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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 21. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

  § 21-1031. Punishment for violations - Fines - Knowingly engaging in prostitution while infected with HIV - Violations within certain distance from school or church.  

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  • A.  Except as provided in subsection B or C of this section, any person violating any of the provisions of Section 1028, 1029 or 1030 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year or by fines as follows:  a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction for violation of any of such provisions, a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the second conviction for violation of any of such provisions, and a fine of not more than Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or subsequent convictions for violation of any of such provisions, or by both such imprisonment and fine.  In addition, the court may require a term of community service of not less than forty (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours.  The court in which any such conviction is had shall notify the county superintendent of public health of such conviction.

    B.  Any person who engages in an act of prostitution with knowledge that they are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years.

    C.  Any person who engages in an act of child prostitution, as defined in Section 1030 of this title, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than ten (10) years and by fines as follows:  a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the first conviction, a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) upon the second conviction, and a fine of not more than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) upon the third or subsequent convictions.

    D.  Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 1028, 1029 or 1030 of this title within one thousand (1,000) feet of a school or church shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years or by fines as follows:  a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction for violation of any of such provisions, a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) upon the second conviction for violation of any of such provisions, and a fine of not more than Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or subsequent convictions for violation of any of such provisions, or by both such imprisonment and fine.  In addition, the court may require a term of community service of not less than forty (40) nor more than eighty (80) hours.  The court in which any such conviction is had shall notify the county superintendent of public health of such conviction.

Added by Laws 1943, p. 84, § 4, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1943.  Amended by Laws 1991, c. 200, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 296, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 280, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 183, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 120, § 2, emerg. eff. April 19, 2002.

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NOTE:  Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 280 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.