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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1171 (2026)

Peeping Tom – Use of photographic, electronic or video

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equipment – Offenses and punishment - Definition. A. Every person who hides, waits or otherwise loiters in the vicinity of any private dwelling house, apartment building, any other place of residence, or in the vicinity of any locker room, dressing room, restroom or any other place where a person has a right to a reasonable expectation of privacy, with the unlawful and willful intent to watch, gaze, or look upon any person in a clandestine manner, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor. The violator shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. B. Every person who uses photographic, electronic or video equipment in a clandestine manner for any illegal, illegitimate, prurient, lewd or lascivious purpose with the unlawful and willful intent to view, watch, gaze or look upon any person without the knowledge and consent of such person when the person viewed is in a place where there is a right to a reasonable expectation of privacy, or who publishes or distributes any image obtained from such act, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. The violator shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine

not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. C. Every person who uses photographic, electronic or video equipment in a clandestine manner for any illegal, illegitimate, prurient, lewd or lascivious purpose with the unlawful and willful intent to view, watch, gaze or look upon any person and capture an image of a private area of a person without the knowledge and consent of such person and knowingly does so under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that the private area of the person would not be visible to the public, regardless of whether the person is in a public or private place shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor. The violator shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. D. As used in this section, the phrase “private area of the person” means the naked or undergarment-clad genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or any portion of the areola of the female breast of that individual. Added by Laws 1959, p. 112, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 386, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2008, c. 38, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 403, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Durant v. State, 2008 OK CR 17 (Okla. Crim. App. 2008).
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Durant v. State, 2008 OK CR 17 (Okla. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 5× “21 O.S.2001, § 1171(A). Under the doctrine of ejusdem generis, [1] these specific examples should guide our understanding of what the Legislature intended as the kinds of "places" to which the statute applies.”
State v. Anderson, 1998 OK CR 67 (Okla. Crim. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “See 21 O.S.1991, § 1171 (peeping tom is any person who loiters in the vicinity of a private dwelling with the intent to gaze upon occupants therein in a clandestine manner); 21 O.”
United States v. Helton, 302 F. App'x 842 (10th Cir. 2008). “Though the record does not contain the statutory reference, we presume Helton was charged with violating Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 1171 (B) which makes it a felony to: "use[ ] .”
Martin v. State, 674 P.2d 37 (Okla. Crim. App. 1983). “Peeping Tom and Indecent Exposure are separate and distinct offenses: Peeping Tom is defined in 21 O.S.1981, § 1171, Indecent Exposure in 21 O.”
United States v. Watkins (10th Cir. 2025). “Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1171 (A). Note that the statute does not explicitly list hotel or motel.”
United States v. Watkins (10th Cir. 2026). “08 ;2 Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 1171 ; Or. Rev.”
Honeycutt v. State, 755 P.2d 112 (Okla. Crim. App. 1988). “21 O.S.1981, § 1171. Elements one, two, and five were established by direct evidence.”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1171(A) — 1 case
Durant v. State, 2008 OK CR 17 (Okla. Crim. App. 2008). “21 O.S.2001, § 1171(A). Under the doctrine of ejusdem generis, [1] these specific examples should guide our understanding of what the Legislature intended as the kinds of "places" to which the statute applies.”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1171(B) — 1 case
Durant v. State, 2008 OK CR 17 (Okla. Crim. App. 2008). “21 O.S.2001, § 1171(A). Under the doctrine of ejusdem generis, [1] these specific examples should guide our understanding of what the Legislature intended as the kinds of "places" to which the statute applies.”
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