Oklahoma § 21-856.1 - Causing, aiding, abetting or encouraging minor to

§ 21-856.1. Causing, aiding, abetting or encouraging minor to

participate in certain drug-related crimes.

Every person who shall knowingly, intentionally or willfully

cause, aid, abet or encourage a minor child to:

1. Distribute, dispense, possess or manufacture a controlled

dangerous substance, as provided in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous

Substances Act, Section 2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

2. Create, distribute, or possess a counterfeit controlled

dangerous substance, as defined by Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Distribute any imitation controlled substance as defined by

Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Conspire or participate in any scheme, plan or act for the

purposes of avoiding, eluding or evading arrest or detection by law

enforcement authorities for crimes involving controlled substances

as defined by Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or

5. Violate any penal provisions of the Uniform Controlled

Dangerous Substances Act,

shall be guilty of a Class B2 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not more than

twenty (20) years and a fine of not more than Two Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($200,000.00). Said sentence shall not be subject to

statutory provisions for suspended sentences, or deferred sentences

except when the conviction is for a first offense.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 202, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989. Amended

by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 255, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 159, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 70,

eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 255 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.