Oklahoma § 21-1990.2 - Use, possession, distribution, manufacture, etc. of

§ 21-1990.2. Use, possession, distribution, manufacture, etc. of

item bearing counterfeit mark – Penalties – Seizure and forteiture –

Civil actions – Damages and attorney fees.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, a

person who knowingly and with intent to sell or distribute, uses,

displays, advertises, distributes, offers for sale, sells or

possesses any item that bears a counterfeit mark or any service that

is identified by a counterfeit mark 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 One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Any person who commits any prohibited act proscribed in

subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for

in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a

fine of not more than the retail value of such items or services, or

both such fine and imprisonment, if either:

1. The person has one previous conviction under any provision

of this section; or

2. At least one of the following exists:

a.

the violation involves more than one hundred but fewer

than one thousand items that bear the counterfeit

mark, or

b.

the total retail value of all of the items or services

that bear or are identified by the counterfeit mark is

more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) but less

than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

C. Any person who knowingly manufactures or produces with

intent to sell or distribute any item that bears a counterfeit mark

or any service that is identified by a counterfeit mark shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20N of this title, or by a fine not exceeding three times the retail

value of such items or services, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

D. Any person who commits any prohibited act proscribed by

subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for

in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a

fine not exceeding three times the retail value of such items or

services, or by both such fine and imprisonment if either:

1. The person has two or more previous convictions under this

section; or

2. At least one of the following exists:

a.

the violation involves at least one thousand items

that bear the counterfeit mark, or

b.

the total retail value of all of the items or services

that bear or are identified by the counterfeit mark is

at least Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

E. For purposes of this section, any person who knowingly has

possession, custody or control of at least twenty-six items that

bear a counterfeit mark is presumed to possess the items with intent

to sell or distribute the items.

F. In any criminal proceeding in which a person is convicted of

a violation of any provision of this section, the court may order

the convicted person to pay restitution to the intellectual property

owner in addition to any other provision allowed by law.

G. The investigating law enforcement officer may seize any item

that bears a counterfeit mark and all other personal property that

is employed or used in connection with a violation of this section,

including any items, objects, tools, machines, equipment,

instrumentalities or vehicles. All personal property seized

pursuant to this section shall be subject to forfeiture according to

Section 1738 of this title.

H. After a forfeiture has been ordered by the district court, a

law enforcement officer shall destroy all seized items that bear a

counterfeit mark; however, if the counterfeit mark is removed from

the seized items, the intellectual property owner may recommend to

the court that the seized items be donated to a charitable

organization.

I. Any certificate of registration of any intellectual property

pursuant to state or federal law is prima facie evidence of the

facts stated in the certificate of registration and may be used at

trial.

J. In addition to other remedies allowed by law, an

intellectual property owner who sustains a loss as a result of any

violation of this section may file a civil action against the

defendant for recovery of up to treble damages and the costs of the

suit including reasonable attorney fees.

K. The remedies provided in this section are cumulative to all

other civil and criminal remedies provided by law.

L. For the purposes of this section, the quantity or retail

value of items or services includes the aggregate quantity or retail

value of all items that the defendant manufactures, uses, displays,

advertises, distributes, offers for sale, sells or possesses and

that bear a counterfeit mark or that are identified by a counterfeit

mark.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 54, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws

2025, c. 486, § 471, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.