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§ 1521. Motor vehicle lease or rental--Payment by false or bogus check

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and Punishments

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Part VII. Crimes Against Property
Chapter 61. False Pretenses, False Personations, Cheats and Frauds
Frauds in General (Refs & Annos)
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 1521
§ 1521. Motor vehicle lease or rental--Payment by false or bogus check
<Text of section as amended by Laws 2016, c. 221, § 2. See, also, text as amended by State Question No. 780, Initiative Petition No. 404, § 12.>
Every person who shall lease or rent, for any period of time whatsoever, any motor vehicle and, with intent to cheat and defraud, who pays the fees for such lease or rental by means of a false, bogus or worthless check written for the sum of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) or less shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. If the value of the false, bogus or worthless check shall exceed the sum of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) but is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), any person convicted pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by incarceration in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year or incarceration in the county jail one or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the option of the court, and shall be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and ordered to provide restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If the value of the worthless check is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, any person convicted hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding seven (7) years or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.

Credits

Laws 1970, c. 84, § 1, emerg. eff. March 27, 1970; Laws 1973, c. 36, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1973; Laws 1993, c. 147, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 366, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 258, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 221, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
Chapters 56 through 60 appear in this volume
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 1521, OK ST T. 21 § 1521
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 347 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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