Oklahoma § 21-1740.2 - Holding, concealing, destroying or taking mail from

§ 21-1740.2. Holding, concealing, destroying or taking mail from

another person.

A. As used in this section:

1. "Mail" means a letter, postal card, package, bag or any

other article or thing contained therein, or other sealed article

addressed to a person, that:

a.

is delivered by a common carrier or delivery service

and not yet received by the addressee, or

b.

has been left to be collected for delivery by a common

carrier or delivery service; and

2. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,

limited liability company, association or other legal entity.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to hold, conceal,

destroy or take mail from the mailbox or premises of another person

or from a delivery vehicle at any point throughout the delivery

route without the effective consent of the addressee and with the

intent to deprive the addressee of the mail.

C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment in the county jail for a term 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.

D. When three or more separate offenses under this section are

committed within a sixty-day period, the person shall be guilty of a

felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department

of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more

than five (5) years, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

E. Any person convicted pursuant to the provisions of this

section shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the victim as

provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 2020, c. 26, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.