Section 1123 - Lewd or indecent proposals or acts as to child under 16 or person believed to be under 16 - Sexual batteryA. It is a felony for any person to knowingly and intentionally: 1. Make any oral, written or electronically or computer-generated lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixteen (16) years of age, or other individual the person believes to be a child under sixteen (16) years of age, for the child to have unlawful sexual relations or sexual intercourse with any person;2. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of any child under sixteen (16) years of age in any lewd or lascivious manner by any acts against public decency and morality, as defined by law;3. Ask, invite, entice, or persuade any child under sixteen (16) years of age, or other individual the person believes to be a child under sixteen (16) years of age, to go alone with any person to a secluded, remote, or secret place, with the unlawful and willful intent and purpose then and there to commit any crime against public decency and morality, as defined by law, with the child;4. In any manner lewdly or lasciviously look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of any child under sixteen (16) years of age in any indecent manner or in any manner relating to sexual matters or sexual interest; or5. In a lewd and lascivious manner and for the purpose of sexual gratification: a. urinate or defecate upon a child under sixteen (16) years of age, or force or require a child to defecate or urinate upon the body or private parts of another, or for the purpose of sexual gratification,b. ejaculate upon or in the presence of a child,c. cause, expose, force or require a child to look upon the body or private parts of another person,d. force or require any child under sixteen (16) years of age or other individual the person believes to be a child under sixteen (16) years of age, to view any obscene materials, child sexual abuse material or materials deemed harmful to minors as such terms are defined by Sections 1024.1 and 1040.75 of this title,e. cause, expose, force or require a child to look upon sexual acts performed in the presence of the child, orf. force or require a child to touch or feel the body or private parts of the child or another person. Any person convicted of any violation of this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than three (3) years nor more than twenty (20) years, except when the child is under twelve (12) years of age at the time the offense is committed, and in such case the person shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than twenty-five (25) years. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply unless the accused is at least three (3) years older than the victim, except when accomplished by the use of force or fear. Except as provided in Section 51.1a of this title, any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable as provided in this subsection and shall not be eligible for probation, suspended or deferred sentence. Except as provided in Section 51.1a of this title, any person convicted of a third or subsequent violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of life or life without parole, in the discretion of the jury, or in case the jury fails or refuses to fix punishment then the same shall be pronounced by the court. Any person convicted of a violation of this subsection after having been twice convicted of a violation of subsection A of Section 1114 of this title, Section 888 of this title, sexual abuse of a child pursuant to Section 843.5 of this title, or of any attempt to commit any of these offenses or any combination of convictions pursuant to these sections shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of life or life without parole.
B. No person shall commit sexual battery on any other person. "Sexual battery" shall mean the intentional touching, mauling or feeling of the body or private parts of any person sixteen (16) years of age or older, in a lewd and lascivious manner:1. Without the consent of that person;2. When committed by a state, county, municipal or political subdivision employee or a contractor or an employee of a contractor of the state, a county, a municipality or political subdivision of this state upon a person who is under the legal custody, supervision or authority of a state agency, a county, a municipality or a political subdivision of this state, or the subcontractor or employee of a subcontractor of the contractor of the state or federal government, a county, a municipality or a political subdivision of this state;3. When committed upon a person who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and is less than twenty (20) years of age and is a student, or in the legal custody or supervision of any public or private elementary or secondary school, or technology center school, by a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and is an employee of a school system;4. When committed upon a person who is nineteen (19) years of age or younger and is in the legal custody of a state agency, federal agency or a tribal court, by a foster parent or foster parent applicant; or5. When the victim is a student at a secondary school, is concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education, and engages in acts pursuant to this subsection with a perpetrator who is an employee of the institution of higher education of which the student is enrolled. As used in this subsection, "employee of an institution of higher education" means faculty, adjunct faculty, instructors, volunteers, or an employee of a business contracting with an institution of higher education who may exercise, at any time, institutional authority over the victim. Employee of an institution of higher education shall not include an enrolled student who is not more than three (3) years of age or older than the concurrently enrolled student and who is employed or volunteering, in any capacity, for the institution of higher education.
As used in this subsection, "employee of a school system" means a teacher, principal or other duly appointed person employed by a school system or an employee of a firm contracting with a school system.
C. No person shall in any manner lewdly or lasciviously: 1. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of any human corpse in any indecent manner relating to sexual matters or sexual interest; or2. Urinate, defecate or ejaculate upon any human corpse.D. Any person convicted of a violation of subsection B or C of this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than ten (10) years.E. The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an offense pursuant to this section shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution under this section.F. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole, any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a violation of this section shall be required to serve a term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1123
Amended by Laws 2024 , c. 59, s. 33, eff. 11/1/2024.Amended by Laws 2022 , c. 260, s. 4, eff. 11/1/2022.Amended by Laws 2021 , c. 331, s. 4, eff. 11/1/2021.Amended by Laws 2018 , c. 167, s. 4, eff. 11/1/2018.Amended by Laws 2017 , c. 128, s. 3, eff. 4/26/2017.Amended by Laws 2015 , c. 67, s. 3, eff. 11/1/2015.Amended by Laws 2013 , c. 138, s. 1, eff. 11/1/2013.Added by Laws 1945, HB 397, p. 95, § 1, emerg. eff. 5/5/1945; Amended by Laws 1947, HB 63, p. 232, § 1, emerg. eff. 3/6/1947; Amended by Laws 1951, HB 205, p. 60, § 1, emerg. eff. 5/26/1951; Amended by Laws 1955, HB 724, p. 186, § 1, emerg. eff. 5/24/1955; Amended by Laws 1965, SB 121, c. 97, §1, emerg. eff. 5/12/1965; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 257, c. 206, § 1, emerg. eff. 5/26/1981; Amended by Laws 1983, HB 1120, c. 42, § 1, eff. 11/1/1983; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1368, c. 112, § 4, eff. 11/1/1985; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1406, c. 113, § 1, eff. 11/1/1989; Amended by Laws 1990, HB 2334, c. 224, § 4, eff. 9/1/1990; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 912, c. 289, § 3, emerg. eff. 5/25/1992; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 299 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§23-26, emerg. eff. 6/19/1998); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, §200, emerg. eff. 7/1/1999; Amended by Laws 2000 , HB 2349, c. 56, § 1, eff. 11/1/2000(repealed by Laws 2000 , SB 1608, c. 334, § 9, eff. 11/1/2000); Amended by Laws 2000 , HB 2121, c. 175, § 2, eff. 11/1/2000; Amended by Laws 2000 , SB 1608, c. 334, § 1, eff. 11/1/2000; Amended by Laws 2002 , HB 2301, c. 110, § 2, emerg. eff. 7/1/2002; Amended by Laws 2002 , SB 1425, c. 455, § 6, emerg. eff. 7/1/2002; Amended by Laws 2002 , SB 1536, c. 460, § 11, eff. 11/1/2002; Amended by Laws 2003 , HB 1623, c. 159, § 1, eff. 11/1/2003; Amended by Laws 2006 , SB 1755, c. 284, § 2, emerg. eff. 6/7/2006; Amended by Laws 2007 , HB 1760, c. 261, § 19, eff. 11/1/2007; Amended by Laws 2007 , HB 1816, c. 325, § 3, eff. 11/1/2007(repealed by Laws 2008 , SB 1830, c. 3, § 15, emerg. eff. 2/28/2008); Amended by Laws 2008 , SB 1830, c. 3, § 14, emerg. eff. 2/28/2008; Amended by Laws 2009 , HB 2029, c. 234, §125, emerg. eff. 5/21/2009; Amended by Laws 2010, c. 226, § 5, eff. 11/1/2010.