Oklahoma § 21-1521 - See the following versions:

§ 21-1521. See the following versions:

OS 21-1521v1 (HB 2751, Laws 2016, c. 221, § 2)

OS 21-1521v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 422)

§21-1521v1. Motor vehicle lease or rental - Payment by false or

bogus check.

Every person who shall lease or rent, for any period of time

whatsoever, any motor vehicle and, with intent to cheat and defraud,

who pays the fees for such lease or rental by means of a false,

bogus or worthless check written for the sum of Twenty Dollars

($20.00) or less shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or

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

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or both such fine and imprisonment. If the value of the false,

bogus or worthless check shall exceed the sum of Twenty Dollars

($20.00) but is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), any

person convicted pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished by incarceration in the county

jail for not to exceed one (1) year or incarceration in the county

jail one or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of

Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the option of the court, and

shall be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00) and ordered to provide restitution to the victim as

provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If

the value of the worthless check is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

or more, any person convicted hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a

felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding seven (7) years

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

such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 84, § 1, emerg. eff. March 27, 1970. Amended

by Laws 1973, c. 36, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1973; Laws 1993, c.

147, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 366, eff. July 1,

1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 258, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws

2016, c. 221, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 366 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

§21-1521v2. Motor vehicle lease or rental - Payment by false, bogus

or worthless check.

Every person who shall lease or rent, for any period of time

whatsoever, any motor vehicle and, with intent to cheat and defraud,

who pays the fees for such lease or rental by means of a false,

bogus or worthless check written for the sum of less than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and

upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed

Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county

jail for not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and

imprisonment. If the value of the worthless check is One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, any person convicted hereunder shall be

deemed 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 this title, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 84, § 1, emerg. eff. March 27, 1970. Amended

by Laws 1973, c. 36, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1973; Laws 1993, c.

147, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 366, eff. July 1,

1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 258, eff. July 1, 1999;

State Question No. 780, Initiative Petition No. 404, § 12, adopted

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at General Election held on November 8, 2016, eff. July 1, 2017;

Laws 2025, c. 486, § 422, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 366 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.