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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1521v1: Motor vehicle lease or rental - Payment by false or

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bogus check.

Every person who shall lease or rent, for any period of time

whatsoever, any motor vehicle and, with intent to cheat and defraud,

who pays the fees for such lease or rental by means of a false,

bogus or worthless check written for the sum of Twenty Dollars

($20.00) or less shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or

by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months,

or both such fine and imprisonment. If the value of the false,

bogus or worthless check shall exceed the sum of Twenty Dollars

($20.00) but is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), any

person convicted pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished by incarceration in the county

jail for not to exceed one (1) year or incarceration in the county

jail one or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of

Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the option of the court, and

shall be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00) and ordered to provide restitution to the victim as

provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If

the value of the worthless check is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

or more, any person convicted hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a

felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding seven (7) years

or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both

such fine and imprisonment.

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