of telephone records. A. Whoever: 1. Knowingly procures, attempts to procure, solicits, or conspires with another to procure a telephone record of any resident of this state without the authorization of the customer to whom the record pertains or by fraudulent, deceptive, or false means; 2. Knowingly sells or attempts to sell a telephone record of any resident of this state without the authorization of the customer to whom the record pertains; or 3. Receives a telephone record of any resident of this state knowing that the record has been obtained without the authorization of the customer to whom the record pertains or by fraudulent, deceptive, or false means, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of this section and shall be liable for restitution in accordance with subsection C of this section. B. An offense under subsection A of this section shall be deemed a: 1. Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the violation of subsection A of this section involves a single telephone record; 2. Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years if the violation of subsection A of this section involves two to ten telephone records of a resident of this state; 3. Class B3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) years if the violation of subsection A of this section involves more than ten telephone records of a resident of this state; and 4. In all cases, forfeiture of any personal property used or intended to be used to commit the offense. C. A person found guilty of an offense under subsection A of this section, in addition to any other punishment, shall be ordered to make restitution for any financial loss sustained by the customer or any other person who suffered financial loss as the direct result of the offense. D. In a prosecution brought pursuant to subsection A of this section, the act of unauthorized or fraudulent procurement, sale, or receipt of telephone records shall be considered to have been committed in the county: 1. Where the customer whose telephone record is the subject of the prosecution resided at the time of the offense; or 2. In which any part of the offense took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually present in the county. E. A prosecution pursuant to subsection A of this section shall not prevent prosecution pursuant to any other provision of law when the conduct also constitutes a violation of some other provision of law. F. Subsection A of this section shall not apply to any person acting pursuant to a valid court order, warrant, or subpoena. G. Each violation of subsection A of this section shall be an unlawful practice pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.
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