2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1953. Prohibited acts.

A. It shall be unlawful to:

1. Willfully, and without authorization, gain or attempt to gain access to and damage, modify, alter, delete, destroy, copy, make use of, disclose or take possession of a computer, computer system, computer network or any other property;

2. Use a computer, computer system, computer network or any other property as hereinbefore defined for the purpose of devising or executing a scheme or artifice with the intent to defraud, deceive, extort or for the purpose of controlling or obtaining money, property, services or other thing of value by means of a false or fraudulent pretense or representation;

3. Willfully exceed the limits of authorization and damage, modify, alter, destroy, copy, delete, disclose or take possession of a computer, computer system, computer network or any other property;

4. Willfully and without authorization, gain or attempt to gain access to a computer, computer system, computer network or any other property;

5. Willfully and without authorization use or cause to be used computer services;

6. Willfully and without authorization disrupt or cause the disruption of computer services or deny or cause the denial of access or other computer services to an authorized user of a computer, computer system or computer network;

7. Willfully and without authorization provide or assist in providing a means of accessing a computer, computer system or computer network in violation of this section;

8. Willfully use a computer, computer system, or computer network to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass another person; and

9. Willfully use a computer, computer system, or computer network to put another person in fear of physical harm or death.

B. Any person convicted of violating paragraph 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 or 9 of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a felony punishable as provided in Section 1955 of this title.

C. Any person convicted of violating paragraph 4, 5 or 8 of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

D. Nothing in the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act shall be construed to prohibit the monitoring of computer usage of, or the denial of computer or Internet access to, a child by a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or foster parent. As used in this subsection, "child" shall mean any person less than eighteen (18) years of age.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 70, § 3, emerg. eff. March 29, 1984. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 151, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 427, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 105, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 97, § 2, emerg. eff. April 17, 2002; Laws 2013, c. 66, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 427 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.