Oklahoma § 21-1162 Purchasing dead body.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-1162 — Purchasing dead body.

Oklahoma § 21-1162

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1162 (2026).

Text

Whoever purchases, or who receives, except for the purpose of burial, any dead body of a human being, knowing the same has been removed contrary to Section 1161 of this title shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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Whoever purchases, or who receives, except for the purpose of burial, any dead body of a human being, knowing the same has been removed contrary to Section 1161 of this title shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 2457. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 301, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 202, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 402, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 301 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.