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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, ch. 47

Human Remains and Tissue, Burial, Cemeteries, and Funerals

1151Right to Direct the Disposal of One's Body 1151aForfeiture of Right to Dispose of One's Body 1152Decent Burial - Exception 1153Right to Carry Body to Another State for Burial 1154Autopsy - Definition - When Allowed 1155Penalty for Unauthorized Dissection 1156Post-dissection Burial of Remains 1157Burial of Dead Limbs 1158Right to Control Disposition of Remains - Persons in Whom Vested 1158aDetermination by Court to Award Right of Disposition 1158bEffect of Signing Funeral Service Agreement or Other Authorization for Disposition - Rights and Responsibilities of Funeral Directors 1158cAuthority of Funeral Director 1158dLimitations on Liability of Funeral Director 1159Failure to Perform Duty of Burial 1160Custody of Body 1161Unauthorized Removal of Dead Bodies - Penalty 1161.1Desecration of a Human Corpse - Penalty 1162Unlawfully Purchasing or Receiving Dead Body - Penalty 1163Opening Grave or Place of Burial - Penalty 1164Lawful Authorization to Remove Remains of Bodies 1165Penalty for Attachment of Dead Body 1166Penalty for Disturbing or Interrupting Funeral 1167Punishment for Destruction or Removal of Tomb, Gravestone or Other Cemetery Ornament 1168Definitions 1168.1Penalty for Buying or Selling Human Skeletal Remains for Profit 1168.2Institution's and Museum's Duty to Consult Tribal Leaders or Others before Final Disposition of Remains 1168.3Punishment for Display of Open Burial Ground, Furniture or Remains for Profit 1168.5Designation of Repository for Unclaimed Remains for Scientific Purposes 1168.6Penalty and Fine 1168.7Government Agencies' Discovery of Remains - Duties 1169Promulgation of Rules Relating to the Disposition of Human Tissue 1168.4Duty to Report Discovered Remains - Penalty for Failure to Report - Persons to Notify