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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 4-109 (2026)

Altering or forging certificate of title - Punishment

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Any person who shall alter or forge, or cause to be altered or forged, any certificate of title issued by Service Oklahoma, pursuant to the provisions of this act, or any assignment thereof, or who shall hold or use any such certificate or assignment, knowing the same to have been altered or forged, shall be deemed guilty of a Class C2 felony offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to pay a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or to imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Added by Laws 1961, p. 338, § 4-109, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 475, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 343, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2022, c. 282, § 36, emerg. eff. May 19, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 268, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 475 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Baird v. State, 2017 OK CR 16, 400 P.3d 875.
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Baird v. State, 2017 OK CR 16, 400 P.3d 875. · cites it 2× “1; Count 4: Forging Certificate of Title, in violation of 47 O.S.2011, § 4-109; and Count 5: Obtaining Food Stamps by Fraud, in violation of 56 O.”
Baird v. State, 2017 OK CR 16. · cites it 4× “1 The jury recommended Baird be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on Count 1; seven (7) years imprisonment and a fine of $8,000.”
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