Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1163
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Unlawful interference with places of burial
Official statutory text
Any person who opens any grave or any place of burial, temporary
or otherwise, or who breaks open any building wherein any dead body
of a human being is deposited while awaiting burial, with intent
either:
1. To remove any dead body of a human being for the purpose of
selling the same, or for the purpose of dissection; or
2. To steal the coffin, or any part thereof or anything
attached thereto, or connected therewith, or the vestments or other
articles buried with the same,
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense
punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine not exceeding Two
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2458. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 302, eff. July
1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 203, eff. July 1, 1999;
or otherwise, or who breaks open any building wherein any dead body
of a human being is deposited while awaiting burial, with intent
either:
1. To remove any dead body of a human being for the purpose of
selling the same, or for the purpose of dissection; or
2. To steal the coffin, or any part thereof or anything
attached thereto, or connected therewith, or the vestments or other
articles buried with the same,
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense
punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine not exceeding Two
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2458. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 302, eff. July
1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 203, eff. July 1, 1999;
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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