Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-14-104

A. A claim for elder neglect, exploitation, or abuse, as

prescribed in this section, may be brought in any district court

within the county in the State of Oklahoma in which the vulnerable

adult lives or maintains his or her residence or was living at the

time of the act or omission giving rise to the claim.

B. A person who commits neglect or financial neglect against a

vulnerable adult, proven by a preponderance of the evidence, shall

be liable for actual damages in an amount that compensates the

vulnerable adult for the loss he or she has incurred as a result

thereof and shall be liable for punitive damages as Oklahoma law

otherwise allows.

C. A person who commits exploitation or abuse of a vulnerable

adult, proven by a preponderance of the evidence, shall be liable

for damages three times the actual damages incurred by the

vulnerable adult as a result thereof and shall be liable for

punitive damages as Oklahoma law otherwise allows.

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D. The prevailing party in the claims prescribed in subsections

B and C of this section shall be entitled to recover reasonable

attorney fees and costs.

E. The claims prescribed in this section shall follow and

otherwise be subject to the general laws governing civil claims

under Oklahoma law, including, without limitation, the provisions

found in Titles 12 and 23 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

F. The claims provided for by this section may be brought by

the vulnerable adult or on behalf of the vulnerable adult by his or

her guardian, limited guardian, conservator, agent under an

appropriate power of attorney, duly appointed representative of the

estate of the vulnerable adult, if deceased, or other legal

representative approved by the court.

G. In addition to any other documents or records to which the

vulnerable adult or his or her legal representative may be entitled

in pursuit of the claim or claims prescribed in this section, the

court may authorize or direct the vulnerable adult and his or her

legal representative access to and copies of financial, legal,

mental health, and physical health records of the vulnerable adult

in the possession of any physician, hospital, other health care

provider, firm, financial institution, lawyer, accountant,

counselor, broker, caregiver, corporation, other business entity, or

other facility or party. These records, upon order of the court,

shall be produced within ten (10) days, unless the court orders a

shorter time, and the records shall not be disclosed for any purpose

other than the purpose for which they have been obtained.

H. The claims provided for in this section survive the death of

the vulnerable adult.