{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-853","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-853","heading":"Desertion of wife or child under 15 a felony","body":"Every person who shall without good cause abandon his wife in\n\ndestitute or necessitous circumstances and neglect and refuse to\n\nmaintain or provide for her, or who shall abandon his or her minor\n\nchild or children under the age of fifteen (15) years and willfully\n\nneglect or refuse to maintain or provide for such child or children,\n\nshall be deemed guilty of a Class B4 felony offense and, upon\n\nconviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State\n\nPenitentiary for any period of time not less than one (1) year or\n\nmore than ten (10) years.","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":"d66a6f24d7e694c746c681be2b24c31897ba5a9532aa0422405b43a3e757d294","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-852.1v2","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-854"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}