Oklahoma Statutes
Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code

§10A-1-1-101. Short title - Subsequent enactments - Article, chapter and part captions. - A. Sections 1-1-101 through 1-9-122 of this title shall be...

§10A-1-2-101. Establishment of statewide centralized hotline for reporting child abuse or neglect – Hotline requirements – Reporting abuse or neglect – Retaliation by employer - Violations. - A. 1. The Department of Human Services shall establish a...

§10A-1-2-102. See the following versions: - OS 10A-1-2-102v1 (HB 2491, Laws 2016, c. 130, § 1)....

§10A-1-2-102v1. Department of Human Services – Required actions for reports of child abuse. - A. 1. Upon receipt of a report that a child...

§10A-1-2-102v2. Assessment and investigations - Determinations and referrals by Department of Human Services – Investigations by law enforcement agencies. - A. 1. Upon receipt of a report that a child...

§10A-1-2-103. Judicial authority to request investigation. - A judge of the district court may request an investigation...

§10A-1-2-104. Immunity from civil and criminal liability - Presumption. - A. Any person who, in good faith and exercising due...

§10A-1-2-105. Investigation of child abuse or neglect – Assessment of family – Immediate removal of child - Report – Voluntary services - Temporary restraining order - Investigation by State Bureau of Investigation – Child with complex medical needs. - A. 1. Any county office of the Department of Human...

§10A-1-2-106. Notice to person being investigated. - At the initial time of contact with a person responsible...

§10A-1-2-107. Disclosure of information. - A. The Department of Human Services may provide information to...

§10A-1-2-108. Central registry for child abuse, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and neglect. - A. There is hereby established within the Department of Human...

§10A-1-2-109. Relinquishment of child 30 days or younger to medical services provider or child rescuer. - A. A parent subject to the provisions of this act...

§10A-1-2-110. Abandonment of child in voluntary placement. - A. For a child in a voluntary foster care placement...

§10A-1-2-111. Pilot program to improve socioeconomic outcomes for children in state custody. - A. The Department of Human Services may, subject to available...

§10A-1-3-101. Authorization to consent to medical or dental care. - A. 1. Either parent or the court-appointed legal guardian of...

§10A-1-3-102. Medical care and treatment – Definitions – Authorization and consent. - A. For purposes of this section: 1. “Routine and ordinary...

§10A-1-3-103. Immunity from liability for authorizing medical treatment or mental health evaluation or treatment. - No peace officer, employee of the court, employee of the...

§10A-1-3-104. Safety plan monitor – Authorization of medical or dental treatment. - The safety plan monitor of a child who is in...

§10A-1-4-101. Jurisdiction – Venue – Residence of child – Transfer of proceedings. - A. 1. Upon the filing of a petition, the assumption...

§10A-1-4-102. Evidence of child abuse or neglect in matrimonial or child custody actions - Investigation by Department of Human Services - Orders for protective custody - Appointment of attorney for child. - A. 1. If the evidence in a court proceeding concerning...

§10A-1-4-201. Circumstances authorizing taking a child into custody – Joint response by Department of Human Services, law enforcement, and district courts – Safety evaluation. - A. Pursuant to the provisions of this section, a child...

§10A-1-4-202. Written notification of emergency custody hearing. - A. The peace officer, employee of the court, or the...

§10A-1-4-203. Emergency custody hearing – Affidavit – Notice to relatives. - A. Within the next two (2) judicial days following the...

§10A-1-4-204. Placement preferences. - A. 1. When awarding custody or determining the placement of...

§10A-1-4-205. Records of child in protective custody – Petition – Hearings – Order providing for removal of a child. - A. The office of the district attorney and the Department...

§10A-1-4-206. Restraining order - Hearing. - A. 1. At the emergency custody hearing or when a...

§10A-1-4-207. Immediate assumption of custody to protect child's health or welfare. - Nothing contained in the Oklahoma Children's Code shall prevent a...

§10A-1-4-208. Standardized assessment for children taken into custody. - A. Every child taken into custody by the Department of...

§10A-1-4-301. Petitions. - A. 1. A petition in a proceeding alleging a child...

§10A-1-4-302. Amendment of petition – Postadjudication petition. - A. No pleading subsequent to the petition alleging a child...

§10A-1-4-303. Summons - Contents – Waiver of service. - A. 1. Upon the filing of the petition, the court...

§10A-1-4-304. Service of summons. - A. 1. Service of summons shall be made by personal...

§10A-1-4-305. Failure to appear without reasonable cause - Consent to adjudication - Contempt - Warrants. - A. Failure of a person summoned as provided in this...

§10A-1-4-306. Appointment of counsel - Guardians ad litem - Court-appointed special advocates. - A. 1. a.If a parent or legal guardian of the...

§10A-1-4-401. Discovery and court rules concerning juvenile proceedings – Exchange of information – Protective order. - A. The provisions of the Oklahoma Discovery Code and the...

§10A-1-4-501. District attorney to act as petitioner. - Except as otherwise provided by this Code, the district attorney...

§10A-1-4-502. Jury trial. - A. A parent entitled to service of summons, the state...

§10A-1-4-503. Conduct of hearings. - A. All cases initiated by the filing of a petition...

§10A-1-4-504. Alternative dispute resolution. - A. At any stage of the proceedings, the court may...

§10A-1-4-505. Admissibility of prerecorded statements of child who is victim of abuse. - A. This section shall apply only to a proceeding brought...

§10A-1-4-506. Taking testimony of child age 12 or under in room other than courtroom - Recording. - A. This section shall apply only to a proceeding brought...

§10A-1-4-507. Admissibility of evidence. - In any proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to...

§10A-1-4-508. Immunity for testimony – Records – Statements during evaluation or treatment. - A. At any stage of a proceeding under the Oklahoma...

§10A-1-4-601. Adjudication hearing. - A. The court shall hold an adjudication hearing following the...

§10A-1-4-602. Allegations of petition not supported by evidence. - If the court finds that the factual allegations of the...

§10A-1-4-603. Order of adjudication finding child to be deprived. - A. If the court finds that: 1. The factual allegations...

§10A-1-4-701. Reimbursements and costs by parents able to pay. - A. Upon notice to the parent or other person legally...

§10A-1-4-702. Deprived child - Paternity - Support. - A. 1. When paternity of an alleged or adjudicated deprived...

§10A-1-4-703. Examination of child – Investigation of home conditions. - A. After a petition has been filed, the court may...

§10A-1-4-704. Individualized service plan. - A. The Department of Human Services or licensed child-placing agency...

§10A-1-4-705. Religious preference in placement - Placement of child – Restriction on placement in home of felon or sex offender. - A. In placing a child in the custody of an...

§10A-1-4-706. Dispositional hearing. - A. 1. When a child has been adjudicated deprived pursuant...

§10A-1-4-707. Dispositional orders - Determinations. - A. The following kinds of dispositional orders may be made...

§10A-1-4-708. Deprivation based on repeated absence from school. - A. In cases where the child has been adjudicated to...

§10A-1-4-709. Permanent guardianship. - A. The court may establish a permanent guardianship between a...

§10A-1-4-710. Motion for permanent guardianship – Notice – Home study – Findings – Visitation – Guardianship review. - A. The district attorney or child's attorney shall file a...

§10A-1-4-711. Motion for modification or termination of a permanent guardianship. - A. 1. A motion for modification or termination of a...

§10A-1-4-712. Authority to establish family drug court – Procedures. - A. Each district court is hereby authorized to establish a...

§10A-1-4-713. Family drug court assessment. - A. When directed by the court, the family drug court...

§10A-1-4-714. Family drug court program eligibility. - A. The family drug court judge shall conduct a hearing...

§10A-1-4-715. Family drug court judge - Powers. - A. The family drug court judge shall make all judicial...

§10A-1-4-716. Family drug court costs – Family Drug Court Revolving Fund. - A. 1. The family drug court judge may order the...

§10A-1-4-801. Stay pending review of release order. - A. At any hearing including, but not limited to, hearings...

§10A-1-4-802. Hearing to determine release of child from state custody. - A. At any hearing pursuant to the provisions of the...

§10A-1-4-803. Placement of child in the custody of the Department of Human Services. - If the court determines it would be in the best...

§10A-1-4-804. Notification of movement of child in the custody of Department of Human Services. - A. 1. The Department of Human Services shall notify the...

§10A-1-4-805. Change in foster or group home placement. - A. If a child placed in the custody of a...

§10A-1-4-806. Trial home reunification. - A. The court may order a trial home reunification by...

§10A-1-4-807.1. Emergency hearings. - A. Once a child is the subject of a deprived...

§10A-1-4-807. Review hearing. - A. 1. Every case regarding a child alleged or adjudicated...

§10A-1-4-808. Review hearing report - Child's access to counsel. - A. The Department of Human Services or the agency having...

§10A-1-4-809. Findings establishing that reasonable efforts to reunify child are not required. - A. At any time prior to or following the adjudicatory...

§10A-1-4-810. Permanency meeting and reports. - A. 1. When a child has been in out-of-home care...

§10A-1-4-811. Permanency hearing and findings. - A. 1. The court shall conduct a permanency hearing to...

§10A-1-4-812. Determination of eligibility of foster parent to adopt. - A. During any permanency hearing, if it is determined by...

§10A-1-4-813. Postadoption agreements with birth relatives. - A. 1. When the court, pursuant to Section 1-4-812 of...

§10A-1-4-814. Modification of decrees or orders. - Any decree or order made pursuant to the provisions of...

§10A-1-4-901. Filing of petition or motion for termination of parental rights. - A. A petition or motion for termination of parental rights...

§10A-1-4-902. Termination motion or petition by district attorney. - A. The district attorney shall file a petition or motion...

§10A-1-4-903. Order to terminate parent-child legal relationship – Show cause. - If the court finds from the information presented by the...

§10A-1-4-904. Termination of parental rights in certain situations. - A. A court shall not terminate the rights of a...

§10A-1-4-905. Notice of hearing to terminate parental rights. - A. 1. Prior to a hearing on the petition or...

§10A-1-4-906. Effect of termination of parental rights. - A. The termination of parental rights terminates the parent-child relationship,...

§10A-1-4-907. Vesting authority to consent to adoption. - If the court terminates the rights of a parent and...

§10A-1-4-908. Failure of parental rights to be terminated at trial – Permanency hearing – Continuing jurisdiction. - A. When parental rights are not terminated as a result...

§10A-1-4-909. Application by child to reinstate parental rights. - A. A child may, by application, request the court to...

§10A-1-5-101. Appeal of order or decree. - A. Any interested party aggrieved by any order or decree...

§10A-1-5-102. Initial of child's surname required in court opinions. - In opinions of the appellate courts of this state in...

§10A-1-5-103. Time for filing petition - Briefing schedule – Priority basis expediting of adjudication. - A. All appeals of cases involving deprived or allegedly deprived...

§10A-1-6-101. Court to make and keep records - Definitions. - A. The court shall make and keep records of all...

§10A-1-6-102. Confidential records. - A. Except as provided by this section and except as...

§10A-1-6-103. Inspection of records without court order. - A. Juvenile court records and Department of Human Services agency...

§10A-1-6-104. Redaction of other children's information. - Where more than one child is included in a juvenile...

§10A-1-6-105. Disclosure of certain information in cases of death or near-death of a child - A. When used in this section, unless the context otherwise...

§10A-1-6-106. Filing of social records with the court. - Social records as defined by the Oklahoma Children’s Code shall...

§10A-1-6-107. Confidentiality - Violation - Penalty. - A. The reports required by Section 1-2-101 of this title...

§10A-1-6-108. Maintenance of records. - Court and agency records required to be maintained pursuant to...

§10A-1-7-101. Duties and rights of persons or agencies receiving custody - Exception. - A. This section applies to persons, institutions, or agencies, other...

§10A-1-7-102. Responsibility for deprived children. - A. It shall be the responsibility of the Department of...

§10A-1-7-103. Department of Human Services - Additional duties and powers. - A. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed...

§10A-1-7-104. Information to accompany child placed outside child's home – Passport Program. - A. The court shall ensure that the following information accompanies...

§10A-1-7-105. Rules, policies and procedures regarding children in Department custody. - A. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate written rules,...

§10A-1-7-106. Placement of child into foster care. - A. When a child is placed into foster care, the...

§10A-1-7-107. Placement with siblings – Contact and visitation with siblings. - A. When two or more children in foster care are...

§10A-1-7-108. Liability for costs voluntarily expended by foster parent. - Neither the Department of Human Services nor a child-placing agency...

§10A-1-7-109. Foster placements - License or authorization - Exception. - A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no child...

§10A-1-7-110. Grounds for determination of placement. - In determining placement of a deprived child in foster care:...

§10A-1-7-111. Foster parent eligibility assessment - Criminal history investigation - Individualized service plan - Medical examinations. - A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Department...

§10A-1-7-112. Voluntary foster care placement. - A. The Department of Human Services may accept a child...

§10A-1-7-113. Visitation requirements for the Department of Human Services or child-placing agency. - The Department of Human Services or child-placing agency shall visit...

§10A-1-7-114. Foster parent eligibility assessment – Completion and costs - Reimbursement. - A. The Department of Human Services and the Office of...

§10A-1-7-115. Emergency placement home - Criminal records check. - A. When it is necessary for a child to be...

§10A-1-7-116. Notice to placement agencies when a child in custody becomes eligible for adoption. - A. When a child in the custody of the Department...

§10A-1-8-101. Education and training of judicial personnel and attorneys with juvenile docket responsibility. - A. 1. The Supreme Court is required to establish by...

§10A-1-8-102. Court-appointed special advocate – Education and training – Criminal history search – Civil liability immunity. - A. Any court-appointed special advocate (CASA) available for appointment pursuant...

§10A-1-8-103. Referees. - A. Any judge who is assigned to hear juvenile cases...

§10A-1-8-104. Mileage fees and witness reimbursement. - In proceedings pursuant to this Code, the court may allow...

§10A-1-8-105. Penalties. - A willful violation of any provision of an order of...

§10A-1-8-106. Applicability of the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act. - If a child is reported to a law enforcement agency...

§10A-1-8-107. Order for transportation of child by sheriff's office - Reimbursement. - A. The court may issue an order directing the county...

§10A-1-8-108. Appointment of legal guardian – Appointment of guardian ad litem. - A. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem of...

§10A-1-8-109. Development of agency-wide process for background checks - Individual limits to number of children. - A. Unless prohibited by state or federal law, the Department...

§10A-1-8-110. Falsification of documents relating to deprived children proceedings - Penalties. - Any member of law enforcement, state employee, employee of a...

§10A-1-8-111. Annual credit report for youth in custody. - A. The Department of Human Services shall provide each youth...

§10A-1-8-112. Private child-placing agencies – Objection to placement of a child based on religious or moral convictions or policies. - A. To the extent allowed by federal law, no private...

§10A-1-9-101. Community-based programs. - The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth and the Oklahoma...

§10A-1-9-102. Multidisciplinary teams - Intervention in reports of abuse or neglect - Duties. - A. 1. In coordination with the Oklahoma Commission on Children...

§10A-1-9-103. Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account. - A. 1. There is hereby created in the Department of...

§10A-1-9-103a. Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Account (CAMTA) Fund. - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving...

§10A-1-9-103b. CAMTA Fund – Administration – Purpose - Contents of Fund. - A. The Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Account (CAMTA) Fund shall...

§10A-1-9-104. Allocation of monies in Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Account. - A. The Department of Human Services shall allocate monies available...

§10A-1-9-104a. Contract with eligible providers. - The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall contract with...

§10A-1-9-104b. Promulgation of rules. - The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth and the Department...

§10A-1-9-105. Program planning and monitoring. - A. The Department of Human Services shall carefully define the...

§10A-1-9-106. Kinship Foster Care Program. - A. There is hereby established a Kinship Foster Care Program...

§10A-1-9-107. Successful Adulthood Act - Short title - Purpose. - A. This section shall be known and may be cited...

§10A-1-9-108. Pilot program to serve children at high risk of abuse and neglect. - A. A pilot program to serve children at high risk...

§10A-1-9-109. Performance-based incentive compensation program for child welfare specialists. - The Department of Human Services shall maintain a performance-based incentive...

§10A-1-9-110. Community-based services and care for deprived children - Grants and contracts. - A. 1. The Department of Human Services shall, to the...

§10A-1-9-111. Management, operation and use of children’s shelters. - A. 1. The Department of Human Services is authorized to...

§10A-1-9-112.1. Investigation of reported abuse or neglect - Written response. - A. In addition to the requirements of Section 1-9-112 of...

§10A-1-9-112. Office of Client Advocacy. - A. 1. The Director of Human Services is authorized and...

§10A-1-9-113. Provision of shelter and care to minor mothers who are victims of domestic abuse. - A. A youth service shelter facility may provide shelter and...

§10A-1-9-114. Recruitment of foster parents from child's relatives or from families of same minority racial or ethnic heritage. - A. The Department of Human Services and each child-placing agency...

§10A-1-9-115. Foster parent associations - State agencies to cooperate and promote development. - The Department of Human Services shall cooperate with and shall...

§10A-1-9-116.1. Liability of foster parent. - A foster parent who is acting in good faith and...

§10A-1-9-116. Foster parent training and continuing education. - A. The Department of Human Services and each child-placing agency...

§10A-1-9-117. Allegations against employees of Department or child-placing agency by foster parent. - A. 1. A foster parent may report to the Office...

§10A-1-9-118. Written contract - Information provided to foster parents - Supervision by child-placing agency. - A. The Department of Human Services or any child-placing agency...

§10A-1-9-119.1. Rights of children being served by Child Welfare Services. - A. A child being served by Child Welfare Services of...

§10A-1-9-119. Statement of foster parent's rights. - A. A statement of foster parent's rights shall be given...

§10A-1-9-120. Grievance procedures for foster parents. - A. The Office of Client Advocacy and child-placing agencies shall...

§10A-1-9-121. Grandparents - Legislative findings and declaration - Informational and educational program - Distribution of informational brochures. - A. The Oklahoma Legislature finds and declares that: 1. An...

§10A-1-9-122. Supported guardianship program. - The Department of Human Services shall establish and administer an...

§10A-1-9-123. Policies and procedures for children and youth at risk of sex trafficking. - A. 1. The Department of Human Services shall, in consultation...

§10A-1-9-124. Zero to Three Court Program. - District courts of this state are hereby authorized to establish...

§10A-1-9-125. Ability for children 16 years or older to enter into housing contracts – Certification of unaccompanied status. - A. A child who is sixteen (16) years of age...

§10A-1-10-103. Child Welfare Review Committee for the Death and Near Death of Children With Disabilities. - A. There is hereby created, to continue until December 31,...

§10A-2-1-101. Short title. - A. Article 2 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes...

§10A-2-1-102. Legislative intent - Construction of chapter - Purpose. - It is the intent of the Legislature that Article 2...

§10A-2-1-103. Definitions. - When used in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code, unless the context...

§10A-2-2-101. Taking of child into custody - Detention - Medical treatment - Behavioral health treatment - Hearing on order for medical treatment. - A. A child may be taken into custody prior to...

§10A-2-2-102. Personal jurisdiction. - A. 1. Upon the filing of a petition alleging the...

§10A-2-2-103. Municipal jurisdiction of children – Interlocal agreements – Municipal juvenile facility - Fines. - A. 1. A municipality with a population of at least...

§10A-2-2-104.1. Diversion services. - A. Diversion services shall be offered to children who are...

§10A-2-2-104. Preliminary inquiry - Petition. - A. A preliminary inquiry shall be conducted to determine whether...

§10A-2-2-105. Order removing child from home prohibited absent certain determinations. - No order of the court providing for the initial or...

§10A-2-2-106. Petition - Subsequent pleadings - Amended petitions. - A. If a child has been taken into custody pursuant...

§10A-2-2-107. Summons – Warrant - Service. - A. After a petition shall have been filed, unless the...

§10A-2-2-108. Examination by health care professionals - Order for treatment. - A. After a petition under the provisions of this article...

§10A-2-2-301. Conduct of interrogations - Appointment of counsel - Guardians ad litem. - A. No information gained by a custodial interrogation of a...

§10A-2-2-401.1. Definitions. - As used in Sections 2-2-401.1 through 2-2-401.7 of this title:...

§10A-2-2-401.2. Delinquency or youthful offender proceedings - Competency of child - Rebuttable presumption. - A. 1. At any time prior to or during delinquency...

§10A-2-2-401.3. Motion for determination of competency - Competency evaluation. - A. When the district attorney or the child's attorney has...

§10A-2-2-401.4. Credentialed forensic evaluators - Exceptions. - A. An evaluation ordered by the court shall be conducted...

§10A-2-2-401.5. Competency evaluation report. - A. The evaluator shall file with the court a written...

§10A-2-2-401.6. Competency hearing. - A. Not more than fifteen (15) judicial days after receiving...

§10A-2-2-401.7. Court responses to competency determination. - A. After a hearing pursuant to Section 2-2-401.6 of this...

§10A-2-2-401. Trial by jury. - In adjudicatory hearings to determine if a child is delinquent...

§10A-2-2-402. Conduct of adjudicative hearings. - A. All cases of children shall be heard separately from...

§10A-2-2-403. Preliminary hearing. - A. Except as otherwise provided by law, if a child...

§10A-2-2-404. Deferral of delinquency adjudication proceedings. - A. A court may defer delinquency adjudication proceedings for one...

§10A-2-2-501. Dispositional hearings. - A. No later than forty (40) days after making an...

§10A-2-2-502. Recommendation for disposition - Probation - Risk and needs assessment tools. - A. Within thirty (30) days after adjudication, the person, department...

§10A-2-2-503. Disposition orders - Revocation, modification and redisposition. - A. The following kinds of orders of disposition may be...

§10A-2-2-504. Periodic review of disposition orders. - A. 1. Every disposition order regarding a child adjudicated to...

§10A-2-2-505. Juvenile drug court program. - A. The court is hereby authorized to establish a juvenile...

§10A-2-2-506. Juvenile drug court investigation – Report - Eligibility. - A. When directed by the court, the treatment staff for...

§10A-2-2-507. Juvenile drug court program – Final eligibility hearing – Admittance into program. - A. The juvenile drug court judge shall conduct a hearing...

§10A-2-2-508. Juvenile drug court program – Periodic review, progress reports and hearings. - A. The court shall make all judicial decisions concerning any...

§10A-2-2-601. Appeals. - A. Any interested party aggrieved by any order or decree...

§10A-2-2-701. Summons - Bench warrants - Obligations of parent, legal guardian, or custodian. - A. When it is determined to be in the best...

§10A-2-2-702. Referees. - A. Any judge who is assigned to hear juvenile cases...

§10A-2-2-703. Expenses for care and maintenance of child. - A. If, after notice to the parent or parents of...

§10A-2-2-801. Procedures and requirements for placement of adjudicated children. - A. 1. Whenever the court transfers custody of a child...

§10A-2-2-802. Termination of parental rights. - A. The finding that a child is delinquent or in...

§10A-2-2-803. Review and assessment of children committed to Office of Juvenile Affairs. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall review and assess...

§10A-2-2-804. Child in need of mental health treatment. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may provide for the...

§10A-2-2-805. Commitment of child to custody of Office of Juvenile Affairs - Delivery to designated institution. - When a child is committed to the custody of the...

§10A-2-3-101. Conditions of detention of child - Detention or confinement in adult facility - Access to facilities and data. - A. When a child is taken into custody pursuant to...

§10A-2-3-102. Persons under 18 years of age who have fled from another state considered adults for purposes of detention only in certain cases. - Whenever a person under eighteen (18) years of age, who...

§10A-2-3-103. Temporary detention - Transportation - Certification of juvenile detention facilities. - A. Provision shall be made for the temporary detention of...

§10A-2-3-104. Tort liability coverage of juvenile detention services - Contracts between boards of county commissioners. - The board of county commissioners of each county in this...

§10A-2-3-105. Grievance process for children. - A. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall administer...

§10A-2-4-101. Juvenile bureau and citizens' advisory committee. - A. In each county having a population of eighty thousand...

§10A-2-4-102. Director and other personnel. - The chief administrative officer of the juvenile bureau shall be...

§10A-2-4-103. Administrative work of court - Uniformity of procedures and care. - A. The director, under the general supervision of the judge,...

§10A-2-4-104. Investigations and reports - Legal proceedings. - A. It shall be the duty of the director and...

§10A-2-4-105. Arrests - Service of process. - A. The director or assistants to the director may arrest...

§10A-2-4-106. Transportation of juveniles - Expenses. - The director or assistants to the director shall have authority...

§10A-2-4-107. Salaries and expenses - Offices and equipment. - A. 1. The salary of the director and other employees...

§10A-2-4-108. Detention and group homes. - A detention home and group homes may be established as...

§10A-2-4-109. Citizens' advisory committee. - A. To aid in the more effective administration of the...

§10A-2-4-110. Appointment of personnel for Juvenile Docket of district court. - The provisions of this article shall govern the appointment of...

§10A-2-5-201. Short title - Youthful Offender Act. - Sections 2-5-201 through 2-5-213 of this title shall be known...

§10A-2-5-202. Definitions – Purpose – Legislative intent. - A. For the purposes of the Youthful Offender Act: 1....

§10A-2-5-203. Court proceedings - Jurisdiction. - A. 1. A child who is charged with having violated...

§10A-2-5-204. Treatment of a child certified as an adult or youthful offender in criminal proceedings. - A. A child who is arrested for an offense pursuant...

§10A-2-5-205. Certification as youthful offender or juvenile. - A. Any person thirteen (13) or fourteen (14) years of...

§10A-2-5-206A. Motion for certification as a juvenile - Certification study - Guidelines. - A. 1. When the attorney for the accused person determines...

§10A-2-5-207A. Motion for imposition of adult sentence - Certification study - Guidelines. - A. Whenever the district attorney determines there is good cause...

§10A-2-5-208A. XXX. - A. After consideration of the evidence and argument presented, the...

§10A-2-5-209A. Youthful offender review hearing - Extended jurisdiction. - A. The court shall schedule a youthful offender review hearing...

§10A-2-5-210A. Motion for transfer to custody or supervision of Department of Corrections – Adult conviction - Expungement. - A. 1. Whenever the district attorney or the Office of...

§10A-2-5-211. Commitment to Department of Corrections - Judgment and sentence. - When committing a person who is, or has been, certified...

§10A-2-5-212. Delinquent or youthful offender in custody of Office of Juvenile Affairs - Placement options - Office duties and authority - Rights of delinquent or youthful offender. - A. Whenever a youthful offender is committed to the custody...

§10A-2-5-213. Pardon by Governor — Motion to set aside conviction — Release from penalties, destruction of records. - A. Upon the motion of a person who has been...

§10A-2-5-301. Educational needs during confinement or incarceration. - Any child under eighteen (18) years of age who is...

§10A-2-6-101. Court to keep records - Definitions. - A. The court shall make and keep records of all...

§10A-2-6-102. Confidential juvenile records. - A. Except as provided by this section or as otherwise...

§10A-2-6-103. Confidentiality of social records. - A. 1. Social records, as defined by Section 93 of...

§10A-2-6-104. Inspection and disclosure of confidential records without court order. - A. In accordance with the Juvenile Offender Tracking Program and...

§10A-2-6-105. Inspection and disclosure of juvenile court records without court order. - A. Juvenile court records which are confidential may be inspected,...

§10A-2-6-106. Inspection and disclosure of Office of Juvenile Affairs records without court order. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs agency records pertaining to...

§10A-2-6-107. Fingerprinting of persons under 18. - The fingerprinting of persons under eighteen (18) years of age...

§10A-2-6-108. Effect of adjudication - Sealing of records - Order unsealing sealed records - Destruction of records. - A. No adjudication by the court upon the status of...

§10A-2-6-109. Expungement of juvenile court record. - A. A person or the child, or the parent, legal...

§10A-2-6-110. Procedures for providing certain records to sheriffs - Confidentiality. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall, in cooperation with sheriffs...

§10A-2-7-101. Board of Juvenile Affairs - Members - Duties and responsibilities. - A. There is hereby created the Board of Juvenile Affairs...

§10A-2-7-201. Executive Director - Qualifications - Powers and duties. - A. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs...

§10A-2-7-202. Creation of office - Powers and duties. - A. There is hereby created the Office of Juvenile Affairs...

§10A-2-7-203. Agreement with Supreme Court. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs and the Department of Human...

§10A-2-7-204. Employee's personal property damaged or destroyed by juvenile in custody - Repair or replacement. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs is authorized to repair or...

§10A-2-7-301. Office of Juvenile Affairs - Responsibilities, offices, programs - Transfer of employees, powers, duties, etc. - A. Effective July 1, 2006, in addition to other responsibilities...

§10A-2-7-302. Division of Advocate Defender - Advocate General - Duties and responsibilities. - A. There is hereby established within the Office of Juvenile...

§10A-2-7-303. Community-based programs. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs, in its role as planner...

§10A-2-7-304. Financial agreements. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs, in its role as planner...

§10A-2-7-305. Agreements to establish or maintain community-based youth service programs, shelters and community intervention centers. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs is authorized to enter...

§10A-2-7-306. Designation of organizations as Youth Services Agencies - Termination of designation - Contract administration. - A. Funds specifically appropriated to the Office of Juvenile Affairs...

§10A-2-7-307. Cooperative agreements with Department of Human Services. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs is hereby authorized to, and...

§10A-2-7-308. Management information system - Integration with other management information systems - Access to confidential records and reports. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall implement an agency-wide...

§10A-2-7-309. Department planning process for services to children and youth. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish a planning...

§10A-2-7-310. Defining services and programs. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall carefully define its services...

§10A-2-7-311. Annual review of programs and services and implementation of Youthful Offender Act - Reports. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall from time to...

§10A-2-7-401. Juvenile Detention Improvement Revolving Fund. - A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a...

§10A-2-7-402. Court and hearing costs of Office of Juvenile Affairs - Special agency account. - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special...

§10A-2-7-501. Intake and probation services - Services related to juvenile offenders. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall provide intake and...

§10A-2-7-502. Child adjudicated in need of supervision - Placement - Rehabilitative facilities – Mental health treatment. - A. Whenever a child who has been adjudicated by the...

§10A-2-7-503. Delinquent children - Intent of Legislature - Powers and duties of Office. - A. It is the intent of the Legislature of this...

§10A-2-7-504. Discharge of children adjudicated delinquent – Retention of custody and jurisdiction. - A. Except as otherwise provided by law, all children adjudicated...

§10A-2-7-601. Juveniles placed in Office-operated institutions and facilities - Powers and duties of Office. - A. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed...

§10A-2-7-602. Methods of administration - Merit system - Employment of superintendent and other personnel - Criminal history records searches - Superintendent as guardian - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish and maintain...

§10A-2-7-603. Rules, policies and procedures required in facilities. - A. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate written rules,...

§10A-2-7-604. Physical force, when authorized - Mechanical restraints – Chemical agents. - A. Use of physical force in institutions and other facilities...

§10A-2-7-605. Run away or AWOL from a staff secure or nonsecure placement. - A. Upon discovery that a juvenile or youthful offender has...

§10A-2-7-606. Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center - Supervision, management and control. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall have the supervision,...

§10A-2-7-607. Lloyd E. Rader Children's Center - Administration and control. - The official name and designation of the center for children...

§10A-2-7-608. Expansion of preadjudicatory secure detention beds - Responsibility for regional juvenile facility in southwestern part of state. - A. Beginning July 1, 1995, the Office of Juvenile Affairs...

§10A-2-7-609. Facilities and residential programs – Legislative intent. - It is the intent of the Legislature that the facilities...

§10A-2-7-610. Phil Smalley Children's Unit of Oklahoma Youth Center - Designation as Phil Smalley Center. - The official name and designation of the facility located at...

§10A-2-7-611. Secure facilities - Certification - Violations. - A. For purposes of this section, “electronic communication” means any...

§10A-2-7-612. Office of Juvenile Affairs - Sale of surplus real estate. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may sell real estate...

§10A-2-7-613. Office of Juvenile Affairs - Foster care. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish a program...

§10A-2-7-614. Foster care - Requirement of licensing standards. - A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no child...

§10A-2-7-615. Foster care - Contract requirements. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall enter into a...

§10A-2-7-616. Board of Juvenile Affairs - Charter school - A. For the purposes of establishing and operating a charter...

§10A-2-7-617. Certification for secure detention center - Criminal history records search - A. Prior to the issuing by the Office of Juvenile...

§10A-2-7-618. Construction strategy for campus modifications - Best-value option. - A. It is the intent of the State of Oklahoma...

§10A-2-7-619. Public/private partnership - Authority to sell OJA campus property. - If the best-value option for the state is to enter...

§10A-2-7-620. Plans for repurposing the campuses of the Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center and the Oklahoma Juvenile Center for Girls. - A. Concurrent with the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) campus...

§10A-2-7-701. Short title - Purpose - Intent. - A. Sections 2-7-701 through 2-7-705 of this title shall be...

§10A-2-7-702. Definitions. - For the purposes of the Delinquency and Youth Gang Intervention...

§10A-2-7-703. Office of Juvenile Affairs - Delinquency prevention, early intervention programs - Eligibility criteria. - A. From funds appropriated for the Delinquency and Youth Gang...

§10A-2-7-704. Eligibility for contracts - Contract criteria - Duties of recipients. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish procedures and...

§10A-2-7-705. Responsibility for implementation and evaluation of act – Contracts with eligible entities – Outcome-based performance reports. - A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall have the responsibility...

§10A-2-7-801. Juvenile Offender Victim Restitution Work Program. - A. There is hereby created a program of juvenile crime...

§10A-2-7-802. Juvenile Justice Public Works Program. - A. This act shall be known and may be cited...

§10A-2-7-901. Juvenile Offender Tracking Program - Purpose. - A. There is hereby created the Juvenile Offender Tracking Program...

§10A-2-7-902. Definitions. - As used in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code: 1. "Agencies and...

§10A-2-7-903. Juvenile Offender Tracking Program - Components. - The Juvenile Offender Tracking Program shall include, but not be...

§10A-2-7-904. Implementation of Program - Duties of state and local agencies. - For the purpose of achieving full implementation of the Juvenile...

§10A-2-7-905. Juvenile Justice Information System - Functions - Duties of state and local agencies - Plan for implementation. - A. For the purpose of information sharing and management of...

§10A-2-8-101. Short title. - This act shall be known and cited as the “Juvenile...

§10A-2-8-102. Juvenile sex offender defined. - As used in this act, “juvenile sex offender” means a...

§10A-2-8-103. Juvenile sex offender registry - Information included. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish and maintain a...

§10A-2-8-104. Application register - Criteria for qualifying - Court order. - A. When a person meets the definition of a juvenile...

§10A-2-8-105. Juvenile sex offenders ordered to probation - Notification of duty to register. - On or after July 1, 2001, when the court orders...

§10A-2-8-106. Annual registration - Notification of change of name and address. - An adjudicated juvenile sex offender ordered to register on the...

§10A-2-8-107. Failure to register or provide notification of change of name or address. - A. A juvenile sex offender who fails to register or...

§10A-2-8-108. Transfer of registration to adult sex offender registry - Petition. - When a registered juvenile sex offender reaches twenty-one (21) years...

§10A-2-8-109. Juveniles not subject to act. - The provisions of this act do not apply to a...

§10A-2-8-110. Disclosure of information - Immunity from liability. - A. No person or governmental entity, other than those specifically...

§10A-2-8-111. Use of information to commit crime or cause physical harm or damage to property – Penalties. - Any person who uses information obtained pursuant to this act...

§10A-2-8-112. Rules, procedures, and forms. - The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate rules, procedures, and...

§10A-2-8-221. Transmission of obscenity and child pornography. - A. Whenever the district attorney for any district has reasonable...

§10A-2-8-222. Intoxicating beverages or low-point beer - Possession by persons under age 21. - It shall be unlawful for any person under the age...

§10A-2-8-223. Penalties. - Any person violating the provisions of Section 1 of this...

§10A-2-8-224. Purchase, receipt or possession of tobacco or vapor products by those under 21 prohibited - Falsifying proof of age - Penalties. - A. It is unlawful for a person who is under...

§10A-2-9-101. Short title. - This act shall be known and cited as the “Interstate...

§10A-2-9-102. Purpose. - THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES ARTICLE I PURPOSE A. The...

§10A-2-9-103. Definitions. - ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS As used in this compact, unless the...

§10A-2-9-104. Interstate Commission for Juveniles. - ARTICLE III INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR JUVENILES A. The compacting states...

§10A-2-9-105. Interstate Commission - Powers and duties. - ARTICLE IV POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION The...

§10A-2-9-106. Interstate Commission - Organization and operation. - ARTICLE V ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION A....

§10A-2-9-107. Interstate Commission - Rulemaking. - ARTICLE VI RULEMAKING FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION A. The...

§10A-2-9-108. Interstate Commission - Oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution. - ARTICLE VII OVERSIGHT, ENFORCEMENT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION BY THE INTERSTATE...

§10A-2-9-109. Finance. - ARTICLE VIII FINANCE A. The Interstate Commission shall pay or...

§10A-2-9-110. State Council. - ARTICLE IX THE STATE COUNCIL Each member state shall create...

§10A-2-9-111. Compacting states - Effective date - Amendment. - ARTICLE X COMPACTING STATES, EFFECTIVE DATE AND AMENDMENT A. Any...

§10A-2-9-112. Withdrawal - Default - Termination - Judicial enforcement. - ARTICLE XI WITHDRAWAL, DEFAULT, TERMINATION AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT A. Withdrawal....

§10A-2-9-113. Severability and construction. - ARTICLE XII SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION A. The provisions of this...

§10A-2-9-114. Binding effect - Other laws. - ARTICLE XIII BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS A....

§10A-2-9-115. Appointing authority - Compact administrator. - A. The Governor shall be the appointing authority pursuant to...

§10A-2-9-116. State Council for Interstate Juveniles Supervision. - A. Pursuant to the provisions set forth in Article IX...

§10A-2-10-101. Oklahoma Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents Program - Purpose. - A. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall establish...

§10A-2-10-102. Application to administer - Requirements. - 1. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall issue...

§10A-2-10-103. Annual report. - The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth shall prepare annually...

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Oklahoma Statutes Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code

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Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code