Oklahoma § 21-1834 - Chattels encumbered by mortgage, conditional sales

§ 21-1834. Chattels encumbered by mortgage, conditional sales

contract or security agreement - Removal or destruction.

Any mortgagor, conditional sales contract vendee, pledgor or

debtor under a security agreement of personal property, or his or

her legal representative, who, while such mortgage, security

agreement or conditional sales contract remains in force and

unsatisfied, conceals, sells or in any manner disposes of such

property, or any part thereof, or removes such property, or any part

thereof, beyond the limits of the county, or materially injures or

willfully destroys such property, or any part thereof, without the

written consent of the holder of such mortgage or conditional sales

contract, secured party or pledgee under a security agreement shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense if the value

of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more and

shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine of not to

exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). If the value of the property

is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a

fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Provided,

however, the writing containing the consent of the holder of the

mortgage or conditional sales contract, secured party or pledgee

under a security agreement, as before specified, shall be the only

competent evidence of such consent, unless it appears that such

writing has been lost or destroyed.

R.L. 1910, § 2755. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 166, § 1; Laws 1965, c.

105, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999,

1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 307, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, §

20, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 700, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 421 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.