Oklahoma § 21-1753.8 - Defacing, stealing or possessing road signs or markers
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1753.8 — Defacing, stealing or possessing road signs or markers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-1753.8. Defacing, stealing or possessing road signs or markers
- Violation resulting in personal injury or death - Penalties.
A. Any person who defaces, steals or possesses any road sign or
marker posted by any city, state or county shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or restitution
which shall be paid to the city, state or county, or by not more
than twenty (20) days of community service, or by imprisonment in
the county jail for a term of not more than thirty (30) days, or by
such fine, imprisonment, community service, or restitution, as the
Court may order.
B. If a violation of subsection A of this section results in
personal injury to or death of any person, the person committing the
violation shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony
offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine of not more
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). In addition, the person may
be ordered to pay restitution, which shall be paid to the city,
state or county, or to perform not less than forty (40) days of
community service, or to such combination of fine, imprisonment,
community service, and/or restitution, as the Court may order.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 316, § 1, emerg. eff. July 25, 1985. Amended
by Laws 1993, c. 127, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1993; Laws 1996, c.
77, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 411, eff. July 1,
1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 301, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws
2025, c. 486, § 692, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 411 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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