Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7505-5.1

Exception - Placement not approved in certain circumstances.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, only a person

for whom a favorable written preplacement home study has been

prepared may accept custody of a minor for purposes of adoption. A

preplacement home study is favorable if it contains a finding that

the person is suited to be an adoptive parent, either in general or

for a particular minor, and it is completed or brought current

within twelve (12) months next preceding a placement of a minor with

the person for adoption.

B. A preplacement home study is not required if a parent or

guardian places a minor directly with a relative of the minor for

purposes of adoption, or if the minor has been residing with a birth

parent's spouse for not less than one (1) year as of the date the

petition for adoption is filed, but a home study of the relative or

stepparent is required during the pendency of a proceeding for

adoption.

C. A prospective adoptive parent shall not be approved for

placement of a child if the petitioners or any other person residing

in the home of the petitioners has been convicted of any of the

following felony offenses:

1. Within the five-year period preceding the date of the

petition, physical assault, domestic abuse, battery or a drug-

related offense;

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2. Child abuse or neglect;

3. A crime against a child, including, but not limited to,

child sexual abuse material; and

4. A crime involving violence, including, but not limited to,

rape, sexual assault or homicide, but excluding those crimes

specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection.

D. Under no circumstances shall a child be placed in the

custody of an individual subject to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders

Registration Act or an individual who is married to or living with

an individual subject to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration

Act.