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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-540Av2: Eluding peace officer

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A. Any operator of a motor vehicle who has received a visual

and audible signal, a red light and a siren from a peace officer

driving a motor vehicle showing the same to be an official police,

sheriff, highway patrol or state game ranger vehicle directing the

operator to bring the vehicle to a stop and who willfully increases

the speed or extinguishes the lights of the vehicle in an attempt to

elude such peace officer, or willfully attempts in any other manner

to elude the peace officer, or who does elude such peace officer, is

guilty of a misdemeanor. The peace officer, while attempting to

stop a violator of this section, may communicate a request for the

assistance of other peace officers from any office, department or

agency. Any peace officer within this state having knowledge of

such request is authorized to render such assistance in stopping the

violator and may effect an arrest under this section upon probable

cause. Violation of this subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor

and shall be punishable by not more than one (1) year imprisonment

in the county jail or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars

($100.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or by both

such fine and imprisonment. A second or subsequent violation of

this subsection shall be punishable by not more than one (1) year in

the county jail or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or both

such fine and imprisonment.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section in such manner as to endanger any other person shall be

deemed guilty of a Class C1 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through E of Section

20L of this title, or by a fine of not less than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. 1. Any person who causes an accident, while eluding or

attempting to elude an officer, resulting in great bodily injury to

any other person while driving or operating a motor vehicle within

this state and who is in violation of the provisions of subsection A

of this section may be charged with a violation of the provisions of

this subsection. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a Class C1

felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in

subsections B through E of Section 20L of this title, and a fine of

not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

2. As used in this subsection, “great bodily injury” means

bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which

causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or

impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

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