Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-4-101

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Juvenile bureau and citizens' advisory committee

Official statutory text

A. In each county having a population of eighty thousand

(80,000) or more, as shown by the last preceding Federal Decennial

Census, there is created a juvenile bureau and a citizens' advisory

committee.

1. The juvenile bureau shall be responsible for the provision

of juvenile justice services to children, youth, and families

located within its county and subject to the jurisdiction of the

juvenile division of that county's district court.

2. For the purposes of this section, "juvenile justice

services" may include, but not be limited to:

a. services provided to the child or youth to remediate

or alleviate the conditions that led to court

involvement, including educational, vocational-

educational, medical, substance abuse treatment, and

other programs that may be beneficial to the child or

youth,

b. services provided to the parent, legal guardian, legal

custodian, stepparent, or other family members or

adults subjecting themselves to the jurisdiction of

the court to remediate or alleviate the conditions

that led to the adjudication of the child or youth,

including programs to strengthen the family unit,

prevent or correct child abuse or neglect, or to

assist the family in providing proper care and

supervision of the child or youth,

c. community-based diversion and preventive services and

programs to assist in diverting children and youth

from the juvenile justice system. Such programs may

include, but not be limited to, medical, educational,

vocational, social and psychological guidance,

training, counseling, substance abuse treatment,

recreation, mediation, crisis intervention,

transitional living, independent living and other

rehabilitative services, and

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d. services or programs provided in collaboration with

other juvenile justice agencies or programs as defined

in Section 2-7-902 of this title.

3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the

Office of Juvenile Affairs or Board of Juvenile Affairs from

contracting with designated Youth Services Agencies as provided for

in Section 2-7-306 of this title. The services provided in

paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section shall be in addition to,

or in collaboration with, other state, municipal or privately funded

services to children and youth in the county therein.

B. In each county having a duly constituted juvenile bureau as

of January 1, 2005, as provided for in subsection A of this section,

the juvenile bureau shall remain in place and continue in operation.

No other counties shall establish juvenile bureaus.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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