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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-503.1i. Interception, seizure and forfeiture of funds or equipment.

A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control shall have authority to intercept, seize and forfeit any funds or equipment in violation of any provision of the Drug Money Laundering and Wire Transmitter Act or in violation of Section 2-503.1 of this title.
B. A warrant for the seizure of property pursuant to Section 1222 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes may be issued by a district judge upon finding of probable cause for funds believed to be used or intended for any violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act to any licensee under the Oklahoma Financial Transaction Reporting Act.
C. The State Banking Commissioner or designee upon receipt of an affidavit of probable cause from an agent of the Bureau, may issue an emergency notice requiring a temporary freeze on an account to any financial institution or money services business under its jurisdiction. Such freeze shall halt all transactions in the account. During the fifteen-day freeze, an account holder may file an emergency appeal to the district court. The district court shall schedule a hearing on the emergency appeal within three (3) judicial days of the request. The provisions of Section 2201 et seq. of Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not apply to this section. This freeze shall not exceed fifteen (15) days and shall automatically expire unless:
1. A subsequent seizure warrant is issued by a district judge; or
2. A notice of forfeiture is filed on the contents of the account pursuant to Section 2-503 of this title.
D. No financial institution shall have liability to an account holder for acting pursuant to this section.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 170, § 9, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 442, § 10, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-503.1j. Money and wire transmission fee - Quarterly remittance - Notice of income tax credit - Enforcement.

A. Any licensee of a money transmission, transmitter or wire transmitter business pursuant to the Oklahoma Financial Transaction Reporting Act and their delegates shall collect a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) for each transaction not in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and in addition to such fee an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the amount in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
B. The fee prescribed by subsection A of this section shall be remitted quarterly to the Oklahoma Tax Commission on such forms as the Commission, with the assistance of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, may prescribe for such purpose. All required forms and remittances shall be filed with the Tax Commission not later than the fifteenth day of the month following the close of each calendar quarter.
C. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall apportion all revenues derived from the fee to the Drug Money Laundering and Wire Transmitter Revolving Fund.
D. Every licensee and their delegates shall post a notice on a form prescribed by the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control that notifies customers that upon filing an individual income tax return with either a valid social security number or a valid taxpayer identification number the customer shall be entitled to an income tax credit equal to the amount of the fee paid by the customer for the transaction.
E. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be afforded all provisions currently under law to enforce the provisions of subsection B of this section. If a licensee fails to file reports or fails to remit the fee authorized by subsection B of this section, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall have the authority pursuant to Section 212 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes to suspend the license of the licensee and its delegates. A notification of the suspension shall also be sent to the State Banking Commissioner and the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control. The licensee and its delegates may not reapply for a license until all required reports have been filed and all required fee amounts have been remitted.
F. Upon request from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the State Banking Commissioner may make a claim against the surety bond of the licensee on behalf of the State of Oklahoma.
G. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and its attorneys may assist the Oklahoma Tax Commission in conducting audits and the prosecution and/or seeking of legal remedies to ensure compliance with this act.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 442, § 11, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-503.1k. Prosecution - Venue.

A. A prosecution for an offense under the Drug Money Laundering and Wire Transmitter Act may be brought in:
1. Any county in which the financial or monetary transaction is conducted; or
2. Any county where a prosecution for the underlying specified unlawful activity could be brought, if the defendant participated in the transfer of the proceeds of the specified unlawful activity from that county to the county where the financial or monetary transaction is conducted.
B. A prosecution for an attempt or conspiracy offense under the Drug Money Laundering and Wire Transmitter Act may be brought in the county where venue would lie for the completed offense or in any other county where an act in furtherance of the attempt or conspiracy took place.
C. For purposes of this section, a transfer of funds from one place to another, by wire or any other means, shall constitute a single, continuing transaction. Any person who conducts any portion of the transaction may be charged in any jurisdiction in which the transaction takes place.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 442, § 12, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-503.1l. Definitions.

As used in the Drug Money Laundering and Wire Transmitter Act:
1. “Conducts” includes initiating, concluding, or participating in initiating, or concluding a transaction;
2. “Financial institution” includes:
a.
any financial institution, as defined in Section 5312(a)(2) of Title 31 of the United States Code, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, and
b.
any foreign bank, as defined in Section 3101 of Title 12 of the United States Code;
3. “Financial transaction” means:
a.
a transaction which in any way or degree affects state, interstate or foreign commerce:
(1)
involving the movement of funds by wire or other means,
(2)
involving one or more monetary instruments, or
(3)
involving the transfer of title to any real property, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft; or
b.
a transaction involving the use of a financial institution which is engaged in, or the activities of which affect, state, interstate or foreign commerce
in any way or degree;
4. “Knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity” means that the person knew the property involved in the transaction represented proceeds from some form, though not necessarily which form, of any violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act;
5. “Monetary instruments” means:
a.
coin or currency of the United States or of any other country, travelers’ checks, personal checks, bank checks, and money orders, or
b.
investment securities or negotiable instruments, in bearer form or otherwise in such form that title thereto passes upon delivery;
6. “Money transmitting” includes transferring funds by any and all means including, but not limited to, transfers within this state, country or to locations abroad by wire, check, draft, facsimile, or courier;
7. “Proceeds” means all things of value furnished, or intended to be furnished, in exchange for a controlled dangerous substance in violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, including all proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and all monies, negotiable instruments, and securities used, or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act;
8. “Specified unlawful activity” means any violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; and
9. “Transaction” includes a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, delivery, or other disposition, and with respect to a financial institution includes a deposit, withdrawal, transfer between accounts, exchange of currency, loan, extension of credit, purchase or sale of any stock, bond, certificate of deposit, or other monetary instrument, use of a safe deposit box, or any other payment, transfer, or delivery by, through, or to a financial institution, by whatever means effected.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 442, § 13, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-503A. Drug manufacture vehicle.

Any law enforcement agency in this state that seizes a vehicle in which a controlled dangerous substance has been manufactured that is forfeited pursuant to Section 2-503 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes may request that the Oklahoma Tax Commission brand the certificate of title with the notation “Drug Manufacture Vehicle”.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 308, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-504. Seizure of property.

Any peace officer of this state shall seize property subject to forfeiture under this act when:
1. The seizure is incident to arrest or search warrant;
2. The property has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in an injunction or forfeiture proceeding under this act;
3. Probable cause exists to believe the property is dangerous to health or safety; or
4. Probable cause exists to believe the property has been used, or will be used, in violation of this act.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-504, operative Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-505. Summary forfeiture of certain substances.

A. All controlled substances in Schedule I of Section 2-204 of this title and all controlled substances in Schedules II, III, IV, and V that are not in properly labeled containers in accordance with this act that are possessed, transferred, sold, or offered for sale in violation of this act are deemed contraband and shall be seized and summarily forfeited.
B. All hazardous materials and all property contaminated with hazardous materials described in paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 2-503 of this title, used or intended to be used by persons to unlawfully manufacture or attempt to manufacture any controlled dangerous substance, shall be summarily forfeited to the state and submitted to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for prompt destruction in accordance with state and federal laws.
C. Species of plants from which controlled substances in Schedules I or II of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act may be derived which have been planted or cultivated in violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, or of which the owners or cultivators are unknown, or which are wild growths, may be seized by peace officers, summarily forfeited and, in lieu of the eradication procedures contained in Section 2-509 of this title, promptly cut and burned where seized or destroyed by applications of herbicides approved for such purpose and registered for use in Oklahoma by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control shall ensure that persons spraying the plants are trained in the appropriate use of the herbicide and any safety and protection issues pursuant to the requirements of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-505, operative Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 138, § 10, emerg. eff. June 19, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 237, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1994, c. 335, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 110, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1997; Laws 2017, c. 25, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-507. Itemization and submission for destruction.

Any peace officer of this state seizing any of the property described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 2-503 of this title shall cause a written inventory to be made and maintain custody of the same until all legal actions have been exhausted unless such property has been placed in lawful custody of a court or state or federal law enforcement agency or unless otherwise provided by law. After all legal actions have been exhausted with respect to such property, the property shall be surrendered by the court, law enforcement agency or person having custody of the same to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to be destroyed as provided in Section 2-508 of this title. The property shall be accompanied with a written inventory on forms to be furnished by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-507, operative Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 537, § 4, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-510. Defenses - Descriptions.

A. An exemption or exception set forth in this act shall constitute an affirmative defense. Such affirmative defense shall be in accordance with the presentation of an alibi defense prescribed in Section 585 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. In any prosecution for a violation of any of the provisions of this act relating to a controlled dangerous substance named in any of the schedules set out in the act, it shall be sufficient in any indictment or information to allege a general description of the controlled dangerous substance and the schedule wherein listed without other specific description. Upon a trial under such indictment or information, it shall be sufficient to prove that the controlled dangerous substance is one listed within a particular schedule without further identification.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-510, operative Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-511. Judicial review.

Judicial review of final determinations, findings, and conclusions of the Director under this act shall be in the manner provided by the Administrative Procedures Act. A revocation or suspension of a registration based on the revocation or suspension of a professional or occupational license shall be final and conclusive where judicial review is available with respect to the revocation or suspension of the professional or occupational license.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 119, § 2-511, operative Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 359, § 11, emerg. eff. June 3, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-512. Drug Eradication and Enforcement Plan Revolving Fund – Creation - Use of funds.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the Drug Eradication and Enforcement Plan Revolving Fund. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of any monies appropriated or transferred to the fund and any monies contributed to the fund from any other source. All monies accruing to the credit of such fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended for the purpose of providing grants to district attorneys' offices, sheriffs' offices and municipal police departments. The grants shall be used for eradication of illegal drugs and enforcement of drug laws. Allowable expenditure of the grants shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following purposes:
1. Purchase of equipment;
2. Purchase of drug-sniffing dogs;
3. Matching federal grants or funds;
4. Funding advanced training programs;
5. Funding drug education and awareness programs; and
6. Funding drug courts.
Expenditures from such fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims signed by an authorized state employee and filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 225, § 8, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 501.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-551. Appropriate pain management - High dosages of controlled dangerous drugs.

A. Schedule II, III, IV and V controlled dangerous drugs have useful and legitimate medical and scientific purposes and are necessary to maintain the health and general welfare of the people of this state.
B. The State of Oklahoma recognizes that principles of quality medical practice dictate that the people of the State of Oklahoma have access to appropriate and effective pain relief. The appropriate application of up-to-date knowledge and treatment modalities can serve to improve the quality of life for those patients who suffer from pain as well as to reduce the morbidity, and costs associated with untreated or inappropriately treated pain. The State of Oklahoma encourages physicians to view effective pain management as a part of quality medical practice for all patients with pain, acute or chronic. It is especially important for patients who experience pain as a result of terminal illness.
C. If, in the judgment of the medical doctor or the doctor of osteopathic medicine, appropriate pain management warrants a high dosage of controlled dangerous drugs and the benefit of the relief expected outweighs the risk of the high dosage, the medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine may administer such a dosage, even if its use may increase the risk of death, so long as it is not also furnished for the purpose of causing, or the purpose of assisting in causing, death for any reason and so long as it falls within policies, guidelines and rules of the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or the Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.
D. The Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and the Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall issue policies, guidelines or rules that ensure that physicians who are engaged in the appropriate treatment of pain are not subject to disciplinary action, and the Boards shall consider policies and guidelines developed by national organizations with expertise in pain medicine or in a medical discipline for this purpose.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 387, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-560. Manufacture of controlled dangerous substance restrictions.

Any person who engages in manufacturing any controlled dangerous substance within two thousand (2,000) feet of the real property comprising a family child care home, a child care center, a large family child care home or part-day child care program, as those terms are defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be liable for treble damages for any loss or harm caused thereby.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 225, § 11, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-801. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Academic medical center" means a medical school and its affiliated teaching hospitals and clinics in this state that:
a.
operate a medical residency program for physicians, and
b.
conduct research that is overseen by the federal Department of Health and Human Services and involves human subjects;
2. "Approved source" means a provider approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration which produces cannabidiol that:
a.
has been manufactured and tested in a facility approved or certified by the United States Food and Drug Administration or similar national regulatory agency in another country which has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, and
b.
has been tested on animals to demonstrate preliminary effectiveness and to ensure that it is safe to administer to humans;
3. "Cannabidiol" means a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid found in the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any other preparation thereof, that has a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) and that is delivered to the patient in the form of a liquid;
4. "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine licensed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners; and
5. "Qualifying patient" means any person who suffers from Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, also known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy, or any other form of refractory epilepsy that is not adequately treated by traditional medical therapies.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 203, § 3, emerg. eff. April 30, 2015. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 299, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-802. Clinical trials using cannabidiol – Principal investigators.

A. A statewide investigational new drug application may be established in this state, if approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, to conduct clinical trials using cannabidiol on qualifying patients with severe forms of epilepsy.
B. Any physician licensed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, practicing in this state, and treating patients with severe forms of epilepsy may serve as the principal investigator for such clinical trials if such physician:
1. Applies to and is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as the principal investigator in a statewide investigational new drug application;
2. Receives a license from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; and
3. Receives a registration from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
C. Such physician, acting as principal investigator, may include subinvestigators who are also board certified, practice in an academic medical center in this state, and treat patients with severe forms of epilepsy. Such subinvestigators shall be required to comply with the licensing requirement provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection B of this section.
D. The principal investigator and all subinvestigators shall adhere to the rules and regulations established by the relevant institutional review board for each participating academic medical center and by the United States Food and Drug Administration, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a physician licensed in Oklahoma from applying for Investigational New Drug authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration.
F. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control shall have the authority to inspect and test samples of cannabidiol used in this state pursuant to the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 203, § 4, emerg. eff. April 30, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-803. Approved cannabidiol for use in clinical trials.

A. Clinical trials conducted pursuant to a statewide investigational new drug application established pursuant to the provisions of this act shall only utilize cannabidiol which is:
1. From an approved source; and
2. Approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to be used for treatment of a condition specified in an investigational new drug application.
B. The principal investigator and any subinvestigator may receive cannabidiol directly from an approved source or authorized distributor for an approved source for use in the clinical trials.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 203, § 5, emerg. eff. April 30, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-804. Immunity.

A person acting in compliance with the provisions of this act shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or any civil or administrative penalty, including a civil penalty or disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, or be denied any right or privilege, for the use, prescription, administration, possession, manufacture, or distribution of medical cannabidiol.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 203, § 6, emerg. eff. April 30, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-805. Approval – Termination date – Reporting – Rules.

A. The State Commissioner of Health shall have the authority to approve physicians conducting clinical trials performed pursuant to the provisions of this act. In the event of a substantial violation of this act, the Commissioner shall provide written notice to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and the Governor. The Governor, upon receipt of a notice from the Commissioner, shall have the authority to terminate the operations of a clinical trial found to be in violation of any provision of this act.
B. The clinical trials and related research authorized by this act shall adhere to the highest standards of academic research including, but not limited to, peer review of research conducted pursuant to this act.
C. Clinical trials and related research authorized by this act shall conclude no later than December 31, 2017. Nothing in this act shall be construed as to permit the continuation of clinical trials after December 31, 2017, without approval by a concurrent resolution approved by the Legislature expressing approval of such continuation.
D. The State Commissioner of Health shall submit a report to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, the Chair and Vice Chair of the House Alcohol, Tobacco and Dangerous Drugs Committee, and the Chair and Vice Chair of the House Public Health Committee on or before December 31, 2017. Such report shall include a summary of findings from clinical trials authorized by this act. The Commissioner shall, upon request by the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committees specified in this subsection, make available any data, excluding individual health records, relating to clinical trials authorized by this act.
E. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the State Board of Health, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 203, § 7, emerg. eff. April 30, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-901. Drug Possession Diversion Program – District attorney discretion to refer.

A. Subject to the availability of funds, each district attorney may create within the office of the district attorney a Drug Possession Diversion Program and assign sufficient staff and resources for the efficient operation of the program.
B. Referral of a violation of the provisions of Section 2-402 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or possession of drug paraphernalia in violation of subsection B of Section 2-405 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes to the Drug Possession Diversion Program shall be at the discretion of the district attorney. This act shall not limit the power of the district attorney to prosecute a case for possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
C. Upon receipt of a case for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, the district attorney shall determine if the charge is one which is appropriate to be referred to the Drug Possession Diversion Program.
D. In determining whether to refer a case to the Drug Possession Diversion Program, the district attorney shall consider the following:
1. The schedule of the controlled dangerous substance possessed by the defendant;
2. The amount of the controlled dangerous substance possessed by the defendant;
3. If the defendant has a prior criminal record;
4. The number of drug-related crimes against the defendant previously received by the district attorney;
5. Whether or not there are other criminal charges currently pending against the defendant; and
6. The strength of the evidence against the defendant.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 271, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-902. Deferred prosecution – Fees - Drug Possession Diversion Program Fund.

A. Subject to the provisions of this act, the district attorney may enter into a written agreement with the defendant pursuant to the provisions of Sections 305.1 through 305.6 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes to defer prosecution of a charge for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia or both possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia for a period to be determined by the district attorney, not to exceed twenty-four (24) months.
B. The defendant shall pay to the district attorney a fee equal to the amount which would have been assessed as court costs upon filing of the case in district court. Funds received by the district attorney pursuant to this act shall be deposited in a special fund with the county treasurer to be known as the "Drug Possession Diversion Program Fund". This fund shall be used by the district attorney to defray any lawful expense of the office of the district attorney. The district attorney shall keep records of all monies deposited to and disbursed from this fund. The records of the fund shall be audited at the same time the records of county funds are audited.
C. Unless the agreement between the defendant and the district attorney provides otherwise, the defendant shall be supervised in the community by the district attorney or by a private supervision program pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of Section 991d of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 271, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-904. Drug Possession Diversion Program – Annual report.

A. District attorneys shall prepare and submit an annual report to the District Attorneys Council showing total deposits and total expenditures in the Drug Possession Diversion Program.
B. By September 15 of each year, the District Attorneys Council shall publish an annual report for the previous fiscal year of the Drug Possession Diversion Program. An electronic copy of the report shall be distributed to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriation and Budget Committees. Each district attorney shall submit information requested by the District Attorneys Council regarding the Drug Possession Diversion Program. The report shall include the number of charges referred to and accepted into the Drug Possession Diversion Program, the total amount of fees collected and such other information as required by the District Attorneys Council.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 271, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-1003. Review of overdose death certificates.

A. Beginning November 1, 2018, the Center for Health Statistics of the State Department of Health shall forward to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on a monthly basis, copies of all death certificates of persons over eighteen (18) years of age received by the Center for Health Statistics during the preceding month whereby the cause of death was due to an overdose of licit or illicit drugs including opioids meeting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for opioid-related deaths.
B. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner shall conduct an initial review of overdose death certificates in accordance with the criteria established by the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board and refer to the Board those cases that meet the criteria established by the Board for specific case review.
C. Upon the request of the Board, every entity within the medical and law enforcement system shall provide to the Board any information requested by the Board relevant to the discharge of its duties, unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 252, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-2-1101. Harm-reduction services.

A. Until July 1, 2026, the following are hereby authorized to engage in harm-reduction services:
1. Government entities including, but not limited to, the State Department of Health and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; provided, no state dollars shall be used to purchase hypodermic needles;
2. Religious institutions or churches;
3. Nonprofit organizations;
4. For-profit companies;
5. Nongovernment entities partnering with a governmental agency; and
6. Tribal governments.
B. Those offering harm-reduction services shall register with the State Department of Health and may engage in the following activities in order to reduce the use of drugs, prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases and reduce morbidity among people who use injection drugs:
1. Offer referrals and resources to treat substance use disorders;
2. Provide education on the risk of transmission of infectious diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis;
3. Rapid testing for HIV, hepatitis C and sexually transmitted infections (STIs);
4. Referrals for medical and mental health services;
5. Collect used hypodermic needles for safe disposal;
6. Possess and distribute hypodermic needles, cleaning kits, test kits and opioid antagonists; and
7. Rapid substance testing products used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically for the use in identifying or analyzing the potency or toxicity of unknown substances.
C. Registered providers of harm-reduction services shall report at least quarterly to the State Department of Health:
1. The number of clients served including basic demographic information;
2. Number and type of referrals provided;
3. Number of syringes, test kits and antagonists distributed;
4. Number of used syringes collected; and
5. Number of rapid HIV and viral hepatitis tests performed including the number of reactive test results.
D. The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 90, § 3, emerg. eff. April 20, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-79. Oklahoma Sports Eye Safety Program Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated the "Oklahoma Sports Eye Safety Program Revolving Fund" administered by the State Department of Health. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all the monies received by the State Department of Health pursuant to the provisions of Section 2368.25 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any other section of law and any other monies that may be deposited in the fund to implement the provisions of this act. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health for the purposes of:
1. Exploring opportunities to utilize nonprofit organizations to provide sports eye safety information or sports eye safety equipment to children age eighteen (18) and under; and
2. Establishing a sports eye safety grant program for the purchase and distribution of sports eye safety programs and materials to classrooms in this state and sports eye safety protective wear to children age eighteen (18) and under.
Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 384, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 502.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-91. State Anatomical Board - Creation and membership – Duties – Organization – Rules - Records of bodies received and distributed - Exemptions.

A. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2025, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, an oversight Board to be known as the State Anatomical Board, to be composed of the following members:
1. The Deans or their designee of each accredited medical school and osteopathic medical school within the State of Oklahoma;
2. The persons heading the Department of Anatomy, or comparable department, in the medical and osteopathic medical schools or their designee;
3. Two persons appointed jointly by the presidents of institutions of higher education within the state which have educational programs other than medical which require on a regular basis human anatomical materials, provided that these programs have been approved by the State Regents for Higher Education; and
4. One at-large member appointed by the Governor to represent the interests of the citizens of this state.
B. It shall be the duty of the State Anatomical Board to register all anatomical donor programs and non-transplant tissue banks and to designate agents to provide for the collection, preservation, storage, distribution, delivery, recovery from users, cremation and final disposition of all dead human bodies used for health science education and research in the State of Oklahoma.
C. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairperson who shall perform such other duties as the Board may prescribe by rule. The Board shall have full power to establish rules for its government, to appoint and remove officers, and to appoint an executive director who shall keep full and complete minutes of its transactions and manage the affairs of the Board. The expenditures authorized in this section shall not be a charge against the state, but shall be paid by the agent designated by the Board to receive, store, issue, and cremate human anatomical materials. Records shall also be kept by the agent of all bodies received and distributed for the period of time authorized by the Records Disposition Schedule. The name of the oversight Board shall be the State Anatomical Board, hereinafter called the Anatomical Board. The Anatomical Board may, in its discretion, exempt any county, district, or institution from the provisions of this act in any calendar year for any length of time.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 57, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 141, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1969; Laws 1976, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 1982, c. 97, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1988, c. 225, § 20; Laws 1994, c. 9, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 92, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2012, c. 119, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 76, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013; Laws 2016, c. 48, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 19, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 90, § 1.
NOTE: Laws 2006, c. 54, § 1 repealed by Laws 2007, c. 1, § 53, emerg. eff. Feb. 22, 2007. Laws 2012, c. 62, § 1 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 77, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-92. Conditions for surrendering unclaimed bodies in government custody to Anatomical Board.

In the event that the body of any deceased person required to be buried or cremated at public expense shall enter into the custody of a government official, such as a warden, superintendent, administrator or officer of any state, county or municipal office, the government official shall use reasonable effort to ascertain if the deceased person has any relative, friend or other representative who will assume charge of the body for burial or cremation at his or her expense. If such effort does not result in the discovery of a claimant within twenty-four (24) hours after death, the government official may notify the Anatomical Board or the Board’s agent. The government official shall, without fee or reward, surrender, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, such unclaimed body or bodies to the Anatomical Board’s agent and permit the Board or its agents to take and remove all such unclaimed bodies to be used for the advancement of medical and anatomical sciences. The Anatomical Board or the Board’s agent may accept or decline such unclaimed bodies, but no such body shall be delivered if:
1. any relative, by blood or marriage, has previously claimed the body for burial or cremation at the expense of such relative, in which event the body shall be surrendered to the claimant for burial or cremation;
2. any government official is authorized pursuant to statutory law of this state to bury or cremate such body; or
3. any representative of a fraternal society of which the deceased was a member, representative of a charitable organization, or friend of the deceased has claimed the body for burial prior to delivery to the Board’s agent. In such event, the burial shall be at the expense of the fraternal society, charitable organization, friend, institution or official.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 57, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 97, § 2, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1986, c. 9, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-93. Autopsies - Request of chief medical examiner or district attorney or consent of Anatomical Board required.

It is unlawful for any person or persons to perform an autopsy on any dead human body mentioned in this article, except at the request of the Chief Medical Examiner or a district attorney of the county where such body is located, without the written, telegraphic or telephonic consent of the executive director of the Anatomical Board, or the Board’s agent. Such telegraphic or telephonic consent shall be verified by written consent.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 58, § 3, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-94. Board to receive unclaimed or donated bodies - Board approval to donees - Distribution.

A. The Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma, or its duly authorized agent, shall take and receive such unclaimed or donated bodies and distribute them on requisition to and among institutions to be used for anatomical purposes as approved by the Anatomical Board. Unclaimed bodies shall be held for thirty (30) days before being issued for use.
B. Any donee receiving a whole body donation from any source shall have approval from the Board prior to receiving such donation.
C. Should the number of bodies available exceed the needs of authorized institutions in this state, excess bodies which would otherwise qualify for anatomical purposes in this state may be issued to authorized institutions in other states.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 59, § 4, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 126, § 2, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 1989, c. 163, § 2, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-95. Surrender of body when claimed.

After an unclaimed body has been received by the Anatomical Board’s agent, and has been preserved and stored, the body may be claimed within thirty (30) days after death, by relatives, friends, fraternal or charitable organizations, for burial or cremation, at the expense of the claimant, and the body shall thereupon be surrendered to such claimant. If a body is claimed for burial or cremation, whether by a private person, organization or a county, and the body was embalmed at the expense of the agent, the claimant shall reimburse the agent for the cost of embalming and transportation.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 59, § 5, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 126, § 3, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-96. Authority to dissect, operate or experiment on dead bodies - Record of bodies received.

Any and all schools, colleges, and persons who may be designated by the Anatomical Board shall be, and are, authorized to dissect, operate upon, examine and experiment upon bodies distributed to them by the Board's agent and no others. The schools, colleges and designated persons are also authorized to retain tissue from bodies distributed to them and to donate the tissue to a person or entity for the purpose of training a dog to search for human remains; provided, any tissue donated for said purpose shall not be transferred, sold or used for any other purpose than training dogs to search for human remains. If any human tissue that has been donated for canine training is lost or stolen, the theft shall be reported to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation by the person or entity that received the donation. Such dissections, operations, examinations and experiments shall not be considered as amenable under any already existing laws for the prevention of mutilation of dead human bodies. Such persons, schools or colleges shall keep a record, sufficient for identification, of each body received from the Anatomical Board or agent. The record shall be subject to inspection by the Board or its authorized officer or agent.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 59, § 6, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 126, § 4, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2020, c. 47, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-97. Cremation of bodies after scientific study completed.

After the institutions within the State of Oklahoma to whom the bodies have been distributed have completed the scientific study of the bodies, the remains thereof shall in every case be returned to the Anatomical Board for final disposition by cremation. Bodies sent to other states shall be individually cremated in that state. The cremains shall be returned to the agent issuing the body.
Added by Laws 935, p. 59, § 7, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 126, § 5, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-98. Expense of delivery or distribution of unclaimed body.

No county, municipality, officer, agent or servant thereof, shall incur any expense by reason of the delivery or distribution of any such body. All expenses for the storage, distribution or any other related services involved in the use of the bodies shall be borne by those institutions receiving and using the bodies. The Board’s agent shall direct the payment into, and disbursements from an appropriate account for such activity at the agent’s institution.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 59, § 8, emerg. eff. April 16, 1935. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 19, § 3, emerg. eff. June 1, 1957; Laws 1976, c. 126, § 6, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 2006, c. 114, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-99. Neglect to perform duties - Punishment.

Any person having duties enjoined upon him by the provisions of this act, who shall neglect, refuse or omit to perform the same as hereby required shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof, be liable to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
Laws 1935, p. 59, § 9.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-101. Shipment of dead body.

No railroad or other common carrier shall receive for shipment to any point within the state or to any point outside the state the body of a deceased person unless there is attached to the shipping case, in a strong envelope, a burial-transit permit duly issued and signed by the Chief Medical Examiner.
R.L.1910, § 6815. Amended by Laws 1951, p. 171, § 3; Laws 2013, c. 152, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-102. Violation by agent of railroad.

Any agent, or employee, or officer of any railroad, or transportation company, violating any of the provisions of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or confined in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days.
R.L.1910, § 6817.