Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-240.7
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Release of child support arrearage information to
Official statutory text
consumer reporting agencies.
A. Unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by federal law or
regulation, the Commission for Human Services, by rule, shall adopt
a reasonable fee that shall be paid by consumer reporting agencies
for requests pursuant to this section. The fee shall not exceed the
estimated average actual cost experienced by the Department in
performing the duties imposed upon it by this section.
B. The Department of Human Services shall establish procedures
for the periodic release to consumer reporting agencies of the names
and amounts of child support arrearages of obligors who owe past-due
support. This information shall be released if the person obligated
to pay child support pursuant to a support order is in arrears for
child support.
C. For purposes of this section, the term "consumer reporting
agency" means any person who, for a fee, dues, or on a cooperative
nonprofit basis, regularly engages in the practice of assembling or
evaluating consumer credit information or other information on
consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third
parties, and who uses any means or facility of interstate commerce
for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports.
D. Information shall not be made available to:
1. Any consumer reporting agency which the Department or other
appropriate agency determines does not have sufficient capability to
systematically and timely make accurate use of the information; or
2. Any entity which has not provided satisfactory proof to the
Department that the entity is a consumer reporting agency.
E. Any person obligated for child support shall be notified
prior to the release of the information to a consumer reporting
agency and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard
regarding the accuracy of the information to be released.
A. Unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by federal law or
regulation, the Commission for Human Services, by rule, shall adopt
a reasonable fee that shall be paid by consumer reporting agencies
for requests pursuant to this section. The fee shall not exceed the
estimated average actual cost experienced by the Department in
performing the duties imposed upon it by this section.
B. The Department of Human Services shall establish procedures
for the periodic release to consumer reporting agencies of the names
and amounts of child support arrearages of obligors who owe past-due
support. This information shall be released if the person obligated
to pay child support pursuant to a support order is in arrears for
child support.
C. For purposes of this section, the term "consumer reporting
agency" means any person who, for a fee, dues, or on a cooperative
nonprofit basis, regularly engages in the practice of assembling or
evaluating consumer credit information or other information on
consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third
parties, and who uses any means or facility of interstate commerce
for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports.
D. Information shall not be made available to:
1. Any consumer reporting agency which the Department or other
appropriate agency determines does not have sufficient capability to
systematically and timely make accurate use of the information; or
2. Any entity which has not provided satisfactory proof to the
Department that the entity is a consumer reporting agency.
E. Any person obligated for child support shall be notified
prior to the release of the information to a consumer reporting
agency and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard
regarding the accuracy of the information to be released.
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