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§ 543. Compounding crimes

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and Punishments

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Part II. Crimes Against Public Justice
Chapter 19. Other Crimes Against Public Justice
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 543
§ 543. Compounding crimes
Currentness
Any person who, having knowledge of the actual commission of a crime or violation of statute, takes any money or property of another, or any gratuity or reward, or any engagement or promise therefor, upon any agreement or understanding, express or implied, to compound or conceal such crime, or violation of statute, or to abstain from any prosecution therefor, or to withhold any evidence thereof, is punishable as follows:
1. By imprisonment for a felony in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years, or in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, if the crime compounded is one punishable either by death or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for life;
2. By imprisonment for a felony in the State Penitentiary not exceeding three (3) years, or in a county jail not exceeding six (6) months, if the crime compounded was punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for any other term than for life; or
3. By imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment, if the crime or violation of statute compounded is a crime punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, or by fine, or is a misdemeanor, or violation of statute for which a pecuniary or other penalty or forfeiture is prescribed.

Credits

R.L.1910, § 2255; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 212, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 120, eff. July 1, 1999.
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 543, OK ST T. 21 § 543
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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