Okla. Stat. tit. 56, § 56-233
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Referral of willfully delinquent parents to district
Official statutory text
attorney for prosecution.
A. If any parent of a child is determined by the Department of
Human Services to be willfully violating the provisions of Section
852 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department may refer
the case to the proper district attorney for prosecution.
B. The Department shall provide assistance to the district
attorneys in such prosecutions.
A. If any parent of a child is determined by the Department of
Human Services to be willfully violating the provisions of Section
852 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department may refer
the case to the proper district attorney for prosecution.
B. The Department shall provide assistance to the district
attorneys in such prosecutions.
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