Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 500 (2026)

Perjury as a felony

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Perjury is a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title. R.L. 1910, § 2219. Amended by Laws 1931, p. 8, § 1. Renumbered from § 499 of this title by Laws 1965, c. 126, § 6, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 204, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 114, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 380, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 204 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1983–1995 · leading case: Cooper v. Parker-Hughey, 894 P.2d 1096 (Okla. 1995).

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Cooper v. Parker-Hughey, 894 P.2d 1096 (Okla. 1995). “1991, § 491, and the potential imprisonment for perjury by a witness in a felony criminal prosecution is twice as great as the penalty for perjury in any other trial.”

Holmes v. State, 664 P.2d 1063 (Okla. Crim. App. 1983). “21 O.S.1981, § 500 (First). Exercising our authority under 22 O.”

Lenzy v. State, 864 P.2d 847 (Okla. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “In perjury cases involving false statements made in a deposition, a defendant may only be punished for the offense of perjury under subdivision one and two of 21 O.S.1981, § 500 when the deposition has actually been delivered or filed in a court for use therein.”

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