§ 40.4. Indian child custody proceedings--Notice
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10. Children
10 Okl.St.Ann. § 40.4
§ 40.4. Indian child custody proceedings--Notice
A. In all Indian child custody proceedings of the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, including voluntary court proceedings and review hearings, the court shall ensure that the district attorney or other person initiating the proceeding shall send notice to the parents or to the Indian custodians, if any, and to the tribe that is or may be the tribe of the Indian child, and to the appropriate Bureau of Indian Affairs area office, by certified mail return receipt requested, except as provided by subsection B of this section. The notice shall be written in clear and understandable language and include the following information:
B. Notice of review hearings shall be sent, via regular first-class mail, to the tribe of the Indian child unless the tribe is present at the time the review hearing is set and consents to the date of the review. A tribe's right to notice under this section is not dependent on intervention into the case. The notice shall be evidenced by filing a certificate of mailing prior to the review hearing.
Credits
Laws 1982, c. 107, § 5, emerg. eff. April 6, 1982; Laws 1994, c. 30, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2006, c. 136, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2017, c. 81, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
10 Okl. St. Ann. § 40.4, OK ST T. 10 § 40.4
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 90 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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