Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-208.8
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Corrupt acts and practices - Penalties
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to directly or
indirectly engage or to conspire with or aid, assist, or abet any
other person in the commission of any corrupt act or practice,
including but not limited to:
1. The giving, offering, promising, accepting, soliciting or
receiving, directly or indirectly, any gratuity or bribe in any form
to any person having duties in relation to any race or race horse or
to any trainer, jockey, starter, assistant starter, gatekeeper or
agent or to any other person having charge of, or access to, any
race horse; or
2. The passing or attempting to pass or the cashing or
attempting to cash any altered or fraudulent pari-mutuel ticket; or
3. The unauthorized sale or the attempt to make an unauthorized
sale of any racetrack admission ticket.
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B. Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of
subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony
offense and shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), or be imprisoned as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or
both said fine and imprisonment.
C. If any person who is convicted of violating the provisions
of subsection A of this section is licensed pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, Section 200 et seq. of
this title, the Commission shall suspend or revoke the organization
or occupation license of the person in addition to the penalty and
fine imposed in subsection B of this section.
indirectly engage or to conspire with or aid, assist, or abet any
other person in the commission of any corrupt act or practice,
including but not limited to:
1. The giving, offering, promising, accepting, soliciting or
receiving, directly or indirectly, any gratuity or bribe in any form
to any person having duties in relation to any race or race horse or
to any trainer, jockey, starter, assistant starter, gatekeeper or
agent or to any other person having charge of, or access to, any
race horse; or
2. The passing or attempting to pass or the cashing or
attempting to cash any altered or fraudulent pari-mutuel ticket; or
3. The unauthorized sale or the attempt to make an unauthorized
sale of any racetrack admission ticket.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 48
B. Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of
subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony
offense and shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), or be imprisoned as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or
both said fine and imprisonment.
C. If any person who is convicted of violating the provisions
of subsection A of this section is licensed pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, Section 200 et seq. of
this title, the Commission shall suspend or revoke the organization
or occupation license of the person in addition to the penalty and
fine imposed in subsection B of this section.
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