Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-2-106

A. If a child has been taken into custody pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code before a petition has been

filed, a petition shall be filed and summons issued within five (5)

judicial days from the date of such assumption of custody, or

custody of the child shall be relinquished to the parent of the

child, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other responsible adult,

unless otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code.

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B. No pleading subsequent to the petition is required, and the

filing of any motion or pleading shall not delay the holding of the

adjudicatory hearing.

C. A petition may be amended by order of the court at any time

before an order of adjudication has been made, provided that the

court shall grant the parties such additional time to prepare as may

be required to insure a full and fair hearing. A petition shall be

deemed to have been amended to conform to the proof where the proof

does not change the substance of the act, omission or circumstance

alleged. However, the court shall not amend the adjudicatory

category prayed for in the petition.

D. A petition in a juvenile proceeding may be filed by the

district attorney to determine if further action is necessary. The

proceeding shall be entitled “In the matter of _______________, an

alleged (delinquent) or (a child alleged to be in need of

supervision)”. The petition shall be verified and may be upon

information and belief. It shall set forth:

1. With particularity facts which bring the child within the

purview of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code;

2. The name, age and residence of the child;

3. The names and residences of the parents of the child;

4. The name and residence of the legal guardian of the child,

if applicable;

5. The name and residence of the person or persons having

custody or control of the child;

6. The name and residence of the nearest known relative, if no

parent or guardian can be found;

7. The relief requested; and

8. The specific law under which the child is charged and an

endorsement of witnesses intended to be called by the petitioner,

where the child is sought to be adjudged a delinquent child.

E. A copy of the petition shall be attached to and served with

the summons.