Oklahoma § 64-1018 - Destruction of timber or improvements - Unlawful entry Damages
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 64-1018 — Destruction of timber or improvements - Unlawful entry Damages, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 64-1018. Destruction of timber or improvements - Unlawful entry Damages
Any person, firm, business, or other entity who, without written
authority from the Commissioners of the Land Office, trespasses,
uses, cuts timber, injures or destroys surface or subsurface lands
or improvements, removes anything of value from the surface or
subsurface, assumes possession without a lease or other legal
interest in the lands, or who refuses to surrender possession at the
expiration, rescission or termination of a lease or easement shall
be subject to a civil action for actual damages, possession of the
land, injunction, civil penalties equal to the amount of actual
damages, attorney fees, litigation expenses, sheriff fees and court
costs. Damage claims shall carry sixteen-percent interest from the
date of injury. The person, business or other entity shall also,
upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be
subject to imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F
of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 115, § 24, emerg. eff. May 14, 1935. Amended
by Laws 1937, p. 131, § 8, emerg. eff. March 29, 1937; Laws 1997, c.
133, § 538, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, §
389, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2010, c. 41, § 13, emerg. eff. April 2,
2010. Renumbered from § 88 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 70,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 64. Public Lands
emerg. eff. April 2, 2010. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 740,
eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 538 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 64-1018
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Section 64-1018 ("Destruction of timber or improvements - Unlawful entry 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.
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