Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-192.9

A. A juvenile shall be incarcerated only in a detention

facility authorized by the appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau

authority. A juvenile shall not be detained in any holding facility

or lockup facility. This requirement shall not preclude juveniles

from being held in nonsecure areas until a parent or other

responsible party arrives to take custody of the juvenile.

B. Prior to a juvenile being placed in an eligible detention

facility, permission shall be obtained from the appropriate judicial

or juvenile bureau authority. A record of permission shall be

maintained at the facility.

C. Sight checks of juvenile inmate living areas shall be

performed at least one time each hour. The check shall include all

areas of each cell and the juvenile inmates shall be visually

observed. Checks shall be documented in writing on a form provided

by the facility administrator.

D. An adult inmate who is assigned trustee status shall not be

permitted sustained contact with a juvenile inmate. A staff member

shall serve all meals to a juvenile inmate.

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E. In addition to existing visitation privileges, juvenile

inmates shall be permitted visits from authorized juvenile agency

personnel. Visits from family members who are unable to visit

during normal visiting hours shall be allowed so long as

arrangements are made in advance with the administrator and provided

the visit does not jeopardize facility security. Each facility that

holds a juvenile shall have written policies for such visits.

F. A juvenile inmate shall be able to communicate with staff

members at all times. Such communication may be either by voice or

electronic means. If electronic systems are used, there shall be a

backup plan to insure communication ability is maintained.

G. No staff member shall be permitted to enter a juvenile

inmate living area without backup assistance being available from

another staff member. At least one staff member shall be of the

same gender as the juvenile inmate except in life-endangering or

life-threatening situations. Any time a decision is made to enter

the living area without appropriate backup assistance as defined

herein, the action shall be documented. Documentation shall show

the reason for the decision and a permanent record shall be

maintained.

H. A juvenile charged with a crime which would constitute a

felony if committed by an adult or a juvenile who is an escapee from

a juvenile training school or from a Department of Human Services

group home may be detained in any detention facility authorized by

the appropriate judicial or juvenile bureau authority, police

station, or similar law enforcement office not approved for long-

term detention, for a period of six (6) hours or less for

identifying, processing, or arranging for transfer to a juvenile

detention facility or alternative program. In no other

circumstances shall a juvenile be securely detained in an adult

detention facility.

I. The State Department of Health shall coordinate with the

Office of Juvenile Affairs to certify detention facilities for

holding juvenile offenders based on the compliance of the detention

facility with the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act and the provisions of

Section 2-3-103 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

J. The designation of a detention facility as a place for the

detention of juveniles shall be made from a list of eligible

detention facilities supplied by the Department. Eligible detention

facilities shall be those detention facilities deemed by the

Department as compliant with the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act.

K. Any adult detention, holding, or lockup facility shall

record and report the detention of any person eighteen (18) years of

age or younger in a manner consistent with the requirements of the

Office of Juvenile Affairs.

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ties shall be those detention facilities deemed by the

Department as compliant with the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act.

K. Any adult detention, holding, or lockup facility shall

record and report the detention of any person eighteen (18) years of

age or younger in a manner consistent with the requirements of the

Office of Juvenile Affairs.

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L. Records of detention for persons eighteen (18) years of age

or younger and detained in the last year shall be subject to review

during the annual inspection conducted by the Department.

M. If detention of a juvenile is authorized, such juvenile

shall be housed separately from adults in order to prohibit

sustained sight and sound contact. Inadvertent contact with

incarcerated adults outside of detention facility living areas not

dedicated for use by juvenile offenders should be minimized.

N. A juvenile may be held for up to six (6) hours for the

purpose of identification, investigation, processing, release to a

parent, transfer to court, or transfer to a juvenile facility

following the initial custody of the juvenile.

O. A juvenile arrested for or charged with a criminal offense

may be securely detained in an adult detention or lockup facility

for up to six (6) hours immediately before or immediately after a

court appearance, provided sight and sound separation is maintained.

This period may be extended to twenty-four (24) hours, excluding

weekends and holidays, if the jurisdiction is outside the

metropolitan statistical area where:

1. State law requires an initial court appearance within

twenty-four (24) hours after being taken into custody;

2. There is no acceptable alternative placement; and

3. The detention facility has been determined by the Department

to provide for sight and sound separation.