Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-8-303: Failure to report — Civil liability

A. Any employee, officer, contractor, or volunteer who

knowingly fails to report incidents of sexual misconduct or coercive

behavior shall be deemed to be acting outside the scope of

employment and therefore be subject to civil liability exempt from

The Governmental Tort Claims Act including, but not limited to,

damages for physical, emotional, and psychological harm caused to

the juvenile.

B. The Office of Juvenile Affairs and any contracted entity or

group home operating under the Office’s supervision shall be liable

for damages if a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the

employee, officer, contractor, or volunteer was negligent in

preventing, investigating, or responding to reports of sexual

misconduct. Liability for acts committed in violation of this

section shall be exempt from the liability limitations under The

Governmental Tort Claims Act.

C. Negligence under this act shall include failure to properly

train employees on mandatory reporting, failure to respond to

previous reports, failure to terminate employees who abuse

juveniles, or failure to take action to safeguard juveniles from

known risks.

D. Juvenile victims, their parents or legal guardians, or next

friends may file civil actions seeking damages pursuant to the

provisions of this section.

E. Civil fines of up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per

juvenile victim may be levied against the Office, county facilities

where juveniles are detained, or contracting entities found to have

acted negligently.