Oklahoma § 63-695.5 - Necessary actions and provisions - Powers, duties, rights and privileges of emergency
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 63-695.5 — Necessary actions and provisions - Powers, duties, rights and privileges of emergency, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-695.5. Necessary actions and provisions - Powers, duties, rights and privileges of emergency
forces - Command and control. ............................................................................................................. 1277
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety
The Board of Medicolegal Investigations is hereby re-created. The members of the Board shall be: .... 1282
The Board shall provide for a central and eastern office and shall see that there is maintained a
laboratory suitably equipped with facilities for performance of the duties imposed by Section 931
et seq. of this title. ................................................................................................................................. 1284
The Chief Medical Examiner shall appoint medical examiners for the state. Each medical examiner
so appointed shall be a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine, shall hold a valid board
certification to practice forensic pathology in Oklahoma, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the
Chief Medical Examiner. The Chief Medical Examiner shall appoint a Deputy Chief Medical
Examiner to serve in the capacity of the Chief Medical Examiner in the event the Chief Medical
Examiner is absent, ill, or disqualified by personal interest................................................................... 1285
§63-940a. Liability for removal of body. .................................................................................................. 1287
§63-941a. Custody of the body. ............................................................................................................... 1288
Upon completion of an investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the body of the
deceased shall be released to the person legally entitled to the custody thereof, or his or her
representative, unless:........................................................................................................................... 1288
§63-941b. Condition of the body. ............................................................................................................ 1289
When attending a patient at time of death, physicians shall take care that the remains of the
deceased are left in such a state that will not hinder or unnecessarily complicate the preparation
for burial or other disposition, provided that nothing herein shall interfere with or restrict a
physician's sworn duty to do all things necessary to save the patient's life. ......................................... 1289
§63-942a. Appeal of medical examiner's findings. .................................................................................. 1290
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 63-695.5
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Section 63-695.5 ("Necessary actions and provisions - Powers, duties, rights and privileges of emergency") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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