STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 53rd Legislature (2012)

HOUSE BILL 2559	By:	Wesselhoft of the House  

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		Treat of the Senate

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to crimes and punishments; making certain act unlawful; providing penalty; providing an exception; defining term; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1170 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  Any person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of a child who intentionally fails to notify and report to a physician, law enforcement officer, emergency medical provider or coroner, in a timely manner of twenty-four hours or less, the death of such child shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.  
B.  A person shall not be guilty of violating the provisions of this section if the death of said child occurs while under the medical care and treatment of a duly licensed physician.
C.  As used in this section, the term “child” shall mean any unmarried person under eighteen (18) years of age.
SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

53-2-7822	GRS	12/30/11