Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-4-903

and penalty - Civil liability.

A. 1. Any person having reasonable cause to believe that an

incapacitated person, a partially incapacitated person, or a minor

is suffering from abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall make a

report to the Department of Human Services, the office of the

district attorney in the county in which the suspected abuse,

neglect, or exploitation occurred, or the local municipal police

department or sheriff's department as soon as such person is aware

of the situation.

2. With regard to minors, the use of ordinary force as a means

of discipline pursuant to Section 844 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes shall not constitute abuse.

3. Reports regarding the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an

incapacitated person, or a partially incapacitated person shall be

made and shall be governed by the provisions of the Protective

Services for Vulnerable Adults Act. Reports regarding the abuse,

neglect, or exploitation of a minor shall be made and shall be

governed by the Oklahoma Child Abuse Reporting and Prevention Act.

B. Any person who knowingly and willfully fails to promptly

report any abuse, neglect, or exploitation as required by the

provisions of subsection A of this section, upon conviction, shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. Any person participating in good faith and exercising due

care in the making of a report pursuant to the provisions of this

section shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability

that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant

shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any

judicial proceeding resulting from such report.

D. Any person who willfully or recklessly makes a false report

or a report without a reasonable basis in fact for such a report

pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be civilly liable

for any actual damages suffered by the person or persons being

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reported and for any punitive damages set by the court or jury which

may be allowed in the discretion of the court or jury.

E. No employer shall terminate the employment, prevent or

impair the practice or occupation of, or impose any other sanction

on any employee solely for the reason that the employee made or

caused to be made a report or cooperated with an investigation

pursuant to the provisions of this section. A court, in addition to

other damages and remedies, may assess reasonable attorney fees

against an employer who has been found to have violated the

provisions of this subsection.