{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-781","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-781","heading":"False rumors - Slander - Penalty","body":"Any person, who shall willfully, knowingly, or maliciously\n\nrepeat or communicate to any person, or persons, a false rumor or\n\nreport of a slanderous or harmful nature, or which may be\n\ndetrimental to the character or standing of such other person, or\n\npersons, whether such person is a private citizen, or officer, or\n\ncandidate for office, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and\n\nupon conviction shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars\n\n($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or\n\nimprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one hundred\n\nand twenty (120) days in the county jail, or both so fined and\n\nimprisoned for each offense.","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":"0728542357755e7fe7373e21dbb4fdba7e934249c5409d07cb1a7fb5e2f87cf2","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-778","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-791"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}