Title 10A, Children and Juvenile Code

A. Juvenile court records which are confidential may be inspected, and their contents shall be disclosed, without a court order to the following persons upon showing of proper credentials and pursuant to lawful duties: 1. The judge having the child currently before the court in a…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs agency records pertaining to a child which are confidential may be inspected and their contents disclosed without a court order to the following persons upon showing of proper credentials: 1. The judge having the child currently before the court …

The fingerprinting of persons under eighteen (18) years of age shall be as prescribed by law for the fingerprinting of adults, except as specified by the provisions of this section. 1. When a child is detained or arrested in the course of an investigation of a criminal offense an…

A. No adjudication by the court upon the status of a child in a juvenile proceeding shall operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily resulting from conviction of a crime, nor shall a child be deemed a criminal by reason of a juvenile adjudication. B. The court may…

A. A person or the child, or the parent, legal guardian or the attorney for the child, who is the subject of a juvenile court record may petition the district court in which the juvenile court record is located for an order to expunge the record pertaining to the person or the ch…

The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall, in cooperation with sheriffs in this state, develop procedures for providing timely and relevant information to sheriffs concerning juvenile court records and agency records of persons who have met the criteria specified in paragraph 4 of sub…

A. There is hereby created the Board of Juvenile Affairs which shall consist of the following nine (9) members: 1. Five members appointed by the Governor; 2. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 3. Two members appointed by the President Pro Te…

A. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Executive Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Executiv…

A. There is hereby created the Office of Juvenile Affairs which shall be responsible for programs and services for youthful offenders and juveniles alleged or adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision. The Executive Director shall be responsible for established divis…

The Office of Juvenile Affairs and the Department of Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the State Supreme Court acceptable to that Court in its capacity as the constitutional manager of the State Court System: 1. To develop and recommend educational programs for ju…

The Office of Juvenile Affairs is authorized to repair or replace the personal property of an employee if the personal property is damaged or destroyed by a juvenile who is in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs while the employee is engaged in the performance of offici…

A. Effective July 1, 2006, in addition to other responsibilities specified by law, the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall: 1. Be the state planning and coordinating agency for statewide juvenile justice and delinquency prevention services; provided, it shall give full consideration…

A. There is hereby established within the Office of Juvenile Affairs the Division of Advocate Defender which will be separate and apart from the Office of General Counsel. The administrative officer of the Division of Advocate Defender shall be the Advocate General, who shall be …

The Office of Juvenile Affairs, in its role as planner and coordinator for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention services, is hereby authorized to and shall enter into contracts for the establishment and maintenance of community-based facilities, services and programs which…

The Office of Juvenile Affairs, in its role as planner and coordinator for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention services, is hereby authorized to enter into financial agreements with federal, state and local agencies or entities of government, or with any private agency, f…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs is authorized to enter into contracts to establish or maintain community-based youth service programs, shelters and community intervention centers out of local, state and federal monies. B. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall take all necessary …

A. Funds specifically appropriated to the Office of Juvenile Affairs for designated Youth Services Agency programs for both the Office of Juvenile Affairs and the Department of Human Services or funds allocated by the Department of Human Services for designated Youth Services pro…

The Office of Juvenile Affairs is hereby authorized to, and shall, enter into cooperative agreements with the Department of Human Services for the use by both Departments of existing community-based programs, management information and client tracking systems, facility certificat…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall implement an agency- wide management information system for all programs and services of the Office of Juvenile Affairs related to children, youth and families. B. The management information system shall: 1. To the maximum extent possible, …

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish a planning process that provides for collaborative ongoing planning for the development of divisional and agency goals and priorities for services to children and youth. Said planning process shall be developed with the assistance…

The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall carefully define its services and programs as to their purpose, the population served, the needs of the community if the facility, program or service is community-based, and performance expectations. Planning for new programs and services and …

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall from time to time, but not less often than annually, review its programs and services and submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Supreme Court of the State …

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Juvenile Affairs to be designated the "Juvenile Detention Improvement Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies …

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special agency account for court and hearing costs of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. The money in the account shall be used only for court costs, court filing fees, witness fees, fees for court transcripts, audio tape duplication c…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall provide intake and probation services for juveniles in all counties not having a juvenile bureau and parole services in all counties of the state and may enter into agreements to supplement probationary services to juveniles in any county. …

A. Whenever a child who has been adjudicated by the court as a child in need of supervision has been committed to the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the Office may place the child in the home of the child, the home of a relative of the child, foster home, group home, transitional li…

A. It is the intent of the Legislature of this state to provide for the creation of all reasonable means and methods that can be established by a state for: 1. The prevention of delinquency; 2. The care and rehabilitation of delinquent children; and 3. The protection of the publi…

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, all children adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be discharged at such time as the Office determines there is a reasonable probability that it is no longer necessary, either for the rehabilitation an…

A. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by law, the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall have the following duties and powers with regard to juveniles placed in Office-operated institutions and facilities: 1. Provide for the care, education, training, treatment and r…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish and maintain such methods of administration, including those necessary to establish and maintain a merit system of personnel administration, and shall promulgate such rules as it deems necessary for the efficient and effective ope…

A. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate written rules, outline policies and procedures governing the operation of those facilities operated by or through contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs wherein juveniles may be housed. Said policies and procedures shall inc…

A. Use of physical force in institutions and other facilities operated by or through contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs wherein children are housed shall be permitted only under the following circumstances: 1. For self-protection; 2. To separate juveniles who are fighti…

A. Upon discovery that a juvenile or youthful offender has run away or is absent without leave (AWOL) from a staff-secure or nonsecure placement, the Office of Juvenile Affairs may notify any law enforcement officer or agency in this state who shall use any reasonable method to n…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall have the supervision, management, operation and control of the institution for children located at Tecumseh, formerly known and designated as Girls' Town and now known as Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center, and all property, equipment and sup…

The official name and designation of the center for children situated at Sand Springs, Oklahoma, shall be Lloyd E. Rader Children's Center. The supervision, management, operation and control of the Center and all property, records, equipment and supplies related thereto shall be …

A. Beginning July 1, 1995, the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall oversee the expansion of the number of preadjudicatory secure detention beds available in this state. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish detention beds on a geographic basis throughout the state in orde…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the facilities and residential programs established or contracted by the Office of Juvenile Affairs affirm the dignity of self and respect for others; promote the value of education, work, and self-discipline; and develop useful skills and…

The official name and designation of the facility located at Norman, Oklahoma, formerly known and designated as the Phil Smalley Children's Unit of the Oklahoma Youth Center, shall be the Phil Smalley Center. The supervision, management, operation and control of the Center and al…

A. For purposes of this section, “electronic communication” means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photo-electronic, or photo-optical system, and includes,…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may sell real estate owned by the State of Oklahoma or the Office of Juvenile Affairs that is surplus to its use under the jurisdiction of the Office of Juvenile Affairs located within LeFlore County and situated within Talihina. B. The Office of…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall establish a program of foster care for children in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, and in implementing the program of foster care, shall: 1. Recruit foster families for children in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affair…

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no child in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be placed with any foster placement unless the foster placement meets licensing standards as required by rules promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs and the Okl…

A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall enter into a written contract with the foster care placement provider. The contract shall provide, at a minimum: 1. That the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall have access at all times to the child and to the foster placement; 2. A listing of…

A. For the purposes of establishing and operating a charter school, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-130 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Board of Juvenile Affairs may serve as the governing body of the charter school and may take any action necessary to s…

A. Prior to the issuing by the Office of Juvenile Affairs a certification to any person or entity for a secure detention center, municipal juvenile facility, community intervention center or secure facility, such persons or entities shall have a national criminal history records …

A. It is the intent of the State of Oklahoma for the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) to plan, develop, redevelop and occupy campus modifications to serve Oklahoma youth in need of secure care and specialty residential services. In furtherance of this intent, OJA shall plan and e…

If the best-value option for the state is to enter into an agreement with the Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO) and a public/private partnership for the development of the designated campus then the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) is authorized to sell a to-be-determined am…

A. Concurrent with the Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) campus consolidation process as contemplated by Section 2-7-618 et seq. of this title, OJA is directed to develop, in collaboration with other executive branch agencies and such other entities as OJA deems necessary in furth…

A. Sections 2-7-701 through 2-7-705 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Delinquency and Youth Gang Intervention and Prevention Act”. B. The Legislature recognizes that the economic cost of crime to the state and communities continues to drain existing resources,…

For the purposes of the Delinquency and Youth Gang Intervention and Prevention Act: 1. “At-risk neighborhoods and communities” means residential and business areas within a specific political subdivision with a history of assault or battery offenses, shootings or firearm-related …