1. A. A judgment of death must be executed within the walls of the state prison at McAlester, Oklahoma, said prison to be designated by the court by which judgment is to be rendered.
2. B. The judgment of execution shall take place at the direction of the warden of said state prison and the warden must be present along with other necessary prison officials at the execution and must invite the presence of a physician and the district attorney, the judge who presided at the trial, the chief of police of the municipality in which the crime occurred, if applicable, and sheriff of the county wherein the conviction was had, to witness the execution; and the warden shall, at the request of the defendant, permit the presence of such ministers of the defendant's choice, not exceeding two, and any persons, relatives or friends, not to exceed five, as the defendant may name; provided, reporters from recognized members of the news media will be admitted upon proper identification, application and approval of the warden.
3. C. A place shall be provided within the walls of the state prison at McAlester so that individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and who are members of the immediate family of any deceased victim of the defendant may witness the execution. The immediate family members shall be allowed to witness the execution from an area that is separate from the area to which other witnesses are admitted. If facilities are not available to provide immediate family members with a direct view of the execution, the Department of Corrections may broadcast the execution by means of a closed circuit television system to the area in which the immediate family members are located.
4. D. No other person than those mentioned in this section can be present at the execution.
5. E. As used in this section, "members of the immediate family" means the spouse, a child by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent, a grandparent, a grandchild, a sibling of the deceased victim, or the spouse of any immediate family member specified in this section.

R.L. 1910, § 5982; Amended by Laws 1913, HB 134, c. 113, p. 209, § 9; Amended by Laws 1951, HB 65, p. 64, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 2007; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 2268, c. 106, § 2, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2056, c. 28, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 656, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1997 (superseded document available).