Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 856 – Delinquent Minor - Contributing to Delinquency

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1. 1. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, every person who shall knowingly or willfully cause, aid, abet or encourage a minor to be, to remain, or to become a delinquent child or a runaway child, upon conviction, shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2. 2. For purposes of prosecution under this subsection, a "runaway child" means an unemancipated minor who is voluntarily absent from the home without a compelling reason, without the consent of a custodial parent or other custodial adult and without the parent or other custodial adult's knowledge as to the child's whereabouts. "Compelling reason" means imminent danger from incest, a life-threatening situation, or equally traumatizing circumstance. A person aiding a runaway child pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 5 of Title 76 of the Oklahoma Statutes or aiding a child based upon a reasonable belief that the child is in physical, mental or emotional danger and with notice to the Department of Human Services or a local law enforcement agency of the location of the child within twelve (12) hours of aiding the child shall not be subject to prosecution under this section.
B. Every person convicted of a second or any subsequent violation of this section shall be guilty of a felony. The fine for a violation of this subsection shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
C. Every person eighteen (18) years of age or older who shall knowingly or willfully cause, aid, abet, or encourage a minor to commit or participate in committing an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by the maximum penalty allowed for conviction of the offense or offenses which the person caused, aided, abetted, or encouraged the minor to commit or participate in committing.
D. Every person who shall knowingly or willfully cause, aid, abet, encourage, solicit, or recruit a minor to participate, join, or associate with any criminal street gang, as defined by subsection F of this section, or any gang member for the purpose of committing any criminal act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony. The fine for a violation of this subsection shall not exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).
E. Every person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection D of this section shall be guilty of a felony. The fine for a violation of this section shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
F. "Criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization, association, or group of five or more persons that specifically either promotes, sponsors, or assists in, or participates in, and requires as a condition of membership or continued membership, the commission of one or more of the following criminal acts:
1. 1. Assault, battery, or assault and battery with a deadly weapon, as defined in Section 645 of this title;
2. 2. Aggravated assault and battery as defined by Section 646 of this title;
3. 3. Robbery by force or fear, as defined in Sections 791 through 797 of this title;
4. 4. Robbery or attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon or imitation firearm, as defined by Section 801 of this title;
5. 5. Unlawful homicide or manslaughter, as defined in Sections 691 through 722 of this title;
6. 6. The sale, possession for sale, transportation, manufacture, offer for sale, or offer to manufacture controlled dangerous substances, as defined in Section 2-101 63-2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
7. 7. Trafficking in illegal drugs, as provided for in the Trafficking in Illegal Drugs Act, Section 2-414 63-2-414 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
8. 8. Arson, as defined in Sections 1401 through 1403 of this title;
9. 9. The influence or intimidation of witnesses and jurors, as defined in Sections 388, 455 and 545 of this title;
10. 10. Theft of any vehicle, as described in Section 1720 of this title;
11. 11. Rape, as defined in Section 1111 of this title;
12. 12. Extortion, as defined in Section 1481 of this title;
13. 13. Transporting a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle, in violation of Section 1289.13 of this title;
14. 14. Transporting a weapon in, or discharging a weapon from, a boat, in violation of Section 1289.14 of this title;
15. 15. Possession of a concealed weapon, as defined by Section 1289.8 of this title; or
16. 16. Shooting or discharging a firearm, as defined by Section 652 of this title.

Laws 1939, HB 287, p. 15, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 1939; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1177, c. 157, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989; Amended by Laws 1990, HB 1786, c. 272, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 588, c. 182, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1992; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 25, c. 212, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 74, c. 196, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 254 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999 by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available).