2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1168. Definitions.
As used in this section and Sections 13 through 18 of this act:1. "Human skeletal remains" means the bony portion of a human body which remains after the flesh has decomposed;
2. "Burial grounds" means any place where human skeletal remains are buried;
3. "Burial furniture" means any items intentionally placed with human remains at the time of burial and shall include but not be limited to burial markers, items of personal adornment, casket and hardware, stone, bone, shell and metal ornaments and elaborately decorated pottery vessels;
4. "State Historic Preservation Officer" means the individual of this title appointed by the Governor and employed by the Oklahoma Historical Society; and
5. "State Archaeologist" means the individual of this title employed by the Oklahoma Archeological Survey.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 204, § 12, operative July 1, 1987.
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