Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-942a
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Appeal of medical examiner's findings
Official statutory text
A. The next of kin of the deceased may appeal the findings of
the medical examiner to the district court of Oklahoma County under
a petition for judicial review within two (2) years from the
completion of the report. Such appeal shall be made in writing,
shall state the nature and reasons for the appeal, and shall be
supported by affidavit. The burden of proof shall be on the
petitioner to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the
death certificate is in error. The petitioner shall notify the
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in writing upon filing the
petition for judicial review. No jury shall be impaneled and no
monetary damages shall be awarded under a cause of action filed
pursuant to this subsection.
B. The court shall conduct an evidentiary hearing. Should the
court find that the findings of the medical examiner are erroneous,
the court shall immediately order the Chief Medical Examiner to
correct the report and transmit the appropriate paperwork to the
State Department of Health for the correction of the death
certificate.
the medical examiner to the district court of Oklahoma County under
a petition for judicial review within two (2) years from the
completion of the report. Such appeal shall be made in writing,
shall state the nature and reasons for the appeal, and shall be
supported by affidavit. The burden of proof shall be on the
petitioner to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the
death certificate is in error. The petitioner shall notify the
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in writing upon filing the
petition for judicial review. No jury shall be impaneled and no
monetary damages shall be awarded under a cause of action filed
pursuant to this subsection.
B. The court shall conduct an evidentiary hearing. Should the
court find that the findings of the medical examiner are erroneous,
the court shall immediately order the Chief Medical Examiner to
correct the report and transmit the appropriate paperwork to the
State Department of Health for the correction of the death
certificate.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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