Law / United States / Oklahoma
Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, prohibited acts and penalties
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In force since 29 March 1984.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Ordinary, unauthenticated automated access to an Oklahoma-connected public page does not by itself violate this statute unless it is done without authorization or in excess of authorization and involves gaining access, damaging, disrupting, or a similar listed act.
- Do not use a computer, computer system, or computer network to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass another person, or to put another person in fear of physical harm; either is a misdemeanor under this statute regardless of authorization.
- Authorized testing evaluating a computer system's own security is exempt from this statute.
What this law does
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Section 1953 makes it unlawful to willfully and without authorization gain or attempt to gain access to a computer, computer system, or computer network, to willfully exceed the limits of authorization, or to willfully and without authorization use or disrupt computer services, tracking a without-authorization or exceeding-authorization standard rather than California's broader without permission test.
A violation of the access, fraud, disruption, or harassment paragraphs is a Class C2 felony punishable under Section 1955; bare unauthorized access, unauthorized use of computer services, or using a computer to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass another person is a misdemeanor. The statute expressly exempts a parent, guardian, or foster parent monitoring or denying a child's computer or internet access, and exempts authorized testing evaluating a computer system's own security.
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official text, Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN), Oklahoma Statutes Citationized