Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-543

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 235

Any person who, having knowledge of the actual commission of a

crime or violation of statute, takes any money or property of

another, or any gratuity or reward, or any engagement or promise

therefor, upon any agreement or understanding, express or implied,

to compound or conceal such crime, or violation of statute, or to

abstain from any prosecution therefor, or to withhold any evidence

thereof, is punishable as follows:

1. By imprisonment for a Class D1 felony offense as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, if the

crime compounded is one punishable either by death or by

imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for life;

2. By imprisonment for a Class D1 felony offense as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, if the

crime compounded was punishable by imprisonment in the State

Penitentiary for any other term than for life; or

3. By imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year,

or by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or

by both such fine and imprisonment, if the crime or violation of

statute compounded is a crime punishable by imprisonment in a county

jail, or by fine, or is a misdemeanor, or violation of statute for

which a pecuniary or other penalty or forfeiture is prescribed.

R.L. 1910, § 2255. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 212, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 120, eff. July 1, 1999;