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2025 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1117. Compelling woman to marry.

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21 OK Stat § 1117 (2025)
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Any person who takes any woman against her will and, by force, menace or duress, compels her to marry him or to marry any other person, shall be guilty of a Class A2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not less than ten (10) years.

R.L. 1910, § 2420. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 294, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 195, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 30, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 294 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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