Oklahoma Code § 21-1575

Title 21. Crimes And Punishments: False bank note plates
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Every person who, makes or engraves, or causes or procures to be
made or engraved, any plate in the form or similitude of any
promissory note, bill of exchange, draft, check, certificate of
deposit or other evidence of debt issued by any banking corporation
or association, or individual banker, incorporated or carrying on
business under the laws of this state, or of any other state,
government or country, without the authority of such bank, or has or
keeps in his custody or possession any such plate, without the
authority of such bank, with intent to use or permit the same to be
used for the purpose of taking therefrom any impression, to be
passed, sold or altered, or has or keeps in his custody or
possession, without the authority of such bank, any impression taken
from any such plate, with intent to have the same filled up and
completed for the purpose of being passed, sold or altered; or makes
or causes to be made, or has in his custody or possession, any plate
upon which are engraved any figures, or words, which may be used for
the purpose of falsely altering any evidence of debt issued by any
such bank, with intent to use the same, or to permit them to be used
for such purpose, is guilty of forgery in the second degree.

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