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§ 1-4-501. District attorney to act as petitioner

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10A. Children and Juvenile CodeEffective: November 1, 2019

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 10a. Children and Juvenile Code
Article 1. Oklahoma Children's Code
Chapter 4. Court Proceedings
Part 5. Conduct of Hearings
Effective: November 1, 2019
10A Okl.St.Ann. § 1-4-501
§ 1-4-501. District attorney to act as petitioner
Except as otherwise provided by this Code, the district attorney shall prepare and prosecute every hearing and proceeding within the purview of the Oklahoma Children's Code, and shall act as petitioner in all cases; provided, counsel for the Department of Human Services may, with consent of the district attorney, represent the interests of the state in proceedings involving a child in the permanent legal custody of the Department.

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Laws 1995, c. 352, § 43, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 421, § 26, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998. Renumbered from Title 10, § 7003-8.4 and amended by Laws 2009, c. 233, §§ 55, 235, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009; Laws 2019, c. 188, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
10A Okl. St. Ann. § 1-4-501, OK ST T. 10A § 1-4-501
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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