Oklahoma § 63-939 - Production of records, documents, evidence or other

§ 63-939. Production of records, documents, evidence or other

material.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Chief Medical

Examiner shall produce records, documents, evidence or other

material of any nature only upon the order of a court of competent

jurisdiction. An interested party or litigant in a civil or

criminal action may make application for an order to produce such

materials. The court, after notice to all parties, including the

Chief Medical Examiner, and a hearing on the application, may, upon

the showing of good cause, direct the release of a copy or any part

of such material. In addition, the court may also direct the

payment of reasonable costs by the requesting party for the

production of the material. The production of such material shall

take place at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner unless, upon

a showing of good cause, specifically ordered otherwise by the

court.

B. The Chief Medical Examiner may, to the extent allowed under

state law, share records, documents, evidence, or other material of

any nature with the Maternal Mortality Review Committee for the

purpose of aiding the Committee in carrying out its duties under the

Maternal Mortality Review Act.

Added by Laws 1961, p. 606, § 9, eff. Jan. 2, 1962. Amended by Laws

1972, c. 246, § 8, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Laws 1996, c. 234, §

3, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2014, c. 293, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2014;

Laws 2024, c. 263, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.