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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 1021.3 - Guardians - Parents - Custodians - Consent to Participation of Minors in Obscene Writings, Pictures, Etc.
Cite as: 21 O.S. § 1021.3 (OSCN 2026)


A. Any parent, guardian or individual having custody of a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years who knowingly permits or consents to the participation of a minor in any child sexual abuse material shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period of not more than twenty (20) years or a fine of not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment. Persons convicted under this section shall not be eligible for a deferred sentence. 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 subsection 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.

B. The consent of the minor to the activity prohibited by this section shall not constitute a defense.

Historical Data


Laws 1978, HB 1520, c. 24, § 2, emerg. eff. March 13, 1978; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 1972, c. 87, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2506, c. 37, § 3, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 278 (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 June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr.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, § 181, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2000, HB 2104, c. 208, § 4, eff. November 1, 2000 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1760, c. 261, § 13, eff. November 1, 2007 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2024, HB 3936, c. 59, § 10, eff. November 1, 2024 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 50, eff.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
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
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 2005 OK 12, 116 P.3d 119, IN RE OKLAHOMA UNIFORM JURY INSTRUCTIONS FOR JUVENILE CASESCited
Title 10. Children
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 10 O.S. 7006-1.1, Renumbered as 10A O.S. § 1-4-904 by Laws 2009, HB 2028, c. 233, § 263, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009Cited
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
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 21 O.S. 13.1, Required Service of Minimum Percentage of Sentence - Offenses SpecifiedCited
 21 O.S. 13.1, Minimum Sentences - Defined CrimesCited
 21 O.S. 1040.13b, Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images - Penalties - Remedies - Prosecution - FelonyCited
 21 O.S. 20F, Class B1 Criminal Offenses - PunishmentCited
 21 O.S. 1040.13b, Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images - Penalties - Remedies - Prosecution - FelonyCited
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. 152, Limitations in GeneralCited
 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, Inmate Credit - Class LevelCited
 57 O.S. 332.16, Recommendation for Parole to Remain in Governor's Office no Longer than 30 DaysCited
 57 O.S. 571, DefinitionsCited
 57 O.S. 582, Applicability of ActDiscussed
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. 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
Citationizer: Table of Authority
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Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
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 21 O.S. 1021.3, Guardians - Parents - Custodians - Consent to Participation of Minors in Obscene Writings, Pictures, Etc.Cited
 21 O.S. 1021.3, Guardians - Parents - Custodians - Consent to Participation of Minors in Obscene Writings, Pictures, Etc.Cited
 21 O.S. 1021.3, Guardians - Parents - Custodians - Consent to Participation of Minors in Obscene Writings, Pictures, Etc.Cited
 21 O.S. 1021.3, Guardians - Parents - Custodians - Consent to Participation of Minors in Obscene Writings, Pictures, Etc.Cited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
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 22 O.S. 991a, Sentence - Powers of the CourtCited