Oklahoma § 21-1589

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1589, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 21-1589.

False entries in corporation books.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

Every person who, with intent to defraud, makes any false entry,

or falsely alters any entry made in any book of accounts kept by any

corporation within this state, or in any book of accounts kept by

any such corporation or its officers, and delivered or intended to

be delivered to any person dealing with such corporation, by which

any pecuniary obligation, claim or credit is, or purports to be,

discharged, diminished, increased, created or in any manner

affected, is guilty of forgery in the second degree, a Class D1

felony offense.

R.L.1910, § 2641. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 443, eff. Jan. 1,

2026.

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Section 21-1589 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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