Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-176.1
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Investigation or study involving custody, placement or
Official statutory text
adoption of children - Fee.
If the district court requests or orders the Department of Human
Services to perform any investigation or study involving the
custody, placement, adoption, or other pertinent matter, with regard
to a child or children with whom the Department is not otherwise
involved, the Department may charge a reasonable sliding scale fee,
subject to standards promulgated by the Commission for Human
Services. The court shall specify the party or parties responsible
for payment of such a fee. Failure to obey the order to pay the fee
may be punished as contempt. The Department may also recover the
fee as is provided by law for the recovery of a debt. The
investigation, or study filed with the court, is subject to the
sovereign immunity of the state and its employees.
If the district court requests or orders the Department of Human
Services to perform any investigation or study involving the
custody, placement, adoption, or other pertinent matter, with regard
to a child or children with whom the Department is not otherwise
involved, the Department may charge a reasonable sliding scale fee,
subject to standards promulgated by the Commission for Human
Services. The court shall specify the party or parties responsible
for payment of such a fee. Failure to obey the order to pay the fee
may be punished as contempt. The Department may also recover the
fee as is provided by law for the recovery of a debt. The
investigation, or study filed with the court, is subject to the
sovereign immunity of the state and its employees.
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