Reporting Child Abuse - Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Under Oklahoma law, every person having knowledge of or suspicion of child abuse is required to report the information to the Department of Human Services via the child abuse hotline.
Abuse is defined to include physical, mental, and sexual abuse and exploitation.
To access pdfs of the child abuse act sections of the official Oklahoma Code online, follow:
http://www.oklegislature.gov/osstatuestitle.html
To access the specific sections summarized above in the official Oklahoma Code online, including any relevant definitions, follow:
http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=455989
For more information, visit the Oklahoma Department of Humans Services website at:
http://www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/cps/default.htm
OKDHS Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
1-800-522-3511 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week.
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