Oklahoma § 21-948 - Officers - Illegal gambling - Collusion - Penalties
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-948 — Officers - Illegal gambling - Collusion - Penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-948. Officers - Illegal gambling - Collusion - Penalties
Any state, district, city, town, county or township officer who
shall engage or participate in, or who shall assist or encourage any
other person or persons in any kind of illegal gambling, whether the
same be by cards, dice, dominoes, billiards or any game of chance or
a gambling device, by betting money, property or other things of
value in such game of chance, or gambling device, such officer shall
be deemed guilty of a Class C2 felony offense, and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by
imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section
20M of this title, and such judgment of conviction shall carry with
it an immediate removal from office and a disqualification to hold
any office of profit or trust in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1916, c. 26, p. 58, § 8, emerg. eff. Jan. 29, 1916.
Amended by Laws 1993, c. 305, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c.
133, § 268, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 172,
eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 228, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 268 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 21-948
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 21-948 cover?
Section 21-948 ("Officers - Illegal gambling - Collusion - Penalties") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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