2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code › §10A-1-6-101. Court to make and keep records - Definitions.

A. The court shall make and keep records of all cases brought before it. The court may devise and cause to be printed forms for records and such other papers as may be required.
B. As used in the Oklahoma Children's Code:
1. "Records" shall include but not be limited to written or printed documents, papers, logs, reports, files, case notes, films, photographs, audio or visual tape recordings, and shall include information entered into and maintained in an automated or computerized information system;
2. "Juvenile court record" means all 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 provisions of the Oklahoma Children's 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 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, or
b.
safety analysis records that have been prepared and obtained in response to a report of alleged child abuse or neglect and include assessment reports and reports to the district attorney with all supporting documentation attached and any addendums;
4. "District attorney's records" means any records prepared or obtained by an office of a district attorney relating to juvenile cases and any records prepared or obtained for the prosecution of crimes against children that constitute a legal or social record of a child as defined by this section;
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 title as a deprived child, a child in need of supervision, or a minor in need of treatment. 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 federal and state law;
7. "Legal record" means any petition, docket, motion, finding, order, judgment, pleading, 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, educational records, or home studies, even if attached to court reports prepared by the Department. “Social record” shall not include service provider progress reports or critical incident reports as required pursuant to Section 1-4-807 of this title; and
9. "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 this title for the purpose of accessing and sharing information necessary for the care, treatment, and supervision of children and youth.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 125, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 363, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 296, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 57, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1125 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 9, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 71, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7005-1.1 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 269, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 244, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.