Oklahoma Statutes
Title 10. Children
§10-405.1. Comprehensive state plan for child care facilities – Federal requirements – Submission to Legislature.

A. The Department of Human Services shall collaborate with other appropriate agencies to develop a comprehensive Oklahoma state plan for child care.

B. The comprehensive plan shall:
1. Meet all requirements for child care state plans as periodically determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Child Care Bureau; and
2. Be submitted to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on a biannual basis.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 386, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 296, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.

Structure Oklahoma Statutes

Oklahoma Statutes

Title 10. Children

§10-6.5. Use of certain words in reference to children born out of wedlock prohibited.

§10-21.10. Child assessment in voluntary out-of-home placement.

§10-22.1. Legislative findings and intent – Foster care by grandparents or other relative.

§10-22.2. Investing in Stronger Oklahoma Families Act – Purpose – Comprehensive strategic plan – Information database – Family resource assistance – Partnerships – Brochure.

§10-24.1. Appointment of volunteer attorneys for indigent children not entitled to representation by Indigent Defense System.

§10-40. Short title.

§10-40.1. Purpose - Policy of state.

§10-40.2. Definitions.

§10-40.3. Application of act - Exemptions - Determination of Indian status.

§10-40.4. Indian child custody proceedings – Notice.

§10-40.5. Emergency removal of Indian child from parent or custodian - Order.

§10-40.6. Placement preference.

§10-40.7. Agreements with Indian tribes - Care and custody of Indian children – Jurisdiction over child custody proceedings.

§10-40.8. Payment of foster care expenses under certain circumstances.

§10-40.9. Records.

§10-80. Appeals.

§10-83. Liability of mother and father to support and educate child - Enforcement - Change of child's surname.

§10-90.4. Children born out of wedlock - Change of name.

§10-90.5. Paternity action or action for arrearage of child support - Visitation rights of noncustodial parent.

§10-91. Authority of district courts.

§10-92. Procedure to confer rights of majority - Petition - Jurisdiction and venue - Decree.

§10-93. Notice of hearing of petition to be given by certified mail and by publication in newspaper.

§10-94. Costs.

§10-114.6. Rehabilitation of juvenile offenders through court supervised work projects.

§10-116. County probation officer - Counties having population of 190,000 or more and city of 100,000 or more.

§10-116a. Appointment - Qualifications - Political activities - Application of act - United States and agencies, powers respecting - Arrests - Information - Seal.

§10-116b. Duties of probation officer - Investigations.

§10-116c. Assistant probation officer - Salary.

§10-116d. Construction of act.

§10-116e. Salary of probation officer.

§10-116f. Secretaries to probation officer - Duties - Salary.

§10-116g. Salaries in counties of over 200,000.

§10-131. Powers of county commissioners - Commitment of children to other institutions, associations or corporations.

§10-132. Tax levy.

§10-133. Board of general supervision - Appointments - Salaries and removal of appointees.

§10-134. Inmates - Eligibility - Appointment and attendance - Terms - Return to parents or guardians.

§10-135. Reports of children not attending school - Notice to parents or guardians - Investigations and reports - Power of district court.

§10-136. Visits by parents, guardians and near relatives.

§10-137. Guardian refusing to maintain child or send him to school - Delivery of child to court - Charge for board and clothing.

§10-151. Control vested in local boards of education.

§10-152. Reports of number of children requiring school facilities.

§10-153. Inclusion of cost of education in school districts' budgets.

§10-154. School superintendents' reports of children attending schools.

§10-170.2. Emergency treatment.

§10-175.1. Legislative intent and purpose.

§10-175.3. Definitions.

§10-175.4. Commission as agent of the state.

§10-175.5. Rules and regulations.

§10-175.7. Powers of Commission.

§10-175.8. Fund - State Treasurer.

§10-175.9. Homes - Right to enter.

§10-175.10. Applications for crippled children's services.

§10-175.12. Oklahoma Children's Hospital.

§10-175.20. Day treatment programs - Definition - Required programs and policies.

§10-361. Santa Claus Commission - Creation - Membership - Christmas presents.

§10-362. Meetings of Santa Clause Commission - Chairperson - Eligible recipients - Gifts and contributions.

§10-363. Claims - Approval and payment.

§10-401. Purpose and policy of law - Minimum standards.

§10-402. Definitions.

§10-403. Exemptions from application of act.

§10-404. Minimum requirements and desirable standards.

§10-404.1. Child care facility permit or license - Criminal history records search - Foster parent eligibility.

§10-404.2. Demarion’s Law – Short title.

§10-404.3. Demarion's Law - Mandatory liability insurance for facilities

§10-405. Necessity and issuance of license – Temporary authorization.

§10-405.1. Comprehensive state plan for child care facilities – Federal requirements – Submission to Legislature.

§10-405.2. Online child care database.

§10-405.3. Online Restricted Registry.

§10-405.4. Education requirements for child care center director – Master teacher – Replacement – Floor space requirements.

§10-405.5. Continuation of license upon inheritance or purchase of a facility.

§10-406. Investigations - Notice of violation – Confidentiality – Anonymous complaint system.

§10-406.1. Indian tribe-operated child care facility - Inspection agreement.

§10-407. Revocation of license or refusal to issue or renew - Emergency action - Citation.

§10-408. Appeals.

§10-409. Injunction.

§10-410. Violations - Punishment.

§10-410.1. Quality of Care Development Fund.

§10-411. Certificate of immunization as condition for admission to day care facility - Waiver.

§10-412. Manner and frequency of immunizations - Enforcement of act.

§10-413. Exemptions.

§10-414. Administration of immunizations - Persons eligible - Indigent persons.

§10-415. Child with reportable contagious disease to be excluded from day care facility.

§10-418. Authority to obtain evidence - Administration of oaths.

§10-420. Child Care Center Bill of Rights.

§10-440. Office of Child Care - Establishment - Qualification for federal child care and development block grant funds - Duties.

§10-441. Termination of act.

§10-452. Transfer of property, contracts and funds.

§10-453. Definitions.

§10-454. Powers and duties of Commission and Director.

§10-455. Laws not inconsistent to remain in effect.

§10-551. Authorization.

§10-552. Status of child.

§10-553. Persons authorized - Consent.

§10-554. Legal status of child or children born as result of heterologous oocyte donation.

§10-555. Rights, obligations and interest of oocyte donor respecting child and child respecting donor.

§10-556. Human embryo transfer and donation – Consents – Legal rights, obligations or interests.

§10-557. Short title - Oklahoma Gestational Agreement Act.

§10-557.1. Policy.

§10-557.2. Definitions.

§10-557.3. Gestational agreement – Legal contract.

§10-557.4. Gestational carrier - Qualifications.

§10-557.5. Necessary parties to agreement - Requirements.

§10-557.6. Agreement requirements - Validation.

§10-557.7. Validated agreement required prior to transfer of gametes or embryos.

§10-557.8. Limited enforceability of an unvalidated agreement.

§10-557.9. Procedure to obtain court validation.

§10-557.10. Required findings to validate an agreement – Court order of validation – Review - Deficiencies.

§10-557.11. Rights of child – Parent-child relationship.

§10-557.12. Notice of birth to be filed with court – Court order.

§10-557.13. Amendments to agreement must be validated.

§10-557.14. Termination of agreement.

§10-557.15. Proceedings governed by Code of Civil Procedure - Confidentiality.

§10-557.16. Venue and jurisdiction.

§10-557.17. Compensation to gestational carrier.

§10-557.18. Donors may be parties to the agreement.

§10-557.19. Gametes or embryos of the gestational carrier or gestational spouse.

§10-557.20. Parents to be listed on certificate of birth.

§10-557.21. Death of intended parent prior to birth of child – Testamentary and inheritance rights.

§10-557.22. Marriage or divorce of a gestational carrier.

§10-557.23. Laboratory or clinical error.

§10-557.24. Breach of agreement.

§10-557.25. Application with other laws.

§10-577. Enactment of compact - Text.

§10-600. Definitions

§10-601.1. Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth - Creation - Membership.

§10-601.2. Chairman - Meetings - Travel expenses - Application of Administrative Procedures Act - Legal counsel.

§10-601.3. Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth - Duties.

§10-601.4. Additional duties and responsibilities of Commission.

§10-601.5. Director - Powers and duties.

§10-601.6. Office of Juvenile System Oversight - Powers, duties and authority.

§10-601.6a. Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth - Duties.

§10-601.6b. State Plan for Services to Children and Youth – Expenditure report – Topic-specific reports.

§10-601.6c. Office of Planning and Coordination for Services to Children and Youth – Report on child homelessness.

§10-601.9. Duties of the Office of Planning and Coordination - Evaluation and review of services to children and youth - Annual report - State Plan for Services to Children and Youth - Contents and publication

§10-601.10. Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth Revolving Fund.

§10-601.11. Community partnership boards for services to children and youth - Membership - Election of coordinators and representatives.

§10-601.12. Community partnership plan for children and youth services.

§10-601.14. Children's Endowment Fund of Oklahoma.

§10-601.20. Children of Incarcerated Parents Task Force.

§10-601.30. Board of Child Abuse Examination - Membership - Officers - Meetings - Quorum.

§10-601.31. Duties of Commission on Children and Youth - Duties of Board - Chief Child Abuse Examiner - Duties.

§10-601.41. Short title.

§10-601.42. Definitions.

§10-601.61. Short title.

§10-601.62. Legislative intent.

§10-601.63. Definitions.

§10-601.64. Duties of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth.

§10-601.65. Proposed submission procedures and criteria.

§10-601.66. Short title – Children with Disabilities Comprehensive Systems of Services Fund Act of 2013.

§10-601.67. Children with Disabilities Comprehensive Systems of Services Revolving Fund.

§10-601.68. Not-for-profit foundation.

§10-601.69. Curriculum for abuse-prevention instructional programs.

§10-601.80. Short title - Family Support Accountability Act - Definitions.

§10-601.81. Home visiting programs – Requirements – Objectives – Annual report.

§10-603.1. Short title - Purpose - Implementation.

§10-603.4. Day treatment program standards.

§10-620.1. Purpose of act - Release and transfer of information.

§10-620.2. Appointment of task force - Membership - Duties.

§10-620.3. Agencies to promulgate uniform rules and procedures.

§10-620.4. Contents of rules and procedures.

§10-620.5. Transfer and release of confidential information - Adoption of procedures.

§10-620.6. Guidelines and forms for inspection, release, disclosure, etc. of records.

§10-640. Short title.

§10-640.1. Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board.

§10-640.2. Powers and responsibilities of Board.

§10-640.3. School readiness foundation.

§10-700. Delegation of powers regarding child care and custody.

§10-701. Statutory form for power of attorney to delegate parental or legal custodian powers.

§10-1116.2. Postadjudication review boards.

§10-1116.3. Advisory status of review boards - Duties and responsibilities.

§10-1116.4. Disclosure of certain information prohibited - Exceptions.

§10-1116.6. Postadjudication Review Advisory Board.

§10-1150. Short title.

§10-1150.1. Definitions.

§10-1150.2. Child Death Review Board - Creation - Powers and duties - Meetings and discussions - Annual report.

§10-1150.2a. Production of documents - Subpoena.

§10-1150.3. Board - Membership - Officers - Meetings - Compensation - Administrative assistance and services.

§10-1150.4. Chief Medical Examiner - Monthly death reports - Review of child death certificates - Requests for information.

§10-1150.6. Child maltreatment medical review.

§10-1406. Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid, Southern Oklahoma Resource Center of Pauls Valley, Hissom Memorial Center - Transfer to Public Welfare Commission - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

§10-1408. Definitions.

§10-1409. Transfer of powers and duties.

§10-1410. Personal properties - Contracts and leases - Unexpended funds.

§10-1411. Rules and regulations - Repair of buildings - Federal funds - Superintendents and other personnel - Expenditure of funds.

§10-1411.1. Developmental Disabilities Services Division - Periodic reports.

§10-1411.2. Developmental Disabilities Services Division waiting list - Voucher waiver program.

§10-1412. Advisory committee.

§10-1413. Transfer of pupils.

§10-1414. Admission of individuals with intellectual disability - Applications - Release.

§10-1414.1. Greer Center Facility - Admission guidelines and procedures.

§10-1415. Placement in institution for individuals with intellectual disability not to abrogate parental rights - Guardians - Assessment of competency.

§10-1415.1. Clinical records - Ombudsman program - Periodic evaluation - Residential placement - Reports of psychotropic medications.

§10-1416. Liability for care and treatment.

§10-1417. Clinics - Outpatient facilities - Day care centers.

§10-1417.1. Medicaid payments for reserved beds in intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities - Amendment of Medicaid State Plan.

§10-1418. Powers and duties of Commission for Rehabilitation Services – Local education agencies.

§10-1419. Administration - Personnel - Retirement system.

§10-1419a. Dismissal or nonrenewal of contract of career teacher or administrative personnel other than principal – Trial de novo.

§10-1420. Transfer of property, records, funds, etc.

§10-1421. Purchase of school busses.

§10-1423. Program for care and treatment of children - Federal matching funds.

§10-1424. Department as next friend of institutionalized persons - Procuring appoint of guardian.

§10-1425. Authorization to operate facilities.

§10-1430.1. Short title.

§10-1430.2. Definitions.

§10-1430.3. Department - Powers and duties.

§10-1430.4. Group Homes for Persons with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Advisory Board.

§10-1430.6. Standing to bring action - Jurisdiction.

§10-1430.7. Group home as nuisance - Actions - Request for investigation - Complaint.

§10-1430.8. Liability for injury to resident - Actions - Remedies - Waivers - Jury trial - Retaliation - Privileges and immunities - Report of abuse, neglect or exploitation.

§10-1430.9. Penalties and liabilities for certain violations.

§10-1430.10a. Revocation or denial of or refusal to renew license – Notice – Protest - Emergency.

§10-1430.11. Standards for group homes.

§10-1430.12. Fire safety inspections - Reports.

§10-1430.13. Information subject to disclosure to public.

§10-1430.14. Provisions of license - Application - Statement of zoning compliance - Qualifications of applicant or licensee - Statement of ownership - Issuance and renewal of licenses.

§10-1430.15. Nontransferability of license - Transfer of operation of group home.

§10-1430.17. Conditional license.

§10-1430.18. Documents to be made available to residents, employees and visitors.

§10-1430.19. Documents and records to be available for public inspection.

§10-1430.20. Statement of rights and responsibilities - Denial of appropriate care based on resident's source of payment - Staff training – Limitation of rights - Report of violations - Death of resident.

§10-1430.22. Resident's contract.

§10-1430.23. Protection of resident's funds.

§10-1430.24. Access to group homes.

§10-1430.25. Involuntary transfer or discharge of resident.

§10-1430.26. Provider prohibited from having insurable interest in life of resident or being beneficiary of life insurance policy - Appointment as guardian or conservator or holding power of attorney prohibited.

§10-1430.27. Inspection, investigation, survey or evaluation of group home.

§10-1430.31. Prohibited acts.

§10-1430.32. Violations - Penalties.

§10-1430.33. Notice of voluntary closing - Alternative placement of residents.

§10-1430.34. Appointment of monitor or receiver.

§10-1430.35. Emergencies - Investigations - Hearing.

§10-1430.36. Appointment of receiver.

§10-1430.37. Expenses of receiver - Insufficient funds - Compensation of receiver.

§10-1430.38. Liability of receiver - Bond.

§10-1430.39. Conditional license for provider in receivership.

§10-1430.40. Termination of receivership.

§10-1430.41. Rights, obligations and liability during receivership.

§10-1501. Various references deemed to be references to District Court or judge thereof.

§10-1505. Employment of persons to provide juvenile officer or assistant juvenile officer services in certain counties.

§10-1505a. Assistant juvenile officer in certain counties.

§10-1628. Missing child 16 and under - Investigation of disappearance.

§10-1629. Short title.

§10-1630. Definitions.

§10-1631. Fingerprinting minors and identification card.

§10-1632. Intent of legislature.

§10-1633. School district fingerprinting programs.

§10-7007-1.7. Membership.

§10-7007-1.8. Purposes - Report.

§10-7007-1.9. Task Force on Reactive Attachment Disorder in Children – Membership - Duties.

§10-7501-1.1. Short title - Composition of Code.

§10-7501-1.2. Purpose of Code.

§10-7501-1.3. Definitions.

§10-7502-1.1. Jurisdiction.

§10-7502-1.2. Venue.

§10-7502-1.3. Laws governing.

§10-7502-1.4. Foreign adoptions.

§10-7503-1.1. Eligibility to adopt.

§10-7503-1.2. Written adoption full-disclosure statement - Signatures.

§10-7503-2.1. Who may consent.

§10-7503-2.2. When consent may be given.

§10-7503-2.3. Permanent relinquishments.

§10-7503-2.4. Contents of consent to adoption.

§10-7503-2.5. Acknowledgment of consent to adoption or permanent relinquishment before judge - Affidavit of nondisclosure.

§10-7503-2.6. Extrajudicial consent.

§10-7503-2.7. Setting aside permanent relinquishment or consent to adoption.

§10-7503-3.1. Notice of plan for adoption.

§10-7503-3.2. Notice of filing of paternity action by putative father.

§10-7503-4.1. Temporary orders of custody.

§10-7504-1.1. Medical and social history report.

§10-7504-1.2. Disclosure.

§10-7505-1.1. Confidential character of hearings and records – Release - Exceptions - Misdemeanor.

§10-7505-1.2. Appointment of attorney and guardian ad litem.

§10-7505-1.3. Court clerk or deputy may affix signature of judge to order and notice of hearing.

§10-7505-1.4. Priority on docket - Proceedings to be expedited.

§10-7505-1.5. Visitation agreements between child, adoptive parents and birth relative.

§10-7505-2.1. Preadoption termination of parental rights.

§10-7505-3.1. Contents.

§10-7505-3.2. Costs, funds or monies expended by adoptive family – Disclosure statement.

§10-7505-3.3. Disclosure Statement of Adoption-related Costs and Expenditures.

§10-7505-4.1. Application - Notice - Hearing - Order - Appeal.

§10-7505-4.2. Exceptions to requirement of parental consent.

§10-7505-4.3. Inquiry to identify unknown or putative father.

§10-7505-5.1. Favorable preplacement home study required - Waiver - Exception - Placement not approved in certain circumstances.

§10-7505-5.2. Subsequent home study - Waiver.

§10-7505-5.3. Contents of home study.

§10-7505-5.4. Persons or agencies authorized to conduct home studies.

§10-7505-6.1. Interlocutory decree.

§10-7505-6.2. Filings required prior to final hearing.

§10-7505-6.3. Application for final decree - Waiver of interlocutory decree and waiting period - Notice of hearing - Appearance - Entry of final decree.

§10-7505-6.4. Denial of petition for adoption.

§10-7505-6.5. Effect of final decree - Grandparental rights.

§10-7505-6.6. Certificate of adoption - Supplementary birth certificate - Sealed records - Disclosure of original records.

§10-7505-7.1. Appeals.

§10-7505-7.2. Limitations on challenge to adoption or termination of parental rights - Effect of appeal - Best interests of child.

§10-7505-8.1. Adoption dissolution statistics to be published.

§10-7506-1.1. Paternity registry.

§10-7506-1.2. Revocation of notice of intent to claim paternity - Removal of registrant's name from registry.

§10-7507-1.1. Adult adoptions.

§10-7508-1.1. Records retention.

§10-7508-1.2. Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry.

§10-7508-1.3. Confidential intermediary search program.

§10-7509-1.1. Conditions for discharges of infants from medical facilities.

§10-7509-1.2. Confidential index of birth and adoptive names.

§10-7509-1.3. Invalidation or revocation of final decree of adoption.

§10-7510-1.1. Short title.

§10-7510-1.2. Definitions.

§10-7510-1.3. Program of assistance for children not eligible for federally funded adoption assistance benefits.

§10-7510-1.4. Eligibility for adoption assistance - Factors for determination.

§10-7510-1.5. Written agreement - Commencement of assistance - Amount - Preexisting condition - Periodic certification - Termination or modification - Continued eligibility regardless of residence.

§10-7510-1.6. Denial of assistance - Hearing.

§10-7510-2.1. Department of Human Services to contract or join with adoption exchange - Information to be provided - Definitions.

§10-7510-2.2. Photograph and description of child to be provided to exchange.

§10-7510-2.3. Exemptions.

§10-7510-2.4. Change in status of child listed by exchange.

§10-7510-2.5. Withdrawal of child from register.

§10-7510-3.1. Short title.

§10-7510-3.2. Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance.

§10-7510-3.3. Administration of compact - Rules and regulations.

§10-7603. Renumbered as § 2203 of Title 27A by Laws 2006, c. 226, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 2006.

§10-7700-101. Short title.

§10-7700-102. Definitions.

§10-7700-103. Scope of act – Choice of law – Jurisdiction of district and administrative courts.

§10-7700-201. Establishment of parent-child relationship.

§10-7700-202. Equal rights of marital and nonmarital children.

§10-7700-203. Application of established parent-child relationship.

§10-7700-204. Presumption of paternity.

§10-7700-301. Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity.

§10-7700-302. Requirements of acknowledgment – Void and voidable acknowledgment.

§10-7700-303. Denial of paternity - Validity.

§10-7700-304. Execution of acknowledgment and denial – Effective date – Execution by minors.

§10-7700-305. Effect of acknowledgment or denial.

§10-7700-306. No filing fee.

§10-7700-307. Rescission of acknowledgment or denial.

§10-7700-308. Proceeding to challenge acknowledgment – Commencement – Burden of proof.

§10-7700-309. Proceeding to challenge acknowledgment or denial – Procedure.

§10-7700-310. Ratification of unchallenged acknowledgment prohibited.

§10-7700-311. Full faith and credit.

§10-7700-312. Forms for acknowledgment and denial of paternity – Rescission form – Effect of modification of forms.

§10-7700-313. Release of copies of acknowledgment or denial of paternity.

§10-7700-314. Rules.

§10-7700-501. Scope of article.

§10-7700-502. Order for genetic testing – Order for in utero testing not allowed.

§10-7700-503. Requirements of testing – Objection to calculation - Retesting.

§10-7700-504. Report of testing – Chain of custody.

§10-7700-505. Identification of father - Rebuttal.

§10-7700-506. Payment of costs of testing.

§10-7700-507. Advance payment for additional testing.

§10-7700-508. Specimen from potential father unavailable – Additional sources of specimens for testing.

§10-7700-509. Testing of deceased individual.

§10-7700-510. Testing of identical brother – Use of nongenetic evidence.

§10-7700-511. Release of genetic test report.

§10-7700-601. Proceeding authorized.

§10-7700-602. Standing to maintain proceeding.

§10-7700-603. Parties to proceeding.

§10-7700-604. Personal jurisdiction.

§10-7700-605. Venue.

§10-7700-606. No limitation for parentage proceeding with no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father.

§10-7700-607. Two-year limitation in proceedings with presumed father - Exception.

§10-7700-608. Motion for genetic testing.

§10-7700-609. Limitation in proceeding with acknowledged or adjudicated father.

§10-7700-610. Joinder of proceedings.

§10-7700-611. Proceeding before birth of child.

§10-7700-612. Child as party to proceeding – Guardian ad litem.

§10-7700-621. Admissibility of genetic-testing results - Testimony of experts - Medical bills.

§10-7700-622. Enforcement of order for genetic testing - Default.

§10-7700-623. Admission of paternity.

§10-7700-624. Temporary order for support.

§10-7700-631. Rules for adjudication of paternity.

§10-7700-632. Jury prohibited.

§10-7700-633. Closure of proceeding – Inspection of records.

§10-7700-634. Order on default.

§10-7700-635. Dismissal for want of prosecution.

§10-7700-636. Order adjudicating parentage – Assessment of fees and costs – Change of child’s surname.

§10-7700-637. Binding effect of determination of parentage.

§10-7700-901. Uniformity of application and construction.

§10-7700-902. Governance of act.

§10-7800. Custody of a child born out of wedlock.