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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-51.1

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Second and subsequent offenses after conviction of

Official statutory text

felony.

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Elderly and

Incapacitated Victim's Protection Program and Section 51.1a of this

title, every person who, having been convicted of any felony,

commits any crime after such conviction, within ten (10) years of

the date following the completion of the execution of the sentence,

and against whom the district attorney seeks to enhance punishment

pursuant to this section of law, is punishable therefor as follows:

1. If the offense for which the person is subsequently

convicted is an offense enumerated in Section 571 of Title 57 of the

Oklahoma Statutes and the offense is punishable by imprisonment in

the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term exceeding

five (5) years, such person is punishable by imprisonment in the

custody of the Department of Corrections for a term in the range of

ten (10) years to life imprisonment;

2. If the offense of which such person is subsequently

convicted is such that upon a first conviction an offender would be

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for any term exceeding five (5) years, such person is

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term in the range of twice the minimum term for a

first time offender to life imprisonment. If the subsequent felony

offense does not carry a minimum sentence as a first time offender,

such person is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a term in the range of two (2) years

to life imprisonment; and

3. If such subsequent offense is such that upon a first

conviction the offender would be punishable by imprisonment in the

custody of the Department of Corrections for five (5) years, or any

less term, then the person convicted of such subsequent offense is

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punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term not exceeding ten (10) years.

B. Every person who, having been twice convicted of felony

offenses, commits a subsequent felony offense which is an offense

enumerated in Section 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

within ten (10) years of the date following the completion of the

execution of the sentence, and against whom the district attorney

seeks to enhance punishment pursuant to this section of law, is

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term in the range of twenty (20) years to life

imprisonment. Felony offenses relied upon shall not have arisen out

of the same transaction or occurrence or series of events closely

related in time and location. Nothing in this section shall

abrogate or affect the punishment by death in all crimes now or

hereafter made punishable by death.

C. Every person who, having been twice convicted of felony

offenses, commits a subsequent felony offense within ten (10) years

of the date following the completion of the execution of the

sentence, and against whom the district attorney seeks to enhance

punishment pursuant to this section of law, is punishable by

imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a

term in the range of three times the minimum term for a first time

offender to life imprisonment. If the subsequent felony offense

does not carry a minimum sentence as a first time offender, the

person is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a term in the range of four (4) years

to life imprisonment. Felony offenses relied upon shall not have

arisen out of the same transaction or occurrence or series of events

closely related in time and location. Nothing in this section shall

abrogate or affect the punishment by death in all crimes now or

hereafter made punishable by death.

D. A previous conviction for possession of a controlled

dangerous substance pursuant to Section 2-402 of Title 63 of the
offenses relied upon shall not have

arisen out of the same transaction or occurrence or series of events

closely related in time and location. Nothing in this section shall

abrogate or affect the punishment by death in all crimes now or

hereafter made punishable by death.

D. A previous conviction for possession of a controlled

dangerous substance pursuant to Section 2-402 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or the equivalent law for possession of a

controlled dangerous substance from any other jurisdiction, may not

be used to enhance punishment pursuant to this section of law.

E. Every person who, having previously been convicted of a

felony other than a felony enumerated in Section 571 of Title 57 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, is convicted of a second or subsequent felony

for:

1. Uttering a subscription on instrument as that of one with

the same name, as provided in Section 1592 of this title;

2. Receiving or concealing stolen property, as provided in

Section 1713 of this title;

3. False personation of another, as provided in Section 1531 of

this title;

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4. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, as provided in Section

4-102 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Grand larceny, as provided in Section 1705 of this title;

6. False declaration of ownership to a pawnbroker, as provided

in Section 1512 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Forgery in the second degree, as provided in Section 1577 of

this title;

8. Receiving, possessing or concealing a stolen vehicle, as

provided in Section 4-103 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or

9. Larceny of merchandise from a retailer, as provided in

Section 1731 of this title,

is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term of not more than twice the maximum sentence

that could have been imposed for a first conviction of the current

offense.

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