Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-388
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Attempts to influence jurors
Official statutory text
Every person who attempts to influence a juror, or any person
summoned or drawn as a juror, or chosen as arbitrator or appointed a
referee, in respect to his or her verdict, or decision of any cause
or matter pending, or about to be brought before him or her, either:
1. By means of any communication oral or written had with him
or her, except in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial
of the cause;
2. By means of any book, paper, or instrument, exhibited
otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings, upon the trial
of the cause;
3. By means of any threat or intimidation; or
4. By means of any assurance or promise of any pecuniary or
other advantage,
is guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by a fine not to
exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as
provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this
title, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2190. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 316, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
2014; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 218, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
summoned or drawn as a juror, or chosen as arbitrator or appointed a
referee, in respect to his or her verdict, or decision of any cause
or matter pending, or about to be brought before him or her, either:
1. By means of any communication oral or written had with him
or her, except in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial
of the cause;
2. By means of any book, paper, or instrument, exhibited
otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings, upon the trial
of the cause;
3. By means of any threat or intimidation; or
4. By means of any assurance or promise of any pecuniary or
other advantage,
is guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by a fine not to
exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as
provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this
title, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2190. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 316, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
2014; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 218, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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