{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-17-17-16","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-16","heading":"Penalty for destroying records","body":"Any person who shall conceal, destroy, or mutilate or attempt to\n\nconceal, destroy, or mutilate any records, books, or files of any\n\ncorporation transacting business in this state for the purpose of\n\ndefeating, hindering or delaying any investigation, prosecution or\n\nsuit at law or equity, or any cause of action in any vested rights\n\nof any citizen of this state, shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1\n\nfelony offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by\n\nimprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section\n\n20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nR.L. 1910, § 1206. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 137, eff. July\n\n1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 63, eff. July 1, 1999;","path":["OK Code","Title 17"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os17.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"06bd521231828cad0a8bbe93e70393f12e6274b3b8e2aff17925e7534b70da2d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-17-17-159.23","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-17-17-160.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}