Oklahoma § 21-1081 - Offense - Punishment - Fines

§ 21-1081. Offense - Punishment - Fines

Any person who shall procure any other person for prostitution,

or who, by promise, threats, violence or by any device or scheme

shall cause, induce, persuade or encourage another person to become

a prostitute; or shall procure a place as inmate in a house of

prostitution for another person; or who shall, by promise, threats,

violence, or by any device or scheme cause, induce, persuade or

encourage an inmate of a house of prostitution to remain therein as

such inmate; or who shall, by fraud, or artifice, or by duress of

person or goods, or by abuse of any position of confidence or

authority procure any other person to become a prostitute, or to

enter any place in which prostitution is encouraged or allowed

within this state, or to come into this state or leave this state

for the purpose of prostitution, or who shall procure any other

person, who has not previously practiced prostitution to become a

prostitute within this state, or to come into this state or leave

this state for the purpose of prostitution; or shall receive or give

or agree to receive or give any money or thing of value for

procuring or attempting to procure any other person to become an

inmate of a house of prostitution within this state, or to come into

this state or leave this state for the purpose of prostitution,

shall be guilty of pandering, and upon conviction for any offense

under this article shall be guilty of a Class B2 felony offense and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a

period of not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20)

years and by fines as follows: a fine of not less than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) and not more than Three Thousand Dollars

($3,000.00) upon the first conviction for such offense, a fine of

not less than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) and not more than

Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) upon the second conviction, and a

fine of not less than Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) and not more

than Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00) for the third or subsequent

convictions for such offense.

R.L. 1910, § 2425. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 286, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 188, eff. July 1, 1999;

Laws 2000, c. 123, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 120, § 3,

emerg. eff. April 19, 2002; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 73, eff. Jan. 1,

2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 286 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.