{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1726","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1726","heading":"Mercury - Possession of more than one pound without","body":"written evidence of title - Penalty - Defenses.\n\nA. Any person who may be found in this state with more than one\n\n(1) pound of mercury in his possession, and who does not have valid\n\nwritten evidence of his title to such mercury, shall be guilty of a\n\nClass D1 felony offense and upon conviction thereof shall be\n\npunishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through\n\nF of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not exceeding Five\n\nHundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.\n\nB. It shall be a defense to any charge under this section that\n\nthe person so charged (1) is a bona fide miner or processor of\n\nmercury or (2) that the mercury possessed by such person is, while\n\nin his possession, an integral part of a tool, instrument, or device\n\nused for a beneficial purpose. In any complaint, information, or\n\nindictment brought under this section, it shall not be necessary to\n\nnegative any exception, excuse, exemption, or defense provided in\n\nthis section, and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse,\n\nexemption or defense shall be upon the defendant.","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":"0da8d068509ecd7ad028bc02dc23158423eb4470cac5b2532615d9ab8fefd929","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1724","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1727"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}