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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-20L

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Class C1 offenses

Official statutory text

A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class C1 shall include

the following criminal offenses:

1. Assisting a prisoner, who is confined in prison for a

felony, to escape from prison, as provided for in paragraph 1 of

Section 437 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Carrying in or sending into a prison anything useful to aid

a prisoner, who is confined in prison for a felony, in escaping from

prison, as provided for in paragraph 1 of Section 438 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Harboring, assisting, or concealing any person guilty of a

felony, outlaw, or fugitive from justice, as provided for in

subsection A of Section 440 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Preventing or attempting to prevent any person from giving

testimony or producing records or documents, as provided for in

subsection A of Section 455 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Threatening physical harm through force or fear or causing

physical harm to any person who provided testimony in any civil or

criminal trial or proceeding, as provided for in subsection B of

Section 455 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Endangering any other person while attempting to elude a

peace officer or causing an accident resulting in great bodily

injury while eluding or attempting to elude a peace officer, as

provided for in subsection B or C of Section 540A of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Fighting any duel, as provided for in Section 662 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. Financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult with

funds, assets, or property valued at One Hundred Thousand Dollars

($100,000.00) or more, as provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection

B of Section 843.4 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Arson in the third degree by setting fire, burning, or using

explosive devices to burn any property, as provided for in

subsection A of Section 1403 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Arson in the fourth degree by placing or distributing any

flammable, explosive, or combustible material or substance in any

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building or property with the intent to set fire to or burn the

same, as provided for in subsection B of Section 1404 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

11. Burglary in the second degree by breaking and entering into

the dwelling house of another in which no human is present, as

provided for in subsection A of Section 1435 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Stealing in the night time from the person of another, as

provided for in Section 1708 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Receiving, acquiring, or concealing proceeds or engaging in

transactions involving proceeds of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)

or more that were derived from unlawful activities, as provided for

in paragraph 3 of subsection G of Section 2001 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Making a false affidavit, as provided for in Section 6-302

of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

15. Using or soliciting the use of services of a minor to

distribute, dispense, transport, or cultivate a controlled dangerous

substance, as provided for in subsection E of Section 2-401 of Title

63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

16. Transporting with intent to distribute or dispense,

distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled

dangerous substance within two thousand (2,000) feet of a public or

private school, college or university, park, or child care facility,

as provided for in subsection F of Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

17. Acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled dangerous

substance by a registrant through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery,

deception, or subterfuge, as provided for in paragraph 3 of

subsection A of Section 2-406 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

18. Employing, hiring, or using a minor to transport, carry,
r in subsection F of Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

17. Acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled dangerous

substance by a registrant through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery,

deception, or subterfuge, as provided for in paragraph 3 of

subsection A of Section 2-406 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

18. Employing, hiring, or using a minor to transport, carry,

sell, give away, prepare for sale, or peddle any controlled

dangerous substance, as provided for in subsection A of Section 2-

419.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

19. Employing, hiring, or using a minor to transport, carry,

sell, give away, prepare for sale, or peddle any controlled

dangerous substance subsequent to a previous conviction of the same,

as provided for in subsection C of Section 2-419.1 of Title 63 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Evading federal reporting requirements or other federal

money laundering laws, as provided for in Section 2-503.1f of Title

63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Owning, operating, or conducting a chop shop, as provided

for in paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 4253 of Title 63 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

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22. Transporting any vessel, motor, or vessel or motor parts to

or from a chop shop, as provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection A

of Section 4253 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

23. Selling, transferring, purchasing, or receiving any vessel,

motor, or vessel or motor parts to or from a chop shop, as provided

for in paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 4253 of Title 63 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Any person convicted of a Class C1 criminal offense set

forth in this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the

custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than

eight (8) years and shall serve at least twenty-five percent (25%)

of the sentence imposed before release from custody including

release to electronic monitoring pursuant to Section 510.9 of Title

57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. 1. Every person who, having been previously convicted of

one or two Class C or Class D criminal offenses, commits a Class C1

criminal offense shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment

in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not

less than two (2) years nor more than twelve (12) years and shall

serve at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the sentence imposed

before release from custody including release to electronic

monitoring pursuant to Section 510.9 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

2. Every person who, having been previously convicted of three

Class C or Class D criminal offenses, or one or more Class Y, Class

A, or Class B criminal offenses, commits a Class C1 criminal offense

shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody

of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2)

years nor more than thirty (30) years and shall serve at least fifty

percent (50%) of the sentence imposed before release from custody

including release to electronic monitoring pursuant to Section 510.9

of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. 1. Unless specifically exempted pursuant to subsection E of

this section, Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes

shall not apply to Class C1 criminal offenses.

2. The criminal offenses listed in paragraphs 15 and 18 of

subsection A of this section shall be exempt from the penalty

provisions provided for in subsections B and C of this section.

Persons convicted of the criminal offenses provided for in

paragraphs 15 and 18 of subsection A of this section shall be

punished in accordance with the corresponding penalties provided for

in the Oklahoma Statutes including Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

3. The criminal offense listed in paragraph 19 of subsection A

of this section shall be exempt from the penalty provision provided
icted of the criminal offenses provided for in

paragraphs 15 and 18 of subsection A of this section shall be

punished in accordance with the corresponding penalties provided for

in the Oklahoma Statutes including Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

3. The criminal offense listed in paragraph 19 of subsection A

of this section shall be exempt from the penalty provision provided

for in subsection B of this section. Persons convicted of the

criminal offense provided for in paragraph 19 of subsection A of

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this section shall be punished in accordance with the corresponding

penalties provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes including Section

51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of

subsection C of this section still apply to the criminal offense

listed in paragraph 19 of subsection A of this section.

E. All Class C1 criminal offenses shall be punishable by the

corresponding fines as provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.

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