Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-95
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Surrender of body when claimed
Official statutory text
After an unclaimed body has been received by the Anatomical
Board’s agent, and has been preserved and stored, the body may be
claimed within thirty (30) days after death, by relatives, friends,
fraternal or charitable organizations, for burial or cremation, at
the expense of the claimant, and the body shall thereupon be
surrendered to such claimant. If a body is claimed for burial or
cremation, whether by a private person, organization or a county,
and the body was embalmed at the expense of the agent, the claimant
shall reimburse the agent for the cost of embalming and
transportation.
Board’s agent, and has been preserved and stored, the body may be
claimed within thirty (30) days after death, by relatives, friends,
fraternal or charitable organizations, for burial or cremation, at
the expense of the claimant, and the body shall thereupon be
surrendered to such claimant. If a body is claimed for burial or
cremation, whether by a private person, organization or a county,
and the body was embalmed at the expense of the agent, the claimant
shall reimburse the agent for the cost of embalming and
transportation.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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