Oklahoma § 21-51.2 - Second and subsequent offenses ten years after completion
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§ 21-51.2. Second and subsequent offenses ten years after completion
of sentence.
Except as provided in Section 51.1a of this title, no person
shall be sentenced as a second and subsequent offender under Section
51.1 of this title, or any other section of the Oklahoma Statutes,
when a period of ten (10) years has elapsed since the completion of
the sentence imposed on the former conviction; provided, the person
has not, in the meantime, been convicted of a felony. Nothing in
this section shall prohibit the use of a prior conviction for
physical or sexually related child abuse as a prior conviction for
second and subsequent offender purposes if the person is presently
charged with a felony crime involving physical or sexually related
child abuse.
Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 435, eff. July 1, 1999.
Amended by Laws 2000, c. 245, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c.
455, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2018, c. 126, § 2, eff.
Nov. 1, 2018.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-51.2 ("Second and subsequent offenses ten years after completion") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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