{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-56-56-231","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-231","heading":"Applicant for assistance to request filing of criminal","body":"charges.\n\nAny person who shall make application for aid for dependent\n\nchildren with the Department of Public Welfare, or any of its county\n\noffices or other subagencies, must, in order to be eligible for\n\nfurther assistance payments, where the person or persons legally\n\nresponsible for such support is willfully and without lawful excuse\n\nfailing to furnish necessary food, clothing, shelter or medical\n\nattendance for such child or children, within three (3) months from\n\nthe day of application request the district attorney of the county\n\nwhere such applicant resides to file criminal charges against the\n\nperson or persons legally responsible for the support of such child\n\nor children, and cooperate fully in prosecuting such charges to\n\ncompletion when filed by the district attorney.","path":["OK Code","Title 56"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os56.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ac5356be13d60112a2bf250b47ec728ded8ea55e8ca41f96fb56e2399803366a","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-56-56-230.9","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-56-56-232"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}