Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-16
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Person and related terms
Official statutory text
As used in the Oklahoma Statutes:
1. “Father” means the male parent of a child or children as
defined in Section 7 of this title;
2. “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will
have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or
historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization;
3. “Male” means an individual who naturally has, had, will
have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or
historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization;
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4. “Man” or “boy” means a natural person who is male;
5. “Mother” means the female parent of a child or children as
defined in Section 7 of this title;
6. “Natural person” means a person as defined in paragraph 7 of
this section, except for bodies politic or corporate;
7. “Person”, except when used by way of contrast, includes not
only human beings, but bodies politic or corporate;
8. “Sex” means a natural person’s biological sex at birth; and
9. “Woman” or “girl” means a natural person who is female.
R.L. 1910, § 2929. Amended by Laws 2024, c. 365, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,
2024.
1. “Father” means the male parent of a child or children as
defined in Section 7 of this title;
2. “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will
have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or
historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization;
3. “Male” means an individual who naturally has, had, will
have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or
historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization;
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4. “Man” or “boy” means a natural person who is male;
5. “Mother” means the female parent of a child or children as
defined in Section 7 of this title;
6. “Natural person” means a person as defined in paragraph 7 of
this section, except for bodies politic or corporate;
7. “Person”, except when used by way of contrast, includes not
only human beings, but bodies politic or corporate;
8. “Sex” means a natural person’s biological sex at birth; and
9. “Woman” or “girl” means a natural person who is female.
R.L. 1910, § 2929. Amended by Laws 2024, c. 365, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,
2024.
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