Oklahoma § 21-1242 - Refusing to disclose place and person from whom obtained
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1242 — Refusing to disclose place and person from whom obtained, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-1242. Refusing to disclose place and person from whom obtained
Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) being in possession
of cigarettes, cigarette papers, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, or
any other form of tobacco product, nicotine product or vapor
products and being by any police officer, constable, juvenile court
officer, truant officer, or teacher in any school, asked where and
from whom such cigarettes, cigarette papers, cigars, snuff, chewing
tobacco, or any other form of tobacco product, nicotine product or
vapor products were obtained, who shall refuse to furnish such
information, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof before the district court, or any judge of the district
court, such minor being of the age of sixteen (16) years or upwards
shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding Five Dollars ($5.00)
or to undergo an imprisonment in the jail of the proper county not
exceeding five (5) days, or both; if such minor shall be under the
age of sixteen (16) years, he or she shall be certified by such
magistrate or justice to the juvenile court of the county for such
action as the court shall deem proper. For the purposes of this
section, the term "vapor product" shall have the same meaning as
provided in the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Added by Laws 1915, c. 190, § 2. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 54, § 2,
eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2014, c. 162, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws
2020, c. 70, § 3, emerg. eff. May 19, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 554, § 3,
emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 21-1242
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1242 cover?
Section 21-1242 ("Refusing to disclose place and person from whom obtained") 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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