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§ 1152. Duty of burial

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and Punishments

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Part IV. Crimes Against Public Decency and Morality
Chapter 47. Violating Sepulture and the Remains of the Dead (Refs & Annos)
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 1152
§ 1152. Duty of burial
Except in the cases in which a right to dissect a dead body is expressly conferred by law, every dead body of a human being must be decently buried within a reasonable time after the death.

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R.L.1910, § 2447.
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 1152, OK ST T. 21 § 1152
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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