Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
Chapter 2 - Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act
Article Article 4 - Penalties - Offenses
Section 2-401 - Prohibited Acts A - Penalties
Cite as: 63 O.S. § 2-401 (OSCN 2026)
A. Except as authorized by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, it shall be unlawful for any person:
1. To distribute, dispense, transport with intent to distribute or dispense, possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled dangerous substance or to solicit the use of or use the services of a person less than eighteen (18) years of age to cultivate, distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance;
2. To create, distribute, transport with intent to distribute or dispense, or possess with intent to distribute, a counterfeit controlled dangerous substance; or
3. To distribute any imitation controlled substance as defined by Section 2-101 of this title, except when authorized by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
B. Any person who violates the provisions of this section with respect to:
1. A substance classified in Schedule I or II, except for marijuana, upon conviction, shall be guilty of transporting or possessing with an intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, a Class C2 felony offense, and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and a fine not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), which shall be in addition to other punishment provided by law and shall not be imposed in lieu of other punishment. A second conviction for the violation of provisions of this paragraph is a Class C2 felony offense punishable by a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A third or subsequent conviction for the violation of the provisions of this paragraph is a Class C2 felony offense punishable by a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Any other controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule III, IV, V or marijuana, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes and a fine not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), which shall be in addition to other punishment provided by law and shall not be imposed in lieu of other punishment. A second conviction for the violation of the provisions of this paragraph is a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A third or subsequent conviction for the violation of the provisions of this paragraph is a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
3. An imitation controlled substance as defined by Section 2-101 of this title, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the county jail for a period not more than one (1) year and a fine not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). A person convicted of a second violation of the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a Class D2 felony offense and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20O of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and a fine not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), which shall be in addition to other punishment provided by law and shall not be imposed in lieu of other punishment.
C. 1. Except when authorized by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance or synthetic controlled substance.
2. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection with respect to distributing a controlled substance is guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and a fine not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), which shall be in addition to other punishment provided by law and shall not be imposed in lieu of other punishment.
3. A second conviction for the violation of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection with respect to distributing a controlled substance is a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A third or subsequent conviction for the violation of the provisions of this paragraph is a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
4. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection with respect to manufacturing a controlled substance is guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and a fine not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), which shall be in addition to other punishment provided by law and shall not be imposed in lieu of other punishment.
5. A second conviction for the violation of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection with respect to manufacturing a controlled substance is a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A third or subsequent conviction for the violation of the provisions of this paragraph is a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. Convictions for violations of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the statutory provisions for suspended or deferred sentences, or probation as provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
E. Any person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who violates the provisions of this section by using or soliciting the use of services of a person less than eighteen (18) years of age to distribute, dispense, transport with intent to distribute or dispense or cultivate a controlled dangerous substance or by distributing a controlled dangerous substance to a person under eighteen (18) years of age, or in the presence of a person under twelve (12) years of age, is guilty of a Class C1 felony offense punishable by:
1. For a first violation of this subsection, a term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not less than two (2) years nor more than ten (10) years;
2. For a second violation of this subsection, a term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than four (4) years nor more than twenty (20) years; or
3. For a third or subsequent violation of this subsection, a term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than ten (10) years nor more than life.
F. Any person who violates any provision of this section by transporting with intent to distribute or dispense, distributing or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance to a person, or violation of subsection G of this section, in or on, or within two thousand (2,000) feet of the real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school, public vocational school, public or private college or university, or other institution of higher education, recreation center or public park, including a state park or recreation area, public housing project, or child care facility as defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be guilty of a Class C1 felony offense and shall be punished by:
1. For a first offense, a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through E of Section 20L of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
2. For a second or subsequent violation of this section, a term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through E of Section 20L of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by the imposition of a fine, or by both, not exceeding thrice that authorized by the appropriate provision of this section. Convictions for second and subsequent violations of the provisions of this section shall not be subject to statutory provisions of suspended sentences, deferred sentences or probation.
G. 1. Except as authorized by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or attempt to manufacture any controlled dangerous substance or possess any substance listed in Section 2-322 of this title or any substance containing any detectable amount of pseudoephedrine or its salts, optical isomers or salts of optical isomers, iodine or its salts, optical isomers or salts of optical isomers, hydriodic acid, sodium metal, lithium metal, anhydrous ammonia, phosphorus, or organic solvents with the intent to use that substance to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance.
2. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection with respect to the unlawful manufacturing or attempting to unlawfully manufacture any controlled dangerous substance, possessing any substance listed in this subsection or Section 2-322 of this title, or combining fentanyl with any other controlled dangerous substance, upon conviction, is guilty of a Class A2 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than seven (7) years nor more than life and by a fine not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), which shall be in addition to other punishment provided by law and shall not be imposed in lieu of other punishment. The possession of any amount of anhydrous ammonia in an unauthorized container shall be prima facie evidence of intent to use such substance to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance.
3. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection with respect to the unlawful manufacturing or attempting to unlawfully manufacture any controlled dangerous substance in the following amounts:
a. one (1) kilogram or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of heroin,
b. five (5) kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of:
(1) coca leaves, except coca leaves and extracts of coca leaves from which cocaine, ecgonine, and derivatives of ecgonine or their salts have been removed,
(2) cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers,
(3) ecgonine, its derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, or
(4) any compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of any of the substances referred to in divisions (1) through (3) of this subparagraph,
c. fifty (50) grams or more of a mixture or substance described in division (2) of subparagraph b of this paragraph which contains cocaine base,
d. one hundred (100) grams or more of phencyclidine (PCP) or one (1) kilogram or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of phencyclidine (PCP),
e. ten (10) grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),
f. four hundred (400) grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-pheylethy)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide or 100 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of any analogue of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide,
g. one thousand (1,000) kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana or one thousand (1,000) or more marijuana plants regardless of weight,
h. fifty (50) grams or more of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers or five hundred (500) grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers, or
i. ten (10) grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, its analogs, or derivatives,
upon conviction, is guilty of aggravated manufacturing of a controlled dangerous substance, a Class A1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than twenty (20) years nor more than life and by a fine not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), which shall be in addition to other punishment provided by law and shall not be imposed in lieu of other punishment. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this paragraph shall be required to serve a minimum of eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence received prior to becoming eligible for state correctional earned credits towards the completion of the sentence or eligible for parole.
4. Any sentence to the custody of the Department of Corrections for any violation of paragraph 3 of this subsection shall not be subject to statutory provisions for suspended sentences, deferred sentences, or probation. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of paragraph 3 of this subsection shall be punished as a habitual offender pursuant to Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be required to serve a minimum of eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence received prior to becoming eligible for state correctional earned credits or eligibility for parole.
5. Any person who has been convicted of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture methamphetamine pursuant to the provisions of this subsection and who, after such conviction, purchases or attempts to purchase, receive or otherwise acquire any product, mixture, or preparation containing any detectable quantity of base pseudoephedrine or ephedrine shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term in the range of twice the minimum term provided for in paragraph 2 of this subsection.
H. Any person convicted of any offense described in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act may, in addition to the fine imposed, be assessed an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the fine imposed. Such assessment shall be paid into a revolving fund for enforcement of controlled dangerous substances created pursuant to Section 2-506 of this title.
I. Any person convicted of any offense described in this section shall, in addition to any fine imposed, pay a special assessment trauma-care fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be deposited into the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in Section 1-2530.9 of this title.
J. For purposes of this section, “public housing project” means any dwelling or accommodations operated as a state or federally subsidized multifamily housing project by any housing authority, nonprofit corporation or municipal developer or housing projects created pursuant to the Oklahoma Housing Authorities Act.
K. When a person is found guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section, the court shall order, in addition to any other penalty, the defendant to pay a one-hundred-dollar assessment to be deposited in the Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Revolving Fund created in Section 2-503.2 of this title, upon collection.
L. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent felony violation of the provisions of this section, except for paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection B of this section, paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subsection C of this section, paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of subsection E of this section and paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection F of this section, shall be punished as a habitual offender pursuant to Section 51.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Historical Data
Laws 1971, HB 1100, c. 119, § 2-401; Amended by Laws 1975, SB 101, c. 22, § 1; Amended by Laws 1981, HB 2156, c. 229, § 1, emerg. eff. June 22, 1981; Amended by Laws 1982, HB 1771, c. 12, § 3, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1984, HB 1708, c. 127, § 5, eff. November 1, 1984; Amended by Laws 1984, HB 1924, c. 196, § 1, eff. November 1, 1984; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1281, c. 186, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 1986, SB 177, c. 199, § 1, eff. November 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 1948, c. 240, § 10, eff. November 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1432, c. 114, § 1, eff. November 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1624, c. 237, § 2, eff. November 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1990, SB 633, c. 232, § 6, emerg. eff. May 18, 1990; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1024, c. 179, § 2, eff. September 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 1969, c. 86, § 1, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 739, c. 307, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1994; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 2194, c. 59, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1998; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 529, eff. July 1, 1999 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998); Repealed by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, § 66, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1203, c. 152, § 1, eff. November 1, 1999; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1404, c. 319, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2000, SB 878, c. 265, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 2000 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1615, c. 373, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (repealed by Laws 2002, HB 2924, c. 22, § 34, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002); Amended by Laws 2001, SB 397, c. 437, § 31, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, HB 2924, c. 22, § 23, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1326, c. 133, § 5, emerg. eff. April 25, 2003; Amended by Laws 2003, SB 46, c. 437, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2176, c. 59, § 5, emerg. eff. April 6, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2166, c. 116, § 2, eff. November 1, 2004 (repealed by Laws 2004, HB 2600, c. 396, § 11, eff. September 1, 2004); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2445, c. 275, § 14, emerg. eff. July 1, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2600, c. 396, § 2, eff. November 1, 2004 (effective date of Laws 2004, HB 2600, c. 396 changed to September 1, 2004, by Laws 2004, SB 973, c. 530, § 2, eff. September 1, 2004) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2005, HB 1288, c. 283, § 4, eff. November 1, 2005 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2012, HB 2941, c. 206, § 4, emerg. eff. July 1, 2012 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2018, SB 793, c. 130, § 1, eff. November 1, 2018 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2024, SB 1280, c. 77, § 1, eff. November 1, 2024 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 13, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).
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