A. Actions relating to theft, retail theft, or larceny shall be sufficient to constitute organized retail crime when two or more of the following circumstances occur:

1. The property taken is intended for resale;

2. Such property is taken by two or more persons acting jointly;

3. The persons taking the property do so while possessing tools of theft including, but not limited to, tag cutters, foil-lined bags, weapons, or other means of evading detection;

4. The persons taking the property attempt to exit through fire escapes, employee exits, or other non-public means of entry or exit;

5. The persons taking such property remove, destroy, deactivate, or knowingly evade any component of an anti-shoplifting or inventory control device to prevent the activation of that device or to facilitate another person in committing retail crime;

6. A person receives, purchases, or possesses retail merchandise for sale or resale knowing or believing the retail merchandise was stolen from a retail merchant;

7. The persons use a getaway driver or the motor vehicle of another person or a rented or stolen motor vehicle when committing retail crime; or

8. The persons use a paper, fraudulent, altered, or obstructed license plate, use a license plate meant for a different vehicle, or do not have any license plate.

B. Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be punished as follows:

1. In the event the value of the property is less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; or

2. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

C. The person shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Historical Data

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Laws 2025, HB 1592, c. 329, § 1, eff. November 1, 2025.

Citationizer^® Summary of Documents Citing This Document

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Citationizer: Table of Authority

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Oklahoma Session Laws - 2025
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	2025 O.S.L. 329, 2025 O.S.L. 329,	[HB 1592] - Larceny	Cited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
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	22 O.S. 991f,	Restitution	Cited