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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1728 (2026)

Possessing, receiving or transporting stolen copper -

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Penalty. Any person who shall receive, transport, or possess in this state stolen copper wire, copper cable, or copper tubing under such circumstances that he knew or should have known that the same was stolen shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be confined as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. Added by Laws 1967, c. 105, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 1967. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 405, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 296, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 456, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 405 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1975–2018 · leading case: State v. Cooper, 2018 OK CR 40, 434 P.3d 951.
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State v. Cooper, 2018 OK CR 40, 434 P.3d 951. · cites it 2× “§ 1727 (Entering With the Intent to Steal Copper) and 21 O.S. § 1728 (Possession, Receiving or Transporting Stolen Copper).”
Baledge v. State, 536 P.2d 1329 (Okla. Crim. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “OPINION BLISS, Judge: The appellants, Charles Paul Baledge, Paul Goodwin and George Edward Ae-bischer, hereinafter referred to as defendants, were jointly charged with the commission of the offense of Receiving Stolen Copper, After Former Conviction of a Felony, in violation of…”
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