Oklahoma · Oklahoma Statutes — Title 21, Crimes and Punishments
Okla. Stat. Title 21 § 21-1159: Neglect of burial
What this law says, in plain English
A person legally required to arrange a deceased person's burial who unreasonably fails to do so commits a misdemeanor and may owe triple the burial expenses to whoever arranges it instead.
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