Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7508-1.1
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Records retention
Official statutory text
A. All records of any adoption finalized in this state shall be
maintained for ninety-nine (99) years by the child-placing agency,
entity, organization or person arranging or facilitating the
adoption.
B. Child-placing agencies, attorneys, or other entities that
facilitate adoptions who cease to operate or to practice in this
state shall transfer their adoption records to the Department of
Human Services, Adoption Division, or, after giving notice to the
Department of Human Services, to a transferee agency that is
assuming responsibility for the preservation of the agency's
adoption records.
maintained for ninety-nine (99) years by the child-placing agency,
entity, organization or person arranging or facilitating the
adoption.
B. Child-placing agencies, attorneys, or other entities that
facilitate adoptions who cease to operate or to practice in this
state shall transfer their adoption records to the Department of
Human Services, Adoption Division, or, after giving notice to the
Department of Human Services, to a transferee agency that is
assuming responsibility for the preservation of the agency's
adoption records.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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