Oklahoma § 21-1579 - See the following versions:

§ 21-1579. See the following versions:

OS 21-1579v1 (HB 2751, Laws 2016, c. 221, § 13)

OS 21-1579v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 242)

§21-1579v1. Possession of other forged instruments.

Every person who has in his or her possession any forged or

counterfeited instrument, the forgery of which has previously been

declared to be punishable, other than such as are enumerated in

Section 1578 of this title, knowing the same to be forged,

counterfeited or falsely altered with intent to injure or defraud by

uttering the same to be true, or as false, or by causing the same to

be uttered, is guilty of forgery in the second degree if the value

of the instrument is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and

forgery in the third degree if the value of the instrument is less

than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

For purposes of this section, a series of offenses may be

aggregated into one offense when they are the result of the

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formulation of a plan or scheme or the setting up of a mechanism

which, when put into operation, results in the taking or diversion

of money or property on a recurring basis. When all acts result

from a continuing course of conduct, they may be aggregated into one

crime. Acts forming an integral part of the first taking which

facilitate subsequent takings, or acts taken in preparation of

several takings which facilitate subsequent takings, are relevant to

determine the intent of the party to commit a continuing crime.

R.L. 1910, § 2631. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 221, § 13, eff. Nov. 1,

2016.

§21-1579v2. Possession of other forged instruments.

A. Every person who has in his or her possession any forged or

counterfeited instrument, the forgery of which is hereinbefore

declared to be punishable, other than such as are enumerated in the

last section, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited or

falsely altered with intent to injure or defraud by uttering the

same to be true, or as false, or by causing the same to be uttered,

is punishable as follows:

1. If the value of the instrument is less than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of misdemeanor

forgery punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not

to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;

2. If the value of the instrument is One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of felony forgery, a Class

D3 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine

not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such

imprisonment and fine;

3. If the value of the instrument is Two Thousand Five Hundred

Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars

($15,000.00), the person shall be guilty of felony forgery, a Class

D1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine

not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such

imprisonment and fine; or

4. If the value of the instrument is Fifteen Thousand Dollars

($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of felony forgery,

a Class C2 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title, or by a

fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such

imprisonment and fine.

B. For purposes of this section, a series of offenses may be

aggregated into one offense when they are the result of the

formulation of a plan or scheme or the setting up of a mechanism

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which, when put into operation, results in the taking or diversion

of money or property on a recurring basis. When all acts result

from a continuing course of conduct, they may be aggregated into one

crime. Acts forming an integral part of the first taking which

facilitate subsequent takings, or acts taken in preparation of

several takings which facilitate subsequent takings, are relevant to

determine the intent of the party to commit a continuing crime.

R.L. 1910, § 2631. Amended by State Question No. 780, Initiative

Petition No. 404, § 19, adopted at election held on November 8,

2016, eff. July 1, 2017; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2018;

Laws 2025, c. 486, § 242, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.