Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-942a: Appeal of medical examiner's findings

A. The next of kin of the deceased may appeal the findings of

the medical examiner to the district court of Oklahoma County under

a petition for judicial review within two (2) years from the

completion of the report. Such appeal shall be made in writing,

shall state the nature and reasons for the appeal, and shall be

supported by affidavit. The burden of proof shall be on the

petitioner to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the

death certificate is in error. The petitioner shall notify the

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in writing upon filing the

petition for judicial review. No jury shall be impaneled and no

monetary damages shall be awarded under a cause of action filed

pursuant to this subsection.

B. The court shall conduct an evidentiary hearing. Should the

court find that the findings of the medical examiner are erroneous,

the court shall immediately order the Chief Medical Examiner to

correct the report and transmit the appropriate paperwork to the

State Department of Health for the correction of the death

certificate.