{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1579v2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1579v2","heading":"Possession of other forged instruments","body":"A. Every person who has in his or her possession any forged or\n\ncounterfeited instrument, the forgery of which is hereinbefore\n\ndeclared to be punishable, other than such as are enumerated in the\n\nlast section, knowing the same to be forged, counterfeited or\n\nfalsely altered with intent to injure or defraud by uttering the\n\nsame to be true, or as false, or by causing the same to be uttered,\n\nis punishable as follows:\n\n1. If the value of the instrument is less than One Thousand\n\nDollars ($1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of misdemeanor\n\nforgery punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not\n\nto exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand\n\nDollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;\n\n2. If the value of the instrument is One Thousand Dollars\n\n($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars\n\n($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of felony forgery, a Class\n\nD3 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in\n\nsubsections B through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine\n\nnot to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such\n\nimprisonment and fine;\n\n3. If the value of the instrument is Two Thousand Five Hundred\n\nDollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars\n\n($15,000.00), the person shall be guilty of felony forgery, a Class\n\nD1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in\n\nsubsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine\n\nnot to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such\n\nimprisonment and fine; or\n\n4. If the value of the instrument is Fifteen Thousand Dollars\n\n($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of felony forgery,\n\na Class C2 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided\n\nfor in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title, or by a\n\nfine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such\n\nimprisonment and fine.\n\nB. For purposes of this section, a series of offenses may be\n\naggregated into one offense when they are the result of the\n\nformulation of a plan or scheme or the setting up of a mechanism\n\nwhich, when put into operation, results in the taking or diversion\n\nof money or property on a recurring basis. When all acts result\n\nfrom a continuing course of conduct, they may be aggregated into one\n\ncrime. Acts forming an integral part of the first taking which\n\nfacilitate subsequent takings, or acts taken in preparation of\n\nseveral takings which facilitate subsequent takings, are relevant to\n\ndetermine the intent of the party to commit a continuing crime.\n\nR.L. 1910, § 2631. Amended by State Question No. 780, Initiative\n\nPetition No. 404, § 19, adopted at election held on November 8,\n\n2016, eff. July 1, 2017; Laws 2018, c. 116, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2018;","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":"aeaa462ff9133005a2d6d0c372a635b612c395ca211018b8245d832516d5d4c8","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1579v1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1580"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}