Oklahoma § 21-1501 - Securing credit fraudulently - Penalty

§ 21-1501. Securing credit fraudulently - Penalty

Any person who shall:

1. Knowingly make or cause to be made, either directly or

indirectly, or through any agency whatsoever, any false statement in

writing, with intent that it shall be relied upon, respecting the

financial condition, or means or ability to pay of such person, or

any other person, firm or corporation, in whom the person is

interested, or for whom the person is acting, for the purpose of

procuring in any form whatsoever, either the delivery of personal

property, the payment of cash, the making of a loan or credit, the

extension of a credit, the discount of an account receivable, or the

making, acceptance, discount, sale or endorsement of a bill of

exchange or promissory note, for the benefit of either such person

or any other person, firm or corporation;

2. With knowledge that a false statement in writing has been

made, respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay,

of such person, or any other person, firm or corporation in which

the person is interested, or for whom the person is acting,

procures, upon the faith thereof, for the benefit of either such

person, or any other person, firm or corporation, either or any of

the things of benefit mentioned in paragraph 1 of this section;

3. With knowledge that a statement in writing has been made,

respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay of

such person, or any other person, firm or corporation, in which the

person is interested, or for whom the person is acting, represents

on a later date in writing, that the statement theretofore made, if

then again made on said day, would be then true, when in fact, the

statement if then made would be false, and procures upon the faith

thereof, for the benefit of either such person or any other person,

firm or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit

mentioned in paragraph 1 of this section; or

4. Knowingly with intent to defraud, make any false statement

or report or willfully falsify the value of any land, property or

security for the purpose of influencing in any way the action taken

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

or decision made on any application, advance, discount, purchase,

purchase agreement, repurchase agreement, commitment or loan, or any

change or extension of any of the same, by renewal, deferment of

action or otherwise, or the acceptance, release or substitution of

security;

shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or

by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both

such fine and imprisonment.

Laws 1915, c. 180, § 1. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 298, § 2, emerg.

eff. May 12, 2004.