Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)

§ 63-941a. Custody of the body.

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Within three (3) hours after the death of any person who is at the time of death attended by a licensed medical or osteopathic physician, the body of the deceased shall be released, upon demand, to the person legally entitled to the custody thereof, or his representative, unless:
1. A release is signed by the person legally entitled to the custody of the body; or
2. The attending physician has notified the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Oklahoma, or his designee, of the need for further investigation into the cause of death, or has notified the appropriate district attorney of such need; or
3. The laws of this state or the regulations of the Board of Medicolegal Investigations require additional information or examination that cannot be obtained or completed within the above period of time.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 174, § 1.

                    
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