Oklahoma § 21-1713.1 - Purchase or receipt of stolen, etc., construction or

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§ 21-1713.1. Purchase or receipt of stolen, etc., construction or

farm equipment.

Every person who buys or receives, in any manner, upon any

consideration, any construction equipment or farm equipment of any

value whatsoever that has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false

pretense or robbery, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe

the same to have been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense,

or robbery, or who conceals, withholds, or aids in concealing or

withholding such construction equipment or farm equipment from the

owner, shall be guilty of 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 in an amount that is equal to three

times the value of the property that was stolen but not more than

Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine

and imprisonment and may be ordered to pay restitution pursuant to

Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 2002, c. 186, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws

2025, c. 486, § 250, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

§21-1713v1. Receiving stolen property - Presumption.

A. Every person who buys or receives, in any manner, upon any

consideration, personal property of a value of One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00) or more that has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by

false pretense or robbery, knowing or having reasonable cause to

believe the same to have been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false

pretense, or robbery, or who conceals, withholds, or aids in

concealing or withholding such property from the owner shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the

custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed five (5)

years, or in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a

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

fine and imprisonment. If the personal property that has been

stolen, embezzled, obtained by false pretense or robbery has a value

of less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year.

B. Every person who, without making reasonable inquiry, buys,

receives, conceals, withholds, or aids in concealing or withholding

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any property which has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false

pretense or robbery, or otherwise feloniously obtained, under such

circumstances as should cause such person to make reasonable inquiry

to ascertain that the person from whom such property was bought or

received had the legal right to sell or deliver it shall be presumed

to have bought or received such property knowing it to have been so

stolen or wrongfully obtained. This presumption may, however, be

rebutted by proof.

R.L. 1910, § 2664. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 234, § 1, emerg. eff.

July 18, 1961; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 393, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws

1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 285, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c.

221, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 393 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

§21-1713v2. Receiving stolen property - Presumption.

A. Every person who buys or receives, in any manner, upon any

consideration, personal property of a value of One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00) or more that has been stolen, embezzled, obtained by

false pretense or robbery, knowing or having reasonable cause to

believe the same to have been stolen, embezzled, obtained by false

pretense, or robbery, or who conceals, withholds, or aids in

concealing or withholding such property from the owner shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable as follows:

1. If the value of the personal property 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 a Class D3 felony

offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in

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

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

and imprisonment;

2. If the value of the personal property 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 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 by both such

fine and imprisonment; or

3. If the value of the personal property is Fifteen Thousand

Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of a Class

C2 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided

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

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

imprisonment and fine.

B. If the personal property that has been stolen, embezzled,

obtained by false pretense or robbery has a value of less than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall, upon conviction, be

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guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county

jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months.

C. Every person who, without making reasonable inquiry, buys,