{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-1344","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1344","heading":"Concealing unpurchased merchandise - Presumption","body":"Any person concealing unpurchased merchandise of any mercantile\n\nestablishment, either on the premises or outside the premises of\n\nsuch establishment, shall be presumed to have so concealed such\n\nmerchandise with the intention of committing a wrongful taking of\n\nsuch merchandise within the meaning of Section 1341 of this title,\n\nand such concealment or the finding of such unpurchased merchandise\n\nconcealed upon the person or among the belongings of such person\n\nshall be conclusive evidence of reasonable grounds and probable\n\ncause for the detention in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable\n\nlength of time, of such person by a merchant, his agent or employee,\n\nand any such reasonable detention shall not be deemed to be\n\nunlawful, nor render such merchant, his agent or employee criminally\n\nor civilly liable.","path":["OK Code","Title 22"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os22.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"06243d6cfb0757adf94b27d17cc95f6df5649e29e78cb0e62403a77dcad21a08","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-1343","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-1345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}