Oklahoma § 21-1767.3 - Definitions

§ 21-1767.3. Definitions

As used in Section 1767.1 of this title:

1. "Explosive" or "explosives" means any chemical compound,

mixture or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to

function by explosion or which, although not its primary or common

purpose, has been modified, manipulated, altered, enhanced, or

otherwise caused to function by explosion (that is, with substantial

instantaneous release of gas, heat, debris, or concussive pressure

or force, or any combination of such actions), unless such compound,

mixture or device is otherwise specifically classified by the United

States Department of Transportation. The term “explosive” or

"explosives" shall include but not be limited to gunpowder,

dynamite, any bomb, all materials as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2

of Section 121.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and all

material which is classified as explosives by the United States

Department of Transportation;

2. "Person" means any individual or individuals, firm,

copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock

association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or

personal representative thereof;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

3. "Incendiary device" means any chemical compound, mixture or

device, the primary purpose of which is to ignite on impact or as a

result of chemical reaction such as a "Molotov cocktail" or

"firebomb" which is ignited on impact, causing a mechanical reaction

of the container's breaking and permitting the inflammable matter to

spread or splatter and is ignited from the burning wick or

hypergolic reaction of chemicals;

4. "Component parts" means separate parts which if assembled

would form an explosive device. Component parts of an "incendiary

device" shall consist of an inflammable material, a breakable

container and a source of ignition; and

5. "Simulated bomb" means any device or object that by its

design, construction, content, or characteristics appears to be, or

to contain, an incendiary device, explosive, or explosives, as

defined in this section, but is, in fact, an inoperative facsimile

or imitation of such a device or explosive.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 121, § 3, emerg. eff. May 4, 1971. Amended

by Laws 1991, c. 54, § 2, emerg. eff. April 10, 1991; Laws 1992, c.

192, § 4, emerg. eff. May 11, 1992; Laws 2003, c. 168, § 2, eff.

July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 130, § 3, emerg. eff. April 20, 2004.