Prohibition on unauthorized use of newborn DNA
OK Newborn DNA Law
Genetic · Health · Children
Bars laboratories, hospitals, and birthing facilities from storing, transferring, using, or databasing a newborn's DNA without the parents' express consent.
- Where
- Oklahoma
- Citation
- 21 O.S. § 1175
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2010-05-10
- Enforced by
- District attorneys (criminal statute)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- No specific penalty stated in the section; as a Title 21 prohibition it is presumably punishable under general criminal provisions.
- Applies to
- Laboratories, medical facilities, hospitals, and birthing places
Practices it requires
- Do not store, transfer, use, or database DNA from any newborn child without express parental consent.21 O.S. § 1175
Sources
- Official text
- Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 (complete title PDF, Oklahoma Legislature, compiled Dec. 2025), § 1175
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: The penalty for violating § 1175 is not stated in the section; the general misdemeanor provision (21 O.S. § 10) was not checked.
Research reference, not legal advice.