Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-501
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District attorney to act as petitioner
Official statutory text
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.
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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