Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-1160 — Persons entitled to custody of body.

Oklahoma § 21-1160
JurisdictionOklahoma
Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1160 (2026).

Text

The person charged by law with the duty of burying the body of a deceased person is entitled to the custody of such body for the purpose of burying it, except that in the cases in which an inquest is required by law to be held upon a dead body, the officer holding the inquest is entitled to its custody until such inquest has been completed.

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Legislative History

R.L.1910, § 2455.

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