Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 61 - Frauds, Cheats, False Pretenses, and False Personations
False Personation
Section 1531 - False Personation of Another - Marriage - Bail or Surety - Written Instruments - Other Acts
Cite as: 21 O.S. § 1531 (OSCN 2026), False Personation
Any person who falsely personates another, and in such assumed character:
1. Marries or pretends to marry, or to sustain the marriage relation toward another, with or without the connivance of such other person; or
2. Becomes bail or surety for any party, in any proceeding whatever, before any court or officer authorized to take such bail or surety; or
3. Subscribes, verifies, publishes, acknowledges or proves, in the name of another person, any written instrument, with intent that the same may be delivered or used as true; or
4. Does any other act whereby, if it were done by the person falsely personated, he might in any event become liable to any suit or prosecution, or to pay any sum of money, or to incur any charge, forfeiture or penalty, or whereby any benefit might accrue to the party personating, or to any other person,
shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title.
Historical Data
R.L. 1910, § 2689; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 367 (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 June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr.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, § 259, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 234, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).
Citationizer® Summary of Documents Citing This Document| Cite | Name | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 1991 OK CR 75, 815 P.2d 1194, | CAMREN v. STATE | Discussed | |
| 1992 OK CR 39, 833 P.2d 1257, | FRIDAY v. STATE | Discussed | |
| 1996 OK CR 45, 926 P.2d 312, | Barkus v. State | Cited | |
| 1961 OK CR 76, 366 P.2d 425, | STOKES v. STATE | Cited | |
| Oklahoma Jury Instructions- Criminal | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| False Personation - Elements | Discussed | ||
| Title 21. Crimes and Punishments | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 21 O.S. 20M, | Class C2 Criminal Offenses - Punishment | Cited | |
| Title 22. Criminal Procedure | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 22 O.S. 152, | Limitations in General | Cited | |
| Cite | Name | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Session Laws - 2025 | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 2025 O.S.L. 486, 2025 O.S.L. 486, | [HB 2104] - Classification of felony offenses | Cited | |
| Title 21. Crimes and Punishments | |||
| Cite | Name | Level | |
| 21 O.S. 20M, | Class C2 Criminal Offenses - Punishment | Cited | |
| 21 O.S. 1531, | False Personation of Another - Marriage - Bail or Surety - Written Instruments - Other Acts | Cited | |