Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-2737.1
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Penalties
Official statutory text
A. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent
statement in or relating to an application for membership or for the
purpose of obtaining money from or a benefit in any society, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine
of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail
for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or
both.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 735
B. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent
statement in any verified report or declaration under oath required
or authorized by this article, or of any material fact or thing
contained in a sworn statement concerning the death or disability of
a member for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in
the certificate, is guilty of the felony of perjury, a Class D3
felony offense, and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided
for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Any person who solicits membership for, or in any manner
assists in procuring membership in, any society not licensed to do
business in this state, upon conviction, shall be fined not less
than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00).
D. Any person guilty of a willful violation of, or neglect of
or refusal to comply with, the provisions of this article for which
a penalty is not otherwise prescribed, shall, upon conviction, be
subject to a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
statement in or relating to an application for membership or for the
purpose of obtaining money from or a benefit in any society, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine
of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail
for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or
both.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 735
B. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent
statement in any verified report or declaration under oath required
or authorized by this article, or of any material fact or thing
contained in a sworn statement concerning the death or disability of
a member for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in
the certificate, is guilty of the felony of perjury, a Class D3
felony offense, and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided
for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Any person who solicits membership for, or in any manner
assists in procuring membership in, any society not licensed to do
business in this state, upon conviction, shall be fined not less
than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00).
D. Any person guilty of a willful violation of, or neglect of
or refusal to comply with, the provisions of this article for which
a penalty is not otherwise prescribed, shall, upon conviction, be
subject to a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
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