Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1344
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Concealing unpurchased merchandise - Presumption
Official statutory text
Any person concealing unpurchased merchandise of any mercantile
establishment, either on the premises or outside the premises of
such establishment, shall be presumed to have so concealed such
merchandise with the intention of committing a wrongful taking of
such merchandise within the meaning of Section 1341 of this title,
and such concealment or the finding of such unpurchased merchandise
concealed upon the person or among the belongings of such person
shall be conclusive evidence of reasonable grounds and probable
cause for the detention in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable
length of time, of such person by a merchant, his agent or employee,
and any such reasonable detention shall not be deemed to be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 503
unlawful, nor render such merchant, his agent or employee criminally
or civilly liable.
establishment, either on the premises or outside the premises of
such establishment, shall be presumed to have so concealed such
merchandise with the intention of committing a wrongful taking of
such merchandise within the meaning of Section 1341 of this title,
and such concealment or the finding of such unpurchased merchandise
concealed upon the person or among the belongings of such person
shall be conclusive evidence of reasonable grounds and probable
cause for the detention in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable
length of time, of such person by a merchant, his agent or employee,
and any such reasonable detention shall not be deemed to be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 503
unlawful, nor render such merchant, his agent or employee criminally
or civilly liable.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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