Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1534: Title theft - Penalties

A. A person commits title theft when he or she:

1. Intentionally alters, falsifies, forges, or misrepresents a

document pertaining to real property, with the intent to deceive,

defraud, or unlawfully transfer or encumber the ownership rights of

the owner of the real property;

2. With intent to defraud, misrepresents himself or herself as

the owner or authorized representative of the owner of real property

to induce another person to rely on such false information to obtain

ownership or possession of such real property; or

3. With intent to defraud, takes, obtains, steals, encumbers,

or transfers title or an interest in real property by fraud,

forgery, larceny, or any other fraudulent or deceptive practice.

B. A person who procures, files, or causes to be filed of

public record any document pertaining to an interest in real

property with intent to deceive another person as to the veracity of

the document recorded shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a felony

punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term not to exceed three (3) years, a fine not to

exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such

imprisonment and fine. Additionally, the court shall order

restitution to be paid to the aggrieved party as authorized by

Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. A person who knowingly and willfully procures, files, or

causes to be filed of public record a document pertaining to real

property in this state with intent to defraud the owner of the real

property or the owner of an interest in the real property shall be,

upon conviction, guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in

the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to

exceed ten (10) years, a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine. Additionally,

the court shall order restitution to be paid to the aggrieved party

as authorized by Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. A county clerk shall post a sign, in letters at least one

(1) inch in height, that is clearly visible to the general public in

or near the county clerk’s office stating that it is a crime to

knowingly file a fraudulent document pertaining to real property

with the county clerk.