Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1779
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Injuring written instruments the false making of which
Official statutory text
would be forgery.
Every person who maliciously mutilates, tears, defaces,
obliterates, or destroys any written instrument being the property
of another, the false making of which would be forgery, is
punishable in the same manner as the forgery of such instrument is
made punishable.
1. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00) or more, the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty
of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment
as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this
title.
2. 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, upon conviction, be guilty of a
Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as
provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this
title.
3. 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, 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.
Every person who maliciously mutilates, tears, defaces,
obliterates, or destroys any written instrument being the property
of another, the false making of which would be forgery, is
punishable in the same manner as the forgery of such instrument is
made punishable.
1. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00) or more, the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty
of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment
as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this
title.
2. 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, upon conviction, be guilty of a
Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as
provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this
title.
3. 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, 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.
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