A. Rape or rape by instrumentation in the first degree, a Class A2 felony offense, shall include:

1. Rape committed by a person over eighteen (18) years of age upon a person under fourteen (14) years of age;

2. Rape committed upon a person incapable through mental illness or any unsoundness of mind of giving legal consent regardless of the age of the person committing the crime;

3. Rape accomplished where the victim is intoxicated by a narcotic or anesthetic agent, administered by or with the privity of the accused as a means of forcing the victim to submit;

4. Rape accomplished where the victim is at the time unconscious of the nature of the act and this fact is known to the accused;

5. Rape accomplished with any person by means of force, violence, or threats of force or violence accompanied by apparent power of execution regardless of the age of the person committing the crime; or

6. Rape by instrumentation regardless of the age of the victim or the age of the person committing the crime.

B. In all other cases, rape is rape in the second degree, a Class B2 felony offense.

Historical Data

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Laws 1983, HB 1080, c. 41, § 2, eff. November 1, 1983; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 1794, c. 179, § 3, eff. November 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1990, HB 2334, c. 224, § 3, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 2008, SB 1992, c. 438, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2008 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2017, HB 1005, c. 164, § 1, eff. November 1, 2017 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 28, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).

Citationizer^® Summary of Documents Citing This Document

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Cite	Name	Level
Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinions
	Cite	Name	Level
	2008 OK AG 20,	Question Submitted by: Director Justin Jones, Oklahoma Department of Corrections	Cited
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	1977 OK CR 46, 560 P.2d 221,	THOMPSON v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 253, 746 P.2d 203,	WEBB v. STATE	Discussed
	1987 OK CR 264, 747 P.2d 959,	OWENS v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 272, 747 P.2d 964,	WAXLER v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 29, 751 P.2d 733,	MILLER v. STATE	Discussed
	1988 OK CR 47, 752 P.2d 814,	VAN WHITE v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 73, 753 P.2d 388,	DAVIS v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 76, 754 P.2d 557,	HONEYCUTT v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 88, 755 P.2d 97,	SALYERS v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 103, 756 P.2d 604,	PHILLIPS v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 114, 756 P.2d 614,	CAROL v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 128, 758 P.2d 336,	HIGHSAW v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	1988 OK CR 139, 762 P.2d 936,	PLOTNER v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 158, 759 P.2d 235,	SUTTON v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 167, 760 P.2d 838,	JOHNSON v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 180, 761 P.2d 879,	DRAKE v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 199, 762 P.2d 274,	RAY v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 229, 763 P.2d 135,	NEWSOM v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 259, 764 P.2d 900,	CHILDERS v. STATE	Cited
	1988 OK CR 267, 764 P.2d 914,	JONES v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 34, 777 P.2d 1359,	HARRIS v. STATE	Discussed
	1989 OK CR 44, 778 P.2d 925,	TIBBETTS v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 73, 781 P.2d 846,	MILLER v. STATE	Cited
	1989 OK CR 85, 785 P.2d 317,	DOYLE v. STATE	Discussed
	1990 OK CR 24, 791 P.2d 97,	W.C.P. v. STATE	Discussed
	1990 OK CR 34, 793 P.2d 866,	SHELTON v. STATE	Cited
	1990 OK CR 49, 795 P.2d 1075,	SPENCER v. STATE	Cited
	1990 OK CR 72, 799 P.2d 1128,	WELLS v. STATE	Cited
	1991 OK CR 115, 819 P.2d 1372,	TIBBS v. STATE	Cited
	1992 OK CR 24, 829 P.2d 998,	BALES v. STATE	Cited
	1992 OK CR 73, 841 P.2d 1159,	WALKER v. STATE	Cited
	1992 OK CR 82, 844 P.2d 867,	GREGG v. STATE	Discussed
	1993 OK CR 19, 853 P.2d 203,	TRICE v. STATE	Cited
	1993 OK CR 27, 855 P.2d 143,	GILMORE v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	1994 OK CR 40, 876 P.2d 690,	SIMPSON v. STATE	Discussed
	1995 OK CR 6, 888 P.2d 1023,	ROBERTSON v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 7, 888 P.2d 1027,	HALE v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 10, 889 P.2d 319,	TAYLOR v. STATE	Cited
	1995 OK CR 45, 904 P.2d 89,	CANNON v. STATE	Discussed
	1995 OK CR 71, 909 P.2d 68,	EZELL v. STATE	Cited
	1996 OK CR 10, 912 P.2d 349,	TRICE v. STATE	Cited
	1996 OK CR 23, 919 P.2d 439,	STADLER v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	1996 OK CR 40, 924 P.2d 754,	CHARM v. STATE	Cited
	1977 OK CR 291, 569 P.2d 497,	MARTINEZ v. STATE	Cited
	1977 OK CR 322, 572 P.2d 276,	BOYD v. STATE	Cited
	1977 OK CR 338, 572 P.2d 994,	KLINEKOLE v. STATE	Cited
	1978 OK CR 90, 583 P.2d 1117,	HICKS v. STATE	Cited
	1979 OK CR 60, 596 P.2d 1269,	BALDWIN v. STATE	Cited
	1974 OK CR 215, 529 P.2d 499,	CARSON v. STATE	Cited
	2002 OK CR 14, 73 OBJ 928,	MALONE v. STATE	Cited
	1975 OK CR 12, 530 P.2d 1049,	CARPENTER v. STATE	Cited
	2002 OK CR 34, 58 P.3d 208,	MALONE v STATE	Cited
	2006 OK CR 15, 134 P.3d 846,	THRASHER v. STATE	Cited
	2007 OK CR 18, 158 P.3d 482,	PICKENS v. STATE	Cited
	2007 OK CR 37, 172 P.3d 207,	BLANTON v. STATE	Cited
	2008 OK CR 30, 199 P.3d 877,	WILEY v. STATE	Cited
	2009 OK CR 7, 204 P.3d 777,	HORN v. STATE	Cited
	2010 OK CR 28, 250 P.3d 901,	JOHNSON v. STATE	Cited
	2012 OK CR 7, 274 P.3d 161,	NELOMS v. STATE	Discussed at Length
	2012 OK CR 11, 280 P.3d 354,	HINSLEY v. STATE	Cited
	2017 OK CR 22, 406 P.3d 27,	SANCHEZ v. STATE	Cited
	2017 OK CR 26, 408 P.3d 209,	BARNES v. STATE	Cited
	2019 OK CR 3, 438 P.3d 373,	THOMPSON v. STATE	Cited
	2020 OK CR 8, 461 P.3d 952,	CHAMPION v. STATE	Cited
	2022 OK CR 2, 504 P.3d 605,	WADKINS v. STATE	Cited
	2022 OK CR 25, 519 P.3d 526,	VANCE v. STATE	Cited
	2022 OK CR 31, 523 54,	PURDOM v. STATE	Cited
	1954 OK CR 24, 267 P.2d 612,	GAINES v. STATE	Discussed
	1955 OK CR 73, 285 P.2d 236,	DE ARMOND v. STATE	Cited
	1955 OK CR 106, 290 P.2d 775,	REID v. STATE	Cited
	1956 OK CR 93, 302 P.2d 491,	STEVENS v. STATE	Cited
	1957 OK CR 19, 307 P.2d 555,	RHAMY v. STATE	Cited
	1957 OK CR 30, 309 P.2d 737,	CARTER v. STATE	Cited
	1957 OK CR 114, 321 P.2d 990,	WILLIAMS v. STATE	Cited
	1960 OK CR 21, 354 P.2d 472,	GOODSON v. STATE	Cited
	1960 OK CR 41, 351 P.2d 1076,	APPLICATION OF SMITH	Discussed
	1961 OK CR 28, 359 P.2d 1085,	PORTER v. RAINES	Cited
	1979 OK CR 121, 602 P.2d 237,	BILLY v. STATE	Cited
	1980 OK CR 23, 610 P.2d 251,	ZIEGLER v. STATE	Discussed
	1980 OK CR 52, 612 P.2d 1375,	BRUNER v. STATE	Cited
	2024 OK CR 33, 561 P.3d 1124,	JIMENEZ v. STATE	Cited
	1980 OK CR 87, 620 P.2d 410,	WALLACE v. STATE	Cited
	1980 OK CR 90, 620 P.2d 418,	RAGLAND v. STATE	Cited
	1975 OK CR 164, 540 P.2d 584,	MEEKS v. STATE	Cited
	1943 OK CR 87, 140 P.2d 606, 77 Okl.Cr. 160,	Jackson v State	Cited
	1982 OK CR 36, 642 P.2d 276,	MILLER v. STATE	Cited
	1951 OK CR 39, 229 P.2d 611, 94 Okl.Cr. 25,	EX PARTE CUMMINS	Cited
	1951 OK CR 96, 235 P.2d 552, 94 Okl.Cr. 297,	MILLER v. STATE	Cited
	1951 OK CR 117, 235 P.2d 711, 94 Okl.Cr. 308,	EPLEY v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 3, 657 P.2d 176,	BAUWENS v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 55, 662 P.2d 1385,	GREGG v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 71, 664 P.2d 1042,	MAHORNEY v. STATE	Discussed
	1983 OK CR 102, 666 P.2d 1290,	RICHARDSON v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 110, 667 P.2d 472,	CRISP v. STATE	Cited
	1983 OK CR 118, 668 P.2d 339,	SCOTT v. STATE	Cited
	1953 OK CR 183, 266 P.2d 992, 97 Okl.Cr. 415,	KIDD v. STATE	Discussed
	1997 OK CR 13, 933 P.2d 926,	Cannon v. State	Cited
	1997 OK CR 51, 947 P.2d 530, 68 OBJ 3119,	Riley v. State	Discussed at Length
	1997 OK CR 65, 947 P.2d 198, 68 OBJ 3639,	Reupert v. State	Discussed
	1998 OK CR 61, 977 P.2d 1116, 69 OBJ 3886,	McCarty v. State	Cited
	1975 OK CR 229, 543 P.2d 574,	REDDELL v. STATE	Cited
	1973 OK CR 265, 510 P.2d 1008,	SCOTT v. STATE	Discussed
	1985 OK CR 12, 695 P.2d 8,	HUDDLESTON v. STATE	Cited
	1974 OK CR 9, 518 P.2d 889,	KING v. STATE	Cited
	1985 OK CR 46, 700 P.2d 204,	MONEY v. STATE	Discussed
	1985 OK CR 76, 702 P.2d 375,	MASTER v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 54, 717 P.2d 605,	LUCERO v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 133, 725 P.2d 870,	PACK v. STATE	Cited
	1986 OK CR 160, 727 P.2d 1374,	EBERHART v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 94, 737 P.2d 1206,	SMITH v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 140, 739 P.2d 1006,	LAWSON v. STATE	Discussed
	1987 OK CR 141, 739 P.2d 1009,	TEAFATILLER v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 143, 738 P.2d 1375,	BESHEARS v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 155, 739 P.2d 1019,	TREVINO v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 194, 742 P.2d 1162,	PEBEAHSY v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 204, 743 P.2d 669,	ELIX v. STATE	Cited
	1987 OK CR 206, 744 P.2d 190,	KELSEY v. STATE	Cited
	1976 OK CR 236, 554 P.2d 1378,	SHELTON v. STATE	Discussed
	1976 OK CR 245, 555 P.2d 85,	KIRK v. STATE	Cited
	1976 OK CR 275, 556 P.2d 275,	WADE v. STATE	Discussed
	1977 OK CR 36, 559 P.2d 1256,	PHELPS v. STATE	Cited
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	2017 OK CIV APP 20, 394 P.3d 305,	NITZ v. STATE	Discussed
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	2017 OK 77, 404 P.3d 38,	FRY v. STATE ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS	Cited
	2025 OK 9, 565 P.3d 346,	DONALDSON v. CITY OF EL RENO	Discussed
Oklahoma Jury Instructions- Criminal
	Cite	Name	Level
		Rape in the First Degree - Elements	Cited
		Spousal Rape in the First Degree - Elements	Cited
Title 12. Civil Procedure
	Cite	Name	Level
	12 O.S. 2803.1,	Statement by Child, Incapacitated Person, or Vulnerable Adult Describing Certain Acts - Admissibility	Discussed
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
	Cite	Name	Level
	21 O.S. 13.1,	Required Service of Minimum Percentage of Sentence - Offenses Specified	Cited
	21 O.S. 20D,	Class A2 Criminal Offenses - Punishment	Cited
	21 O.S. 20G,	Class B2 Criminal Offenses - Punishment	Cited
	21 O.S. 142.20,	Sexual Assault Examination Fund - Establishment	Cited
	21 O.S. 888,	Forcible Sodomy	Cited
	21 O.S. 1115,	Punishment for Rape In First Degree	Cited
	21 O.S. 1123,	Lewd or Indecent Proposals or Acts to Child Under 16	Cited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
	Cite	Name	Level
	22 O.S. 40,	Definitions	Cited
	22 O.S. 991h,	Sentencing Powers of the Court Under Certain Titles Issue Order of No Contact	Cited
	22 O.S. 40,	Definitions - Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon - Forcible Sodomy - Kidnapping - Rape - Sex Offenses	Cited
	22 O.S. 152,	Limitations in General	Cited
	22 O.S. 1401,	Short Title	Cited
	22 O.S. 1402,	Definitions	Cited
Title 43. Marriage
	Cite	Name	Level
	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 Child	Cited
Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories
	Cite	Name	Level
	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 Days	Discussed
	57 O.S. 571,	Definitions	Cited
	57 O.S. 584,	Information Required on Registration - Form - Notice of Address Change - Maintenance of Files - Availability	Cited
Title 70. Schools
	Cite	Name	Level
	70 O.S. 1210.163,	Child Abuse and Neglect - Duty to Report - Enumerated Acts of Abuse and Neglect	Cited
	70 O.S. 1210.163,	Child Abuse and Neglect - Duty to Report - Enumerated Acts of Abuse and Neglect	Cited
	70 O.S. 3-104,	State Board of Education - Powers and Duties	Cited
Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code
	Cite	Name	Level
	10A O.S. 2-8-102,	Definition of Juvenile Sex Offender	Discussed at Length

Citationizer: Table of Authority

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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. 1114,	Rape in First Degree - Second Degree	Cited
	21 O.S. 1114,	Rape in First Degree - Second Degree	Cited
	21 O.S. 1114,	Rape in First Degree - Second Degree	Cited