Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-8-107
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Order for transportation of child by sheriff's office
Official statutory text
- Reimbursement.
A. The court may issue an order directing the county sheriff or
his designee of the county in which the court is located to provide
transportation to a child who is the subject of a deprived
proceeding, regardless of where the child is placed within the
state, for purposes of the following:
1. Transferring the child from his or her current placement to
a designated inpatient treatment facility, as more further defined
in the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of
Minors Act;
2. Transferring the child from the inpatient treatment facility
to court for hearing;
3. Transferring the child from an out-of-county placement to
court for hearing and returning the child back to the out-of-county
placement; and
4. Assisting the Department of Human Services in transporting a
child from any location to placement when requested by the
Department for purposes of ensuring the safekeeping of the child as
well as the Department employee.
B. 1. The Department shall provide reimbursement to the county
sheriff or his designee for necessary and actual expenses for
transporting the child as follows:
a. a fee for the cost of personal services at the rate of
Twelve Dollars ($12.00) per hour,
b. mileage reimbursement for each mile actually traveled
at the rate established in the State Travel
Reimbursement Act,
c. meals for transporting personnel, not to exceed Seven
Dollars ($7.00) per meal, and
d. meals for the child being transported, not to exceed
Seven Dollars ($7.00) per meal.
2. The Department shall process and mail reimbursement claims
within sixty (60) days of receipt. Payments for services provided
by the county sheriff’s office shall be paid to the county and
deposited in the sheriff’s service fee account.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 212
C. The court issuing the transportation order shall make such
provision for the transportation and safekeeping of a child as is
appropriate in the circumstances.
A. The court may issue an order directing the county sheriff or
his designee of the county in which the court is located to provide
transportation to a child who is the subject of a deprived
proceeding, regardless of where the child is placed within the
state, for purposes of the following:
1. Transferring the child from his or her current placement to
a designated inpatient treatment facility, as more further defined
in the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of
Minors Act;
2. Transferring the child from the inpatient treatment facility
to court for hearing;
3. Transferring the child from an out-of-county placement to
court for hearing and returning the child back to the out-of-county
placement; and
4. Assisting the Department of Human Services in transporting a
child from any location to placement when requested by the
Department for purposes of ensuring the safekeeping of the child as
well as the Department employee.
B. 1. The Department shall provide reimbursement to the county
sheriff or his designee for necessary and actual expenses for
transporting the child as follows:
a. a fee for the cost of personal services at the rate of
Twelve Dollars ($12.00) per hour,
b. mileage reimbursement for each mile actually traveled
at the rate established in the State Travel
Reimbursement Act,
c. meals for transporting personnel, not to exceed Seven
Dollars ($7.00) per meal, and
d. meals for the child being transported, not to exceed
Seven Dollars ($7.00) per meal.
2. The Department shall process and mail reimbursement claims
within sixty (60) days of receipt. Payments for services provided
by the county sheriff’s office shall be paid to the county and
deposited in the sheriff’s service fee account.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 212
C. The court issuing the transportation order shall make such
provision for the transportation and safekeeping of a child as is
appropriate in the circumstances.
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