Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-3-102
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Persons under 18 years of age who have fled from
Official statutory text
another state considered adults for purposes of detention only in
certain cases.
Whenever a person under eighteen (18) years of age, who has fled
from another state, is taken into custody, that person shall be
considered an adult only for the purposes of detention if:
1. The person has been charged with commission of an offense in
the other state which is considered a felony in that state; and
2. The person is certified as an adult in that state for the
purpose of criminal prosecution for said felony or has reached the
statutory age of majority in that state; and
3. The other state is seeking the return of the individual to
its jurisdiction and provides written or electronically transmitted
confirmation, which is received within forty-eight (48) hours after
the person is taken into custody.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 338
certain cases.
Whenever a person under eighteen (18) years of age, who has fled
from another state, is taken into custody, that person shall be
considered an adult only for the purposes of detention if:
1. The person has been charged with commission of an offense in
the other state which is considered a felony in that state; and
2. The person is certified as an adult in that state for the
purpose of criminal prosecution for said felony or has reached the
statutory age of majority in that state; and
3. The other state is seeking the return of the individual to
its jurisdiction and provides written or electronically transmitted
confirmation, which is received within forty-eight (48) hours after
the person is taken into custody.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 338
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