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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1702: Larceny of lost property

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One who finds lost property under circumstances which gives him

knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who

appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another

person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such

effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the

circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of larceny

punishable as follows:

1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand

Dollars ($ 1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1)

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

by both such imprisonment and fine;

2. If the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through

F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine not to exceed One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;

3. If the value of the property 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 punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not to exceed

One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and

fine; and

4. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars

($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of a Class C2

felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title, or by a fine

not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such

imprisonment and fine.

R.L. 1910, § 2653. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 116, § 10, eff. Nov. 1,

2018; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 246, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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