OSCN Found Document:Assault, Battery, or Assault and Battery with Dangerous Weapon
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
    Chapter 20 - Assault and Battery
        Section 645 - Assault, Battery, or Assault and Battery with Dangerous Weapon
Cite as: 21 O.S. § 645 (OSCN 2026)


Every person who, with intent to do bodily harm and without justifiable or excusable cause, commits any assault, battery, or assault and battery upon the person of another with any sharp or dangerous weapon, or who, without such cause, shoots at another, with any kind of firearm, air gun, conductive energy weapon or other means whatever, with intent to injure any person, although without the intent to kill such person or to commit any felony, upon conviction is guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year.

Historical Data


R.L. 1910, § 2344; Amended by Laws 1957, SB 293, p. 161, § 1; Amended by Laws 1961, SB 202, p. 229, § 1; Amended by Laws 1982, SB 376, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1982; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 218 (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 June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr.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, § 125, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2006, SB 682, c. 62, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 2006 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 100, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).

Citationizer® Summary of Documents Citing This Document
Cite Name Level
 2001 10CIR 689, U.S. v. ORTEGA-GARCIADiscussed
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
 CiteNameLevel
 1977 OK CR 77, 560 P.2d 1047, HOLLIMAN v. STATECited
 1987 OK CR 261, 746 P.2d 1159, LUSTER v. STATEDiscussed
 1988 OK CR 18, 749 P.2d 127, FAVRO v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 28, 750 P.2d 1134, HUNTLEY v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 44, 751 P.2d 761, HACKETT v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 45, 751 P.2d 764, MANUEL v. STATECited
 1977 OK CR 124, 562 P.2d 862, BETTLYOUN v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 100, 755 P.2d 117, BUCHANAN v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 103, 756 P.2d 604, PHILLIPS v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 117, 756 P.2d 1251, WHITE v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 140, 759 P.2d 219, GREEN v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 209, 762 P.2d 962, OWENS v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 227, 763 P.2d 130, JORDAN v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 258, 764 P.2d 1355, DEAN v. STATEDiscussed
 1988 OK CR 263, 764 P.2d 1360, HALE v. STATECited
 1990 OK CR 6, 786 P.2d 1251, TURNER v. STATECited
 1990 OK CR 7, 786 P.2d 1255, PIERCE v. STATECited
 1990 OK CR 10, 787 P.2d 1282, SHERBURN v. STATEDiscussed
 1990 OK CR 65, 798 P.2d 635, WATERDOWN v. STATEDiscussed
 1990 OK CR 80, 803 P.2d 714, MANUEL v. STATEDiscussed
 1991 OK CR 35, 821 P.2d 371, ALLEN v. STATECited
 1991 OK CR 53, 810 P.2d 1298, KEELING v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1991 OK CR 66, 813 P.2d 526, LANGLEY v. STATEDiscussed
 1991 OK CR 81, 817 P.2d 262, HUBBARD v. STATECited
 1977 OK CR 180, 564 P.2d 643, SHATTUCK v. STATECited
 1992 OK CR 21, 829 P.2d 685, K.S.B. v. STATECited
 1992 OK CR 78, 842 P.2d 759, EDDINGS v. STATECited
 1993 OK CR 19, 853 P.2d 203, TRICE v. STATECited
 1993 OK CR 33, 857 P.2d 802, GRASSO v. STATECited
 1994 OK CR 66, 887 P.2d 301, WALKER v. STATEDiscussed
 1994 OK CR 73, 885 P.2d 670, NICKELL v. STATECited
 1996 OK CR 10, 912 P.2d 349, TRICE v. STATECited
 1977 OK CR 279, 569 P.2d 470, COLE v. STATECited
 1977 OK CR 336, 572 P.2d 580, ZACKERY v. STATECited
 1978 OK CR 8, 574 P.2d 1050, DANIELS v. STATECited
 1978 OK CR 14, 574 P.2d 1069, ROBINSON v. STATECited
 1978 OK CR 25, 576 P.2d 1181, STATE v. WOODCited
 1978 OK CR 118, 586 P.2d 74, TINKER v. STATEDiscussed
 1979 OK CR 19, 591 P.2d 324, SANKADOTA v. STATEDiscussed
 1979 OK CR 61, 596 P.2d 906, HAINTA v. STATECited
 1979 OK CR 63, 597 P.2d 334, NEAL v. STATECited
 1979 OK CR 82, 599 P.2d 411, JAMES v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1979 OK CR 89, 599 P.2d 1110, MEGGETT v. STATECited
 1974 OK CR 38, 520 P.2d 381, MEADOWS v. STATECited
 1974 OK CR 48, 520 P.2d 684, OGLESBY v. STATEDiscussed
 1974 OK CR 64, 521 P.2d 402, BRYANT v. STATECited
 1974 OK CR 77, 521 P.2d 419, BROWN v. STATECited
 2001 OK CR 28, 34 P.3d 148, 72 OBJ 2959, REA v. STATECited
 2001 OK CR 31, 34 P.3d 652, 72 OBJ 3297, DYER v. STATEDiscussed
 2002 OK CR 15, 46 P.3d 150, BURLESON v. SAFFLECited
 1975 OK CR 5, 530 P.2d 1052, HUGHES v. STATECited
 2007 OK CR 29, 164 P.3d 208, EIZEMBER v. STATECited
 2009 OK CR 19, 210 P.3d 840, SKINNER v. STATECited
 2010 OK CR 19, 238 P.3d 10, BAKER v. STATECited
 2016 OK CR 3, 371 P.3d 1100, MARTINEZ v. STATECited
 2017 OK CR 12, 400 P.3d 786, FREDERICK v. STATECited
 2018 OK CR 7, 419 P.3d 271, DAVIS v. STATECited
 2018 OK CR 27, 426 P.3d 614, RUNNELS v. STATECited
 2018 OK CR 32, 429 P.3d 690, THOMPSON v. STATEDiscussed
 2019 OK CR 13, 443 P.3d 573, LAVORCHEK v. STATECited
 2019 OK CR 15, 446 P.3d 1248, TAFOLLA v. STATEDiscussed
 2020 OK CR 14, 466 P.3d 574, NEWMAN v. STATECited
 2021 OK CR 1, 481 P.3d 1267, BRINK v. STATEDiscussed
 2021 OK CR 5, 485 P.3d 829, NOLEN v. STATECited
 1999 OK CR 48, 993 P.2d 124, Davis v. StateCited
 1975 OK CR 104, 536 P.2d 985, BAILEY v. STATECited
 2021 OK CR 40, 502 P.3d 1115, MARTINEZ v. STATECited
 2022 OK CR 8, 509 P.3d 625, STATE v. RUTLEDGECited
 1975 OK CR 110, 536 P.2d 945, WIMBERLI v. STATECited
 2024 OK CR 16, 552 P.3d 74, GOLDEN v. STATECited
 1954 OK CR 2, 266 P.2d 488, ARMSTRONG v. STATECited
 1954 OK CR 35, 268 P.2d 305, LEWIS v. STATECited
 1954 OK CR 98, 273 P.2d 459, STATE v. HOLLISDiscussed at Length
 1954 OK CR 137, 276 P.2d 940, WASHBURN v. STATECited
 1955 OK CR 37, 282 P.2d 772, MINNIX v. STATECited
 1955 OK CR 71, 284 P.2d 744, STRAHAN v. STATEDiscussed
 1955 OK CR 93, 286 P.2d 282, DALLAS v. STATECited
 1955 OK CR 111, 289 P.2d 155, APPLICATION OF SANDERSCited
 1956 OK CR 6, 292 P.2d 451, ECKHART v. STATECited
 1956 OK CR 61, 300 P.2d 1000, DAVIS v. STATEDiscussed
 1956 OK CR 116, 303 P.2d 473, TACKER v. STATECited
 1957 OK CR 34, 309 P.2d 1096, HALL v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1958 OK CR 113, 333 P.2d 585, MATIN v. STATECited
 1959 OK CR 25, 336 P.2d 930, MILES v. STATECited
 1959 OK CR 49, 338 P.2d 1117, KENT v. STATECited
 1959 OK CR 106, 345 P.2d 908, STATE v. THOMASONDiscussed
 1960 OK CR 6, 354 P.2d 466, DAVIS v. STATEDiscussed
 1960 OK CR 73, 355 P.2d 1015, BALD EAGLE v. STATE OF OKLAHOMACited
 1961 OK CR 27, 358 P.2d 232, THARPE v. STATECited
 1979 OK CR 124, 602 P.2d 1042, CARDER v. STATECited
 2024 OK CR 20, 554 P.3d 244, BOWLDS v. STATECited
 1980 OK CR 44, 611 P.2d 278, PORTER v. STATEDiscussed
 2024 OK CR 30, 559 P.3d 377, MARTIN v. STATECited
 2026 OK CR 3, STATE v. LUEVANOCited
 1981 OK CR 21, 625 P.2d 121, STEVENS v. STATECited
 1966 OK CR 125, 418 P.2d 106, SAENZ v. STATECited
 1966 OK CR 135, 418 P.2d 710, EATON v. STATECited
 1967 OK CR 124, 430 P.2d 808, PETTIGREW v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1981 OK CR 56, 628 P.2d 384, GREGORY v. STATEDiscussed
 1967 OK CR 170, 456 P.2d 595, ROBERSON v. STATEDiscussed
 1968 OK CR 209, 447 P.2d 447, HAY v. STATEDiscussed
 1969 OK CR 169, 455 P.2d 719, CONASTER v. STATEDiscussed
 1943 OK CR 72, 138 P.2d 563, 77 Okl.Cr. 73, Bean v StateDiscussed
 1944 OK CR 52, 151 P.2d 74, 79 Okl.Cr. 1, Smith v StateCited
 1981 OK CR 146, 637 P.2d 867, WILLIAMS v. STATECited
 1949 OK CR 87, 212 P.2d 144, 89 Okl.Cr. 421, Wilson v StateCited
 1950 OK CR 67, 218 P.2d 655, 91 Okl.Cr. 319, BEARD v. STATEDiscussed
 1950 OK CR 127, 223 P.2d 147, 92 Okl.Cr. 324, LOTT v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1950 OK CR 140, 224 P.2d 272, 92 Okl.Cr. 430, ANGLIN v. STATEDiscussed
 1950 OK CR 159, 225 P.2d 812, 93 Okl.Cr. 156, OWENS v. STATECited
 1951 OK CR 152, 238 P.2d 380, 95 Okl.Cr. 11, PRATER v. STATECited
 1982 OK CR 124, 649 P.2d 799, HARDIN v. STATECited
 1971 OK CR 167, 483 P.2d 1384, BATES v. STATECited
 1971 OK CR 210, 485 P.2d 474, QUINN v. STATEDiscussed
 1971 OK CR 251, 487 P.2d 742, NEDIO v. STATECited
 1971 OK CR 258, 488 P.2d 158, HART v. STATECited
 1971 OK CR 287, 488 P.2d 1346, TENNISON v. STATECited
 1983 OK CR 63, 663 P.2d 746, JOPLIN v. STATECited
 1973 OK CR 15, 505 P.2d 991, BATES v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1973 OK CR 74, 506 P.2d 931, JENNINGS v. STATECited
 1973 OK CR 126, 507 P.2d 944, GORDON v. STATECited
 1973 OK CR 151, 508 P.2d 280, JONES v. STATECited
 1952 OK CR 127, 248 P.2d 633, 96 Okl.Cr. 76, PIERCE v. STATEDiscussed
 1952 OK CR 158, 251 P.2d 519, 96 Okl.Cr. 184, WILLIAMS v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1953 OK CR 38, 255 P.2d 302, 96 Okl.Cr. 347, GILLASPY v. STATECited
 1953 OK CR 137, 261 P.2d 903, 97 Okl.Cr. 252, PATTERSON v. STATECited
 1953 OK CR 154, 263 P.2d 202, 97 Okl.Cr. 331, BOYD v. STATEDiscussed
 1953 OK CR 181, 265 P.2d 509, 97 Okl.Cr. 406, MADISON v. STATECited
 1997 OK CR 3, 933 P.2d 327, WALKER v. STATEDiscussed
 1997 OK CR 43, 943 P.2d 1090, Locke v. StateCited
 1983 OK CR 174, 674 P.2d 46, BROWN v. STATECited
 1999 OK CR 20, 982 P.2d 1086, 70 OBJ 1452, Dodd v. StateCited
 1984 OK CR 64, 681 P.2d 772, LEWIS v. STATEDiscussed
 1973 OK CR 192, 509 P.2d 149, GIST v. STATEDiscussed
 1973 OK CR 222, 509 P.2d 675, McDANIEL v. STATECited
 1985 OK CR 26, 696 P.2d 501, KOONCE v. STATECited
 1985 OK CR 117, 706 P.2d 539, CHASTAIN v. STATEDiscussed
 1976 OK CR 14, 545 P.2d 797, BATIE v. STATECited
 1986 OK CR 135, 725 P.2d 609, FAULKENBERRY v. STATECited
 1987 OK CR 89, 737 P.2d 575, TREVINO v. STATECited
 1987 OK CR 93, 738 P.2d 157, BURCH v. STATECited
 1976 OK CR 93, 549 P.2d 362, MIXON v. STATECited
 1976 OK CR 115, 550 P.2d 575, WISHON v. STATECited
 1976 OK CR 182, 553 P.2d 525, MATHIS v. STATECited
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
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 2023 OK 34, 530 P.3d 24, STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. BAILEYDiscussed
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
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 21 O.S. 20I, Class B4 Criminal Offenses - PunishmentCited
 21 O.S. 856, Delinquent Minor - Contributing to DelinquencyCited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
 CiteNameLevel
 22 O.S. 60.6, Violation of Protective Order - PenaltyCited
 22 O.S. 1401, Short TitleCited
 22 O.S. 1402, DefinitionsCited
Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories
 CiteNameLevel
 57 O.S. 138, Credits for Good Conduct, Blood Donations, Training Program Participation, etc.Discussed
 57 O.S. 332.16, Recommendation for Parole to Remain in Governor's Office no Longer than 30 DaysCited
 57 O.S. 571, DefinitionsCited
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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
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 21 O.S. 645, Assault, Battery, or Assault and Battery with Dangerous WeaponCited
 21 O.S. 645, Assault, Battery, or Assault and Battery with Dangerous WeaponCited