Upon completion of an investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the body of the deceased shall be released to the person legally entitled to the custody thereof, or his or her representative, unless:
1. A release is signed by the person legally entitled to the custody of the body; or
2. The attending physician has notified the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Oklahoma, or his or her designee, of the need for further investigation into the cause of death, or has notified the appropriate district attorney of such need; or
3. The laws of this state or the regulations of the Board of Medicolegal Investigations require additional information or examination that cannot be obtained or completed within the above period of time.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 174, § 1. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 293, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 85, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.