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2025 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1955. Penalties - Civil actions.

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21 OK Stat § 1955 (2025)
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A. Upon conviction of a felony under the provisions of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, the person shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by confinement as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Upon conviction of a misdemeanor under the provisions of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, punishment shall be by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. In addition to any other civil remedy available, the owner or lessee of the computer, computer system, computer network, computer program or data may bring a civil action against any person convicted of a violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act for compensatory damages, including any victim expenditure reasonably and necessarily incurred by the owner or lessee to verify that a computer system, computer network, computer program or data was or was not altered, damaged, deleted, disrupted or destroyed by the access. In any action brought pursuant to this subsection the court may award reasonable attorneys fees to the prevailing party.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 70, § 5, emerg. eff. March 29, 1984. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 151, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 428, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 312, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 261, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 428 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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