Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-5-209A

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Youthful offender review hearing - Extended

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jurisdiction.

A. The court shall schedule a youthful offender review hearing

no less than every six (6) months. Additional review hearings may

be scheduled upon the motion of the court or for good cause shown at

the request of the youthful offender's attorney, the district

attorney, or the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Notice shall be given

to the youthful offender, the counsel, parent or guardian of the

youthful offender, the district attorney, and the Office of Juvenile

Affairs at the time the motion for review is made or filed. At the

review hearing, the court may:

1. Extend the jurisdiction of the court, and the Office of

Juvenile Affairs, as specified in subsection B and C of this

section;

2. Order a community-placed youthful offender, if less than

eighteen (18) years of age, into a sanctions program operated or

contracted by the Office of Juvenile Affairs, if available, if the

court determines the youthful offender has failed to comply with the

rehabilitation plan;

3. Revoke the youthful offender's community placement and place

the youthful offender in the custody of the Office of Juvenile

Affairs if such offender is less than eighteen (18) years of age, if

the court determines the youthful offender has substantially failed

to comply with the rehabilitation plan;

4. Discharge the youthful offender from the supervision or

custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs without a court judgment

of guilt and dismiss the case; or

5. Transfer the youthful offender from the supervision or

custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs to the Department of

Corrections pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection

A of Section 10 of this act.

B. The court shall hold a hearing thirty (30) days prior to the

youthful offender's eighteenth birthday, if the sentence has not

expired, or the youthful offender has not been transferred to the

custody or supervision of the Department of Corrections. At the

hearing, the court shall make one of the following determinations

to:

1. Extend the custody or supervision of Office of Juvenile

Affairs, to continue the youthful offender's rehabilitation plan;

2. Discharge the adjudication without a court judgment of guilt

and dismiss the case; or

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3. Transfer the youthful offender into the custody or

supervision of the Department of Corrections pursuant to paragraph 2

of subsection A of Section 10 of this act. The sentence imposed by

the court on a youthful offender who is transferred to the custody

or supervision of the Department of Corrections shall not exceed the

maximum term of the original sentence.

C. The court shall hold a hearing thirty (30) days prior to the

youthful offender attaining the age of eighteen (18) years and six
rsuant to paragraph 2

of subsection A of Section 10 of this act. The sentence imposed by

the court on a youthful offender who is transferred to the custody

or supervision of the Department of Corrections shall not exceed the

maximum term of the original sentence.

C. The court shall hold a hearing thirty (30) days prior to the

youthful offender attaining the age of eighteen (18) years and six

(6) months, if the sentence has not expired, or the youthful

offender has not been transferred to the custody or supervision of

the Department of Corrections. At the hearing, the court shall make

one of the following determinations:

1. At the recommendation of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the

court may extend the youthful offender's custody or supervision to

the age of nineteen (19) to allow him or her to complete the

reintegration phase of the treatment program or community

supervision. During this extension, the youthful offender may be

transferred to the Department of Corrections pursuant to paragraph 2

of subsection A of Section 10 of this act;

2. Discharge the adjudication without a court judgement of

guilt and dismiss the case; or

3. Transfer the youthful offender into the custody or

supervision of the Department of Corrections pursuant to paragraph 2

of subsection A of Section 10 of this act. The sentence imposed by

the court on a youthful offender who is transferred to the custody

or supervision of the Department of Corrections shall not exceed the

maximum term of the original sentence.

D. If the court has extended jurisdiction of the youthful

offender until nineteen (19) years of age, the youthful offender

shall remain in the supervision or custody of the Office of Juvenile

Affairs until he or she has been discharged or sentenced by the

court or until his or her nineteenth birthday, at which time the

youthful offender will be returned to the court for final

disposition. The court shall have the same dispositional options as

provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection B of this section. Any

Motion to Transfer Custody to Department of Corrections shall be

filed prior to the youthful offender's nineteenth birthday;

provided, however, the hearing may occur after the nineteenth

birthday to allow the youthful offender the latest possible time to

be in compliance.

E. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may make recommendations to

the court concerning the disposition of any youthful offender placed

in the supervision or custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.

F. Any order issued by the sentencing court under subsection B,

C, or D of this section shall be a final order, appealable when

entered to the Court of Criminal Appeals.

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G. 1. If authorized by the court, any hearing may be conducted

as a virtual hearing or through telephonic communications.

2. For purposes of this subsection:

a. "telephonic communication" means participation by

interactive telephonic communication which permits

auditory communication between the court, the youthful

offender, and all necessary participants, and

b. "virtual hearing" means a hearing held where

participation is accomplished in whole or in part

using a computer program which permits both visual and

auditory communication between the court, the youthful

offender, and all necessary participants.

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