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