§ 407. Revocation of license or refusal to issue or renew--Emergency action--Citation
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10. Children
10 Okl.St.Ann. § 407
§ 407. Revocation of license or refusal to issue or renew--Emergency action--Citation
2. At the time the facility is given notice in writing of the revocation or denial of a license, the Department shall also advise parents of children attending the facility and the child care resource and referral organization within one (1) business day of such action by verbal, electronic, or written notification and the posting of an announcement in the facility.
3. If the revocation or denial is protested within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice, by writing addressed to the Department, the Department, or its authorized agency, shall conduct a hearing at which an opportunity shall be given to the licensee or applicant to present testimony and confront witnesses.
3. Whenever the Department finds, after an investigation, that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the health, safety, or welfare of any child cared for by a facility licensed, authorized, or providing unlicensed care except as exempted by the provisions of the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act, the Department may without notice or hearing issue an emergency order stating the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action be taken as it deems necessary to meet the emergency including, when necessary, removing children from the facility and prohibiting the facility from providing services to children pending a hearing on the matter.
a. An emergency order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom an emergency order is directed shall comply with the emergency order immediately but, upon written request to the Department on or before the tenth day after receipt of the emergency order, shall be afforded a hearing on or before the tenth day after receipt of the request by the Department.
F. In addition to any other remedy authorized by this act, a CLEET-certified officer may issue a citation for a violation of any provision of this act or rules of the Department as provided in Section 404 of this title. The fine shall not be less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for every day the facility maintains and receives children after:
Credits
Laws 1953, p. 19, § 7; Laws 1963, c. 89, § 7, emerg. eff. May 23, 1963; Laws 1993, c. 122, § 7, emerg. eff. April 29, 1993; Laws 1999, c. 130, § 3, emerg. eff. April 26, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 174, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2008, c. 296, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2013, c. 308, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
10 Okl. St. Ann. § 407, OK ST T. 10 § 407
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 90 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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