Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-712
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Authority to establish family drug court –
Official statutory text
Procedures.
A. Each district court is hereby authorized to establish a
family drug court for the purpose of treating children adjudicated
as deprived and their families in cases where the parent, parents or
legal guardian has a substance abuse disorder. The Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall assist in the
establishment of family drug courts and, if funds are available, may
contract for family drug court treatment services.
B. At the adjudicatory or dispositional hearing in a deprived
case, the court may determine whether there are any statutory
preclusions, other prohibitions, or program limitations that exist
and are applicable to considering the family for participation in
the drug court program.
C. A family drug court assessment shall be ordered by the
court, upon the motion of the district attorney, Department of Human
Services, the child’s attorney, parent, legal guardian or upon the
court’s own motion, once the requirements of subsection B of this
section have been met.
D. The court shall set a date for a hearing to determine final
eligibility for admittance into the program which shall not exceed
thirty (30) days after the dispositional hearing.
E. Upon denial for consideration in the family drug court
program at the initial hearing, the case shall proceed as authorized
by the Children's Code.
A. Each district court is hereby authorized to establish a
family drug court for the purpose of treating children adjudicated
as deprived and their families in cases where the parent, parents or
legal guardian has a substance abuse disorder. The Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall assist in the
establishment of family drug courts and, if funds are available, may
contract for family drug court treatment services.
B. At the adjudicatory or dispositional hearing in a deprived
case, the court may determine whether there are any statutory
preclusions, other prohibitions, or program limitations that exist
and are applicable to considering the family for participation in
the drug court program.
C. A family drug court assessment shall be ordered by the
court, upon the motion of the district attorney, Department of Human
Services, the child’s attorney, parent, legal guardian or upon the
court’s own motion, once the requirements of subsection B of this
section have been met.
D. The court shall set a date for a hearing to determine final
eligibility for admittance into the program which shall not exceed
thirty (30) days after the dispositional hearing.
E. Upon denial for consideration in the family drug court
program at the initial hearing, the case shall proceed as authorized
by the Children's Code.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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