Oklahoma Code § 21-1993

Title 21. Crimes And Punishments: Tampering with or disabling security or surveillance
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camera or security system.
A.  It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to refocus,
reposition, cover, manipulate, disconnect, or otherwise tamper with
or disable a security or surveillance camera or security system.
Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be
guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
B.  It shall be unlawful for any person to use, refocus,
reposition, cover, manipulate, disconnect, or otherwise tamper with
or disable a security or surveillance camera or security system for
the purpose of avoiding detection when committing, attempting to
commit, or aiding another person to commit or attempt to commit any
misdemeanor.  Any person violating the provisions of this section
shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, or a
fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both
such imprisonment and fine.
C.  It shall be unlawful for any person to use, refocus,
reposition, cover, manipulate, disconnect, or otherwise tamper with
or disable a security or surveillance camera or security system for
the purpose of avoiding detection when committing, attempting to
commit, or aiding another person to commit or attempt to commit any
felony.  Any person violating the provisions of this section shall
be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class D1 felony offense, punishable
by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of
Section 20N of this title, or a fine of not more than Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 234, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002.  Amended by Laws
2003, c. 99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 472, eff.
Jan. 1, 2026.

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