{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-111","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-111","heading":"Force","body":"A. In all instances of sexual assault including, but not\n\nlimited to, rape, rape by instrumentation and forcible sodomy where\n\nforce is alleged, the term \"force\" shall mean any force, no matter\n\nhow slight, necessary to accomplish the act without the consent of\n\nthe victim. The force necessary to constitute an element need not\n\nbe actual physical force since fear, fright or coercion may take the\n\nplace of actual physical force.\n\nB. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals is requested and\n\nauthorized to proceed to prescribe, institute and publish within ten\n\n(10) days of the effective date of this act a uniform instruction to\n\nbe given in jury trials of criminal cases that defines the term\n\n\"force\" consistent with the definition provided for in subsection A\n\nof this section.","path":["OK Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"4a59269fb452ba4a0e132dc32f396c92e8334d5a0afcdf207a7aea4ce96c6612","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1105","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}