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56 OK Stat § 56-238 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-238. Payment of public assistance creating debt to Department.

|Any payment of public assistance money by the Department of Human Services, hereinafter referred to as "Department," to or for the benefit of any dependent child or children or a child in the custody of the Department creates a debt due and owing to the State of Oklahoma by the natural or adoptive parent or parents who are responsible for support of such child or children in an amount equal to the amount of public assistance money so paid. |Provided, that any debt under this section shall not be incurred by nor at any time be collected from a parent or other person who is the recipient of public assistance monies for the benefit of minor dependent children for the period such person or persons are in such status.Provided further, that where there has been a court order, the debt shall be limited to the amount provided for by said order. The Department shall have the right to petition the appropriate court for modification of a court order on the same grounds as a party to said cause. The Department shall be subrogated to the right of said child or children to prosecute or maintain any support action or execute any administrative remedy existing under the laws of the State of Oklahoma to obtain reimbursement of money thus expended.Added by Laws 1977, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 1977. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 302, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
56 OK Stat § 56-238.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-238.2. Assignment of earnings to be honored by employer - Release from liability.

|Any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department of the state employing a person owing a support debt or obligation shall honor, according to its terms, a duly executed assignment of earnings presented by the Director as a plan to satisfy or retire a support debt or obligation. This requirement to honor the assignment of earnings and the assignment of earnings itself shall be applicable whether said earnings are to be paid presently or in the future and shall continue in force and effect until released in writing by the Director. Payment of money pursuant to an assignment of earnings presented by the Director shall serve as full acquittance under any contract of employment, and the state warrants and represents it shall defend and hold harmless such action taken pursuant to said assignment of earnings. The Director shall be released from liability for improper receipt of monies under an assignment of earnings upon return of any monies so received. |Added by Laws 1977, c. 173, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1977.
56 OK Stat § 56-238.3a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-238.3a. Failure to appear at hearing - Administrative order.

|If the obligor fails to appear at the hearing on the date and at the hearing place given in the notice or appears but absents the hearing prior to its conclusion, an administrative order will be entered. Such order shall include findings of facts and conclusions of law and shall be consistent with the notice served upon the obligor. The order shall be subject to collection action, and shall be filed in the office of the court clerk in the county of residence of the custodian of the child or, if the custodian resides out of state, in the county of residence of the obligor or elsewhere as provided in this act. The administrative order shall be enforced by the district court in the same manner as an order of the district court. A copy of such order shall be mailed to the obligor by the district office at the address where the obligor was served with the notice. The order shall be mailed to the obligor by certificate of mailing to the service address. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 176, § 7, emerg. eff. May 15, 1986. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 365, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 403, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-238.5A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-238.5A. Use of child support guidelines.

|The amount of child support and other support shall be ordered and reviewed in accordance with the child support guidelines provided in Section 118 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 362, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
56 OK Stat § 56-238.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-238.6. Administrative procedures - Use.

|The Department of Human Services may utilize any of the administrative procedures set forth in this title to establish, modify, or enforce a support order in all cases in which child support services are being provided pursuant to the state child support plan or state law. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 5, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 309, § 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 356, § 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 323, § 18, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.
56 OK Stat § 56-238.6A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-238.6A. Deciding issues of fact involving minor children and granting relief in cases pending before district court and before Administrative Law Unit of Department of Human Services.

|A. In any case in which the same issues of fact involving minor children are pending before the district court and before the OAH, those issues may be decided and relief granted by the district court, or be remanded by the district court to OAH for determination. |B. In any case in which different issues of fact involving minor children are pending before the district court and before the OAH, all issues may be decided and all relief granted by the district court, if the district court finds it is in the interests of justice and judicial economy.Added by Laws 1990, c. 309, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 365, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
56 OK Stat § 56-238.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-238.7. Modification of final order to pay child support.

|A final order of the Department of Human Services providing for the payment of child support which has not been set aside on appeal by the district court shall not be modified retroactively or payment of all or a portion of the past due amount waived, except by mutual agreement of the obligor and obligee or, if the child support rights have been assigned to the Department or other entity, by agreement of the Department or such entity. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 230, § 19, eff. Oct. 1, 1987.
56 OK Stat § 56-239 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-239. Annual report.

|On or before December 31 of each year, the Department shall file a written report with the Division of the Budget and Division of Central Accounting and Reporting, the Director of the Legislative Service Bureau, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, containing an accounting of all monies received by the Department from the federal programs pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, as amended, and all monies received pursuant to orders for child support or administrative determinations of the Department for the preceding federal fiscal year. The report shall also specify any expenditures made by the Department pursuant to orders for child support or administrative determinations of the Department for the preceding federal fiscal year. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 5, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 319, § 8, operative Oct. 1, 1985; Laws 1994, c. 356, § 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.1. Authority of Child Support Enforcement Division to pursue collection of support.

|A. 1. In cases in which child support services are being provided by the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, the Division may: |a.initiate enforcement proceedings to:(1)obtain a judgment for arrearages,(2)effectuate an income assignment,(3)receive current support and judgment payments, and(4)review and modify support orders pursuant to child support guidelines in Section 118 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes,b.initiate any other legal proceeding to implement the establishment and collection of support and other court-ordered requirements of support from an obligor including, but not limited to, medical expenses, insurance premiums, and child care costs, andc.appeal orders as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.2. In any hearing on a notice of delinquency or other enforcement proceeding, the district or administrative court may include the amount of the child support services fee paid by the applicant in any judgment against the obligor.B. The Division is authorized to initiate enforcement proceedings and receive payments pursuant to Section 237A and 240.2 of this title to effectuate an income assignment and payment plan for:1. Spousal support or the support of a child or both for an applicant or any person who is the recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; and2. Any debt due and owing to the person entitled to receive enforcement support services by the Department or to this state by a natural or adoptive parent or other person who is or was responsible for the support of a child pursuant to Section 238 of this title, or found to be responsible for the support of a child pursuant to Sections 238.1 through 238.6 of this title.C. Upon application by an obligor who requests support enforcement services from the Department, the Division is authorized to initiate any proceedings necessary to provide support enforcement services to the obligor and to receive payments of the support obligation or any judgment.D. The Director has the authority to enter orders in situations as defined in Section 240.23 of this title, without the necessity of obtaining an additional signature of a district or administrative judge.E. The Division is authorized to refer any judgment for child support to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for passport denial, revocation, restriction, or limitation pursuant to federal law or regulation.Added by Laws 1985, c. 297, § 23, operative Oct. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 365, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 402, § 22, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 5, § 17, emerg. eff. March 4, 1998; Laws 1998, c. 323, § 19, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 384, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 407, § 17, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2006, c. 219, § 3.NOTE: Laws 1997, c. 272, § 8 repealed by Laws 1998, c. 5, § 29, emerg. eff. March 4, 1998.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.4. Admissibility of report of payments.

|A report of the payments made by the obligor or payor or of AFDC payments made to a person entitled to support which is prepared by the Division, the District Office, or by public agencies in other states with a certification of authenticity executed by the Division, the District Office, or a public agency in another state is admissible into evidence in district court or in an administrative court proceeding as self-authenticated. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 297, § 26, operative Oct. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 365, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.5. Child support services - Fee.

|A. Those persons not receiving aid to families with dependent children shall be given equal access to the services provided by the Department of Human Services through its statewide plan for child support authorized by the Federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 301 et seq. |B. The Department is authorized to study, develop and propose to the Legislature a fee schedule for child support enforcement services provided through the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Department.Added by Laws 1985, c. 297, § 27, operative Oct. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 153, § 4, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.6. Enforcement of child support obligation.

|In addition to the powers and duties of the Department provided in Section 237 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department of Human Services is authorized to enforce a support payment of a spouse or former spouse pursuant to a court order requiring such support if a child support obligation is being enforced under the state plan of the Department authorized by the federal Social Security Act. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 297, § 28, operative Oct. 1, 1985.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.7. Release of child support arrearage information to consumer reporting agencies.

|A. Unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by federal law or regulation, the Commission for Human Services, by rule, shall adopt a reasonable fee that shall be paid by consumer reporting agencies for requests pursuant to this section. The fee shall not exceed the estimated average actual cost experienced by the Department in performing the duties imposed upon it by this section. |B. The Department of Human Services shall establish procedures for the periodic release to consumer reporting agencies of the names and amounts of child support arrearages of obligors who owe past-due support. This information shall be released if the person obligated to pay child support pursuant to a support order is in arrears for child support.C. For purposes of this section, the term "consumer reporting agency" means any person who, for a fee, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties, and who uses any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports.D. Information shall not be made available to:1. Any consumer reporting agency which the Department or other appropriate agency determines does not have sufficient capability to systematically and timely make accurate use of the information; or2. Any entity which has not provided satisfactory proof to the Department that the entity is a consumer reporting agency.E. Any person obligated for child support shall be notified prior to the release of the information to a consumer reporting agency and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding the accuracy of the information to be released.Added by Laws 1985, c. 297, § 29, operative Oct. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 260, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 402, § 34, eff. July 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.8. Publication and distribution of child support collection services.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall provide, from any available funds, for the publication and statewide distribution to the public of information as to the availability of the services offered by the Department for the collection of child support. |B. The Department of Human Services shall provide copies of the information specified in subsection A of this section to the court clerks of each county for distribution to the public.Added by Laws 1985, c. 297, § 30, operative Oct. 1, 1985.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.9. Filing cases involving concurrent jurisdiction - Enforcement of foreign orders.

|In filing cases involving concurrent jurisdiction between the administrative proceedings of the Department of Human Services and the district court, the cases shall be filed in the administrative proceedings of the Department of Human Services. The Department of Human Services, by regulation, may establish exceptions from this requirement subject to federal approval. |Child support orders originating from other states shall be enforced to the same extent as orders originating within this state. Said orders to be filed in the county of residence of the obligor or in the county of residence of the person entitled to support.Added by Laws 1985, c. 297, § 31, operative Oct. 1, 1985.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.13. Guidelines for indirect contempt and purge fees - Request to Oklahoma Supreme Court.

|The Legislature hereby requests the Oklahoma Supreme Court to adopt guidelines for indirect contempt and purge fees on or before January 1, 1994. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 307, § 8, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.16. Court-ordered payment plan - Probationary continuation of license.

|When the obligor enters into a court-ordered payment plan to repay any past due support pursuant to Section 240.15 of this title and provides proof to the court that the obligor is complying with all other provisions of the order for support, the OAH may place the obligor on probation. Probation will allow the obligor to practice or continue to practice his or her profession, occupation or business or to operate a motor vehicle. Probation shall be conditioned upon full compliance with the order. If the OAH grants probation, the period shall not exceed three (3) years, and the terms of probation shall provide for automatic suspension of the license if the obligor does not fully comply with the order. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 124, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.17. Termination of suspension, revocation, nonissuance, or nonrenewal order.

|A. When the Department of Human Services determines that all support due is paid in full and the obligor has complied with all other provisions of the support order, it shall notify the Department of Human Services, Office of Administrative Hearings: Child Support, the “OAH”, and the OAH shall terminate the order of suspension or revocation of the license or the order of probation without the necessity of a hearing. |B. An obligor who is in noncompliance with an order for support may request in writing that the obligor’s licenses be reinstated. The Department shall conduct a review and request the OAH to reinstate the obligor’s licenses and place on probation pursuant to Section 240.16 of this title if the obligor has:1. Paid the current child support and the monthly arrearage payments each month for the current month and two months immediately preceding, or paid an amount equivalent to three months of child support and arrearage payments which satisfies the current child support and monthly arrearage payments for the current month and two months immediately preceding;2. Disclosed all information regarding health insurance availability and obtained and maintained health insurance coverage required by an order for support;3. Complied with all subpoenas and orders relating to paternity or child support proceedings;4. Complied with all orders to submit to genetic testing to determine paternity; and5. Disclosed all employment and address information.C. An obligor whose written request for reinstatement has been denied by the Department may request a hearing before the OAH. If the OAH determines the requirements of subsection B of this section have been met, the OAH may reinstate the obligor’s licenses. If the OAH reinstates the obligor’s licenses, the OAH shall order probation pursuant to Section 240.16 of this title.D. If the obligor fails to comply with the order of probation after the obligor’s licenses have been reinstated pursuant to subsection B or C of this section, the obligor’s licenses may again be suspended, revoked, not issued or not renewed. The Department may refuse to request the OAH to reinstate the obligor’s licenses unless the obligor makes additional payments in an amount determined by the Department to be sufficient to ensure future compliance and the obligor complies with other terms set by the Department.E. The Department shall send a copy of the order reinstating the licenses to the licensing board, the obligor and the custodian.F. Entry of an order to reinstate the obligor’s licenses pursuant to this section does not limit the ability of the OAH to issue a new order of suspension or revocation of the license of the same obligor or to place the obligor on probation in the event of another delinquency or failure to comply with an order for support.Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 124, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.19. Implementation of order of suspension, revocation or probation.

|A. Upon receipt of an administrative order issued by the OAH to suspend or revoke the license of an obligor, the licensing board shall implement the order by: |1. Determining if it has issued a license or has received an application for issuance or renewal of a license to the person whose name appears on the order;2. Notifying the obligor of the suspension or revocation;3. Demanding the license, if required;4. Entering the suspension or revocation on the appropriate records; and5. Reporting the suspension, revocation, or probation, as appropriate.B. An order, issued by the OAH, directing the licensing board to suspend or revoke a license shall be processed and implemented by the licensing board without any additional review or hearing, and shall continue until the OAH, the district court, or the appellate court advises the licensing board by order that the suspension or revocation is terminated.C. The licensing board shall have no jurisdiction to modify, remand, reverse, vacate, or stay the order of the Department for the suspension or revocation of a license.D. In the event of suspension or revocation of a license, any funds paid by the obligor to the licensing board for costs related to issuance, renewal, or maintenance of a license shall not be refunded to the obligor.E. The licensing board is exempt from liability to the obligor for activities conducted in compliance with this section.Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2004, c. 124, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.20. Fees to cover administrative costs.

|A licensing board may charge the obligor a fee to cover the administrative costs incurred by the licensing board pursuant to Sections 5 through 10 of this act. Fees collected pursuant to this section by a licensing board which has an agency revolving fund shall be deposited in the agency revolving fund for the use by the licensing board to pay the costs of administering Sections 5 through 10 of this act. Otherwise, such administrative costs shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the state. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.21. Promulgation of rules.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of Sections 5 through 10 of this act. |B. Each licensing board shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of Sections 5 through 10 of this act.Added by Laws 1995, c. 354, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.21A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.21A. Applications for professional or occupational licenses to contain applicant's name, address, and social security number.

|All applications for professional or occupational licenses in this state shall contain the applicant's name, address, and social security number. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 38, eff. July 1, 1997.