Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 638
Penalties for Violations
Effective Jan 1, 2026Laws 1921, SB 151, c. 30, § 18; Amended by Laws 1983, SB 142, c. 152, § 18, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1323, c. 230, § 19, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 509 (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 June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, SB 369, c. 523, § 12, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2008, HB 2732, c. 358, § 3, eff. November 1, 2008 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 536, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).
A. Each of the following acts shall constitute a Class D1 felony offense, punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment:
- 1. The practice of osteopathic medicine or attempt to practice osteopathic medicine without a license issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners;
- 2. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a license under the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act by fraud or false statements;
- 3. Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, money or any other thing of value, by fraudulent representation or false pretense;
- 4. Advertising as an osteopathic physician and surgeon, or practicing or attempting to practice osteopathic medicine under a false, assumed, or fictitious name, or a name other than the real name; or
- 5. Allowing any person in the licensee’s employment or control to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon when not actually licensed to do so.
- B. Each day a person is in violation of any provision of subsection A of this section shall constitute a separate criminal offense and, in addition, the district attorney may file a separate charge of medical battery for each person who is injured as a result of treatment or surgery performed in violation of subsection A of this section.
- C. Any person making any willfully false oath or affirmation whenever oath or affirmation is required by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act shall be deemed guilty of the felony of perjury, a Class D1 felony offense, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Laws 1921, SB 151, c. 30, § 18; Amended by Laws 1983, SB 142, c. 152, § 18, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1323, c. 230, § 19, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 509 (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); Amended by Laws 2004, SB 369, c. 523, § 12, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2008, HB 2732, c. 358, § 3, eff. November 1, 2008 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 536, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).