Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-2
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Consanguinity
Official statutory text
Marriages between ancestors and descendants of any degree, of a
stepfather with a stepdaughter, stepmother with stepson, between
uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, except in cases where such
relationship is only by marriage, between brothers and sisters of
the half as well as the whole blood, and first cousins are declared
to be incestuous, illegal and void, and are expressly prohibited.
Provided, that any marriage of first cousins performed in another
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state authorizing such marriages, which is otherwise legal, is
hereby recognized as valid and binding in this state as of the date
of such marriage.
stepfather with a stepdaughter, stepmother with stepson, between
uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, except in cases where such
relationship is only by marriage, between brothers and sisters of
the half as well as the whole blood, and first cousins are declared
to be incestuous, illegal and void, and are expressly prohibited.
Provided, that any marriage of first cousins performed in another
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state authorizing such marriages, which is otherwise legal, is
hereby recognized as valid and binding in this state as of the date
of such marriage.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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