Oklahoma § 63-2200.12 - Repealed by Laws 2009, c. 139, § 31, eff. Nov. 1,

§ 63-2200.12. Repealed by Laws 2009, c. 139, § 31, eff. Nov. 1,

2009.

NOTE: This section was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma

Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008

OK 102 (2009).

§63-2200.12A. Search and notification.

A. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an

individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death

for a document of gift or other information identifying the

individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

1. A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other

emergency rescuer finding the individual; and

2. If no other source of the information is immediately

available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual’s

arrival at the hospital.

B. If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical

gift is located by the search required by paragraph 1 of subsection

A of this section and the individual or deceased individual to whom

it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for

conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to

the hospital.

C. A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for

failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be

subject to administrative sanctions.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 139, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.