Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1782
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Any person who shall disclose the contents of any telegraphic
dispatch or telephone message or communication, or any part thereof,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 830
addressed to or which he knows to be intended for another person
without the permission of such person, except upon the lawful order
of a court, or the judge thereof, with intent to cause injury,
damage or disgrace to such other person, or which does in fact cause
injury, damage or disgrace to such other person, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not
less than thirty (30) days, nor more than one (1) year, or by both
such imprisonment and fine. Provided, that nothing herein shall
apply to public officers in the discharge of their duties.
dispatch or telephone message or communication, or any part thereof,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 830
addressed to or which he knows to be intended for another person
without the permission of such person, except upon the lawful order
of a court, or the judge thereof, with intent to cause injury,
damage or disgrace to such other person, or which does in fact cause
injury, damage or disgrace to such other person, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not
less than thirty (30) days, nor more than one (1) year, or by both
such imprisonment and fine. Provided, that nothing herein shall
apply to public officers in the discharge of their duties.
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