Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1834
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Chattels encumbered by mortgage, conditional sales
Official statutory text
contract or security agreement - Removal or destruction.
Any mortgagor, conditional sales contract vendee, pledgor or
debtor under a security agreement of personal property, or his or
her legal representative, who, while such mortgage, security
agreement or conditional sales contract remains in force and
unsatisfied, conceals, sells or in any manner disposes of such
property, or any part thereof, or removes such property, or any part
thereof, beyond the limits of the county, or materially injures or
willfully destroys such property, or any part thereof, without the
written consent of the holder of such mortgage or conditional sales
contract, secured party or pledgee under a security agreement shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense if the value
of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and
shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 837
through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine of not to
exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). If the value of the property
is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a
fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Provided,
however, the writing containing the consent of the holder of the
mortgage or conditional sales contract, secured party or pledgee
under a security agreement, as before specified, shall be the only
competent evidence of such consent, unless it appears that such
writing has been lost or destroyed.
R.L. 1910, § 2755. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 166, § 1; Laws 1965, c.
105, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999,
1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 307, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, §
20, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 700, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Any mortgagor, conditional sales contract vendee, pledgor or
debtor under a security agreement of personal property, or his or
her legal representative, who, while such mortgage, security
agreement or conditional sales contract remains in force and
unsatisfied, conceals, sells or in any manner disposes of such
property, or any part thereof, or removes such property, or any part
thereof, beyond the limits of the county, or materially injures or
willfully destroys such property, or any part thereof, without the
written consent of the holder of such mortgage or conditional sales
contract, secured party or pledgee under a security agreement shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense if the value
of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and
shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 837
through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine of not to
exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). If the value of the property
is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a
fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Provided,
however, the writing containing the consent of the holder of the
mortgage or conditional sales contract, secured party or pledgee
under a security agreement, as before specified, shall be the only
competent evidence of such consent, unless it appears that such
writing has been lost or destroyed.
R.L. 1910, § 2755. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 166, § 1; Laws 1965, c.
105, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999,
1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 307, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, §
20, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 700, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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