Oklahoma § 24-83 - False credit information or false rating - Penalty Damages
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 24-83 — False credit information or false rating - Penalty Damages, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-83. False credit information or false rating - Penalty Damages
A. Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly and willfully
introduces, attempts to introduce or causes to be introduced false
information into the files of a consumer reporting agency or credit
bureau for the purpose of wrongfully damaging or wrongfully
enhancing the credit information of any individual, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by
a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly promulgates or
publishes a false opinion or statement in any book or list as to the
credit or financial standing of any person, and circulates such book
or list among wholesale or retail business concerns, shall be liable
in damages to the person about whom the false opinion or statement
is made, for the full amount of injury sustained, and in addition
thereto for exemplary damages in any sum to be fixed by the jury,
and shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one
(1) year or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2908; Laws 1984, c. 59, § 1, emerg. eff. March 27,
1984.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 24-83
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 24-83 cover?
Section 24-83 ("False credit information or false rating - Penalty Damages") 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.
How do I cite Oklahoma § 24-83?
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Is this the official text of Oklahoma law?
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