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§ 95. Surrender of body when claimed

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 6. Dead Bodies
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 95
§ 95. Surrender of body when claimed
After an unclaimed body has been received by the Anatomical Board's agent, and has been preserved and stored, the body may be claimed within thirty (30) days after death, by relatives, friends, fraternal or charitable organizations, for burial or cremation, at the expense of the claimant, and the body shall thereupon be surrendered to such claimant. If a body is claimed for burial or cremation, whether by a private person, organization or a county, and the body was embalmed at the expense of the agent, the claimant shall reimburse the agent for the cost of embalming and transportation.

Credits

Laws 1935, p. 59, § 5, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935; Laws 1976, c. 126, § 3, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 95, OK ST T. 63 § 95
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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