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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 51.2 (2026)

Second and subsequent offenses ten years after completion

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of sentence. Except as provided in Section 51.1a of this title, no person shall be sentenced as a second and subsequent offender under Section 51.1 of this title, or any other section of the Oklahoma Statutes, when a period of ten (10) years has elapsed since the completion of the sentence imposed on the former conviction; provided, the person has not, in the meantime, been convicted of a felony. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of a prior conviction for physical or sexually related child abuse as a prior conviction for second and subsequent offender purposes if the person is presently charged with a felony crime involving physical or sexually related child abuse. Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 435, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 245, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 455, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2018, c. 126, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2022 · leading case: Tucker v. State, 2016 OK CR 29, 395 P.3d 1.
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Tucker v. State, 2016 OK CR 29, 395 P.3d 1. · cites it 3× “That ten-year period may be prolonged if, between completion of the sentence on the former conviction and the current offense, a person was convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, 21 O.S.2011, § 51.2. Tucker received the minimum sentence for assault and battery…”
Tucker v. State, 2016 OK CR 29. · cites it 3× “21 O.S.2011, § 51.2. Tucker received the minimum sentence for assault and battery with a deadly weapon with one prior conviction, ten years.”
Coffman v. State, 2022 OK CR 23, 519 P.3d 101. · cites it 2× “Also from McCurtain County, Case Nos. CF-1992-176 for Second Degree Burglary with a six (6) year sentence; CF-1988-45 for Larceny of a Motor Vehicle with an eight (8) year sentence; and CF-1984-42 for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with a five (5) year sentence.”
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