Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-561-102
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-561-102, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 43, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 43,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in this act:
1. “Child” means an unemancipated individual under eighteen
(18) years of age;
2. “Child-placing agency” means a person with authority under
the laws of this state to identify or place a child for adoption.
Child-placing agency does not include a parent of the child;
3. “Custody” means the exercise of physical care and
supervision of a child;
4. “Intercountry adoption” means an adoption or placement for
adoption of a child who resides in a foreign country at the time of
adoption or placement, which includes an adoption finalized in the
child’s country of residence or in a state;
5. “Parent” means an individual recognized as a parent under
the laws of this state;
6. “Person” means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit
entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision,
agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity;
7. “Record” means information:
a. inscribed on a tangible medium, or
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b. stored in an electronic or other medium and
retrievable in perceivable form; and
8. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any
other territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States, including a federally recognized Indian tribe.
1. “Child” means an unemancipated individual under eighteen
(18) years of age;
2. “Child-placing agency” means a person with authority under
the laws of this state to identify or place a child for adoption.
Child-placing agency does not include a parent of the child;
3. “Custody” means the exercise of physical care and
supervision of a child;
4. “Intercountry adoption” means an adoption or placement for
adoption of a child who resides in a foreign country at the time of
adoption or placement, which includes an adoption finalized in the
child’s country of residence or in a state;
5. “Parent” means an individual recognized as a parent under
the laws of this state;
6. “Person” means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit
entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision,
agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity;
7. “Record” means information:
a. inscribed on a tangible medium, or
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b. stored in an electronic or other medium and
retrievable in perceivable form; and
8. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any
other territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States, including a federally recognized Indian tribe.
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