§ 21-1731v1

Larceny of merchandise held for sale in retail or wholesale establishments shall be punishable as follows: 1. For the first conviction, in the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property which has been taken is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the defendant shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, and by a fine not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); provided, for the first conviction, in the event more than one item of goods, edible meat or other corporeal property has been taken, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, and by a fine not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00);2. If it be shown, in the trial of a case in which the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), that the defendant has been once before convicted of the same offense, the defendant shall, on a second conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in

rs ($1,000.00), that the defendant has been once before convicted of the same offense, the defendant shall, on a second conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, and by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);3. If it be shown, upon the trial of a case where the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), that the defendant has two or more times before been convicted of the same offense, regardless of the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property involved in the first two convictions, upon the third or any subsequent conviction, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years; and4. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the

f the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years. The defendant shall also be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and ordered to provide restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1967, c. 255, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1967. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 268, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 1968; Laws 1982, c. 277, § 6, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1993, c. 147, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 406, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 297, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 13, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2016, c. 221, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 406 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.