Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1722
Taking Oil, Gas, Gasoline - Misdemeanor - Felony
Effective Jul 1, 1999Laws 1925, HB 84, c. 107, § 2; Amended by Laws 1937, HB 66, c. 15, § 1; Amended by Laws 1982, HB 1665, c. 219, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 1982; Amended by Laws 1982, HB 1137, c. 277, § 5, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1823, c. 147, § 8, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 266, c. 288, § 4, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 400 (effective date changed to July 1, 1999 by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 292, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).
Any person who shall unlawfully take any crude oil or gasoline, or any product thereof, from any pipe, pipeline, tank, tank car, or other receptacle or container and any person who shall unlawfully take or cause to be taken any machinery, drilling mud, equipment or other materials necessary for the drilling or production of oil or gas wells, with intent to deprive the owner or lessee thereof of said crude oil, gas, gasoline, or any product thereof, machinery, drilling mud, equipment or other materials necessary for the drilling or production of oil or gas wells shall:
- 1. Be guilty of a misdemeanor if the value of said product so taken is less than the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment;
- 2. Be guilty of a felony if the value of such product so taken is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by forfeiture of the instrumentality of the crime and by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one (1) year, and not more than ten (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. If the value exceeds Fifty Dollars ($50.00) but is less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), the person shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by incarceration in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by 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.
Laws 1925, HB 84, c. 107, § 2; Amended by Laws 1937, HB 66, c. 15, § 1; Amended by Laws 1982, HB 1665, c. 219, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 1982; Amended by Laws 1982, HB 1137, c. 277, § 5, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1823, c. 147, § 8, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 266, c. 288, § 4, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 400 (effective date changed to July 1, 1999 by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 292, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).