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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 944.2 (2026)

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NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 944.1 to avoid a duplication in numbering. NOTE: Section, derived from Laws 1985, c. 245, § 3, mandating sharing of costs of operation by requiring a fee for autopsies performed by State Medical Examiner, declared unconstitutional by State ex rel, Jordan v. City of Bethany, Okl., 769 P.2d 164(1989).

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Cited in 3 cases, 1989–1995 · leading case: Chambers v. City of Ada, 894 P.2d 1068 (Okla. 1995).
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Chambers v. City of Ada, 894 P.2d 1068 (Okla. 1995). “The Legislature enacted 63 O.S.Supp.1984, § 944.2, to have the costs of these autopsies shared by the cities where the deaths occurred.”
State ex rel. Jordan v. City of Bethany, 769 P.2d 164 (Okla. 1989). “We now hold that Section 9 of Article 10 also prohibits legislatively directed cost-of-operations “sharing” such as is mandated by 63 O.S.Supp.1988, § 944.2. Because such political subdivisions are funded from ad valorem assessments, it makes little difference if the statutorily…”
Bd. of Cnty. Commisioners v. City of Muskogee, 820 P.2d 797 (Okla. 1991). · cites it 2× “[31] The statute (63 O.S.Supp. 1985 § 944.2) contested in Jordan, supra note 28 , requires political subdivisions to pay a "fee" for autopsies performed by the office of State Medical Examiner.”
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