Oklahoma § 59-396.33 Cremation without license and permit a felony.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 59-396.33 — Cremation without license and permit a felony.

Oklahoma § 59-396.33

Title 59Professions And Occupations

This text of Oklahoma § 59-396.33 (Cremation without license and permit a felony.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oklahoma primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.33 (2026).

Text

Disposing of the body of a deceased person by cremation or other similar means, within the State of Oklahoma, except in a crematory duly licensed as provided for in Section 25 of this act and under a special permit for cremation issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-329.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, is hereby declared to be a Class D1 felony offense. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Disposing of the body of a deceased person by cremation or other similar means, within the State of Oklahoma, except in a crematory duly licensed as provided for in Section 25 of this act and under a special permit for cremation issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-329.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, is hereby declared to be a Class D1 felony offense. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 3, § 333, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 521, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 26, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003. Renumbered from § 1-333 of Title 63 by Laws 2003, c. 57, § 31, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 534, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 521 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.