Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-240.12
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Assistance in locating parents delinquent on child
Official statutory text
support or their assets - Duty of political subdivisions and
corporations or other businesses.
A. Each agency of the state or any political subdivision
thereof shall provide information requested by the Oklahoma
Department of Human Services when the Department is attempting to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 157
establish, modify, or enforce a child support order. Requested
information may include, but shall not be limited to:
1. The name, address, telephone number, social security number
or other identifying information of any individual;
2. Information regarding the employment, compensation, and
benefits of any individual employed by such entity as an employee or
contractor;
3. Vital statistics, including records of marriage, birth, and
divorce;
4. State and local tax and revenue records, including
information on residence address, employer, income, and assets;
5. Records containing real and titled personal property;
6. Records of recreational, occupational and professional
licenses;
7. Records concerning the ownership and control of
corporations, partnerships, and other business entities;
8. Employment security records;
9. Records of agencies administering public assistance
programs;
10. Records of the Department of Corrections;
11. Records of court actions or claims; and
12. The Division shall have access to the Oklahoma Law
Enforcement Telecommunications Systems network as created in Section
2-124 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Each corporation or other business operating in this state,
including for-profit and not-for-profit businesses, shall provide
information requested by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services
when the Department is attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a
child support order. Requested information may include, but shall
not be limited to:
1. The name, address, telephone number, social security number
or other identifying information of any individual;
2. Information regarding the employment, compensation, and
benefits of any individual employed by such entity as an employee or
contractor;
3. The name, address, social security number or other
identifying information of such individuals and the names and
addresses of the employers of such individuals, as appearing in
customer records of public utilities, including 911 emergency
records, and cable television companies, pursuant to a written
request of the Department;
4. Information, including information on assets and liabilities
on such individuals held by financial institutions; and
5. Information regarding claims for injury to persons or
property.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 158
C. The entities described above should provide automated access
in the case of records maintained in electronic format. To comply
with a request of the Department, such entities may:
1. Provide to the Department the list of all individuals in its
records for the Department to compare against its records for the
purpose of identifying individuals for whom the Department is
attempting to establish, modify or enforce a child support order; or
2. Obtain a list of individuals against whom the Department is
attempting to establish, modify or enforce a child support order and
compare against the entity’s records to identify matching
individuals. The Department shall provide the list of child support
parties in electronic media format.
D. An entity that provides information to the Department in
good faith or takes any other action in good faith in an attempt to
comply with the provisions of this section shall not be liable to
any individual for disclosing such information.
corporations or other businesses.
A. Each agency of the state or any political subdivision
thereof shall provide information requested by the Oklahoma
Department of Human Services when the Department is attempting to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 157
establish, modify, or enforce a child support order. Requested
information may include, but shall not be limited to:
1. The name, address, telephone number, social security number
or other identifying information of any individual;
2. Information regarding the employment, compensation, and
benefits of any individual employed by such entity as an employee or
contractor;
3. Vital statistics, including records of marriage, birth, and
divorce;
4. State and local tax and revenue records, including
information on residence address, employer, income, and assets;
5. Records containing real and titled personal property;
6. Records of recreational, occupational and professional
licenses;
7. Records concerning the ownership and control of
corporations, partnerships, and other business entities;
8. Employment security records;
9. Records of agencies administering public assistance
programs;
10. Records of the Department of Corrections;
11. Records of court actions or claims; and
12. The Division shall have access to the Oklahoma Law
Enforcement Telecommunications Systems network as created in Section
2-124 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Each corporation or other business operating in this state,
including for-profit and not-for-profit businesses, shall provide
information requested by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services
when the Department is attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a
child support order. Requested information may include, but shall
not be limited to:
1. The name, address, telephone number, social security number
or other identifying information of any individual;
2. Information regarding the employment, compensation, and
benefits of any individual employed by such entity as an employee or
contractor;
3. The name, address, social security number or other
identifying information of such individuals and the names and
addresses of the employers of such individuals, as appearing in
customer records of public utilities, including 911 emergency
records, and cable television companies, pursuant to a written
request of the Department;
4. Information, including information on assets and liabilities
on such individuals held by financial institutions; and
5. Information regarding claims for injury to persons or
property.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons Page 158
C. The entities described above should provide automated access
in the case of records maintained in electronic format. To comply
with a request of the Department, such entities may:
1. Provide to the Department the list of all individuals in its
records for the Department to compare against its records for the
purpose of identifying individuals for whom the Department is
attempting to establish, modify or enforce a child support order; or
2. Obtain a list of individuals against whom the Department is
attempting to establish, modify or enforce a child support order and
compare against the entity’s records to identify matching
individuals. The Department shall provide the list of child support
parties in electronic media format.
D. An entity that provides information to the Department in
good faith or takes any other action in good faith in an attempt to
comply with the provisions of this section shall not be liable to
any individual for disclosing such information.
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