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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-434: Attempt to escape from penitentiary

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Every prisoner confined in the penitentiary for a term less than

for life, who attempts by force or fraud, although unsuccessfully,

to escape from such prison, shall be guilty of a Class D2 felony

offense and shall by punished by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20O of this title.

R.L. 1910, § 2198. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 189, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 591, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 189 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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