Oklahoma § 21-1720 - Aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle,
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1720 — Aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle,, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-1720. Aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle,
construction equipment or farm equipment.
Any person in this state who shall steal an aircraft, automobile
or other automotive driven vehicle, construction equipment or farm
equipment shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and, upon
conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title if the value of
the vehicle is less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or
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 if the value of the vehicle is Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or greater, 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 . In addition,
the person shall be ordered to pay restitution pursuant to Section
991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1919, c. 102, p. 155, § 1. Amended by Laws 1945, p.
96, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 398, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st
Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 290, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 186, § 1,
eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws
2025, c. 486, § 253, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 398 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-1720 ("Aircraft, automobile or other automotive driven vehicle,") 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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