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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-540Av1

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Eluding peace officer

Official statutory text

A. Any operator of a motor vehicle who has received a visual

and audible signal, a flashing red light, flashing red and blue

lights, flashing blue and white lights, or any other combination of

flashing red, blue, and white lights, and a siren from a peace

officer driving a motor vehicle showing the same to be an official

police, sheriff, highway patrol or state game ranger vehicle

directing the operator to bring the vehicle to a stop and who

willfully increases the speed or extinguishes the lights of the

vehicle in an attempt to elude such peace officer, or willfully

attempts in any other manner to elude the peace officer, or who does

elude such peace officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The peace

officer, while attempting to stop a violator of this section, may

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communicate a request for the assistance of other peace officers

from any office, department or agency. Any peace officer within

this state having knowledge of such request is authorized to render

such assistance in stopping the violator and may effect an arrest

under this section upon probable cause. Violation of this

subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by

not more than one (1) year imprisonment in the county jail, or by a

fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than

Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment. A second or subsequent violation of this subsection

shall be punishable by not more than one (1) year in the county

jail, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)

nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine

and imprisonment.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section in such manner as to endanger any other person shall be

deemed guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody

of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than one (1)

year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not less than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. 1. Any person who causes an accident, while eluding or

attempting to elude an officer, resulting in great bodily injury to

any other person while driving or operating a motor vehicle within

this state and who is in violation of the provisions of subsection A

of this section may be charged with a violation of the provisions of

this subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a felony

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for not less than one (1) year and not more than five

(5) years, and a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00).

2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means

bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which

causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or

impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

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