Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-638
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Acts punishable by fine or imprisonment – Separate
Official statutory text
criminal offense - False oath or affirmation as perjury.
A. Each of the following acts shall constitute a Class D1
felony offense, punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment:
1. The practice of osteopathic medicine or attempt to practice
osteopathic medicine without a license issued by the State Board of
Osteopathic Examiners;
2. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a license under the
Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act by fraud or false statements;
3. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, money or any other thing
of value, by fraudulent representation or false pretense;
4. Advertising as an osteopathic physician and surgeon, or
practicing or attempting to practice osteopathic medicine under a
false, assumed, or fictitious name, or a name other than the real
name; or
5. Allowing any person in the licensee’s employment or control
to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon when not
actually licensed to do so.
B. Each day a person is in violation of any provision of
subsection A of this section shall constitute a separate criminal
offense and, in addition, the district attorney may file a separate
charge of medical battery for each person who is injured as a result
of treatment or surgery performed in violation of subsection A of
this section.
C. Any person making any willfully false oath or affirmation
whenever oath or affirmation is required by the Oklahoma Osteopathic
Medicine Act shall be deemed guilty of the felony of perjury, a
Class D1 felony offense, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by
imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section
20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
A. Each of the following acts shall constitute a Class D1
felony offense, punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment:
1. The practice of osteopathic medicine or attempt to practice
osteopathic medicine without a license issued by the State Board of
Osteopathic Examiners;
2. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a license under the
Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act by fraud or false statements;
3. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, money or any other thing
of value, by fraudulent representation or false pretense;
4. Advertising as an osteopathic physician and surgeon, or
practicing or attempting to practice osteopathic medicine under a
false, assumed, or fictitious name, or a name other than the real
name; or
5. Allowing any person in the licensee’s employment or control
to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon when not
actually licensed to do so.
B. Each day a person is in violation of any provision of
subsection A of this section shall constitute a separate criminal
offense and, in addition, the district attorney may file a separate
charge of medical battery for each person who is injured as a result
of treatment or surgery performed in violation of subsection A of
this section.
C. Any person making any willfully false oath or affirmation
whenever oath or affirmation is required by the Oklahoma Osteopathic
Medicine Act shall be deemed guilty of the felony of perjury, a
Class D1 felony offense, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by
imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section
20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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