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The Urbanic Law Firm

Oklahoma city criminal defense attorney Frank Urbanic provides efficient, effective, and relentless representation.

625 NW 13th St

Oklahoma City, Ok 73103

405-633-3420

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Oklahoma Criminal Defense Attorneys

Facing criminal accusations in Oklahoma can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to face it alone. At The Urbanic Law Firm, our seasoned trial attorneys in Oklahoma City are dedicated to protecting your rights and securing your future. Whether you’re dealing with a DUI, drug charges, theft, or a serious violent offense, we handle the full spectrum of crimes in the state with precision and determination. This page provides a comprehensive overview of crime categories under Oklahoma law, guides you through the potential consequences, and explains how we build rigorous defenses tailored to your situation. When your freedom and reputation are on the line, you deserve a partner who knows how to win.

Alcohol

  • Public Intoxication & Open-Container Offenses
    • Public Intoxication
    • Transporting or Possessing an Open Container in a Vehicle
    • Allowing Patrons to Leave Licensed Premises With an Open Container
  • Underage Alcohol Possession, Purchase, and Social-Host Offenses
    • Minor in Possession of Alcoholic Beverages
    • Consumption of Alcohol by Invitee Under 21 / Social-Host Violation
    • Selling, Furnishing, or Giving an Alcoholic Beverage to a Person Under 21
    • Buying Alcohol With a Fake ID / Using False Identification to Obtain Alcohol
  • Furnishing Alcohol to Restricted or Intoxicated Persons
    • Selling, Furnishing, or Giving an Alcoholic Beverage to an Insane or Mentally Deficient Person
    • Selling, Furnishing, or Giving an Alcoholic Beverage to an Intoxicated Person
    • Permitting a Person to Be Intoxicated on the Licensee’s Premises
  • Licensing, Unauthorized Sales, and General Alcohol-Control Offenses
    • License Required to Possess or Sell Alcoholic Beverages
    • Failure to Possess Required License
    • Unauthorized Sale, Possession, or Purchase of Alcoholic Beverages
    • Licensee Prohibited Acts (including drink-special inducements, serving with an expired ABLE license, patrons exiting with open containers, etc.)
    • Violating Days and Times for Lawful Sale for On-Premises Consumption
    • Violating Hours for Lawful Service or Consumption at Bottle Clubs
    • Bottle-Club Operational Violations (membership cards, pool-system prohibitions, etc.)
  • Powdered-Alcohol and Alcohol-Inhalation-Device Offenses
    • Powdered Alcohol – Use, Purchase, Sale, or Possession
    • Alcohol Inhalation Devices – Use, Possession, Sale, Distribution, or Advertising

Animals

  • General Cruelty, Neglect, and Abandonment
    • Animal Cruelty
    • Carrying Animals in a Cruel Manner
    • Disposal of Abandoned Animals
    • Abandoning Animals Along Streets or Highways
    • Administration of Poisonous Drugs to Animals
    • Poisoning Animals
    • Duty of Veterinarians to Report Animal Abuse
    • Wounding or Trapping Birds Within a Cemetery or Burying Ground
  • Service-Animal Crimes
    • Unlawful Treatment of Service Dog
    • Unlawful Treatment of Service Dog During Commission of a Crime
    • Permitting an Animal to Harm a Service Animal
  • Police-Animal Crimes
    • Mistreating or Interfering with Police Dog or Horse
    • Mistreating or Interfering with Police Dog or Horse During the Commission of a Crime
    • Killing Police Dog or Horse
    • Killing Police Dog or Horse During the Commission of a Crime
  • General Animal Fighting / Facilities / Training
    • Instigating Fights Between Animals
    • Keeping Places for Fighting Animals
    • Prohibition on Use of Live Animals as Lure in Training Greyhounds
    • Unlawful Acts Upon Animal Facilities
  • Cockfighting Crimes
    • Instigating or Encouraging Cockfight
    • Keeping Place, Equipment, or Facilities for Cockfighting
    • Servicing or Facilitating Cockfight
    • Owning, Possessing, Keeping, or Training Bird for Fighting
    • Spectator at a Cockfight
  • Dogfighting Crimes
    • Instigating or Encouraging Dogfight
    • Keeping Place, Equipment, or Facilities for Dogfighting
    • Servicing or Facilitating Dogfight
    • Owning, Possessing, Keeping, or Training Dog for Fighting
    • Spectator at a Dogfight
  • Dangerous-Dog & Dog-Attack–Related Crimes
    • Failure to Restrain Dangerous Dog / Releasing Dog on a Law Enforcement Officer
    • Required Certificate of Registration for Dangerous Dog
    • Dangerous Dog – Muzzle and Restraint Requirements
    • Dangerous Dog – Local Regulation Violations
    • Animal Control’s Authority to Confiscate Dangerous Dog / Related Violations

Arson

  • First Degree Arson
  • Second Degree Arson
  • Third Degree Arson
  • Fourth Degree Arson

Assault, Battery, & Domestic Abuse 

  • Simple Assault & Battery
    • Assault
    • Assault & Battery
    • Medical Battery
  • Weapons & Intent-Based Assault
    • Assault, Battery, or Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon
    • Assault & Battery with a Deadly Weapon or by Means Likely to Produce Death
    • Assault with a Dangerous Weapon While Masked or Disguised
    • Assault with Intent to Kill
    • Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony
  • Maiming & Serious-Injury Offenses
    • Maiming
    • Self-Maiming to Avoid Performance of Legal Duty
    • Aggravated Assault & Battery
  • Law-Enforcement, Courts & Government Personnel Offenses
    • Assault & Battery upon Police Officer, Sheriff, or Other Peace Officer
    • Aggravated Assault & Battery upon Law Officers
    • Aggravated Assault & Battery on a Police Officer Resulting in Maiming
    • Assault & Battery on Certain State Agency Employees
    • Aggravated Assault & Battery upon Employee of the Office of Juvenile Affairs
    • Assault & Battery upon Court Officers, Jurors, or Witnesses
    • Throwing, Transferring, or Placing Bodily Fluids or Wastes on a State Employee or Contractor
    • Unlawful Touching of an Assistive Device of Another
  • Emergency Medical Provider Offenses
    • Assault & Battery upon an Emergency Medical Care Provider
    • Aggravated Assault & Battery or Assault with a Firearm upon an Emergency Medical Technician or Care Provider
    • Interference with Emergency Medical Technicians or Care Providers
  • School, Youth-System & Sports-Related Offenses
    • Assault on a School Employee by a Parent or Student
    • Aggravated Assault on a School Employee
    • Assault & Battery upon a Referee, Umpire, Timekeeper, Coach, or Other Sporting Official
  • Domestic & Family-Violence Offense
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Abuse – Subsequent Offense
    • Domestic Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon
    • Domestic Abuse with a Deadly Weapon
    • Domestic Abuse Against a Pregnant Woman
    • Domestic Abuse Resulting in Great Bodily Injury
    • Domestic Abuse in the Presence of a Minor
    • Domestic Abuse by Strangulation or Attempted Strangulation
    • Domestic Abuse with Prior Pattern of Physical Abuse
  • Effect of a Domestic Violence Charge on Someone in the Military

Boating

  • BUI & alcohol-related vessel offenses
    • Boating Under the Influence (BUI)
    • Operation of Vessel Under Influence of Alcohol
    • Giving Permission to Operate a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol
    • Refusal to Submit to BUI Blood or Breath Test
  • General operation, speed, and capacity offenses
    • Reckless or Negligent Operation of Parasails, Water Skis, Surfboard, etc.
    • Failure to Yield Right of Way in a Vessel
    • Overloading a Vessel
    • Exceeding Vessel’s Horsepower Capacity
    • Speeding in a Vessel
    • Operating a Vessel Too Close to Other Vessels
    • Speed Limit Violations After Sunset
    • Use of Personal Flotation Devices (Failure to Use/Provide Required PFDs)
  • Serious harm, eluding, and officer-related offenses
    • Negligent Homicide by Vessel
    • Attempting to Elude Officers in a Vessel
    • Unlawful Transportation of Weapons in a Vessel
    • Operation of Vessel in Violation of Wake Zone Restrictions
    • Failure or Refusal to Comply with Lawful Order or Directive of Water Safety Enforcement Officer
  • Passenger positioning and recreational-use safety
    • Prohibited Sitting, Riding, or Standing in a Vessel
    • Failure to Provide or Maintain Required Safety Rails or Lines
    • Diving Flag Violations
    • Inner Tubes, Air Mattresses, Floating Chairs—Distance from Shore
    • Parasailing, Water Skiing, or Towing Person—Improper Operation of Towing Vessel
  • Equipment, sewage, and accident-duty offenses
    • Operating Vessel Without Required Equipment
    • Improper Disposal of Marine Sewage; Marine Toilets
    • Failure to Render Assistance or Properly Report a Boating Accident
  • Vessel theft, fraud, and tampering offenses
    • Unlawful Possession of Vessel or Motor
    • Receipt, Possession, Sale or Disposal of Stolen or Converted Vessel or Motor
    • Removal or Falsification of Vessel Identification Number
    • False Statements in Application for Vessel Certificate of Title
    • Alteration or Forging of Vessel Certificate of Title
    • Injuring or Tampering with Vessel or Motor; Manipulation of Levers or Mechanisms
    • False Report of Vessel or Motor Theft or Conversion

Burglary & Trespass

  • Primary Oklahoma Burglary Degrees
    • First Degree Burglary
    • Second Degree Burglary
    • Third Degree Burglary
  • Specialized Burglary & Controlled-Substance Offenses
    • Burglary With Explosives
    • Burglary of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
  • Possession of Implements of Burglary
    • Possession of Implements of Burglary
    • Possession of Certain Tools After Burglary Conviction
  • Unlawful Entry & Intent-Based Entry (Non-Burglary)
    • Entering With The Intent To Commit A Felony
    • Breaking And Entering in Oklahoma Without Permission
    • Entering a Commercial Business With the Intent to Commit a Crime
  • Trespassing

Crimes Affecting Children

  • Child Abuse, Neglect & Endangerment
    • Child Abuse
    • Enabling Child Abuse
    • Child Neglect
    • Enabling Child Neglect
    • Child Endangerment
    • Neglect of Drug- or Alcohol-Dependent Child
  • Abandonment, Omission & Support of Children Desertion of Children Under Ten
    • Omission to Provide for Child
    • Failure to Pay Child Support
    • Leaving State to Avoid Child Support
    • Abandonment or Neglect of Wife or Children
  • Child Custody Interference, Abduction & Trafficking
    • Violation of Child Custody Order
    • Taking or Enticing Away Children (Child Stealing)
    • Kidnapping
    • Trafficking in Children
    • Sale of Child, Unborn Child, or Remains
  • Unborn Children & Pregnancy Outcomes
    • Crimes Against Unborn Children – Aggravated Assault on an Unborn Child
    • Crimes Against Unborn Children – Homicide of an Unborn Child
    • Concealing Stillbirth or Death of Child
  • Contributing to Delinquency, Runaways, Gangs & Status Offenses
    • Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
    • Contributing to Commission of Felony by a Minor
    • Encouraging Minor to Participate in Criminal Street Gang Activity
    • Encouraging Minor to Commit Drug-Related Crime
    • Harboring Endangered Runaway Child
    • Parent Causing Delinquency of a Minor
    • Child on Probation – Neglect
    • Other Persons Aiding in Delinquency of Minor
  • Tobacco, Alcohol & Weapons Furnished to Minors
    • Furnishing Tobacco or Vapor Products to a Minor or Person Under 21
    • Selling, Furnishing, or Giving Alcoholic Beverages to a Person Under 21
    • Knowingly Selling, Delivering, or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages to a Person Under 21
    • Allowing Minor to Possess Firearm
  • Harmful Materials & Performances to Minors (Non-CSAM Obscenity)
    • Displaying Material Harmful to Minors
    • Selling, Furnishing, or Distributing Material Harmful to Minors
    • Presenting a Performance Harmful to Minors
  • Vehicle / Child-Restraint & “Hot Car” Offenses
    • Failure to Properly Use Child Passenger Restraint System for Child Under Four
    • Failure to Properly Use Child Passenger Restraint or Booster for Child Age Four to Seven
    • Leaving a Child Unattended in a Vehicle Under Hazardous Conditions

Coercion & Intimidation

  • Extortion
  • Extortionate Letters
  • Blackmail
  • Witness Intimidation

Dangerous Driving

  • Eluding
    • Eluding an Officer
    • Eluding and Endangering Others
    • Causing an Accident While Eluding
  • Hit-and-Run: Failure to Stop and Remain at the Scene
    • Failure to Stop for an Accident Resulting in Nonfatal Injury
    • Failure to Stop for an Accidents Resulting in Death
    • Accidents Involving Damage to a Vehicle
  • Accident Duties, Information, and Reporting Violations
    • Failure to Render Aid or Give Required Information / Providing Inaccurate Information After Accident 
    • Striking an Unattended Vehicle (and Failing to Leave Required Information) 
    • Failure to Give Immediate Notice of Injury/Death Accident to Law Enforcement 
    • Striking a Fixture on a Highway (and Failing to Notify/Leave Information) 
    • Making a False Report
    • Failure to Report Accident as Required
  • Distracted/Device-Related Driving
    • Use of Cellular Telephone or Electronic Communication Device by a Person Operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle
    • Texting While Driving
    • Holding or Using a Hand-Held Cell Phone or Communication Device in a School or Work Zone 
  • Dangerous / Negligent Operation (Non-DUI)
    • Reckless Driving
    • Failure to Devote Time and Attention
    • Negligent Homicide with a Motor Vehicle 
    • Failure to Stop for a School Bus Loading/Unloading Children 
    • Failure to Yield to an Authorized Emergency Vehicle 

Disorderly Conduct & Public Decency

  • Disorderly Conduct & Break of Peace Offenses
    • Disturbing the Peace
    • Use of Language Calculated to Arouse Anger
    • Acts Resulting in Gross Injury or Outraging Public Decency
    • Public Nuisance
  • Assembly, Meetings, and Religious Worship
    • Disturbing an Assembly or Meeting
    • Disturbing Religious Worship
  • Public Events, Institutions, and Speech-Based Disruption
    • Projecting Object at Public Event
    • Failure to Leave Institutions of Learning
    • Threatening a Violent Act
    • Unlawful Wearing of Masks and Hoods
    • Security and Government Building Disruption
    • Funeral Picketing and Funeral-Related Public Decency

Drugs

  • Simple Drug Possession (CDS) & Paraphernalia
    • Possession of Marijuana
    • Possession of CDS
    • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
    • Possession of CDS Without a Tax Stamp
    • Possessing a Counterfeit Controlled Dangerous Substance
  • Distribution CDS
    • Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
    • Distribution of a Synthetic Controlled Dangerous Substance
    • Distribution of an Imitation Controlled Substance
    • Distributing/Transporting Counterfeit CDS
  • CDS Intent Crimes 
    • Transporting a Controlled Dangerous Substance With Intent to Distribute
    • Possession CDS with intent to distribute
    • Possession of CDS With Intent to Manufacture
    • Counterfeit CDS with intent to distribute
  • School-Zone & Child-Related Distribution Enhancements
    • Possessing With Intent to Distribute a CDS Near a School, Park, Housing Project, or Child Care Facility
    • Transporting With Intent to Distribute a CDS Near a School, Park, Housing Project, or Child Care Facility
    • Distributing a CDS Near a School, Park, Housing Project, or Child Care Facility
    • Manufacturing a CDS Near a School, Park, Housing Project, or Child Care Facility
    • Using a Child to Transport With Intent to Distribute a CDS
    • Using or Soliciting a Minor to Distribute CDS
    • Distributing a CDS to a Minor or in the Presence of a Young Child
  • Manufacturing, Precursors & Cultivation
    • Manufacturing a Controlled Dangerous Substance (General Manufacturing)
    • Manufacture or Attempt to Manufacture a Controlled Dangerous Substance (Precursor-Based)
    • Possession of Precursor Substances With Intent to Manufacture
    • Possession of Substances Used as Precursor to Manufacture Methamphetamine
    • Selling Products Used as Precursor in Manufacture of Methamphetamine
    • Attempt to Acquire Pseudoephedrine After Methamphetamine Manufacturing Conviction
    • Aggravated Manufacturing of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
    • Cultivation / Eradication of Plants From Which CDS May Be Derived
    • Creating Counterfeit Controlled Dangerous Substance
    • Manufacturing a Synthetic Controlled Substance
  • Trafficking & Aggravated Trafficking
  • Offer, solicit, attempt, endeavor, or conspire to commit a drug offense (inchoate drug offenses) 2-408
  • Drug-House, Theft & Robbery Offenses
    • Maintaining a Place Where Controlled Dangerous Substances Are Kept/Used/Distributed
    • Larceny, Burglary, or Theft of Controlled Dangerous Substances
    • Robbery or Attempted Robbery of Controlled Dangerous Substances From a Practitioner/Manufacturer/Distributor/Dispenser
  • Prescription & Fraudulent-Obtainment Offenses
    • Obtaining or Attempting to Obtain a Controlled Dangerous Substance by Fraud, Deceit, Misrepresentation, Subterfuge, or Forgery
    • Failing to Disclose Receipt of a CDS or Prescription for a CDS of the Same or Similar Therapeutic Use From Another Practitioner Within 30 Days
    • Manufacturing, Creating, Delivering, or Possessing a Prescription Form, Original Prescription Form, or Counterfeit Prescription Form
  • Drug-Proceeds & Money-Laundering Offenses
    • Possession/Receipt of Drug Proceeds / Transactions Involving Proceeds Derived From Illegal Drug Activity
    • Providing Property Known to Be Intended for Use in Committing or Furthering a CDS Violation
    • Directing, Planning, Organizing, Financing, Managing, Supervising, or Facilitating Transportation or Transfer of Drug Proceeds
    • Conducting a Financial Transaction With CDS Proceeds to Conceal or Disguise the Proceeds or to Evade a Reporting Requirement
    • Drug Money Laundering & Wire Transmitter Act Offenses (money-services-business checks, financial transactions involving proceeds of unlawful acts, prohibited money-transmitter equipment transfers, use of money services business for unlawful acts, evasion of reporting, structuring, etc.)

Drunk Driving – DUI/DWI/APC

  • DUI – Driving Under the Influence
    • Misdemeanor & Felony DUI (no aggravating factors)
    • Aggravated DUI
    • Personal Injury While DUI
    • DUI Resulting in Great Bodily Injury
    • Child Endangerment DUI
    • Death Resulting from DUI
  • DWI – Driving While Impaired
  • APC – Actual Physical Control
  • DUI-Drugs
  • Under 21 DUI
  • Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs)
    • Oklahoma SFST Training & DUI Defense Strategy
    • Ultimate Guide to SFSTs in Oklahoma
  • Military & Charged with Drunk Driving Crime
  • CDL Implications of a DUI
  • Driver’s License Implications of a DUI
  • Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) use in Oklahoma
  • Using a Motor Vehicle Without Interlock
  • DUI Checkpoints

Elder & Caretaker Abuse

  • Caretaker Abuse and Neglect
    • Abuse, Neglect, or Financial Exploitation by Caretaker
    • Verbal Abuse by a Caretaker
  • Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Neglect, and 85% Treatment
    • Abuse, Sexual Abuse, or Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult
    • Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult by Caretaker or Responsible Person
    • Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult with 85% / Violent-Type Treatment
  • Elder, Disabled, and Vulnerable Adult Exploitation
    • Exploitation of Elderly Persons or Disabled Adults
    • Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult

Firearms

  • Prohibited-Person Firearm Possession
    • Unlawful Possession of a Firearm After Former Felony Conviction
    • Unlawful Possession of a Firearm While on Felony Probation
    • Unlawful Possession of a Firearm After Adjudication as a Delinquent
    • Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien
  • Providing Firearms to Minors, Felons, and Incompetent Persons
    • Handgun Licensee Giving a Pistol to a Felon, Delinquent, or Youthful Offender
    • Furnishing a Firearm to an Incompetent Person
    • Unlawful Sale or Gift of a Weapon to a Child
    • Allowing a Minor to Possess a Firearm
  • Prohibited Weapons, Restricted Ammunition, & Altered Firearms
    • Carrying or Possession of a Prohibited Weapon
    • Possession of a Sawed-Off Shotgun or Sawed-Off Rifle
    • Possession or Use of Restricted Bullets
    • Manufacture of Restricted Bullets
    • Possession of Prohibited Ammunition (Self-Defense Act)
    • Removing or Defacing a Firearm’s Serial or Identification Number
    • Possession of a Firearm with a Removed or Defaced Serial Number During a Felony
  • Carrying, Transporting, and Location-Based Firearm Offenses
    • Unlawful Intent to Carry a Weapon
    • Carrying a Weapon Under the Influence of Alcohol
    • Unlawful Carry of a Firearm (Oklahoma Self-Defense Act)
    • Improper Transportation of a Firearm
    • Prohibiting Transport or Storage of Firearms or Ammunition in a Locked Vehicle
    • Carrying a Firearm into an Establishment Where Liquor Is Consumed
    • Unlawful Carry of a Firearm in Certain Places
    • Possession of a Firearm on School Property
  • Discharge-Type Weapons Offenses
    • Felony Discharging a Firearm
    • Discharging a Stun Gun, Tear Gas, Mace, or Other Deleterious Agent at a Peace Officer
    • Use of a Dangerous Weapon to Seize a Bus or Assault or Batter a Bus Driver
    • Hurling a Missile at a Bus
  • Violent Firearm Use
    • Shooting with Intent to Kill
    • Drive-By Shooting
    • Assault with a Firearm on an Emergency Medical Technician or Care Provider
    • Felony Pointing a Firearm
    • Misdemeanor Pointing a Firearm
    • Reckless Conduct with a Firearm
  • Firearm & Body Armor Enhancers During Other Crimes
    • Use of Body Armor While Committing a Felony
    • Use of a Firearm While Committing a Felony
    • Discharging a Firearm while committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence (Brandy Thurmond Act)
  • Self-Defense Act & Firearm-Related Administrative Offenses
    • Failure to Possess a Handgun License and Notify Police of a Firearm
    • Refusal to Submit or Falsification Under the Self-Defense Act
    • Prohibiting Firearm Inquiry by an Employer
    • Unlawful Actions by Licensed Dealers and Private Sellers of Firearms
  • Military & Gun Crimes
  • Business Owner Gun Rights

Homicide

  • Purposeful / Knowing Homicide (Intent-Focused)
    • First Degree Murder
    • First Degree Manslaughter
  • Death Tied to Another Offense (Felony- and Misdemeanor-Based Homicide)
    • First-Degree Murder (Felony Murder)
    • Second Degree Murder (Felony Murder)
    • First-Degree Manslaughter (Misdemeanor Homicide) 
  • Unintentional but Blameworthy Killings
    • Second-Degree Murder (Depraved Mind) 
    • Second Degree Manslaughter
    • Negligent Homicide
    • First-Degree Manslaughter (Intoxicated Physician)
    • Second-Degree Manslaughter (Mischievous Animal) 
  • No-Death-Required Murder-Related Offenses in Oklahoma
    • Solicitation for Murder in the First Degree
    • Conspiracy to Commit Murder 
    • Attempted Murder
    • Poison with Intent to Kill
    • Accessory After the Fact (Including to Murder)

Obstruction of Justice

  • Police Resistance & Obstructing Officer
    • Resisting Arrest (Resisting an Executive Officer)
    • Obstructing an Officer (Obstruction of a Public Officer)
    • Refusal to Aid Officer in Arrest
    • Refusal to Arrest Another
    • Resisting Execution of Process After Insurrection Proclamation
    • Unlawful Execution of a Search Warrant
  • Evidence Tampering & Security Equipment
    • Destruction of Evidence
    • Offering Forged or Fraudulent Evidence
    • Practicing Fraud or Deceit on a Witness
    • False Preparation of Exhibits as Evidence
    • Preventing Witness from Giving Testimony
    • Bribing Witness to Falsely Testify (Subornation of Perjury)
    • Tampering With Security Equipment
  • Public Records, Court Documents & Investigation Secrecy
    • Theft, Destruction, etc., of Records by Custodian
    • Theft, Destruction, etc., of Records by Others — Penalty
    • Offering False or Forged Instruments for Recordation
    • Forgery of Name on Court Documents, etc.
    • Disclosing Information About a Criminal Investigation
    • Destruction of Public Records
  • First Responder & Emergency Services Interference
    • Interference with Performance of Firemen’s Duties
    • Interfering with or Preventing Firemen from Extinguishing Fires
    • Interfering with a First Responder (Interference with Emergency Medical Technicians or Care Providers)
    • Interrupting, Disrupting, or Interfering with an Emergency Telephone Call
    • Operating a Police Frequency Radio

Threatening/Harassing/Obscene Communication

  • Threatening / Harassing Communications
    • Obscenity / Threatening / Harassing Electronic Communications
    • Threaten Act of Violence
    • Stalking 
  • Attempted and Planned Acts of Violence Related to Threats
    • Attempting, Conspiring, or Endeavoring to Perform an Act of Violence
    • Devising Plan, Scheme, or Program of Action to Cause Serious Bodily Harm or Death
  • Hate-Crime–Based Intimidation & Incitement
    • Malicious Intimidation or Harassment (Hate Crime)
    • Inciting Imminent Violence (Hate-Crime Communications)
  • Defamatory / Reputation-Harm Communications
    • Threats to Publish a Libel
    • False Rumors of a Slanderous Nature

Escape/Harboring/Bail

  • Escape & Attempted Escape From Custody
    • Escape From a Peace Officer – after lawful arrest/detention
    • Attempted Escape From a Peace Officer 
    • Escape From Penal Institution
    • Juvenile or Youthful Offender Escape From Custody / Escape From Juvenile Detention Facility
    • Escape or Attempt to Escape From Arrest or Detention / Electronic Monitoring Devices
    • Break Prison or Escape When Committed for Capital Offense
  • Harboring, Concealing, or Aiding Offenders & Fugitives
    • Harboring a Fugitive From Justice / Harboring or Concealing Felons, Fugitives, etc.
    • Concealment of an Escaped Prisoner
    • Assisting the Escape of a Prisoner
    • Providing Prisoner Useful Aids to Escape
    • Assisting Prisoner in Escape From Officer
    • Aiding a Sex Offender / Harboring or Concealing a Sex Offender – helping a sex offender avoid arrest for SORA violations: withholding info, harboring, concealing, or giving false info to law enforcement
    • Transporting, Moving, Concealing, Harboring, or Sheltering Aliens Illegally Present in the U.S.
  • Bail, Pretrial Release & Electronic-Monitoring Violations
    • Bail Jumping
    • Removal of Electronic Monitoring Device – removing a court-ordered monitoring device that’s a condition of bail/release
    • Escape or Attempt to Escape From Arrest or Detention While on Electronic Monitoring / Pass

Penal-Institution Contraband & Unauthorized Entry

  • Jail & Prison Contraband Charges (Weapons, Drugs, Tobacco, Cell Phones, Money)
    • Non-Inmate Bringing in or Possessing Contraband
    • Inmate in Possession of Contraband
    • Dangerous Contraband in Jail or Penal Institution (Weapons, Drugs, Alcohol, Money)
    • Bringing Tobacco Into a Jail or Prison
    • Bringing or Possessing a Cell Phone in Jail or Prison
    • Prohibited Items in Juvenile Detention or Secure Facilities
  • Unauthorized Entry and Contraband Smuggling Into Jail or Prison
    • Unauthorized Entry Into a Penal Institution
    • Carry Contraband Into Jail or Prison
    • Jail Employee Taking Payment to Bring Items Into Jail

Public Order/Terrorism/Explosives

  • Subversive Activities & Government Overthrow
    • Criminal Syndicalism
    • Sabotage
    • Advocating or Teaching Criminal Syndicalism or Sabotage; Membership in Such Organization
    • Permitting Use of Building for Criminal Syndicalism Meetings
    • Sabotage Prevention Act Violations
    • Advocating Revolution, Sabotage, Treason, or Overthrow of Government
    • Unlawful Acts to Overthrow or Alter Government by Force or Violence
    • Officers of Certain Organizations Failing to Register
  • Terrorism & Biochemical Threat Crimes
    • Terrorism
    • Conspiracy to Commit Terrorism
    • Terrorism Hoax
    • Biochemical Assault
    • Manufacturing, Sending, Delivering, or Possessing Substances or Materials for Terrorist Activity
    • Financial Transactions Involving Property Related to Terrorism
    • Use of Money Services or Electronic Transfers in Violation of the Oklahoma Antiterrorism Act
  • Explosives & Bombing Offenses
    • Bombing and Explosive/Destructive Device Offenses (including bomb threats)
    • Wiring Any Equipment, Vehicle, or Structure with Explosives
    • Possession of Explosives with Unlawful Intent After Felony Conviction
    • Using Explosives or a Blasting Agent with Intent to Kill, Injure, Intimidate, or Damage Property
  • Riots, Public Disorder, and Attacks on Public Places
    • Rioting
    • Unlawful Assemblies Proceeding to Riot or Remaining After Warning / Refusal to Disperse or Aid Officers
    • Resisting Legal Process During Riot or Unlawful Assembly
    • Inciting to Riot
    • Civil Disorder and Related Riot Offenses 
    • Injuring or Burning Public Buildings
    • Seizing a Bus; Assaulting or Intimidating Bus Personnel or Passengers

Robbery

  • General Robbery Offenses
    • First Degree Robbery
    • Second Degree Robbery
    • Conjoint Robbery
  • Enhanced and Special Robbery Offenses
    • Robbery or Attempted Robbery With a Dangerous Weapon or Imitation Firearm
    • Robbery or Attempted Robbery of Controlled Dangerous Substances From a Practitioner, Manufacturer, Distributor, or Agent

Sex Crimes

  • Level Three Sex Crimes
    • Rape / forcible sex offense
      • Incest — 21 O.S. § 885
      • Forcible Sodomy — 21 O.S. § 888
      • Rape by Instrumentation — 21 O.S. § 1111.1
      • Rape in the First Degree — 21 O.S. § 1115
      • Rape in the Second Degree — 21 O.S. § 1116
    • Child & vulnerable adult sexual abuse/exploitation & penetration-based harm
      • Abuse or Neglect of Child/Child Beating (child sexual abuse) — 21 O.S. § 843.5(E)
      • Abuse or Neglect of Child/Child Beating (child sexual exploitation) — 21 O.S. § 843.5(H)
      • Caretaker Abuse or Neglect (if sexual abuse/exploitation; oral/anal/vaginal penetration) — 21 O.S. § 843.1
      • Child Endangerment (if sexual abuse; oral/anal/vaginal penetration) — 21 O.S. § 852.1
    • Lewd acts / sexual battery / commercial-sex involvement
      • Lewd or Indecent Proposals or Acts to a Child Under 16 — 21 O.S. § 1123(A)
      • Sexual Battery to a Person Over 16 — 21 O.S. § 1123(B)
      • Contributing to Delinquency (if child prostitution or human trafficking for commercial sex) — 21 O.S. § 856
    • Abduction/trafficking with sex component
      • Kidnapping (if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation) — 21 O.S. § 741
      • Trafficking in Children (if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation) — 21 O.S. § 866
      • Child Stealing (if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation) — 21 O.S. § 891
    • Repeat Sexual Offenders
  • Level Two Sex Crimes
    • Human Trafficking & Child Prostitution
      • Procuring a Child under 18 for Prostitution, Lewdness, or Other Indecent Acts — 21 O.S. § 1087(A)(1)
      • Inducing a child under 18 to become a prostitute — 21 O.S. § 1088(A)(1)
      • Keep/Detain/Restrain a child under 18 for the purpose of prostitution or other lewdness — 21 O.S. § 1088(A)(2) & 21 O.S. § 1088(A)(3)
      • Human Trafficking (if the offense involved human trafficking for commercial sex) — 21 O.S. § 748
      • Engaging in prostitution when the other person is a child engaged in prostitution — 21 O.S. § 1029(B)(1)
      • Soliciting prostitution when the other person is a child engaged in prostitution — 21 O.S. § 1029(B)(2)
    • Obscene/indecent materials involving minors
      • Obscene or Indecent Writings/Pictures/etc. (creates/distributes/downloads/exhibits, etc., child sexual abuse material) — 21 O.S. § 1021(A)(3)
      • Obscene or Indecent Writings/Pictures/etc. (makes/distributes/exhibits physical product containing child sexual abuse material) — 21 O.S. § 1021(A)(4)
      • Solicit/aid a minor for any act under § 1021(A) — 21 O.S. § 1021(B)(1)
      • Show/distribute obscene/child sexual abuse material for purpose of inducing minor to participate in any act under § 1021(A) — 21 O.S. § 1021(B)(2)
      • To Procure or Cause Minors to Participate in child porn/obscene material — 21 O.S. § 1021.2
      • Guardian/Parents/Custodians Consent to Participation of Minor in Obscene Writings, Pictures — 21 O.S. § 1021.3
    • Child-porn / online solicitation / private sexual images
      • Procuring/Producing/Publishing Child Pornography  — 21 O.S. § 1040.8(A)(C)
      • Soliciting Sexual Conduct or Communication with a Minor by Use of Technology — 21 O.S. § 1040.13a
      • Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images (second or subsequent violation—see felony subsection) — 21 O.S. § 1040.13b(G)
  • Level One Sex Crimes
    • Sexual violence / child-harm offenses (sex component)
      • Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony (if the offense involved sexual assault) — 21 O.S. § 681
      • Caretaker Abuse or Neglect (if sexual abuse/exploitation involving touching/feeling/observation/indecent exposure for the purpose of sexual gratification) — 21 O.S. § 843.1
      • Child Endangerment (if sexual abuse of a child involving  touching/feeling/observation/indecent exposure for the purpose of sexual gratification) — 21 O.S. § 852.1
    • Public-sex / indecency offenses
      • Crime Against Nature / Sodomy — 21 O.S. § 886
      • Indecent Exposure — 21 O.S. § 1021(A)(1)
      • Indecent Exhibitions — 21 O.S. § 1021(A)(2)
    • Child pornography / obscene-material offenses
      • Purchase, Procurement, or Possession of Child Pornography — 21 O.S. § 1024.2
      • Distribution/Exhibition of Child Pornography  — 21 O.S. § 1040.8(A) & (C)
      • Aggravated Possession of Child Pornography — 21 O.S. § 1040.12a
      • Importing or Distributing Obscene Material or Child Pornography — 21 O.S. § 1040.13
  • Sex Crimes That Don’t Require Registration
    • Voyeurism / clandestine imaging
      • Peeping Tom 21 O.S. § 1171(A) – hiding, waiting, or loitering to watch a person in a place where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
      • Taking Clandestine Photos in a Place With a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy 21 O.S. § 1171(B) – clandestine use of photographic/electronic/video equipment to view a person in a private place.
      • Taking Clandestine Photos of a Person’s Private Area 21 O.S. § 1171(C) – clandestine imaging of the “private area” of a person who reasonably expects it not to be visible.
    • Prostitution / pimping / related premises
      • Prostitution 21 O.S. § 1029 (adults)
      • Pandering (Pimping) 21 O.S. § 1081
      • Keeping a House of Ill Fame / Place of Prostitution or Assignation 21 O.S. § 1025 – keeping, setting up, maintaining, or operating a house of prostitution or assignation.
      • Keeping a “disorderly house” encouraging prostitution / lewdness — 21 O.S. § 1026
      • Letting/using property for prostitution / lewdness / assignation — 21 O.S. § 1027
      • Owner/agent permitting prostitution at a place — 21 O.S. § 1086
      • Maintaining house/transporting for prostitution  — 21 O.S. § 1028
      • Restraining a female in a house of prostitution — 21 O.S. § 1085
    • Image-based sex offenses / obscene material
      • Revenge Porn (Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images) 21 O.S. § 1040.13b(B) 
      • Publication / Distribution / Participation in Preparation of Obscene Material (adult-only) 21 O.S. § 1040.8(A) & (B) 
      • Importing or distributing obscene material (adult-only) — 21 O.S. § 1040.13
      • Display material harmful to minors in way minors could be exposed to it; sell/furnish/present to a minor material harmful to minors; present to a minor or participate in presenting to a minor a performance that’s harmful to a minor – 21 O.S. § 1040.76 
    • Offenses involving minors & prostitution
      • Permitting the Procuring of a Minor for Prostitution 21 O.S. § 1087(B)(2) – owner/manager/occupant knowingly permits a child to be procured for prostitution on the premises
      • Permitting the Transporting of a Minor for Prostitution 21 O.S. § 1087(B)(2) – owner/manager/occupant knowingly permits a child to be transported for prostitution
      • Permitting the Keeping of a Minor for Prostitution 21 O.S. § 1088(B)(2) – owner/manager/occupant knowingly permits a child to be kept as an inmate of a house of prostitution 
    • Sex-offender–specific regulatory crimes
      • Failure to Register as a Sex Offender – 57 O.S. § 587(A)
      • Sex Offender in Zone of Safety Around Schools, Child Care Facilities, Playgrounds, and Parks 21 O.S. § 1125
      • Sex Offender Failure to Comply with GPS Monitoring 57 O.S. § 587(B)
    • Other sex-related or morality-type offenses
      • Female Genital Mutilation 21 O.S. § 760 
      • Intent to Compel a Woman to Marry 21 O.S. § 1118– offense of abducting, confining, or using threats or force to compel a woman to marry.
      • Abduction of Person under Fifteen – 21 O.S. § 1119 
      • Violating violating any of the provisions of 21 O.S. Section 1028, 1029 or 1030 Within 1,000 Feet of a School or Church (adult participants only) 21 O.S. § 1031(D) 

VPO Violation

  • Violation of a Protective Order
  • Violation of Protective Order – Second or Subsequent Offense
  • Violation Of Victim Protective Order That Causes Physical Injury Or Physical Impairment
  • Violation of Protective Order Causing Physical Injury or Impairment – Second or Subsequent Offense
  • Violation of Protective Order by a Minor (Juvenile Proceeding)
  • Knowingly Presenting a False or Materially Altered Protective Order to Law Enforcement to Effect an Arrest
  • Knowingly and Willfully Seeking a Protective Order to Harass, Gain Undue Advantage, Intimidate, or Limit Visitation Rights Without Justifiable Cause

Theft & Property Crimes

  • Core Larceny & Lost-Property Offenses
    • Petit Larceny
    • Grand Larceny
    • Larceny From Person at Night
    • Grand Larceny in Dwelling House
    • Larceny From Building / House
    • Larceny of Lost Property
    • Larceny of a Written Instrument
  • Livestock, Animals & Agricultural Property
    • Larceny of Dog, Sheep, Goat, Horse, Jackass, Jennet, Mule, Cow, Hog, or Implement of Husbandry
    • Larceny of a Dog
    • Larceny of Domestic Fowl
    • Larceny Of Domesticated Fish and Game
    • Unlawfully Possessing a Stray Animal
  • Oil, Gas, Metals & Industrial Materials Theft
    • Tapping or Drilling Into a Pipeline
    • Taking Oil, Gas, or Gasoline
    • Entering With Intent to Steal Copper or Other Metal
    • Theft of Dimensional Stone Products
    • Gasoline Pump “Drive-Off” Theft
  • Retail Theft, Shoplifting & Package/Library Theft
    • Shoplifting / Larceny of Merchandise From a Retailer or Wholesaler
    • Organized Retail Crime
    • Theft of Delivered Packages (“Porch Piracy”)
    • Library Theft
    • Larceny of Trade Secrets
    • Theft of Cable Television Service
  • Receiving/Concealing stolen property
    • Receiving Stolen Property
    • Concealing Stolen Property
    • Bringing Stolen Property Into the State
    • Buying or Receiving Stolen Construction or Farm Equipment
    • Receiving or Disposing of a Stolen Vehicle
    • Receiving or Disposing of a Stolen Implement of Husbandry
  • Vehicle, Aircraft & Equipment Theft Crimes
    • Theft of Aircraft, Automobile, Automotive-Driven Vehicle, or Construction/Farm Equipment
    • Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle
    • Unauthorized Use of an Implement of Husbandry
    • Joyriding /
    • Tampering With a Vehicle
    • Chop Shop (Operating a Motor Vehicle Chop Shop)

Fraud/Forgery/Financial Crimes

  • False Pretenses, Bogus Checks & General Fraud
    • Fraud – Falsely Obtaining Personal Property, Cash, Loan, Credit, or Promissory Note
    • Real Property Loan Fraud
    • False Pretenses / Obtaining Property by Trick or Deception
    • False or Bogus Checks, Drafts, or Orders
    • Fraudulent Vehicle Lease or Rental by Bogus Check
    • Defrauding Innkeeper, Hotel, Restaurant, etc.
    • Obtaining Labor or Personal Services by False or Bogus Order
    • False Declaration of Ownership to a Pawnbroker
  • Forgery & Counterfeiting Offenses
    • Sale, Delivery, or Receipt of Forged Notes or Instruments
    • Possession of Forged Notes or Instruments
    • Other Forged Instruments (General Forgery Offense)
    • Publishing Counterfeited Instruments or Coins as True
  • Embezzlement & Unlawful Proceeds
    • Embezzlement
    • Embezzlement by a Public Official
    • Receiving or Dealing in Unlawful Proceeds
  • Credit & Debit Card Theft & Possession
    • Taking or Receiving a Credit or Debit Card From Another – Card Theft
    • Receiving, Holding, or Concealing Lost or Mislaid Credit or Debit Card
    • Selling or Buying a Credit or Debit Card
    • Controlling a Credit or Debit Card as Security for Debt
    • Receiving Taken or Retained Card Upon Giving Consideration
    • Unlawful Possession of a Credit or Debit Card (Signed or Unsigned)
    • Possession of Incomplete Credit or Debit Cards
  • Credit & Debit Card Fraud & Merchant Offenses
    • Unauthorized Use of a Credit or Debit Card
    • Using a Forged or Revoked Credit or Debit Card
    • Failure to Furnish Money, Goods, or Services After Card Transaction
    • Receiving Money, Goods, or Services From a Forged or Revoked Card
    • Illegal Signing of Credit or Debit Card
    • Credit/Debit Card Skimming or Device-Based Card Fraud
  • Identity, Insurance, Workers’ Comp & Securities Fraud
    • Identity Theft – Fraudulently Obtaining Personal Identity of Another
    • Obtaining Personal Identity Information From a Financial Institution
    • Title Theft
    • Insurance Fraud
    • Workers’ Compensation Fraud
    • Offering or Sale of Unregistered Securities / Securities Fraud
  • Computer, Telecom & Data-Access Crimes
    • Oklahoma Computer Crimes (Unauthorized Access, Computer Fraud, etc.)
    • Unlawful Use of a Recording Device (Recording Device Act)
    • Telecommunication Services – Unlawful Procurement
    • Devices or Plans to Procure Telecommunication Services
    • Publication of Telephone Credit Card Information for Fraudulent Use
    • Procuring, Soliciting, Selling or Receiving Telephone Records by Fraud

Vandalism/Malicious Mischief

  • Vehicle Vandalism & Roadway Mischief
    • Throwing or Dropping Object On or At Moving Vehicle
    • Automobile or Motor Vehicle – Loitering In, Injuring or Molesting
    • Litter From Vehicle – Flaming and Glowing Substances
  • Highway, Bridge & Traffic Sign Vandalism
    • Injuries to Public Highways or Bridges
    • Dumping of Garbage, Trash, or Refuse on Highway Right-of-Way
    • Stealing or Defacing Official Highway Sign, Signboard or Marker
  • Illegal Dumping, Pollution & Rural Infrastructure Damage
    • Dumping Trash in a Stream
    • Dumping Trash on Public or Private Property Without Consent or in Violation of Regulations
    • Digging Up or Obstructing Pipes, Wires, etc.
    • Destroying Fences
    • Trespass and Damage to a Critical Infrastructure Facility
  • Dam, Pier & Water-Control Structure Vandalism
    • Unlawful Interference with Piers or Dams
    • Destroying Dams
    • Removing or Injuring Piles Used to Secure Dams
  • Timber, Crop & Tree Vandalism / Malicious Mischief
    • Trespass by Destroying, Cutting or Taking Wood or Timber
    • Destroying Crops, Grain, Fruits, etc.
    • Unlawfully Picking or Destroying Fruits, Flowers, etc. of Another in Daytime
    • Unlawfully Picking or Destroying Fruits, Flowers, etc. of Another in Night Time
    • Maliciously Cutting or Destroying Fruit or Ornamental Trees & Shrubs
  • Landmark, Cemetery, Art & House of Worship Vandalism
    • Destruction or Defacement of Tomb, Monument, or Gravestone
    • Maliciously Removing or Defacing Landmarks
    • Injuring or Destroying Art, Ornamental Improvements, & Trees
    • Tearing or Destroying Literature or Art
    • Defacing or Injuring House of Worship
  • General Vandalism, Railroad & Document Damage
    • Vandalism
    • Maliciously Destroying Railroad or Railroad Equipment
    • Defacing or Destroying Written Instruments

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