10A OK Stat § 10A-2-6-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code|§10A-2-6-101. Court to keep records - Definitions.

|A. The court shall make and keep records of all cases brought before the court pursuant to the Oklahoma Juvenile Code. The court shall devise and cause to be printed such forms for social and legal records and such other papers as may be required. |B. As used in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code:1. "Records" or "record" shall include but not be limited to written or printed documents, papers, logs, reports, files, case notes, films, photographs, psychological evaluations, certification studies, presentence investigations, audio or visual tape recordings pertaining to a juvenile proceeding or a child, and shall include information entered into and maintained in an automated or computerized information system;2. "Juvenile court record" means legal and social records other than adoption records, including but not limited to agency, law enforcement and district attorney's records, filed with the court that are related to a child who is the subject of a court proceeding pursuant to the Oklahoma Juvenile Code;3. "Agency record" means records prepared, obtained or maintained by a public or private agency with regard to a child who is or has been under its care, custody or supervision or with regard to a family member or other person living in the home of such child and shall include but not be limited to:a.any study, plan, recommendation, assessment or report made or authorized to be made by such agency for the purpose of determining or describing the history, diagnosis, custody, condition, care or treatment of such child, orb.any records made in the course of any investigation or inquiry conducted by an agency to determine whether a child is a delinquent child or a child in need of supervision;4. "District attorney's records" means any records prepared or obtained by an office of a district attorney relating to a juvenile case and any records prepared or obtained for the prosecution of crimes against children that constitute a legal or social record of a child;5. "Law enforcement records" means any contact, incident or similar reports, arrest records, disposition records, detention records, fingerprints, or photographs related to a child and shall include but not be limited to reports of investigations or inquiries conducted by a law enforcement agency to determine whether a child is or may be subject to the provisions of this chapter as a delinquent child or a child in need of supervision. Law enforcement records pertaining to juveniles shall be maintained separately from records pertaining to adults;6. "Nondirectory education records" means any records maintained by a public or private school, including a technology center school, regarding a child who is or has been a student at the school which are categorized as private or confidential records pursuant to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and any rules promulgated pursuant to the act;7. "Legal record" means any petition, docket, motion, finding, order, judgment, pleading, certification study, paper or other document, other than social records, filed with the court;8. "Social record" means family social histories, medical reports, psychological and psychiatric evaluations or assessments, clinical or other treatment reports, educational records, or home studies, even if attached to court reports prepared by the agency; and9. "Participating agency" means any public or private agency that has entered into a contract or an interagency agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act in accordance with the rules and guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 620.6 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the Juvenile Offender Tracking Program for the purpose of accessing and sharing information necessary for the care, treatment, and supervision of children and youth.Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 177, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 211, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 12, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 93, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7307-1.1 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 190, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 404, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.