Oklahoma § 21-1752.1 - Trespass upon or interference with railroad property

§ 21-1752.1. Trespass upon or interference with railroad property

A. Any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if the person:

1. Without consent of the owner or the owner's agent, enters or

remains on railroad property, knowing that it is railroad property;

2. Throws an object at a train, or rail-mounted work equipment;

or

3. Maliciously or wantonly causes in any manner the derailment

of a train, railroad car or rail-mounted work equipment.

B. Any person shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense if

the person commits an offense specified in subsection A of this

section which results in a demonstrable monetary loss, damage or

destruction of railroad property when said loss is valued at more

than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) or results in

bodily injury to a person. Any person shall be guilty of a Class D1

felony offense if the person discharges a firearm or weapon at a

train, or rail-mounted work equipment.

C. Any person violating the misdemeanor provisions of this

section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction

shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding

one (1) year or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. Any person

violating the felony provisions of this section shall be deemed

guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and upon conviction shall be

punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F

of Section 20N of this title.

D. Subsection A of this section shall not be construed to

interfere with the lawful use of a public or private crossing.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting a

representative of a labor organization which represents or is

seeking to represent the employees of the railroad, from conducting

such business as provided under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C.,

Section 151 et seq.

F. As used in this section “railroad property” includes, but is

not limited to, any train, locomotive, railroad car, caboose, railmounted work equipment, rolling stock, work equipment, safety

device, switch, electronic signal, microwave communication

equipment, connection, railroad track, rail, bridge, trestle, rightof-way or other property that is owned, leased, operated or

possessed by a railroad.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 139, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1995. Amended

by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 409, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 300, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 458,

eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 409 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.