Oklahoma § 56-240.7 - Release of child support arrearage information to

§ 56-240.7. Release of child support arrearage information to

consumer reporting agencies.

A. Unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by federal law or

regulation, the Commission for Human Services, by rule, shall adopt

a reasonable fee that shall be paid by consumer reporting agencies

for requests pursuant to this section. The fee shall not exceed the

estimated average actual cost experienced by the Department in

performing the duties imposed upon it by this section.

B. The Department of Human Services shall establish procedures

for the periodic release to consumer reporting agencies of the names

and amounts of child support arrearages of obligors who owe past-due

support. This information shall be released if the person obligated

to pay child support pursuant to a support order is in arrears for

child support.

C. For purposes of this section, the term "consumer reporting

agency" means any person who, for a fee, dues, or on a cooperative

nonprofit basis, regularly engages in the practice of assembling or

evaluating consumer credit information or other information on

consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third

parties, and who uses any means or facility of interstate commerce

for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports.

D. Information shall not be made available to:

1. Any consumer reporting agency which the Department or other

appropriate agency determines does not have sufficient capability to

systematically and timely make accurate use of the information; or

2. Any entity which has not provided satisfactory proof to the

Department that the entity is a consumer reporting agency.

E. Any person obligated for child support shall be notified

prior to the release of the information to a consumer reporting

agency and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard

regarding the accuracy of the information to be released.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 297, § 29, operative Oct. 1, 1985. Amended

by Laws 1996, c. 260, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 402, §

34, eff. July 1, 1997.