Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 1159

Current through Laws 2024, c. 378.
Section 1159 - Neglect of burial

Every person upon whom the duty of making burial of the remains of a deceased person is imposed by law, who omits to perform that duty within a reasonable time, is guilty of a misdemeanor; and, in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, is liable to pay to the person performing the duty in his stead, treble the expenses incurred by the latter in making the burial, to be recovered in a civil action.

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1159

R.L. 1910, § 2454.