Oklahoma § 22-1404 - Penalties for violating Section 1403 - Persons authorized
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§ 22-1404. Penalties for violating Section 1403 - Persons authorized
to institute proceedings.
A. Any person convicted of violating any provision of Section
1403 of this title shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense and
shall be punished by a term of imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections of not less than ten (10) years and shall
not be eligible for a deferred sentence, probation, suspension, work
furlough, or release from confinement on any other basis until the
person has served one-half (1/2) of the sentence. A violation of
each of the provisions of Section 1403 of this title shall be a
separate offense.
B. In lieu of the fine authorized by the Oklahoma RacketeerInfluenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, any person convicted of
violating any provision of Section 1403 of this title, through which
the person derived pecuniary value, or by which the person caused
personal injury, or property damage or other loss, may be sentenced
to pay a fine that does not exceed three times the gross value
gained or three times the gross loss caused, whichever is greater,
plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution
reasonably incurred, less the value of any property ordered
forfeited pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of Section 1405
of this title. The district court shall hold a separate hearing to
determine the amount of the fine authorized by the provisions of
this subsection.
C. No person shall institute any proceedings, civil or
criminal, pursuant to the provisions of this act, except the
Attorney General, any district attorney or any district attorney
appointed under the provisions of Section 215.9 of Title 19 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 131, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws
1997, c. 133, § 440, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c.
5, § 324, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2010, c. 456, § 7, eff. Nov. 1,
2010; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 64, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 440 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
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