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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
3 HOUSE BILL 2185 By: Blancett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to children; providing certain task
to Department of Human Services in certain situation;
8 providing certain task to Office of Juvenile Affairs
in certain situation; providing certain task to a
9 county, municipality, or political subdivision in
certain situation; providing for codification; and
10 providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-8-113 of Title 10A, unless
16 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
17 If there is cause to believe a crime has been committed,
18 pursuant to Sections 1111 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
19 Statutes, by an employee or contractor of the Department of Human
20 Services against a child who is under the legal custody,
21 supervision, or authority of the Department, the Department shall
22 exercise due diligence in ensuring action has been taken by law
23 enforcement, which may include, but shall not be limited to,
24 conducting an investigation or filing a report. The Department
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1 shall follow up with law enforcement every thirty (30) days after
2 the initial report is made to law enforcement until the case is
3 resolved or the child is no longer in the custody of the Department.
4 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-7-621 of Title 10A, unless
6 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
7 If there is cause to believe a crime has been committed,
8 pursuant to Sections 1111 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
9 Statutes, by an employee or contractor of the Office of Juvenile
10 Affairs against a child who is under the legal custody, supervision,
11 or authority of the Office, the Office shall exercise due diligence
12 in ensuring action has been taken by law enforcement, which may
13 include, but shall not be limited to, conducting an investigation or
14 filing a report. The Office shall follow up with law enforcement
15 every thirty (30) days after the initial report is made to law
16 enforcement until the case is resolved or the child is no longer in
17 the custody of the Office.
18 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-118 of Title 30, unless there
20 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
21 If there is cause to believe a crime has been committed,
22 pursuant to Sections 1111 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
23 Statutes, by an employee or contractor of a county, municipality, or
24 political subdivision of this state against a child who is under the
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1 legal custody, supervision, or authority of the county,
2 municipality, or political subdivision, the county, municipality, or
3 political subdivision shall exercise due diligence in ensuring
4 action has been taken by law enforcement, which may include, but
5 shall not be limited to, conducting an investigation or filing a
6 report. The county, municipality, or political subdivision shall
7 follow up with law enforcement every thirty (30) days after the
8 initial report is made to law enforcement until the case is resolved
9 or the child is no longer in the custody of the county,
10 municipality, or political subdivision.
11 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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