2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-650.6. Assault or battery or assault and battery upon officer of state district or appellate court, Workers' Compensation Court, witness or juror - Penalty.

21 OK Stat § 21-650.6 (2015) What's This?

A. Every person who commits any assault upon any officer of a state district or appellate court, or the Workers' Compensation Court, including but not limited to judges, bailiffs, court reporters, court clerks or deputy court clerks, or upon any witnesses or juror, because of said person's service in such capacity or within six (6) months of said person's service in such capacity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

B. Every person who commits any battery or assault and battery upon any officer of a state district or appellate court, or the Workers' Compensation Court, including but not limited to judges, bailiffs, court reporters, court clerks or deputy court clerks, or upon any witnesses or juror, because of said person's service in such capacity or within six (6) months of said person's service in such capacity, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

Added by Laws 1993, c. 326, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 225, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 131, eff. July 1, 1999.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 225 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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