Definitions - Illegal transfer of a firearm

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 615

A. For purposes of this section:

1. “Licensed dealer” means a person who is licensed pursuant to

18 U.S.C., Section 923 and pursuant to any laws of this state and

engages in the business of dealing in firearms;

2. “Private seller” means a person who sells or offers for sale

any firearm, as defined by the laws of this state, or ammunition;

3. “Ammunition” means any cartridge, shell, or projectile

designed for use in a firearm; and

4. “Materially false information” means information that

portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as

illegal.

B. Any person, who knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages or

entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or

ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances

which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the

United States is guilty of a felony.

C. Any person who provides to a licensed dealer or private

seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be

materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or

seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition

is guilty of a felony.

D. Any person who willfully procures another to engage in

conduct prohibited by this section shall be held accountable as a

principal.

E. This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer

acting in his or her official capacity or to a person acting at the

direction of such law enforcement officer.

F. A violation of this section is punishable by a fine not to

exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), a term of imprisonment in

the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed five (5)

years, or by both fine and imprisonment.