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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1541.3v2: Value of bogus checks, drafts or orders - Penalty

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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 guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished

by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of

Section 20P of this title, 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 guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished

by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of

Section 20N of this title, 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 guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be

punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F

of Section 20M of this title, 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.

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