Oklahoma § 21-440 - Harboring criminals and fugitives – Assisting a sex

§ 21-440. Harboring criminals and fugitives – Assisting a sex

offender in violation of registration requirements – Unlawful acts Penalties.

A. Any person who shall knowingly feed, lodge, clothe, arm,

equip in whole or in part, harbor, aid, assist or conceal in any

manner any person guilty of any felony, or outlaw, or fugitive from

justice, or any person seeking to escape arrest for any felony

committed within this state or any other state or territory, shall

be guilty of a Class C1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through E of Section 20L of this

title.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person who has reason to

believe that a sex offender is in violation of the registration

requirements of the Sex Offenders Registration Act and who has the

intent to assist the sex offender in eluding arrest, to do any of

the following:

1. Withhold information from, or fail to notify, a law

enforcement agency about the noncompliance of the sex offender with

the registration requirements of the Sex Offenders Registration Act,

and, if known, the whereabouts of the offender;

2. Harbor, attempt to harbor, or assist another person in

harboring or attempting to harbor, the sex offender;

3. Conceal, or attempt to conceal, or assist another person in

concealing or attempting to conceal, the sex offender; or

4. Provide information to a law enforcement agency regarding

the sex offender that the person knows to be false information.

C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subsection B of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

punishable by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to

exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

R.L. 1910, § 2204. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 193, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 108, eff. July 1, 1999;

Laws 2009, c. 404, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 190,

eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 193 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.