Oklahoma § 21-175 - Punishment of accessories

§ 21-175. Punishment of accessories

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by

law, an accessory to a felony is punishable as follows:

1. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by

imprisonment in the penitentiary for four (4) years or more, the

person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to imprisonment

in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding one-half (1/2) of the

longest term prescribed upon a conviction for the underlying

offense;

2. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by

imprisonment in the penitentiary for any time less than four (4)

years, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to

imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one (1) year;

3. If the underlying offense be punishable by a fine only, the

person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to a fine not

exceeding one-half (1/2) of the largest amount of money which may be

imposed as a fine upon a conviction of the underlying offense;

4. If the underlying offense be punishable by both imprisonment

and a fine, the offender convicted of being an accessory shall be

subject to both imprisonment and fine, not exceeding one-half (1/2)

of the longest term of imprisonment and one-half (1/2) of the

largest fine which may be imposed upon a conviction of the

underlying offense; and

5. If the underlying offense be murder in the first degree, the

accessory thereto shall be guilty of a Class A2 felony offense and

shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years

nor more than forty-five (45) years. If the underlying offense be

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

murder in the second degree, the accessory thereto shall be guilty

of a Class B1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment

for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty-five (25)

years.

R.L.1910, § 2107. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 22, eff. Nov. 1,

1988; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 154, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 74, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 275, § 2,

eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 15, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 154 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.