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10 OK Stat § 10-1505 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-1505. Employment of persons to provide juvenile officer or assistant juvenile officer services in certain counties.

|A. 1. As provided by this subsection, the presiding or associate district judge or other judge with juvenile or deprived child docket responsibilities, with the approval of the county commissioners, may employ a juvenile officer or an assistant juvenile officer or contract with a court-appointed special advocate program to provide juvenile officer or assistant juvenile officer services. |2. In counties having a population in excess of twenty-four thousand (24,000), the presiding or associate district judge, with the approval of the county commissioners, may:a.employ one juvenile officer for the respective county, orb.contract with a court-appointed special advocate program to provide such services.3. In counties having a population in excess of forty thousand (40,000), the presiding or associate district judge, with the approval of the county commissioners, may:a.employ one juvenile officer and one assistant juvenile officer for the respective county, orb.contract with a court-appointed special advocate program to provide such services.B. 1. If employed:a.the salary of the juvenile officer shall be not less than sixty percent (60%) nor more than ninety percent (90%) of Class A officers of the county, andb.the salary of the assistant juvenile officer shall be not less than sixty percent (60%) nor more than eighty percent (80%) of Class A officers of the county. Such salaries shall be paid from county funds.2. The juvenile officer and assistant juvenile officer shall be entitled to reimbursement for all traveling expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Such expenses shall be paid upon sworn itemized claims. When transportation involves the use of the private automobile of the juvenile officer or assistant juvenile officer, such officer shall be entitled to claim reimbursement for use thereof at the rate provided for state employees under the State Travel Reimbursement Act. Such reimbursement shall be from county funds.C. 1. If the county contracts with a court-appointed special advocate program:a.the county may allow program employees to participate in all county employee benefit programs including, but not limited to, health care plans, andb.the county may provide adequate office space for the court-appointed special advocate program.2. Participation in any county benefit program or the provision of office space shall be included in the contract with the court-appointed special advocate program.D. Any juvenile officer and assistant juvenile officer shall serve at the pleasure of the court.E. For purposes of this section, a court-appointed special advocate program means a program as defined by Section 7001-1.3 of this title.Added by Laws 1969, c. 108, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1969. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 98, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 1981; Laws 1981, c. 238, § 7; Laws 2003, c. 105, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 273, § 1; Laws 2011, c. 64, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
10 OK Stat § 10-1505a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-1505a. Assistant juvenile officer in certain counties.

|In every county of the state having a population of more than twenty-four thousand (24,000), but less than forty thousand (40,000), and having located within it a city with a population of not less than twenty thousand (20,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, in which county there is employed a juvenile officer, an assistant juvenile officer may be appointed by order of the associate district judge with the consent of the chief judge of the judicial district in which said county is located. The assistant so appointed may receive as his annual compensation the sum of not more than Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00), payable monthly; provided, however, no part of said salary or salaries shall be paid out of the court fund, or from state appropriated funds; and provided further, that such salary may be set by order of said chief judge upon concurrence of a majority of the county commissioners of such county. |Laws 1971, c. 296, § 1, operative July 1, 1971. d
10 OK Stat § 10-1628 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-1628. Missing child 16 and under - Investigation of disappearance.

|It is hereby made the duty of any sheriff, chief of police, city marshal, constable, or any other law enforcement officer, upon notification of a report of a missing child sixteen (16) years and under, to immediately initiate an investigation into the disappearance of said child. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1983.
10 OK Stat § 10-1629 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-1629. Short title.

|Sections 1 through 5 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Minor Identification Act". |Added by Laws 1986, c. 288, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986.
10 OK Stat § 10-1630 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-1630. Definitions.

|For purposes of the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act: |1. "Fingerprint" means the impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken with ink and placed upon a paper or plastic card for the purpose of identification;2. "Local law enforcement agency" means the office of the county sheriff or a department of a municipality authorized by law or ordinance with the duties to maintain public order, make arrests, and enforce the criminal laws of this state or municipal ordinances; 3. "Minor or child" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age; and4. "Parent" means the natural or adoptive parent who has legal custody of the minor.Added by Laws 1986, c. 288, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986.
10 OK Stat § 10-1631 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-1631. Fingerprinting minors and identification card.

|A. Upon request of a parent, legal guardian or legal custodian of a minor and the presentation of the minor at a local law enforcement agency, the local law enforcement agency shall take a complete set of fingerprints of the minor and issue a fingerprint identification card to the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian which shall contain the fingerprints of such minor. |B. The local law enforcement agency taking the fingerprints and issuing a fingerprint identification card shall use forms and cards provided by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.Added by Laws 1986, c. 288, § 3, eff. July 1, 1986.
10 OK Stat § 10-1632 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-1632. Intent of legislature.

|It is the intent of the Legislature that the children of this state be provided certain safeguards. It is important that children entering the school system of this state as well as children already in the school system be fingerprinted in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act and said fingerprints be used for locating or identifying any child in this state or any other state who is reported lost, missing, kidnapped, or killed. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 288, § 4, eff. July 1, 1986.
10 OK Stat § 10-7007-1.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7007-1.7. Membership.

|A. The Judicial Coordination Advisory Study Panel shall consist of the following fourteen (14) members: |1. Nine members representing various rural and metropolitan areas across Oklahoma and who are judges having juvenile docket responsibilities, appointed by the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee of the Supreme Court;2. One member who serves as a court-appointed special advocate, appointed by the Oklahoma Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association;3. The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, or designee;4. The Director of the Department of Human Services, or designee;5. The Director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, or designee; and6. The Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, or designee.B. 1. Appointments to the Judicial Coordination Advisory Study Panel shall be made as soon as possible after the effective date of this act. The Study Panel shall call its first meeting as soon as possible after the appointments are made.2. Members of the Judicial Coordination Advisory Study Panel shall elect two cochairs from its membership to serve until June 30, 2002.3. Vacancy in such office shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. A majority of the members of the Study Panel shall constitute a quorum to transact business, but no vacancy shall impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the Study Panel.C. Members of the Judicial Coordination Advisory Study Panel shall receive no compensation for serving on the Study Panel, but shall receive travel reimbursement as follows:1. State agency members of the Study Panel shall be reimbursed by their respective agencies for their necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act; and2. Any other Study Panel members shall receive reimbursement pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act from funds of the Legislative Service Bureau.D. The Study Panel may divide into subcommittees in furtherance of its purposes. Staffing shall be provided by the respective agencies of the Study Panel.Added by Laws 2001, c. 415, § 11, emerg. eff. June 5, 2001.
10 OK Stat § 10-7007-1.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7007-1.8. Purposes - Report.

|A. The purposes of the Judicial Coordination Advisory Study Panel shall be to develop a comprehensive plan for court systems throughout Oklahoma to apply for federal funds authorized in the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of 2000, which provides: |1. Competitive grant funding for automated case tracking systems;2. Competitive grant funding for backlogged abuse and neglect cases; and3. Competitive grant funding for expansion of court-appointed special advocates (CASA) in underserved areas.B. The duties of the Study Panel shall include, but not be limited to:1. Providing information concerning federal grant application;2. Developing a process by which court systems can apply for federal grant funding;3. Identifying interested court systems applying for such federal funding;4. Monitoring the progress of court systems applications for federal grant funding; and5. Documenting federal grant funding awards made to court systems in Oklahoma.C. The Judicial Coordination Advisory Study Panel shall issue a report concerning the comprehensive plan developed, and a listing of the court systems in Oklahoma awarded federal funding, pursuant to the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of 2000, to the Legislature and the Governor on or before February 15, 2002.Added by Laws 2001, c. 415, § 12, emerg. eff. June 5, 2001.
10 OK Stat § 10-7501-1.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7501-1.1. Short title - Composition of Code.

|A. Chapter 75 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Adoption Code". |B. The Oklahoma Adoption Code shall be composed of eleven articles:Article 1. State Policy and General Definitions.Article 2. Jurisdiction, Venue and Choice of Law.Article 3. Adoption of Minors.Article 4. Medical and Social Histories.Article 5. Adoption Proceedings.Article 6. Paternity Registry.Article 7. Adult Adoptions.Article 8. Adult Adoptee Services.Article 9. General Provisions.Article 10. Subsidized Adoption Programs.Article 11. Studies and Committees.C. All statutes hereinafter enacted and codified in Chapter 75 of this title shall be considered and deemed part of the Oklahoma Adoption Code.D. The provisions of the Oklahoma Adoption Code shall not invalidate any adoption heretofore granted by any court.Added by Laws 1957, p. 26, § 23. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.23 of this title by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 28, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 4, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7502-1.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7502-1.1. Jurisdiction.

|Jurisdiction over proceedings to terminate parental rights and proceedings for the adoption of a minor commenced pursuant to the Oklahoma Adoption Code shall be governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act as provided in Sections 551-101 through 551-402 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 5, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 29, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 434, § 7, emerg. eff. June 8, 2001; Laws 2005, c. 69, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2011, c. 371, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
10 OK Stat § 10-7502-1.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7502-1.2. Venue.

|Proceedings for adoption shall be brought in the district court in the county where the petitioners or the child to be adopted resides, in Tulsa County or in Oklahoma County, or where termination proceedings took place, at the election of the petitioners. |Added by Laws 1957, p. 23, § 4. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 113, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 366, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60.4 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 107, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2014, c. 152, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
10 OK Stat § 10-7502-1.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7502-1.3. Laws governing.

|A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a proceeding to terminate parental rights pursuant to Article 5 of the Oklahoma Adoption Code or an adoption in this state of a minor born in this state or brought into this state from another state by a prospective adoptive parent, or by a person who places the minor for adoption in this state, is governed by the laws of this state, including but not limited to, the Oklahoma Adoption Code and the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. |B. A permanent relinquishment of a child for adoption or a consent to adoption, including, but not limited to, an extrajudicial consent signed by a putative father, will be recognized as valid and given effect in all proceedings brought pursuant to the Oklahoma Adoption Code in the courts of this state, if the permanent relinquishment or consent was executed:1. Before an appropriate official and in the manner prescribed by the Oklahoma Adoption Code; or2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection I of Section 7503-2.3 and subsection H of Section 7503-2.4 of this title, before an appropriate official and in the manner prescribed by the law of the state or country in which the permanent relinquishment or consent was executed.C. The laws of this state shall govern when and under which circumstances a permanent relinquishment of a child for adoption or a consent to adoption, including, but not limited to, an extrajudicial consent signed by a putative father, may be revoked or set aside, if:1. The permanent relinquishment or consent was executed in this state; or2. The permanent relinquishment or consent was executed outside of this state before an appropriate official and in a manner in compliance with all of the requirements of the Oklahoma Adoption Code.D. If a permanent relinquishment for adoption or consent to adoption, including, but not limited to, an extrajudicial consent signed by a putative father, is executed outside of this state before an official or in a manner that is not in compliance with all of the requirements of the Oklahoma Adoption Code, the law of the state in which the permanent relinquishment or consent was executed shall govern the circumstances under which the relinquishment or consent may be revoked or set aside.Added by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 6, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7503-1.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7503-1.1. Eligibility to adopt.

|The following persons are eligible to adopt a child: |1. A husband and wife jointly if both spouses are at least twenty-one (21) years of age;2. Either the husband or wife if the other spouse is a parent or a relative of the child;3. An unmarried person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or4. A married person at least twenty-one (21) years of age who is legally separated from the other spouse.Added by Laws 1957, p. 22, § 3. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 297, § 2, operative July 1, 1974; Laws 1997, c. 366, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60.3 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 7, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7503-2.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7503-2.2. When consent may be given.

|A. The mother of a minor shall not execute a valid consent to the adoption of the minor or a permanent relinquishment of the minor prior to the birth of the minor. |B. The father of a minor born in wedlock shall not execute a valid consent to the adoption of the minor or a permanent relinquishment of the minor prior to the birth of the minor.C. A putative father of a minor may execute a consent to the adoption of the minor, a permanent relinquishment of the minor, or an extrajudicial consent to the adoption of the minor before or after the birth of the minor.D. A guardian, guardian ad litem or legal custodian of a child may execute a consent to the adoption of a minor or a permanent relinquishment at any time after being authorized by a court to do so.E. A child-placing agency that places a child for adoption may execute its consent at any time at or before the hearing on the petition for adoption.F. A minor twelve (12) years of age or older whose consent is required pursuant to Section 7503-2.1 of this title may execute a consent to adoption at any time at or before the hearing on the petition for adoption.Added by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 9, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.
10 OK Stat § 10-7503-2.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7503-2.5. Acknowledgment of consent to adoption or permanent relinquishment before judge - Affidavit of nondisclosure.

|A. At the time that a written consent to adoption or permanent relinquishment is acknowledged by a biological parent before a judge of a court of this state, the judge shall advise the biological parent: |1. That an adult adopted person born in the State of Oklahoma whose decree of adoption is finalized after November 1, 1997, may obtain such person's original certificate of birth;2. That, if affidavits of nondisclosure have been filed by both biological parents and have not been revoked by either biological parent at the time that the request for the original birth certificate is made by the adult adopted person, the original birth certificate will not be released to the adult adopted person; and3. That if an unrevoked affidavit of nondisclosure by only one biological parent is on file with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics at the time that the request for the original birth certificate is made by the adult adopted person, identifying information regarding the parent who filed the unrevoked affidavit of nondisclosure will be deleted from the original birth certificate before it is provided to the adult adopted person. The identity of the parent who does not have an unrevoked affidavit of nondisclosure on file, if it is contained in the original birth certificate, will be disclosed.B. 1. The judge shall ascertain whether the biological parent wishes to execute an affidavit of nondisclosure. If so, an affidavit of nondisclosure form shall be made available to the biological parent by the court and may be executed in the presence of the judge at the time the written consent to adoption or relinquishment for adoption is acknowledged.2. An affidavit of nondisclosure signed at the time a consent or relinquishment is acknowledged shall be filed in the adoption action with the consent or relinquishment for adoption.3. Affidavit of nondisclosure forms shall also be available in each district court clerk's office and may be executed and filed by a biological parent in the court in which an adoption action is pending.4. An affidavit of nondisclosure may be filed after a final decree of adoption has been entered.C. A biological parent who has executed an affidavit of nondisclosure may revoke the affidavit of nondisclosure at any time by filing a revocation with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. Upon receipt of a revocation of an affidavit of nondisclosure, the State Registrar shall attach the revocation to the affidavit of nondisclosure and file it with the original certificate of birth and other records of the adoption.D. The failure to follow any provisions of this section shall not be grounds to challenge a decree of adoption.Added by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
10 OK Stat § 10-7503-2.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 10. Children|§10-7503-2.7. Setting aside permanent relinquishment or consent to adoption.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section and in Section 7503-2.6 of this title, a permanent relinquishment or consent to adoption executed pursuant to the Oklahoma Adoption Code shall be irrevocable. |B. The court shall set aside a permanent relinquishment or consent to adoption or vacate an order terminating parental rights based upon the execution of a permanent relinquishment only if it would be in the best interests of the minor and if the individual who executed the permanent relinquishment or consent establishes:1. By a preponderance of the evidence that without good cause shown, a petition to adopt was not filed within nine (9) months after the minor was placed for adoption;2. By a preponderance of the evidence, that another consent or permanent relinquishment was not executed or that a court decided not to terminate another individual's parental relationship to the minor; or3. By clear and convincing evidence, before a decree of adoption is issued, or within three (3) months of the discovery of the fraud, whichever is later, that the consent was obtained by fraud or duress.C. Notice of the motion to set aside the consent or permanent relinquishment and hearing on the motion shall be provided to:1. The person who filed for adoption of the minor;2. The Department of Human Services or any child-placing agency participating in the adoption; and3. To any person or agency in whose favor the consent was given.D. The court shall provide an opportunity to be heard to the person who has filed for adoption and to any agency participating in the adoption as to why the withdrawal of consent would not be in the best interest of the minor.E. The court may enter such orders as justice requires regarding the costs and legal fees of the person who filed for adoption, the agency, the Department and the person seeking that the consent or permanent relinquishment be set aside.Added by Laws 1957, p. 24, § 10. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 157, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1973; Laws 1990, c. 65, § 1, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1997, c. 366, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 60.10 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 13, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998.