A. It shall be unlawful 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; or
7. Knowingly present a false or forged certificate for filing.
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 felony.
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".
Added by Laws 2003, c. 384, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 105, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 305, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
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