§10-7505-6.3.

§10-7505-6.3.
   
   A. After six (6) months from the date of the interlocutory decree
   unless the court waived all or part of the waiting period, the
   petitioners may apply to the court for a final decree of adoption. The
   court shall thereupon set a time and place for final hearing.
   
   B. If the minor is related by blood to one of the petitioners, or is a
   stepchild of the petitioner, or the court finds that the best
   interests of the child will be furthered thereby, the court, after
   examination of the home study reports required by Section 7505-5.1 or
   7505-5.2 of this title, may waive the entry of an interlocutory decree
   and the waiting period of six (6) months or the balance of the waiting
   period provided in this section.
   
   C. Notice of the time and date of the hearing shall be served at least
   ten (10) days prior to the hearing upon any parent whose parental
   rights have not been terminated, unless that parent has properly
   executed a consent to the adoption or a permanent relinquishment
   pursuant to Sections 7503-2.3, 7503-2.4 and 7503-2.6 of this title or
   has waived the right to notice pursuant to Section 7503-3.1 of this
   title. Notice of the hearing shall also be served on the child-placing
   agency or the Department of Human Services in those cases where the
   child-placing agency or Department has original custody, or performed
   a home study.
   
   D. The petitioners and child shall appear at the hearing on the
   application for final decree, unless the presence of the child is
   waived by the court.
   
   E. The final hearing is not required to be recorded by a court
   reporter. Upon the request of any party, the court shall direct that
   the hearing be recorded by the court reporter, or the court may order
   on its own initiative that the hearing be recorded.
   
   F. The court may enter a final decree of adoption, if the court is
   satisfied that the adoption is in the best interests of the child.
   
   G. For purposes of this subsection, the State of Oklahoma elects to
   make subparagraph (A) of paragraph 20 of subsection 3 of Section
   471(a) of the Social Security Act (Public Law 105-89) inapplicable to
   Oklahoma. Instead, the State of Oklahoma requires that:
   
   1. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a prospective
   adoptive parent shall not be approved for placement of a child if the
   petitioners or any other person residing in the home of the
   petitioners has been convicted of any of the following felony
   offenses:
   
   a. within the five-year period preceding the date of the petition,
   physical assault, domestic abuse, battery or a drug-related offense,
   except as otherwise authorized by this subsection,
   
   b. child abuse or neglect,
   
   c. a crime against a child, including, but not limited to, child
   pornography, and
   
   d. a crime involving violence, including, but not limited to, rape,
   sexual assault or homicide, but excluding physical assault or battery.
   
   2. A prospective adoptive parent may be an approved placement
   regardless of whether such parent has been convicted of any of the
   felony offenses specified by subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of this
   subsection, if an evaluation has been made and accepted by the court
   which considers the nature and seriousness of the crime in relation to
   the adoption, the time elapsed since the commission of the crime, the
   circumstances under which the crime was committed, the degree of
   rehabilitation, the number of crimes committed by the person involved,
   and a showing by clear and convincing evidence that the child will not
   be at risk by such placement.
   
   H. Under no circumstances shall a child be placed in the custody of an
   individual subject to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act or
   an individual who is married to or living with an individual subject
   to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act.