Okla. Stat. tit. 8, § 8-186
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Ingress to and egress from certain cemeteries
Official statutory text
Any cemetery in this state consisting of ten or more grave
spaces, lots, crypts or niches, including but not limited to,
locations on property held in fee title, by leasehold, estate or
easement by the state, any county, municipality, district, religious
or fraternal organization, corporation, nonprofit corporation,
partnership, association, individual or trust or charitable or
eleemosynary institution, shall be allowed sufficient ingress to and
egress from such cemetery by allowing the establishment of streets,
roads or other public rights-of-way for such purpose. Such entity
shall further allow sufficient ingress to and egress from any grave
space, lot, crypt or niche within the cemetery by allowing
sufficient access to any portion of the cemetery for such purpose.
spaces, lots, crypts or niches, including but not limited to,
locations on property held in fee title, by leasehold, estate or
easement by the state, any county, municipality, district, religious
or fraternal organization, corporation, nonprofit corporation,
partnership, association, individual or trust or charitable or
eleemosynary institution, shall be allowed sufficient ingress to and
egress from such cemetery by allowing the establishment of streets,
roads or other public rights-of-way for such purpose. Such entity
shall further allow sufficient ingress to and egress from any grave
space, lot, crypt or niche within the cemetery by allowing
sufficient access to any portion of the cemetery for such purpose.
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