Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1765

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House of worship or contents, injuring

Official statutory text

Any person who willfully breaks, defaces, or otherwise injures

any house of worship, or any part thereof, or any appurtenance

thereto, or any book, furniture, ornament, musical instrument,

article of silver or plated ware, or other chattel kept therein for

use in connection with religious worship shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20P of this title.

R.L. 1910, § 2770. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 414, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 695, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 414 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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