Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1903v2
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Seizure of bus - Assault or battery - Dangerous or
Official statutory text
deadly weapons - Discharge of a firearm.
A. No person shall by force or violence, or threat of force or
violence, seize or exercise control of any bus. Any person
violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony
offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in
the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than
twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. In addition, no person shall intimidate, threaten, assault
or batter any driver, attendant, guard or passenger of any bus with
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intent to violate subsection A of this section. Any person
violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony
offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in
the custody of the Department for not more than ten (10) years, or
by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
C. In addition, any person violating subsection A or B of this
section using a dangerous or deadly weapon shall be guilty of a
Class B1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than
twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm
into or within any bus, terminal or other transportation facility,
unless such action is determined to have been in defensive force
resulting from reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great
bodily harm to himself or herself or another. Such person shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable
by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
A. No person shall by force or violence, or threat of force or
violence, seize or exercise control of any bus. Any person
violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony
offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in
the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than
twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. In addition, no person shall intimidate, threaten, assault
or batter any driver, attendant, guard or passenger of any bus with
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 858
intent to violate subsection A of this section. Any person
violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony
offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in
the custody of the Department for not more than ten (10) years, or
by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
C. In addition, any person violating subsection A or B of this
section using a dangerous or deadly weapon shall be guilty of a
Class B1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than
twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm
into or within any bus, terminal or other transportation facility,
unless such action is determined to have been in defensive force
resulting from reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great
bodily harm to himself or herself or another. Such person shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable
by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
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