Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1731.2
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1731.2, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 21, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 21,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Organized retail crime — Penalties
Official statutory text
A. Actions relating to theft, retail theft, or larceny shall be
sufficient to constitute organized retail crime when two or more of
the following circumstances occur:
1. The property taken is intended for resale;
2. Such property is taken by two or more persons acting
jointly;
3. The persons taking the property do so while possessing tools
of theft including, but not limited to, tag cutters, foil-lined
bags, weapons, or other means of evading detection;
4. The persons taking the property attempt to exit through fire
escapes, employee exits, or other non-public means of entry or exit;
5. The persons taking such property remove, destroy,
deactivate, or knowingly evade any component of an anti-shoplifting
or inventory control device to prevent the activation of that device
or to facilitate another person in committing retail crime;
6. A person receives, purchases, or possesses retail
merchandise for sale or resale knowing or believing the retail
merchandise was stolen from a retail merchant;
7. The persons use a getaway driver or the motor vehicle of
another person or a rented or stolen motor vehicle when committing
retail crime; or
8. The persons use a paper, fraudulent, altered, or obstructed
license plate, use a license plate meant for a different vehicle, or
do not have any license plate.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 795
B. Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be
punished as follows:
1. In the event the value of the property is less than Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be punished by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
term not to exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a term
not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; or
2. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be punished by imprisonment
in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
C. The person shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the
victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
sufficient to constitute organized retail crime when two or more of
the following circumstances occur:
1. The property taken is intended for resale;
2. Such property is taken by two or more persons acting
jointly;
3. The persons taking the property do so while possessing tools
of theft including, but not limited to, tag cutters, foil-lined
bags, weapons, or other means of evading detection;
4. The persons taking the property attempt to exit through fire
escapes, employee exits, or other non-public means of entry or exit;
5. The persons taking such property remove, destroy,
deactivate, or knowingly evade any component of an anti-shoplifting
or inventory control device to prevent the activation of that device
or to facilitate another person in committing retail crime;
6. A person receives, purchases, or possesses retail
merchandise for sale or resale knowing or believing the retail
merchandise was stolen from a retail merchant;
7. The persons use a getaway driver or the motor vehicle of
another person or a rented or stolen motor vehicle when committing
retail crime; or
8. The persons use a paper, fraudulent, altered, or obstructed
license plate, use a license plate meant for a different vehicle, or
do not have any license plate.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 795
B. Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be
punished as follows:
1. In the event the value of the property is less than Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be punished by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
term not to exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a term
not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; or
2. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be punished by imprisonment
in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
C. The person shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the
victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?
Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.