§ 1488. Blackmail
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and Punishments
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 1488
§ 1488. Blackmail
Blackmail is verbally or by written or printed communication and with intent to extort or gain any thing of value from another or to compel another to do an act against his or her will:
3. Threatening to report a person as being illegally present in the United States, and is coupled with the threat that such accusation or exposure will be communicated to a third person or persons unless the person threatened or some other person pays or delivers to the accuser or some other person some thing of value or does some act against his or her will. Blackmail is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not to exceed five (5) years or fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by both such imprisonment and fine.
Credits
Laws 1974, c. 142, § 1, eff. May 3, 1974; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 363, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 255, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2010, c. 409, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
Chapters 56 through 60 appear in this volume
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 1488, OK ST T. 21 § 1488
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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