Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-16: Person and related terms

As used in the Oklahoma Statutes:

1. “Father” means the male parent of a child or children as

defined in Section 7 of this title;

2. “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will

have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or

historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point

produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization;

3. “Male” means an individual who naturally has, had, will

have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or

historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point

produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization;

4. “Man” or “boy” means a natural person who is male;

5. “Mother” means the female parent of a child or children as

defined in Section 7 of this title;

6. “Natural person” means a person as defined in paragraph 7 of

this section, except for bodies politic or corporate;

7. “Person”, except when used by way of contrast, includes not

only human beings, but bodies politic or corporate;

8. “Sex” means a natural person’s biological sex at birth; and

9. “Woman” or “girl” means a natural person who is female.

R.L. 1910, § 2929. Amended by Laws 2024, c. 365, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

2024.