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§ 1031. Punishment for violations--Fines--Knowingly engaging in prostitution while infected wit...

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and PunishmentsEffective: July 1, 2023

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Part IV. Crimes Against Public Decency and Morality
Chapter 39. Oklahoma Law on Obscenity and Child Pornography
Effective: July 1, 2023
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 1031
§ 1031. Punishment for violations--Fines--Knowingly engaging in prostitution while infected with HIV--Violations within certain distance from school or church
A. Except as provided in subsection B, C, D, or E of this section, any person violating any of the provisions of Section 1028, paragraph 1, 2, 3, or 5 of subsection A of Section 1029, or Section 1030 of this title shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year or by fines as follows: a fine not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction for violation of any of such provisions, a fine not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the second conviction for violation of any of such provisions, and a fine not more than Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or subsequent convictions for violation of any of such provisions, or by both such imprisonment and fine. In addition, the court may require a term of community service not less than forty (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours. The court in which any such conviction is had shall notify the county superintendent of public health of such conviction.
B. Any person who engages in an act of prostitution with knowledge that he or she is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years.
C. Any person who engages in an act of child prostitution as defined in Section 1030 of this title shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than ten (10) years and by fines as follows: a fine not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the first conviction, a fine not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) upon the second conviction, and a fine not more than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) upon the third or subsequent convictions.
D. Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 1028, 1029 or 1030 of this title within one thousand (1,000) feet of a school or church shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years or by fines as follows: a fine not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction for violation of any of such provisions, a fine not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the second conviction for violation of any of such provisions, and a fine not more than Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or subsequent convictions for violation of any of such provisions, or by both such imprisonment and fine. In addition, the court may require a term of community service not less than forty (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours. The court in which any such conviction is had shall notify the county superintendent of public health of such conviction.
E. Any person violating paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 1029 of this title shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of Section 3 of this act.1

Credits

Laws 1943, p. 84, § 4, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1943; Laws 1991, c. 200, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 296, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 280, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 183, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 120, § 2, emerg. eff. April 19, 2002; Laws 2023, c. 265, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.

Footnotes

Title 21, § 1040.57.
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 1031, OK ST T. 21 § 1031
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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