2018 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1541.3v2. Value of bogus checks, drafts or orders - Penalty.
A. Any person making, drawing, uttering or delivering two or more false or bogus checks, drafts or orders, as defined by Section 1541.4 of this title, the total sum of which is Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or more, even though each separate instrument is written for less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), all in pursuance of a common scheme or plan to cheat and defraud shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished as follows:
1. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks, drafts or orders is Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two (2) years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment;
2. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks, drafts or orders is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment; or
3. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks, drafts or orders is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. If the total sum of two or more false or bogus checks, drafts or orders is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year or, at the discretion of the court, by imprisonment in the county jail for one or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and ordered to pay restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 94, § 3, emerg. eff. April 20, 1967. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 277, § 3, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1993, c. 147, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 288, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 370, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 263, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 8, eff. July 1, 2001; State Question No. 780, Initiative Petition No. 404, § 15, adopted at election held on November 8, 2016, eff. July 1, 2017; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 370 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
