OK HB2610

Establishes a Central Registry for Child Abuse within the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to contain records of all substantiated allegations of child abuse, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, and neglect, as well as related criminal or civil case records

Offenders age 18 or older who do not timely request an administrative hearing, or whose substantiated findings are upheld through the hearing process, will have their names placed on the registry; adult offenders with criminal convictions for the same abuse act remain on the registry permanently unless the conviction is reversed

Allows removal of names from the registry under specific circumstances, including when juvenile offenders reach age 18 and demonstrate rehabilitation with no subsequent substantiated reports for at least one year

Substantiated reports are confidential but may be disclosed to specific parties including child welfare administrators, law enforcement, courts, foster parents, guardians ad litem, employers screening workers who interact with children, and school officials; unsubstantiated allegations are excluded from the registry

Department may charge fees up to $10.00 for researching, copying, or mailing records, with fee exemptions for nonprofit agencies and indigent persons; effective date is November 1, 2016