Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-324.1: Birth, death or stillbirth certificates - Prohibited

acts - Penalties.

A. It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D3 felony offense

for any person to commit any of the following specified acts in

relation to birth, death or stillbirth certificates issued by this

state:

1. Create, issue, present or possess a fictitious birth, death

or stillbirth certificate;

2. Apply for a birth, death or stillbirth certificate under

false pretenses;

3. Alter information contained on a birth, death or stillbirth

certificate;

4. Obtain, display or represent a birth certificate of any

person as one's own by any person, other than the person named on

the birth certificate;

5. Obtain, display or represent a fictitious death or

stillbirth certificate for the purpose of fraud;

6. Make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact

or otherwise commit fraud in an application for a birth, death or

stillbirth certificate;

7. Knowingly present a false or forged certificate for filing;

8. Knowingly provide false personal data to a certifier of a

death certificate; or

9. Knowingly misrepresent any person's relationship to the

decedent.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, it is a

felony for any employee or person authorized to issue or create a

birth, death or stillbirth certificate or related record under this

title to knowingly issue such certificate or related record to a

person not entitled thereto, or to knowingly create or record such

certificate bearing erroneous information thereon. A certifier who

knowingly omits to list a lethal agent or improperly states manner

of death in violation of subsection E of Section 1-317 of this title

shall be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct as

described in paragraph 8 of Section 509 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

C. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this

section, a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall

constitute a Class D3 felony offense punishable as provided for in

subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the State

Commissioner of Health or a designated agent, upon the request of a

chief administrator of a health or law enforcement agency, may

authorize the issuance, display or possession of a birth, death or

stillbirth certificate, which would otherwise be in violation of

this section, for the sole purpose of education with regard to

public health or safety; provided, however, any materials used for

such purposes shall be marked "void".

E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any

request made to the State Department of Health pursuant to

subsection E of Section 1550.41 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.