Oklahoma § 22-1014 - Manner of inflicting punishment of death
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 22-1014 — Manner of inflicting punishment of death, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-1014. Manner of inflicting punishment of death
A. The punishment of death shall be carried out by the
administration of a lethal quantity of a drug or drugs until death
is pronounced by a licensed physician according to accepted
standards of medical practice. For purposes of this subsection, the
Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act shall not apply to the
Department of Corrections or to any person who participates in the
execution or administers one or more controlled dangerous
substances.
B. If the execution of the sentence of death as provided in
subsection A of this section is held unconstitutional by an
appellate court of competent jurisdiction or is otherwise
unavailable, then the sentence of death shall be carried out by
nitrogen hypoxia.
C. If the execution of the sentence of death as provided in
subsections A and B of this section is held unconstitutional by an
appellate court of competent jurisdiction or is otherwise
unavailable, then the sentence of death shall be carried out by
electrocution.
D. If the execution of the sentence of death as provided in
subsections A, B and C of this section is held unconstitutional by
an appellate court of competent jurisdiction or is otherwise
unavailable, then the sentence of death shall be carried out by
firing squad.
R.L. 1910, § 5981. Amended by Laws 1913, c. 113, p. 206, § 1; Laws
1951, p. 63, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1951; Laws 1977, c. 41, § 1;
Laws 2011, c. 70, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2015, c. 75, § 1,
eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2017, c. 348, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-1014 ("Manner of inflicting punishment of death") 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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