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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2181 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to child stealing; prohibiting child
7 stealing; creating a felony offense; providing for
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8 violations; repealing 21 O.S. 2021, Section 891, as
9 amended by Section 109, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21
9 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 891), which relates to child
10 stealing; providing for codification; and providing
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 891.1 of Title 21, unless there
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17 A. A person, including a parent, who knowingly and willfully
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18 removes, entices, or withholds a child under the age of eighteen
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19 (18) years with the intent to interfere with the lawful custody of
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21 B. A person commits an offense under this section if the person
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22 knowingly entices or persuades the child to leave the lawful custody
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24 1. The other parent, guardian, or custodian of the child; or
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1 2. A person standing in loco parentis to the child.
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2 C. The offense under subsection A of this section is a felony
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3 punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
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4 Corrections for not more than five (5) years.
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5 D. The offense under subsection B or E of this section is:
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6 1. A misdemeanor, for the first and second violation,
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7 punishable by a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); or
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8 2. A felony, punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the
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9 Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, if it is
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10 shown at trial that the defendant has been previously convicted two
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11 or more times under subsection B or E of this section or enticed or
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12 persuaded the child to leave this state.
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13 E. A person commits an offense under this section if the
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14 person, with intent to interfere with lawful custody, knowingly and
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15 willfully fails to comply with a court-ordered custody or visitation
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16 exchange, and such failure results in the child being withheld
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17 beyond the ordered period of possession.
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18 F. A person who commits an offense under this section shall be
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19 subject to a graduated civil fine schedule for the first and each
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20 consecutive offense. The first offense shall be subject to a fine
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21 of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and each consecutive offense shall
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1 SECTION 2. REPEALER 21 O.S. 2021, Section 891, as
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4 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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