Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-645
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-645, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 21, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 21,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Assault, battery, or assault and battery with dangerous
Official statutory text
weapon.
Every person who, with intent to do bodily harm and without
justifiable or excusable cause, commits any assault, battery, or
assault and battery upon the person of another with any sharp or
dangerous weapon, or who, without such cause, shoots at another,
with any kind of firearm, air gun, conductive energy weapon or other
means whatever, with intent to injure any person, although without
the intent to kill such person or to commit any felony, upon
conviction is guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by
imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years,
or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year.
R.L. 1910, § 2344. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 161, § 1; Laws 1961, p.
229, § 1; Laws 1982, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1982; Laws
1997, c. 133, § 218, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c.
5, § 125, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2006, c. 62, § 1, emerg. eff.
April 17, 2006; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 100, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 218 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Every person who, with intent to do bodily harm and without
justifiable or excusable cause, commits any assault, battery, or
assault and battery upon the person of another with any sharp or
dangerous weapon, or who, without such cause, shoots at another,
with any kind of firearm, air gun, conductive energy weapon or other
means whatever, with intent to injure any person, although without
the intent to kill such person or to commit any felony, upon
conviction is guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by
imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years,
or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year.
R.L. 1910, § 2344. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 161, § 1; Laws 1961, p.
229, § 1; Laws 1982, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1982; Laws
1997, c. 133, § 218, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c.
5, § 125, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2006, c. 62, § 1, emerg. eff.
April 17, 2006; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 100, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 218 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?
Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.