Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-1-103

When used in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code, unless the context

otherwise requires:

1. "Adjudicatory hearing" means a hearing to determine whether

the allegations of a petition filed pursuant to the provisions of

Chapter 2 of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code are supported by the

evidence and whether a juvenile should be adjudged to be a ward of

the court;

2. "Alternatives to secure detention" means those services and

facilities which are included in the State Plan for the

Establishment of Juvenile Detention Services adopted by the Board of

Juvenile Affairs and which are used for the temporary detention of

juveniles in lieu of secure detention in a juvenile detention

facility;

3. "Behavioral health" means mental health, substance abuse or

co-occurring mental health and substance abuse diagnoses, and the

continuum of mental health, substance abuse, or co-occurring mental

health and substance abuse treatment;

4. "Behavioral health facility" means a mental health or

substance abuse facility as provided for by the Inpatient Mental

Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act;

5. "Board" means the Board of Juvenile Affairs;

6. "Child" or "juvenile" means any person under eighteen (18)

years of age, except for any person charged and convicted for any

offense specified in the Youthful Offender Act or against whom

judgment and sentence has been deferred for such offense, or any

person who is certified as an adult pursuant to any certification

procedure authorized in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code for any offense

which results in a conviction or against whom judgment and sentence

has been deferred for such offense;

7. "Child or juvenile in need of mental health and substance

abuse treatment" means a juvenile in need of mental health and

substance abuse treatment as defined by the Inpatient Mental Health

and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act;

8. "Child or juvenile in need of supervision" means a juvenile

who:

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a. has repeatedly disobeyed reasonable and lawful

commands or directives of the parent, legal guardian,

or other custodian,

b. is willfully and voluntarily absent from his or her

home without the consent of the parent, legal

guardian, or other custodian for a substantial length

of time or without intent to return,

c. is willfully and voluntarily absent from school, as

specified in Section 10-106 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, if the juvenile is subject to

compulsory school attendance, or

d. has been served with an ex parte or final protective

order pursuant to the Protection from Domestic Abuse

Act;

9. "Community-based" means a facility, program or service

located near the home or family of the juvenile, and programs of

community prevention, diversion, supervision and service which

maintain community participation in their planning, operation, and

evaluation. These programs may include but are not limited to

medical, educational, vocational, social, and psychological

guidance, training, counseling, alcoholism treatment, drug

treatment, prevention and diversion programs, diversion programs for

first-time offenders, transitional living, independent living and

other rehabilitative services;

10. "Community intervention center" means a facility which

serves as a short-term reception facility to receive and hold

juveniles for an alleged violation of a municipal ordinance, state

law or who are alleged to be in need of supervision, as provided for

in subsection D of Section 2-7-305 of this title;

11. "Core community-based" means the following community-based

facilities, programs or services provided through contract with the

Office of Juvenile Affairs as provided in Section 2-7-306 of this

title:

a. screening, evaluation and assessment which includes a

face-to-face screening and evaluation to establish

problem identification and to determine the risk level
ion 2-7-305 of this title;

11. "Core community-based" means the following community-based

facilities, programs or services provided through contract with the

Office of Juvenile Affairs as provided in Section 2-7-306 of this

title:

a. screening, evaluation and assessment which includes a

face-to-face screening and evaluation to establish

problem identification and to determine the risk level

of a child or adolescent and may result in clinical

diagnosis or diagnostic impression,

b. treatment planning which includes preparation of an

individualized treatment plan which is usually done as

part of the screening, evaluation and assessment,

c. treatment plan reviewing which includes a

comprehensive review and evaluation of the

effectiveness of the treatment plan,

d. individual counseling which includes face-to-face,

one-on-one interaction between a counselor and a

juvenile to promote emotional or psychological change

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to alleviate the issues, problems, and difficulties

that led to a referral, including ongoing assessment

of the status and response of the juvenile to

treatment as well as psychoeducational intervention,

e. group counseling which includes a method of treating a

group of individuals using the interaction between a

counselor and two or more juveniles or parents or

guardians to promote positive emotional or behavioral

change, not including social skills development or

daily living skills,

f. family counseling which includes a face-to-face

interaction between a counselor and the family of the

juvenile to facilitate emotional, psychological or

behavior changes and promote successful communication

and understanding,

g. crisis intervention counseling which includes

unanticipated, unscheduled face-to-face emergency

intervention provided by a licensed level or qualified

staff with immediate access to a licensed provider to

resolve immediate, overwhelming problems that severely

impair the ability of the juvenile to function or

maintain in the community,

h. crisis intervention telephone support which includes

supportive telephone assistance provided by a licensed

level provider or qualified staff with immediate

access to a licensed provider to resolve immediate,

overwhelming problems that severely impair the ability

of the juvenile to function or maintain in the

community,

i. case management which includes planned linkage,

advocacy and referral assistance provided in

partnership with a client to support that client in

self-sufficiency and community tenure,

j. case management and home-based services which includes

that part of case management services dedicated to

travel for the purpose of linkage, advocacy and

referral assistance and travel to provide counseling

and support services to families of children as needed

to support specific youth and families in self-

sufficiency and community tenure,

k. individual rehabilitative treatment which includes

face-to-face service provided one-on-one by qualified

staff to maintain or develop skills necessary to

perform activities of daily living and successful

integration into community life, including educational

and supportive services regarding independent living,

self-care, social skills regarding development,

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lifestyle changes and recovery principles and

practices,

l. group rehabilitative treatment which includes face-to-

face group services provided by qualified staff to

maintain or develop skills necessary to perform

activities of daily living and successful integration

into community life, including educational and

supportive services regarding independent living,

self-care, social skills regarding development,

lifestyle changes and recovery principles and

practices,

m. community-based prevention services which include

services delivered in an individual or group setting
op skills necessary to perform

activities of daily living and successful integration

into community life, including educational and

supportive services regarding independent living,

self-care, social skills regarding development,

lifestyle changes and recovery principles and

practices,

m. community-based prevention services which include

services delivered in an individual or group setting

by a qualified provider designed to meet the services

needs of a child or youth and family of the child or

youth who has been referred because of identified

problems in the family or community. The group

prevention planned activities must be focused on

reducing the risk that individuals will experience

behavioral, substance abuse or delinquency-related

problems. Appropriate curriculum-based group

activities include, but are not limited to, First

Offender groups, prevention and relationship

enhancement groups, anger management groups, life

skills groups, substance abuse education groups,

smoking cessation groups, STD/HIV groups and parenting

groups,

n. individual paraprofessional services which include

services delineated in the treatment plan of the

juvenile which are necessary for full integration of

the juvenile into the home and community, but do not

require a professional level of education and

experience. Activities include assisting families

with Medicaid applications, assisting with school and

General Educational Development (GED) enrollment,

assisting youth with independent living arrangements,

providing assistance with educational problems and

deficiencies, acting as a role model for youth while

engaging them in community activities, assisting youth

in seeking and obtaining employment, providing

transportation for required appointments and

activities, participating in recreational activities

and accessing other required community support

services necessary for full community integration and

successful treatment,

o. tutoring which includes a tutor and student working

together as a learning team to bring about overall

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academic success, improved self-esteem and increased

independence as a learner for the student,

p. community relations which include public or community

relations activities directed toward the community or

public at large or any segment of the public to

encourage understanding, accessibility and use of

community-based facilities, programs or services,

q. children's emergency resource centers that are

community-based and that may provide emergency care

and a safe and structured homelike environment or a

host home for children providing food, clothing,

shelter and hygiene products to each child served;

after-school tutoring; counseling services; life-

skills training; transition services; assessments;

family reunification; respite care; transportation to

or from school, doctors' appointments, visitations and

other social, school, court or other activities when

necessary; and a stable environment for children who

have been detained as delinquent or in need of

supervision and temporarily placed by a court, or

children in crisis who are in custody of the Office of

Juvenile Affairs if permitted under the Office's

policies and regulations or who have been voluntarily

placed by a parent or custodian during a temporary

crisis,

r. transitional living programs which include a

structured program to help older homeless youth

achieve self-sufficiency and avoid long-term

dependence on social services,

s. community-at-risk services (C.A.R.S.) which include a

program provided to juveniles in custody or under the

supervision of the Office of Juvenile Affairs or a

juvenile bureau to prevent out-of-home placement and

to reintegrate juveniles returning from placements.

The program shall include, but not be limited to,

treatment plan development, counseling, diagnostic and
e on social services,

s. community-at-risk services (C.A.R.S.) which include a

program provided to juveniles in custody or under the

supervision of the Office of Juvenile Affairs or a

juvenile bureau to prevent out-of-home placement and

to reintegrate juveniles returning from placements.

The program shall include, but not be limited to,

treatment plan development, counseling, diagnostic and

evaluation services, mentoring, tutoring, and

supervision of youth in independent living,

t. first offender programs which include alternative

diversion programs, as defined by Section 2-2-404 of

this title, and

u. other community-based facilities, programs or services

designated by the Board as core community-based

facilities, programs or services;

12. "Day treatment" means a program which provides intensive

services to juveniles who reside in their own home, the home of a

relative, or a foster home. Day treatment programs include

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educational services and may be operated as a part of a residential

facility;

13. "Delinquent child or juvenile" means a juvenile who:

a. has violated any federal or state law or municipal

ordinance except a traffic statute or traffic

ordinance or any provision of the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor

Regulation Act or the Oklahoma Boating Safety

Regulation Act, or has violated any lawful order of

the court made pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Juvenile Code, or

b. has habitually violated traffic laws, traffic

ordinances or boating safety laws or rules;

14. "Dispositional hearing" means a hearing to determine the

order of disposition which should be made with respect to a juvenile

adjudged to be a ward of the court;

15. "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the

Office of Juvenile Affairs;

16. "Facility" means a place, an institution, a building or

part thereof, a set of buildings, or an area whether or not

enclosing a building or set of buildings which is used for the

lawful custody and treatment of juveniles. A facility shall not be

considered a correctional facility subject to the provisions of

Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

17. "Graduated sanctions" means a calibrated system of

sanctions designed to ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform,

immediate, and consistent consequences that correspond to the

seriousness of each offender's current offense, prior delinquent

history, and compliance with prior interventions;

18. "Group home" means a residential facility with a program

which emphasizes family-style living in a homelike environment.

Said group home may also offer a program within the community to

meet the specialized treatment needs of its residents. A group home

shall not be considered a correctional facility subject to the

provisions of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

19. "Independent living program" means a program designed to

assist a juvenile to enhance skills and abilities necessary for

successful adult living and may include but shall not be limited to

minimal direct staff supervision and supportive services in making

the arrangements necessary for an appropriate place of residence,

completing an education, vocational training, obtaining employment

or other similar services;

20. "Institution" means a residential facility offering care

and treatment for more than twenty residents. An institution shall

not be considered a correctional facility subject to the provisions

of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Said institution may:

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a. have a program which includes community participation

and community-based services, or

b. be a secure facility with a program exclusively

designed for a particular category of resident;

21. "Juvenile detention facility" means a facility which is
to the provisions

of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Said institution may:

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a. have a program which includes community participation

and community-based services, or

b. be a secure facility with a program exclusively

designed for a particular category of resident;

21. "Juvenile detention facility" means a facility which is

secured by locked rooms, buildings and fences, and meets the

certification standards of the Office and which is entirely separate

from any prison, jail, adult lockup, or other adult facility, for

the temporary care of children. A juvenile detention facility shall

not be considered a correctional facility subject to the provisions

of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

22. "Municipal juvenile facility" means a facility other than a

community intervention center that accepts a child under eighteen

(18) years of age charged with violating a municipal ordinance and

meets the requirements of Section 2-2-102 of this title;

23. "Office" means the Office of Juvenile Affairs;

24. "Peer Review" means an initial or annual review and report

to the Office of Juvenile Affairs of the organization, programs,

records and financial condition of a Youth Services Agency by the

Oklahoma Association of Youth Services, or another Oklahoma

nonprofit corporation whose membership consists solely of Youth

Services Agencies and of whom at least a majority of Youth Services

Agencies are members. An annual review may consist of a review of

one or more major areas of the operation of the Youth Services

Agency being reviewed;

25. "Person responsible for a juvenile's health or welfare"

includes a parent, a legal guardian, custodian, a foster parent, a

person eighteen (18) years of age or older with whom the juvenile's

parent cohabitates or any other adult residing in the home of the

child, an agent or employee of a public or private residential home,

institution or facility, or an owner, operator, or employee of a

child care facility as defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

26. "Preliminary inquiry" or "intake" means a mandatory,

preadjudicatory interview of the juvenile and, if available, the

parents, legal guardian, or other custodian of the juvenile, which

is performed by a duly authorized individual to determine whether a

juvenile comes within the purview of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code,

whether nonadjudicatory alternatives are available and appropriate,

and if the filing of a petition is necessary;

27. "Probation" means a legal status created by court order

whereby a delinquent juvenile is permitted to remain outside an

Office of Juvenile Affairs facility directly or by contract under

prescribed conditions and under supervision by the Office, subject

to return to the court for violation of any of the conditions

prescribed;

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28. "Rehabilitative facility" means a facility maintained by

the state exclusively for the care, education, training, treatment,

and rehabilitation of juveniles in need of supervision;

29. "Responsible adult" means a stepparent, foster parent,

person related to the juvenile in any manner who is eighteen (18)

years of age or older, or any person having an obligation and

authority to care for or safeguard the juvenile in the absence of

another person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older;

30. "Secure detention" means the temporary care of juveniles

who require secure custody in physically restricting facilities:

a. while under the continuing jurisdiction of the court

pending court disposition, or

b. pending placement by the Office of Juvenile Affairs

after adjudication;

31. "Secure facility" means a facility, maintained by the state

exclusively for the care, education, training, treatment, and

rehabilitation of delinquent juveniles or youthful offenders which
y in physically restricting facilities:

a. while under the continuing jurisdiction of the court

pending court disposition, or

b. pending placement by the Office of Juvenile Affairs

after adjudication;

31. "Secure facility" means a facility, maintained by the state

exclusively for the care, education, training, treatment, and

rehabilitation of delinquent juveniles or youthful offenders which

relies on locked rooms and buildings, and fences for physical

restraint in order to control behavior of its residents. A secure

facility shall not be considered a correctional facility subject to

the provisions of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

32. "Transitional living program" means a residential program

that may be attached to an existing facility or operated solely for

the purpose of assisting juveniles to develop the skills and

abilities necessary for successful adult living. Said program may

include but shall not be limited to reduced staff supervision,

vocational training, educational services, employment and employment

training, and other appropriate independent living skills training

as a part of the transitional living program; and

33. "Youth Services Agency" means a nonprofit corporation with

a local board of directors, officers and staff that has been

designated by the Board as a Youth Services Agency, that is peer

reviewed annually, and that provides community-based facilities,

programs or services to juveniles and their families in the youth

services service area in which it is located.