Oklahoma
10A O.S. § 1-2-101 — Oklahoma mandatory-reporting statute
- Clergy named as mandatory reporter?
- No
- Confessional exemption?
- No
- Statute
- 10A O.S. § 1-2-101
- Clergy named
- All-person
- Pending
- 1 (SB1596)
Oklahoma already has the core reporting framework UCO is pushing for across the country. Every person with reason to believe a child under 18 is being abused or neglected must report immediately to DHS, and the statute says no privilege or contract can relieve any person from that duty. The current version of 10A O.S. § 1-2-101 takes effect January 1, 2026, after 2025 amendments preserved the all-person duty and the privilege override. Oklahoma also bars employers, supervisors, administrators, governing bodies, and other entities from interfering with a report or retaliating against a good-faith reporter. The remaining issue is enforcement. A knowing failure to report is generally a misdemeanor, and it becomes a felony only when the non-reporter had at least six months of knowledge of ongoing abuse or neglect. Oklahoma shows what a strong statute can look like. The remaining question is whether silence inside it stays cheap for six months.