Oklahoma § 21-1978 - Unlawful transfer of article or sound recording or

§ 21-1978. Unlawful transfer of article or sound recording or

performance for unauthorized sale - Penalties.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and without

the written consent of the owner, transfer or cause to be

transferred to any article or sound recording or otherwise reproduce

for sale, any performance, whether live before an audience or

transmitted by wire or through the air by radio or television, with

the intent to sell or cause to be sold for profit or used to promote

the sale of any article or product.

B. A violation of this section involving less than one hundred

articles shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction,

be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00).

C. A violation of this section involving one hundred or more

articles shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense, and shall, upon

conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand

Dollars ($50,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or both such

fine and imprisonment.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

D. A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this

section shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense, and shall, upon

conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or both such

fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 82, § 4, emerg. eff. April 18, 1991. Amended

by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 432, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 316, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 468,

eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 432 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.