Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-407
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Revocation of license or refusal to issue or renew -
Official statutory text
Emergency action - Citation.
A. The Department of Human Services may revoke or deny issuance
of the license of any child care facility found to be in violation
of any provision of this act or the rules of the Department, as
provided in Section 404 of this title.
B. 1. No license shall be revoked or issuance denied unless
and until such time as the licensee or applicant shall have been
given at least thirty (30) days' notice in writing of the grounds of
the proposed revocation or denial.
2. At the time the facility is given notice in writing of the
revocation or denial of a license, the Department shall also advise
parents of children attending the facility and the child care
resource and referral organization within one (1) business day of
such action by verbal, electronic, or written notification and the
posting of an announcement in the facility.
3. If the revocation or denial is protested within thirty (30)
days of receipt of notice, by writing addressed to the Department,
the Department, or its authorized agency, shall conduct a hearing at
which an opportunity shall be given to the licensee or applicant to
present testimony and confront witnesses.
4. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the licensee or
applicant by personal service or by delivery to the proper address
by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least two (2) weeks
prior to the date thereof.
5. If notice of the proposed revocation or denial of a license
is not protested, the license shall be revoked or denied.
C. 1. Nothing in this section or Section 406 of this title
shall be construed as preventing the Department from taking
emergency action as provided by this subsection.
2. For the purposes of this subsection, "emergency" means a
situation that poses a direct and serious threat to the health,
safety, or welfare of any child cared for by the facility.
3. Whenever the Department finds, after an investigation, that
an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the
health, safety, or welfare of any child cared for by a facility
licensed, authorized, or providing unlicensed care except as
exempted by the provisions of the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities
Licensing Act, the Department may without notice or hearing issue an
emergency order stating the existence of such an emergency and
requiring that such action be taken as it deems necessary to meet
the emergency including, when necessary, removing children from the
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facility and prohibiting the facility from providing services to
children pending a hearing on the matter.
a. An emergency order shall be effective immediately.
Any person to whom an emergency order is directed
shall comply with the emergency order immediately but,
upon written request to the Department on or before
the tenth day after receipt of the emergency order,
shall be afforded a hearing on or before the tenth day
after receipt of the request by the Department.
b. On the basis of such hearing, the Department shall
continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it.
c. Any person aggrieved by the order continued after the
hearing provided for in this subsection may appeal to
the district court of the area affected within ten
he emergency order,
shall be afforded a hearing on or before the tenth day
after receipt of the request by the Department.
b. On the basis of such hearing, the Department shall
continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it.
c. Any person aggrieved by the order continued after the
hearing provided for in this subsection may appeal to
the district court of the area affected within ten
(10) days. The appeal when docketed shall have
priority over all cases pending on the docket, except
criminal cases.
D. The Department shall establish a process to review the
initial determination of the closure of a facility due to an
emergency pursuant to the licensing requirements promulgated by the
Department.
E. The Department shall continue to monitor any facility whose
license has been revoked, denied, or who has had an emergency order
issued for a period of thirty (30) days after the action becomes
final.
F. In addition to any other remedy authorized by this act, a
CLEET-certified officer may issue a citation for a violation of any
provision of this act or rules of the Department as provided in
Section 404 of this title. The fine shall not be less than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) for every day the facility maintains and receives children
after:
1. An emergency order has been issued; or
2. An application for a license has been denied or the license
has been revoked.
G. One-half (1/2) of the funds collected pursuant to subsection
F of this section shall be deposited in the Quality of Care
Development Fund established in Section 10 of this act and one-half
(1/2) shall be retained by the law enforcement agency represented by
the CLEET-certified officer.
A. The Department of Human Services may revoke or deny issuance
of the license of any child care facility found to be in violation
of any provision of this act or the rules of the Department, as
provided in Section 404 of this title.
B. 1. No license shall be revoked or issuance denied unless
and until such time as the licensee or applicant shall have been
given at least thirty (30) days' notice in writing of the grounds of
the proposed revocation or denial.
2. At the time the facility is given notice in writing of the
revocation or denial of a license, the Department shall also advise
parents of children attending the facility and the child care
resource and referral organization within one (1) business day of
such action by verbal, electronic, or written notification and the
posting of an announcement in the facility.
3. If the revocation or denial is protested within thirty (30)
days of receipt of notice, by writing addressed to the Department,
the Department, or its authorized agency, shall conduct a hearing at
which an opportunity shall be given to the licensee or applicant to
present testimony and confront witnesses.
4. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the licensee or
applicant by personal service or by delivery to the proper address
by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least two (2) weeks
prior to the date thereof.
5. If notice of the proposed revocation or denial of a license
is not protested, the license shall be revoked or denied.
C. 1. Nothing in this section or Section 406 of this title
shall be construed as preventing the Department from taking
emergency action as provided by this subsection.
2. For the purposes of this subsection, "emergency" means a
situation that poses a direct and serious threat to the health,
safety, or welfare of any child cared for by the facility.
3. Whenever the Department finds, after an investigation, that
an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the
health, safety, or welfare of any child cared for by a facility
licensed, authorized, or providing unlicensed care except as
exempted by the provisions of the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities
Licensing Act, the Department may without notice or hearing issue an
emergency order stating the existence of such an emergency and
requiring that such action be taken as it deems necessary to meet
the emergency including, when necessary, removing children from the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children Page 93
facility and prohibiting the facility from providing services to
children pending a hearing on the matter.
a. An emergency order shall be effective immediately.
Any person to whom an emergency order is directed
shall comply with the emergency order immediately but,
upon written request to the Department on or before
the tenth day after receipt of the emergency order,
shall be afforded a hearing on or before the tenth day
after receipt of the request by the Department.
b. On the basis of such hearing, the Department shall
continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it.
c. Any person aggrieved by the order continued after the
hearing provided for in this subsection may appeal to
the district court of the area affected within ten
he emergency order,
shall be afforded a hearing on or before the tenth day
after receipt of the request by the Department.
b. On the basis of such hearing, the Department shall
continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it.
c. Any person aggrieved by the order continued after the
hearing provided for in this subsection may appeal to
the district court of the area affected within ten
(10) days. The appeal when docketed shall have
priority over all cases pending on the docket, except
criminal cases.
D. The Department shall establish a process to review the
initial determination of the closure of a facility due to an
emergency pursuant to the licensing requirements promulgated by the
Department.
E. The Department shall continue to monitor any facility whose
license has been revoked, denied, or who has had an emergency order
issued for a period of thirty (30) days after the action becomes
final.
F. In addition to any other remedy authorized by this act, a
CLEET-certified officer may issue a citation for a violation of any
provision of this act or rules of the Department as provided in
Section 404 of this title. The fine shall not be less than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) for every day the facility maintains and receives children
after:
1. An emergency order has been issued; or
2. An application for a license has been denied or the license
has been revoked.
G. One-half (1/2) of the funds collected pursuant to subsection
F of this section shall be deposited in the Quality of Care
Development Fund established in Section 10 of this act and one-half
(1/2) shall be retained by the law enforcement agency represented by
the CLEET-certified officer.
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