Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-7-106
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Return of property upon death or discharge
Official statutory text
When any consumer in any state facility subject to the
jurisdiction of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services dies or leaves such facility, all property, including
money, belonging to said consumer shall be immediately delivered:
1. To the consumer, if leaving; or
2. To the guardian or next of kin of the consumer, if the
consumer has died. If the consumer has died and no person is
available for such delivery, the facility shall notify the guardian
or next of kin of such death and the description of the property on
hand by certified mail at the last-known address of such guardian or
next of kin. If the property is not claimed within one (1) year
from the date of such notice, then the property shall become the
property of the state, and all monies shall be credited to the
revolving fund of the facility.
jurisdiction of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services dies or leaves such facility, all property, including
money, belonging to said consumer shall be immediately delivered:
1. To the consumer, if leaving; or
2. To the guardian or next of kin of the consumer, if the
consumer has died. If the consumer has died and no person is
available for such delivery, the facility shall notify the guardian
or next of kin of such death and the description of the property on
hand by certified mail at the last-known address of such guardian or
next of kin. If the property is not claimed within one (1) year
from the date of such notice, then the property shall become the
property of the state, and all monies shall be credited to the
revolving fund of the facility.
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