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Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-2737.1: Penalties

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 36

A. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent

statement in or relating to an application for membership or for the

purpose of obtaining money from or a benefit in any society, upon

conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine

of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail

for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or

both.

B. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent

statement in any verified report or declaration under oath required

or authorized by this article, or of any material fact or thing

contained in a sworn statement concerning the death or disability of

a member for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in

the certificate, is guilty of the felony of perjury, a Class D3

felony offense, and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided

for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Any person who solicits membership for, or in any manner

assists in procuring membership in, any society not licensed to do

business in this state, upon conviction, shall be fined not less

than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00).

D. Any person guilty of a willful violation of, or neglect of

or refusal to comply with, the provisions of this article for which

a penalty is not otherwise prescribed, shall, upon conviction, be

subject to a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

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