Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1731v1
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Larceny of merchandise from retailer or wholesaler -
Official statutory text
Punishment - Recidivists.
Larceny of merchandise held for sale in retail or wholesale
establishments shall be punishable as follows:
1. For the first conviction, in the event the value of the
goods, edible meat or other corporeal property which has been taken
is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the defendant shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in
the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, and by a
fine not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00); provided, for the first conviction, in the event
more than one item of goods, edible meat or other corporeal property
has been taken, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the county
jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, and by a fine not
less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00);
2. If it be shown, in the trial of a case in which the value of
the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), that the defendant has been once
before convicted of the same offense, the defendant shall, on a
second conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished
by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than
thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, and by a fine not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);
3. If it be shown, upon the trial of a case where the value of
the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property is less
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), that the defendant has two or
more times before been convicted of the same offense, regardless of
the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 796
property involved in the first two convictions, upon the third or
any subsequent conviction, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony
and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) nor
more than five (5) years; and
4. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other
corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, the
defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years.
The defendant shall also be subject to a fine of not more than Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and ordered to provide restitution to
the victim as provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
Larceny of merchandise held for sale in retail or wholesale
establishments shall be punishable as follows:
1. For the first conviction, in the event the value of the
goods, edible meat or other corporeal property which has been taken
is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the defendant shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in
the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, and by a
fine not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00); provided, for the first conviction, in the event
more than one item of goods, edible meat or other corporeal property
has been taken, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the county
jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, and by a fine not
less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00);
2. If it be shown, in the trial of a case in which the value of
the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), that the defendant has been once
before convicted of the same offense, the defendant shall, on a
second conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished
by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than
thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, and by a fine not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);
3. If it be shown, upon the trial of a case where the value of
the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property is less
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), that the defendant has two or
more times before been convicted of the same offense, regardless of
the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 796
property involved in the first two convictions, upon the third or
any subsequent conviction, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony
and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) nor
more than five (5) years; and
4. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other
corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, the
defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years.
The defendant shall also be subject to a fine of not more than Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and ordered to provide restitution to
the victim as provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
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