Oklahoma § 21-446 - Unlawful transport of alien - Concealing, harboring or

§ 21-446. Unlawful transport of alien - Concealing, harboring or

sheltering from detection - Destroying, hiding, altering, or keeping

documentation.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport, move, or

attempt to transport in the State of Oklahoma any alien knowing or

in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien has come to,

entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law, in

furtherance of the illegal presence of the alien in the United

States.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal, harbor, or

shelter from detection any alien in any place within the State of

Oklahoma, including any building or means of transportation, knowing

or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien has come to,

entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally

destroy, hide, alter, abscond with or keep documentation, including

birth certificates, visas, passports, green cards or other documents

utilized in the regular course of business to either verify or

legally extend an individual’s legal status within the United States

for the purpose of trafficking a person in violation of Section 748

of this title.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prohibit

or restrict the provision of any state or local public benefit

described in 8 U.S.C., Section 1621(b), or regulated public health

services provided by a private charity using private funds.

E. Any person violating the provisions of subsections A, B or C

of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B2

felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for not less than one (1) year, or by a

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both

such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 2007, c. 112, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws

2010, c. 409, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 67, eff.

Jan. 1, 2026.