Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-9-103

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a

different construction:

1. “Bylaws” means those bylaws established by the Interstate

Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling its

actions or conduct;

2. “Compact administrator” means the individual in each

compacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this compact,

responsible for the administration and management of the state’s

supervision and transfer of juveniles subject to the terms of this

compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission and policies

adopted by the State Council under this compact;

3. “Compacting state” means any state which has enacted the

enabling legislation for this compact;

4. “Commissioner” means the voting representative of each

compacting state appointed pursuant to Article III of this compact;

5. “Court” means any court having jurisdiction over delinquent,

neglected, or dependent children;

6. “Deputy compact administrator” means the individual, if any,

in each compacting state appointed to act on behalf of a Compact

Administrator pursuant to the terms of this compact responsible for

the administration and management of the state’s supervision and

transfer of juveniles subject to the terms of this compact, the

rules adopted by the Interstate Commission and policies adopted by

the State Council under this compact;

7. “Interstate Commission” means the Interstate Commission for

Juveniles created by Article III of this compact;

8. “Juvenile” means any person defined as a juvenile in any

member state or by the rules of the Interstate Commission,

including:

a. “accused delinquent” means a person charged with an

offense that, if committed by an adult, would be a

criminal offense,

b. “adjudicated delinquent” means a person found to have

committed an offense that, if committed by an adult,

would be a criminal offense,

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c. “accused status offender” means a person charged with

an offense that would not be a criminal offense if

committed by an adult,

d. “adjudicated status offender” means a person found to

have committed an offense that would not be a criminal

offense if committed by an adult, and

e. “non-offender” means a person in need of supervision

who has not been accused or adjudicated a status

offender or delinquent;

9. “Noncompacting state” means any state which has not enacted

the enabling legislation for this compact;

10. “Probation or parole” means any kind of supervision or

conditional release of juveniles authorized under the laws of the

compacting states;

11. “Rule” means a written statement by the Interstate

Commission promulgated pursuant to Article VI of this compact that

is of general applicability, implements, interprets or prescribes a

policy or provision of the Compact, or an organizational,

procedural, or practice requirement of the Interstate Commission,

and has the force and effect of statutory law in a compacting state,

and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing

rule; and

12. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of

Columbia (or its designee), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas

Islands.