The legal age of consent in Oklahoma is 16 years of age. This law was implemented to prevent the prosecution of consensual sex between teenagers that are close in age. Sex between a year-old and 17 year old is generally lawful; however, exceptions exist making that sex illegal. Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 Section states rape occurs when the victim is 15 years old or younger. However, the following section, Section states a person cannot be convicted of rape for consensual sex with someone over 14 years of age, unless the sexual partner is 18 years old or older.
Section states the following are unable to give legal consent to sex:. Incest is sex between people of the following relationships. Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 Section makes Incest illegal:. Under Oklahoma law, consent is an affirmative, unambiguous and voluntary engagement in a specific sexual activity during a sexual encounter which can be revoked.
Consent cannot be given by threat or coercion. Cannot be inferred under circumstances where consent is unclear, such as failing to say not or stop. The laws related to consent apply to sexual intercourse, including sodomy, not dating. First Degree Rape can include consensual sex which includes vaginal or anal intercourse or penetration, however slight, by a body part or object between a minor under the age of 14 and a defendant who is 18 years old or older.
Rape in the First Degree is a felony offense is a felony and carries a potential penalty of five years to life in prison. See Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 Sections , , and Second Degree Rape can include consensual sex between a minor under the age of 14 and a defendant who is under 18 years of age. It also includes consensual sex between a minor who is 14 or 15 years old and a defendant who is 18 or older.
The offense is a felony offense and carries a potential penalty of one year up to 15 years in prison. Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 Sections , , and Lewd or Indecent Acts with a Child Younger than 16 includes sexual touching without penetration between a minor who is under the age of 16 and a defendant who is at least three years older than the victim.
