Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-2001

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Unlawful proceeds - Transactions with counsel - Bank

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transactions - Criminal and civil penalties.

A. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to

receive or acquire proceeds and to conceal such proceeds, or engage

in transactions involving such proceeds, known to be derived from a

specified unlawful activity, as defined in subsection F of this

section. This subsection does not apply to any transaction between

an individual and the counsel of the individual necessary to

preserve the right to representation of the individual, as

guaranteed by the Oklahoma Constitution and by the Sixth Amendment

of the United States Constitution. However, this exception does not

create any presumption against or prohibition of the right of the

state to seek and obtain forfeiture of any proceeds derived from a

violation of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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B. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to

give, sell, transfer, trade, invest, conceal, transport, or maintain

an interest in or otherwise make available anything of value which

that person knows is intended to be used for the purpose of

committing or furthering the commission of a specified unlawful

activity, as defined in subsection F of this section.

C. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to

direct, plan, organize, initiate, finance, manage, supervise, or

facilitate the transportation or transfer of proceeds known to be

derived from a specified unlawful activity, as defined in subsection

F of this section.

D. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to

conduct a financial transaction involving proceeds derived from a

specified unlawful activity, as defined in subsection F of this

section, when the transaction is designed in whole or in part to

conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or

control of the proceeds known to be derived from a violation of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or to avoid a transaction reporting requirement

under state or federal law.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, it

shall be lawful for an organization engaged in the business of

banking to receive deposits and payments, to pay checks and other

withdrawals, and to process any other financial transaction for its

customers in the ordinary course of business if it has no actual

knowledge of any violation of the Oklahoma Statutes by that

customer. If an organization engaged in the business of banking,

acting in good faith and without actual knowledge of any violation

of the Oklahoma Statutes by its customer, acquires a security

interest or statutory lien with respect to a customer's funds, that

customer's funds which are subject to the security interest or lien

shall not be subject to forfeiture action, to the extent of the

amount of that customer's indebtedness to the banking organization.

F. For purposes of this section, "specified unlawful activity"

means an act or omission, including any initiatory, preparatory, or

completed offense or omission that is punishable as a misdemeanor or

felony under the laws of Oklahoma, or if the act occurred outside

Oklahoma would be punishable as a misdemeanor or felony under the

laws of the state in which it occurred and under the laws of

Oklahoma.

G. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of

this section is guilty of:

1. A misdemeanor, if the violation involves Two Thousand Five

Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or less;

2. A Class D3 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title

if the violation involves more than Two Thousand Five Hundred

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Dollars ($2,500.00), but not more than Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00);

3. A Class C1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through E of Section 20L of this title
rovided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title

if the violation involves more than Two Thousand Five Hundred

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Dollars ($2,500.00), but not more than Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00);

3. A Class C1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through E of Section 20L of this title

if the violation involves more than Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00), but not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00);

or

4. A Class B1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment for

not less than five (5) years and not more than twenty (20) years if

the violation involves more than Fifty Thousand Dollars

($50,000.00).

H. In addition to any criminal penalty, a person who violates

any provision of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of

three (3) times the value of the property involved in the

transaction. The civil penalty provided in this subsection shall be

split evenly between the prosecuting agency and the investigating

law enforcement agency.

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