Oklahoma § 21-801 - Robbery or attempted robbery with dangerous weapon or

§ 21-801. Robbery or attempted robbery with dangerous weapon or

imitation firearm a felony.

Any person or persons who, with the use of any firearms or any

other dangerous weapons, whether the firearm is loaded or not, or

who uses a blank or imitation firearm capable of raising in the mind

of the one threatened with such device a fear that it is a real

firearm, attempts to rob or robs any person or persons, or who robs

or attempts to rob any place of business, residence or banking

institution or any other place inhabited or attended by any person

or persons at any time, either day or night, shall be guilty of a

Class A2 felony offense and, upon conviction therefor, shall suffer

punishment by imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary, or

for a period of time of not less than five (5) years, at the

discretion of the court, or the jury trying the same.

Upon conviction therefor, any person guilty of three separate

and distinct felonies, in violation of this section shall suffer

punishment by imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary, or

for a period of time of not less than ten (10) years, and it is

mandatory upon the court to impose no less than the minimum sentence

of ten (10) years. The sentence imposed upon such person shall not

be reduced to less than ten (10) calendar years, nor suspended, nor

shall any person be eligible for probation or parole or receive any

deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have

served ten (10) calendar years of such sentence.

Added by Laws 1923, c. 85, p. 150, § 1. Amended by Laws 1925, c.

44, p. 71, § 1; Laws 1973, c. 76, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 1973;

Laws 1982, c. 173, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1982; Laws 1997, c.

133, § 243, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 147,

eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 243 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.