Oklahoma § 19-641 - Embezzlement

§ 19-641. Embezzlement

If any county treasurer or other officer or person charged with

the collection, receipt, safekeeping, transfer or disbursement of

the public money, or any part thereof, belonging to the state or to

any county, precinct, district, city, town or school district of the

state shall convert to the officer’s or person’s own use or to the

use of any other person, body corporate or other association, in any

way whatever, any of such public money, or any other funds,

property, bonds, securities, assets or effects of any kind received,

controlled or held by such officer or person by virtue of such

office or public trust for safekeeping, transfer or disbursement, or

in any other way or manner, or for any other purpose; or shall use

the same by way of investment in any kind of security, stocks, loan

property, land or merchandise, or in any other manner or form

whatever; or shall loan the same, with or without interest, to any

person, firm or corporation, except when authorized by law; or if

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

any person shall advise, aid, or in any manner knowingly participate

in such act, such county treasurer, or other officer or person shall

be guilty of an embezzlement. Upon conviction thereof, such county

treasurer or other officer or person shall be guilty of a Class C2

felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for

in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

R.L. 1910, § 7437. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff.

April 1, 1982; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 151, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws

1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 71, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c.

460, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 203, eff. Jan. 1,

2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 151 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.