exceed
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and
fine; and
4. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of a Class C2
felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title, or by a fine
not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such
imprisonment and fine.
R.L. 1910, § 2653. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 116, § 10, eff. Nov. 1,
2018; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 246, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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