Oklahoma § 21-1980 - Counterfeit labels - Penalties

§ 21-1980. Counterfeit labels - Penalties

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to make, manufacture,

sell, distribute, offer for sale, issue or place in circulation or

knowingly have in his possession for purposes of commercial

advantage or private financial gain, a counterfeit label affixed or

designed to be affixed to a phonorecord, a copy of a motion picture

or other audiovisual work, recording or article.

B. A violation of this section involving less than seven

articles upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are

recorded or less than one hundred other articles or sound

recordings, 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 seven or more articles

upon which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are recorded

or one hundred or more other articles or sound recordings, 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.

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, § 6, emerg. eff. April 18, 1991. Amended

by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 434, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 318, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 470,

eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 434 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.