Except as otherwise provided by this Code, the district attorney shall prepare and prosecute every hearing and proceeding within the purview of the Oklahoma Children's Code, and shall act as petitioner in all cases; provided, counsel for the Department of Human Services may, with consent of the district attorney, represent the interests of the state in proceedings involving a child in the permanent legal custody of the Department. Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 43, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 421, § 26, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 55, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-8.4 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 235, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 188, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
Oklahoma Legal Code