Oklahoma § 15-776.1 - Fraudulent electronic mail messages

§ 15-776.1. Fraudulent electronic mail messages

A. It shall be unlawful for a person to initiate an electronic

mail message that the sender knows, or has reason to know:

1. Misrepresents any information in identifying the point of

origin or the transmission path of the electronic mail message;

2. Does not contain information identifying the point of origin

or the transmission path of the electronic mail message;

3. Contains false, malicious, or misleading information which

purposely or negligently injures a person;

4. Falsely represents that it is being sent by a legitimate

online business;

5. Refers or links the recipient of the message to a web page

that is represented as being associated with a legitimate online

business with the intent to engage in conduct involving the

fraudulent use or possession of identifying information; or

6. Directly or indirectly induces, requests, or solicits the

recipient of the electronic mail message to provide identifying

information for a purpose the recipient believes is legitimate.

B. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be

subject to a civil penalty of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

C. All acts and practices declared to be unlawful by

subsections A and E of this section shall, in addition, be

violations of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.

D. For purposes of this section, an electronic mail message

which is declared to be unlawful by subsection A of this section

shall be considered a fraudulent electronic mail message or a

fraudulent bulk electronic mail message and shall be deemed a Class

D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

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E. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give, or

otherwise distribute or possess with the intent to sell, give or

distribute software which:

1. Is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of

facilitating or enabling the falsification of electronic mail

transmission information or other routing information;

2. Has only limited commercially significant purpose or use

other than to facilitate or enable the falsification of electronic

mail transmission information or other routing information; or

3. Is marketed by that person or another acting in concert with

that person and with that person’s knowledge for use in facilitating

or enabling the falsification of electronic mail transmission

information or other routing information.

Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be

punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F

of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws

2006, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 350, eff.

Jan. 1, 2026.