§ 1-2-109. Relinquishment of child 30 days or younger to medical services provider or child res...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10A. Children and Juvenile CodeEffective: July 1, 2021
Effective: July 1, 2021
10A Okl.St.Ann. § 1-2-109
§ 1-2-109. Relinquishment of child 30 days or younger to medical services provider or child rescuer
A. A parent subject to the provisions of this act1 shall not be prosecuted for child abandonment or child neglect under the provisions of any statute which makes child abandonment or child neglect a crime, when the allegations of child abandonment or child neglect are based solely on the relinquishment of a child thirty (30) days of age or younger to a medical services provider or a child rescuer as defined in this section.
1. Request, but not demand, any information about the child that the parent is willing to share. The entity is encouraged to ask about, but not demand, the details of any relevant medical history relating to the child or the parents of the child. The entity shall respect the wish of the parent if the parent desires to remain anonymous; and
G. Upon being made aware that a medical services provider or child rescuer has possession of a child under the provisions of this section, the Department of Human Services shall immediately check with law enforcement authorities to determine if a child has been reported missing and whether the missing child could be the relinquished child.
2. Easily understood printed materials that give information about parents' rights with regard to reunification with a child including, but not limited to, information on how a parent can contact the appropriate entity regarding reunification, and information on sources of counseling for relinquishing parents; and
J. A medical services provider or child rescuer with responsibility for performing duties pursuant to this section shall be immune from any criminal liability that might otherwise result from the actions of the entity, if acting in good faith in receiving a relinquished child. In addition, such medical provider or child rescuer shall be immune from any civil liability that might otherwise result from merely receiving a relinquished child.
Credits
Laws 2001, c. 143, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. Renumbered from Title 10, § 7115.1 and amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, §§ 92, 220, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009; Laws 2021, c. 313, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
Footnotes
Title 10A, § 1-1-101 et seq.
10A Okl. St. Ann. § 1-2-109, OK ST T. 10A § 1-2-109
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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