Identity theft
OK Identity Theft Law
Other · Financial
Criminalizes fraudulently obtaining or using another person's identifying information (name, SSN, date of birth, account and driver license numbers, and similar data) to obtain money, credit, or other benefits, and gives victims a civil damages action. Local law enforcement must take identity theft incident reports.
- Where
- Oklahoma
- Citation
- 21 O.S. §§ 1533.1-1533.3
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 1999-05-03
- Last amended
- 2026-01-01
- Enforced by
- District attorneys (criminal); victims (civil action)
- People can sue
- Yes
- Penalties
- Class D1 felony and fine up to $100,000 for most offenses (misdemeanor for lending one's own identity), plus restitution; victims may sue anyone who participated for damages.
- Applies to
- Any person who obtains, uses, sells, creates, or alters another's personal identifying information with fraudulent intent
Rights it gives people
- Victims may bring a civil action for damages against anyone participating in or furthering the identity theft.21 O.S. § 1533.1(E)
Practices it requires
- Do not obtain, use, sell, or alter another person's personal identifying information with fraudulent intent to obtain money, credit, goods, services, or other benefits.21 O.S. § 1533.1(A)-(D)
Sources
- Official text
- Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 (complete title PDF, Oklahoma Legislature, compiled Dec. 2025), §§ 1533.1-1533.3
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: § 1533.3 (incident reports) seen only in the table of contents.
Research reference, not legal advice.