Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 425
Pattern of Criminal Offenses - Definition - Penalties - Jurisdiction and Venue
Effective Apr 13, 2026Laws 2004, SB 1502, c. 292, § 2, emerg. eff. May 11, 2004; Amended by Laws 2025, HB 1592, c. 329, § 2, eff. November 1, 2025 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 370, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available); Amendment by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 370, amended by Laws 2026, SB 1627, c. 12, § 8, emerg. eff. April 13, 2026 (superseded document available); Amendment by Laws 2025, HB 1592, c. 329, § 2, repealed by Laws 2026, SB 1627, c. 12, § 9, emerg. eff. April 13, 2026.
- A. Any person who engages in a pattern of criminal offenses in two or more counties or municipalities in this state or who attempts or conspires with others to engage in a pattern of criminal offenses shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such punishment shall be in addition to any penalty imposed for any offense involved in the pattern of criminal offenses. Double jeopardy shall attach upon conviction.
B. For purposes of this section and Section 125.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, “pattern of criminal offenses” means:
- 1. Two or more criminal offenses are committed that are part of the same plan, scheme, or adventure;
- 2. A sequence of two or more of the same criminal offenses are committed and are not separated by an interval of more than thirty (30) days between the first and second offense, the second and third, and so on; or
- 3. Two or more criminal offenses are committed, each proceeding from or having as an antecedent element a single prior incident or pattern of fraud, robbery, burglary, theft, identity theft, receipt of stolen property, false personation, false pretenses, obtaining property by trick or deception, taking a credit or debit card without consent, or the making, transferring, or receiving of a false or fraudulent identification card.
- C. Jurisdiction and venue for a pattern of criminal offenses occurring in multiple counties in this state shall be determined as provided in Section 125 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Laws 2004, SB 1502, c. 292, § 2, emerg. eff. May 11, 2004; Amended by Laws 2025, HB 1592, c. 329, § 2, eff. November 1, 2025 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 370, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available); Amendment by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 370, amended by Laws 2026, SB 1627, c. 12, § 8, emerg. eff. April 13, 2026 (superseded document available); Amendment by Laws 2025, HB 1592, c. 329, § 2, repealed by Laws 2026, SB 1627, c. 12, § 9, emerg. eff. April 13, 2026.