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Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
    Chapter 39 - Oklahoma Law on Obscenity and Child Sexual Abuse Material
        Section 1021 - Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of Minors
Cite as: 21 O.S. § 1021 (OSCN 2026)


A. Every person who willfully and knowingly either:

1. Lewdly exposes his or her person or genitals in any public place, or in any place where there are present other persons to be offended or annoyed thereby; provided, however, for purposes of this section, a person alleged to have committed an act of public urination shall be prosecuted pursuant to Section 22 of this title unless such act was accompanied with another act that violates paragraphs 2 through 4 of this subsection and shall not be subject to registration under the Sex Offenders Registration Act;

2. Procures, counsels, or assists any person to expose such person, or to make any other exhibition of such person to public view or to the view of any number of persons, for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer;

3. Writes, composes, stereotypes, prints, photographs, designs, copies, draws, engraves, paints, molds, cuts, or otherwise prepares, publishes, sells, distributes, keeps for sale, knowingly downloads on a computer, or exhibits any obscene material or child sexual abuse material; or

4. Makes, prepares, cuts, sells, gives, loans, distributes, keeps for sale, or exhibits any disc record, metal, plastic, or wax, wire or tape recording, or any type of obscene material or child sexual abuse material,

shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class B4 felony offense and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ten (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Every person who:

1. Willfully solicits or aids a minor child to perform; or

2. Shows, exhibits, loans, or distributes to a minor child any obscene material or child sexual abuse material for the purpose of inducing said minor to participate in,

any act specified in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection A of this section, shall be guilty of a Class A1 felony offense, upon conviction, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than ten (10) years nor more than thirty (30) years, except when the minor child is under twelve (12) years of age at the time the offense is committed, and in such case the person shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than twenty-five (25) years.

C. Persons convicted under this section shall not be eligible for a deferred sentence.

D. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole, any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a violation of this section shall be required to serve a term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.

E. For purposes of this section, "downloading on a computer" means electronically transferring an electronic file from one computer or electronic media to another computer or electronic media.

Historical Data


R.L. 1910, § 2463; Amended by Laws 1935, HB 536, p. 18, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1935; Amended by Laws 1951, HB 493, p. 60, § 1; Amended by Laws 1961, SB 144, p. 230, § 1, emerg. eff. July 18, 1961; Amended by Laws 1967, SB 68, c. 111, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 1967; Amended by Laws 1978, SB 328, c. 121, § 1; Amended by Laws 1984, HB 1779, c. 91, § 1, eff. November 1, 1984; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2506, c. 37, § 1, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 276 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 179, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2000, HB 2104, c. 208, § 1, eff. November 1, 2000 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, HB 2300, c. 20, § 1, emerg. eff. February 28, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1562, c. 308, § 1, eff. May 27, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1760, c. 261, § 11, eff. November 1, 2007; Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1816, c. 325, § 2, eff. November 1, 2007 (repealed by Laws 2008, SB 1830, c. 3, § 13, emerg. eff. February 28, 2008) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2008, SB 1830, c. 3, § 12, emerg. eff. February 28, 2008 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2011, SB 446, c. 186, § 1, eff. November 1, 2011 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2024, HB 3936, c. 59, § 7, eff. November 1, 2024 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 9, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).

Citationizer® Summary of Documents Citing This Document
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Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinions
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 2005 OK AG 11, Question Submitted by: The Honorable Brian A. Crain, State Senator, District 39Cited
 2025 OK AG 13, Question Submitted by: The Honorable Julie Daniels, Oklahoma Senate, District 29Cited
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
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 2008 OK CR 3, 177 P.3d 577, BROWN v. STATECited
 2008 OK CR 26, 192 P.3d 1264, LOWERY v. STATECited
 2019 OK CR 17, 448 P.3d 1134, HOLTZCLAW v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 2023 OK CR 18, 540 P.3d 16, STATE v. CROSSONCited
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Cases
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 2011 OK CIV APP 83, 257 P.3d 416, REIMERS v. STATE ex rel. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSDiscussed
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
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 2003 OK 116, 84 P.3d 107, STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. SHANBOURDiscussed at Length
 2008 OK 62, 195 P.3d 31, STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. SHANBOURDiscussed at Length
 2008 OK 89, 194 P.3d 1281, STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. THOMPSONDiscussed
 2014 OK 1, 318 P.3d 1114, STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. WILCOXCited
 2025 OK 9, 565 P.3d 346, DONALDSON v. CITY OF EL RENOCited
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
 CiteNameLevel
 21 O.S. 20C, Class A1 Criminal Offenses - PunishmentCited
 21 O.S. 20I, Class B4 Criminal Offenses - PunishmentDiscussed
 21 O.S. 1021.1, Application of ActCited
 21 O.S. 1022, Authority to Arrest and Seize Obscene Materials Under Specific SectionCited
 21 O.S. 1024.1, DefinitionsDiscussed
 21 O.S. 1040.11, Short TitleCited
 21 O.S. 1738, Seizure and Forfeiture of Vehicles, Airplanes, and Other Property Used in Crime - ProcedureCited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
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 22 O.S. 991h, Sentencing Powers of the Court Under Certain Titles Issue Order of No ContactCited
 22 O.S. 40, Definitions - Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon - Forcible Sodomy - Kidnapping - Rape - Sex OffensesCited
 22 O.S. 991a, Sentence - Powers of the CourtDiscussed at Length
Title 43. Marriage
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 43 O.S. 112.5, Custody or Guardianship - Order of Preference - Death or Judicial Removal of Parent - Preference of Child - Presumptions Regarding Best Interests of ChildCited
Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories
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 57 O.S. 138, Credits for Good Conduct, Blood Donations, Training Program Participation, etc.Cited
Title 70. Schools
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 70 O.S. 1210.163, Child Abuse and Neglect - Duty to Report - Enumerated Acts of Abuse and NeglectDiscussed
 70 O.S. 11-202, Digital or Online Library Database Resources - Safety Protections - Penalties - ReportsCited
 70 O.S. 1210.163, Child Abuse and Neglect - Duty to Report - Enumerated Acts of Abuse and NeglectCited
 70 O.S. 3-104, State Board of Education - Powers and DutiesDiscussed at Length
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Oklahoma Session Laws - 2025
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 2025 O.S.L. 486, 2025 O.S.L. 486, [HB 2104] - Classification of felony offensesCited
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
 CiteNameLevel
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc.-Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
 21 O.S. 22, Acts Resulting in Gross Injury - MisdemeanorCited
 21 O.S. 1021, Indecent Exposure - Indecent Exhibitions - Obscene or Indecent Writings, Pictures, Etc. - Solicitation of MinorsCited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
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 22 O.S. 991a, Sentence - Powers of the CourtCited