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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142A-14

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Witnessing execution - Rules

Official statutory text

A. A judgment of death must be executed at the Oklahoma State

Penitentiary at McAlester, Oklahoma, said prison to be designated by

the court by which judgment is to be rendered. A place shall be

provided at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary 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 nonfamily member witnesses are

admitted, provided, however, if there are multiple deceased victims,

the Department of Corrections shall not be required to provide

separate areas for each family of each deceased victim. If

facilities are not capable or sufficient to provide all immediate

family members with a direct view of the execution, the Department

may broadcast the execution by means of a closed circuit television

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system to an area in which other immediate family members may be

located.

B. Immediate family members may request individuals not

directly related to the deceased victim but who serve a close

supporting role or professional role to the deceased victim or an

immediate family member, including, but not limited to, a minister

or licensed counselor. The warden in consultation with the Director

of the Department of Corrections shall approve or disapprove such

requests. Provided further, the Department may set a limit on the

number of witnesses or viewers within occupancy limits.

C. Any surviving victim of the defendant who is eighteen (18)

years of age or older may view the execution by closed circuit

television with the approval of both the Director of the Department

of Corrections and the warden. The Director and warden shall

prioritize persons to view the execution, including immediate family

members, surviving victims, and supporting persons, and may set a

limit on the number of viewers within occupancy limits. Any

surviving victim approved to view the execution of their perpetrator

may have an accompanying support person as provided for members of

the immediate family of a deceased victim.

D. As used in this section:

1. "Members of the immediate family" means the spouse, a child

by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent by birth or adoption, a

stepparent, a grandparent, a grandchild, a sibling, or a stepsibling

of a deceased victim, or the spouse of any immediate family member;

and

2. "Surviving victim" means any person who suffered serious

harm or injury due to the criminal acts of the defendant of which

the defendant has been convicted in a court of competent

jurisdiction.

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