Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7506-1.1

A. The Department of Human Services shall establish a

centralized paternity registry. The purpose of the registry is to:

1. Protect the parental rights of a putative father who may

wish to affirmatively assume responsibility for children he may have

fathered; and

2. Expedite adoptions of children whose biological fathers are

unwilling to assume responsibility for their children by registering

with the registry or otherwise acknowledging their children.

B. The father or putative father of a child born out of wedlock

may file:

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1. A notice of desire to receive notification of an adoption

proceeding concerning the minor pursuant to Section 7503-3.1 of this

title;

2. A notice of intent to claim paternity of the child pursuant

to this section or Section 7503-3.1 of this title;

3. An instrument acknowledging paternity of the child as

provided in Section 7503-3.1 of this title, or this section, and

Section 1-311.3 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. A waiver of interest pursuant to Section 7503-3.1 of this

title; or

5. Any other claim for acknowledging or denial of paternity

authorized by law.

C. The paternity registry shall also be available to any person

who:

1. Has been adjudicated by a court of another state or

territory of the United States to be the father of a minor by filing

a certified copy of the court order with the registry; or

2. Has been adjudicated by a court of this state to be the

father of a minor born out of wedlock.

D. The Department shall maintain the following information in

the registry:

1. The putative father's:

a. name,

b. address at which the putative father may be served

with notice of an adoption,

c. Social Security number,

d. date of birth, and

e. tribal affiliation, if any;

2. The mother's:

a. name, including all other names known to the putative

father that the mother uses, and

b. address, Social Security number, and date of birth, if

known;

3. The minor's name, date and place of birth, if known, or the

probable month and year of the expected birth of the minor;

4. The date that the Department receives a putative father's

registration;

5. The:

a. name of an attorney or child-placing agency that

requests the Department to search the registry to

determine whether a putative father is registered in

relation to a mother whose minor is or may be the

subject of an adoption, and

b. date that the attorney or agency submits a request as

provided under this paragraph;

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6. If the registration is based upon an adjudication by a court

of this or any other state, the case number, court, date of order,

judgment or decree, and a copy of the decree; and

7. Any other information that the Department determines is

necessary to access the information in the registry.

E. The Department shall store the registry's data in a manner

so that the data is accessible under the following:

1. The putative father's name;

2. The mother's name; and

3. The minor's name, if known.

F. A putative father who registers under this section shall

provide to the Department:

1. The putative father's:

a. name,

b. address at which the putative father may be served

with notice of an adoption,

c. Social Security number,

d. date of birth, and

e. tribal affiliation, if any;

2. The mother's name, including all other names known to the

putative father that the mother uses;

3. If the registration is based upon an adjudication by a court

of this or any other state, the case number, court, date of order,

judgment or decree, and a copy of the decree; and

4. Any other information described under subsection D of this

section that is known to the putative father.

G. 1. A person filing a notice of desire to receive

notification of an adoption proceeding concerning the minor, a

notice of intent to claim paternity of a minor or an acknowledgment
y other state, the case number, court, date of order,

judgment or decree, and a copy of the decree; and

4. Any other information described under subsection D of this

section that is known to the putative father.

G. 1. A person filing a notice of desire to receive

notification of an adoption proceeding concerning the minor, a

notice of intent to claim paternity of a minor or an acknowledgment

of paternity shall include therein his current address and shall

notify the registry of any change of address pursuant to procedures

prescribed by rules of the Department.

2. If a putative father does not have an address where the

putative father is able to receive notice of an adoption, the

putative father may designate another person as an agent for the

purpose of receiving notice of adoption. The putative father must

provide the Department with the agent's name and the address at

which the agent may be served.

3. Service of notice upon the agent constitutes service of

notice upon the putative father. If the agent cannot be served at

the address provided by the putative father, as provided in this

subsection, and if the putative father cannot be served because his

whereabouts are unknown, the putative father can be served by

publication pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection B of Section 7505-

2.1 or paragraph 3 of subsection C of Section 7505-4.1 of this

title.

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H. An unrevoked notice of intent to claim paternity of a minor

or an instrument acknowledging paternity may be introduced in

evidence by any party in any proceeding in which such fact may be

relevant.

I. The Department, upon request, shall provide the names and

addresses of persons listed with the registry to any court or

authorized agency, and such other persons deemed necessary to

receive such information by the Department. The information shall

not be divulged to any other person except upon order of a court for

good cause shown.

J. The Department shall:

1. Provide the forms necessary for filing with the paternity

registry established by this section and shall make said forms

available to any father or putative father of a minor born out of

wedlock who wishes to file with the registry; and

2. Provide, from any available funds, for the publication and

statewide distribution to the public of information as to the

existence of the paternity registry, the procedures for entry into

the registry, and the consequences of failure to register.