Oklahoma § 21-1955 - Penalties - Civil actions
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1955 — Penalties - Civil actions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-1955. Penalties - Civil actions
A. Upon conviction of a felony under the provisions of the
Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, the person shall be guilty of a Class
C2 felony offense and shall be punished by a fine of not less than
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and not more than One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by confinement as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
B. Upon conviction of a misdemeanor under the provisions of the
Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, punishment shall be by a fine of not
more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in
the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
C. In addition to any other civil remedy available, the owner
or lessee of the computer, computer system, computer network,
computer program or data may bring a civil action against any person
convicted of a violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act for
compensatory damages, including any victim expenditure reasonably
and necessarily incurred by the owner or lessee to verify that a
computer system, computer network, computer program or data was or
was not altered, damaged, deleted, disrupted or destroyed by the
access. In any action brought pursuant to this subsection the court
may award reasonable attorneys fees to the prevailing party.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 70, § 5, emerg. eff. March 29, 1984. Amended
by Laws 1989, c. 151, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 133, §
428, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 312, eff.
July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 261, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 428 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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