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29		-	BILL NO. 1480 By: West (Tammy), Pae, Osburn,
30		-	Miller, Roberts, and Hefner
31		-	of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
	36	+	FOR
	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 1480 By: West (Tammy), Pae, and
	38	+	Osburn of the House
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40	49		An Act relating to children; defining term; directing
41	50		the court to determine ability to pay; providing that
42	51		the ability to pay shall not impact disposition;
43	52		providing that certain persons shall be relieved of
44	53		debt if certain determination is ma de; providing
45	54		factors court shall consider; providing factors court
46	55		shall not consider; providing for presumption of
47	56		inability to pay; directing court to inform certain
48	57		persons of certain information; directing the court
49	58		to provide cost hearing in certain situation;
50	59		directing that percentage reduction apply to all
51	60		financial obligations; directing court clerk to
52	61		review cases; directing court clerk to notify court
53	62		and set certain hearing in certain situation;
54	63		directing court clerk to issue summons; providing
55	64		information the summons shall contain; amending 10A
56	65		O.S. 2021, Sections 2 -3-101 and 2-3-103, as amended
57	66		by Section 1, Chapter 242, O.S.L. 2022 (10A O.S.
58	67		Supp. 2024, Section 2 -3-103), which relate to the
59	68		Oklahoma Juvenile Code; providing that youth shall
60	69		not be responsible for detention costs; providing
61	70		that no order shall be made requiring certain persons
62	71		to pay expenses; providing for codification; and
63	72		providing an effective date.
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68		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
69		-	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
70		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -3-206 of Title 10A, unless
71		-	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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	103	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
	104	+	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	105	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2 -3-206 of Title 10A, unless
	106	+	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
98	107		A. For purposes of this section, fines, costs, fees, and
99	108		assessments shall include all financial obligations imposed by the
100	109		court or required by law to be paid, excluding restitution or
101	110		payments to be made other than to the court clerk, and shall be
102	111		referred to as financial obligations.
103	112		B. 1. When an order of dis position, imposes court financial
104	113		obligations, as defined by subsection A of this section, upon a
105	114		child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible relative,
106	115		the court at the time of disposition may immediately, or at any
107	116		point thereafter until the d ebt is either paid or waived, determine
108	117		the ability of a child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or
109	118		responsible relative, to pay the court financial obligations. The
110	119		court may make such determinations at a cost hearing or upon written
111	120		motion or affidavit by the child, the parents, guardian, custodian,
112	121		or responsible relative. The ability of the child, the parents,
113	122		guardian, custodian, or responsible relative to pay court financial
114	123		obligations may not impact the disposition.
115	124		2. A child, the parents, guar dian, custodian, or responsible
116	125		relative with court financial obligations who are found by the court
117	126		to be unable to pay, in whole or in part, shall be relieved of the
118		-	debt by the court through a hardship waiver of the court financial
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	154	+	debt by the court through a hardship waiver of the court financial
	155	+	obligations, either i n whole or in part.
146	156		3. In determining the ability of a child, the parents,
147	157		guardian, custodian, or responsible relative to pay, the court shall
148	158		consider the following factors:
149	159		a. individual and household income,
150	160		b. household living expenses,
151	161		c. number of dependents,
152	162		d. assets,
153	163		e. child support obligations,
154	164		f. physical or mental health conditions that diminish the
155	165		ability to generate income or manage resources,
156	166		g. additional case-related expenses to be paid by the
157	167		child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or
158	168		responsible relative, and
159	169		h. any other factors relevant to the ability of the
160	170		child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or
161	171		responsible relative to pay.
162	172		4. In determining the ability of a child, the parents,
163	173		guardian, custodian, or responsible relative to pay, the following
164	174		shall not be considered as income or assets:
165	175		a. child support income,
166		-	b. any monies received from a federal, stat e, or tribal
167		-	government need-based or disability assi stance
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169		-	c. assets exempt from bankruptcy.
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	203	+	b. any monies received from a federal, state, or tribal
	204	+	government need-based or disability assistance
	205	+	program, or
	206	+	c. assets exempt from bankruptcy.
196	207		5. A child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible
197	208		relative in the following circumstances are presumed unable to pay
198	209		and the court financial obligations shall be waived:
199	210		a. designated as totally disabled by any federal, state,
200	211		or tribal disability services progr am including, but
201	212		not limited to, military disability, Social Security
202	213		Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, or
203	214		tribal disability benefits,
204	215		b. receives support from the Temporary Assistance for
205	216		Needy Families program, Supplemental Nutrition
206	217		Assistance Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition
207	218		Program for Women, Infants, and Children nutrition
208	219		education and supplemental food program, or any other
209	220		federal need-based financial support,
210	221		c. receives subsidized housing support through the
211	222		Housing Choice Voucher program, the United States
212	223		Department of Housing and Urban Development, or other
213	224		state, local, or federal government housing subsidy
214	225		program, or
215		-	d. total income is below one hundred fifty percent (150%)
216		-	of the federal poverty level.
217		-	C. 1. At the time of a plea or disposition, the court shall
218		-	inform the child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible
219		-	relative of the total court financial obligations owed, the
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	253	+	d. total income is below one hundred fifty percent (150%)
	254	+	of the federal poverty level.
	255	+	C. 1. At the time of a plea or disposition, the court shall
	256	+	inform the child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible
	257	+	relative of the total court financial obligations owed, the
246	258		consequences of failing to pay the court financial obligations, and
247	259		that the child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible
248	260		relative may request a cost hearing if at any time he or she is
249	261		unable to pay the court financial obligations, at which point the
250	262		court may waive all or part of the debt owed. If the total amount
251	263		of court financial obligations owed is not available at the time of
252	264		the plea or disposition, the court shall inform the child, the
253	265		parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible relative that court
254	266		financial obligations have been incurred and the time and loc ation
255	267		where the child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible
256	268		relative may learn of the total amount owed.
257	269		2. The court, including all municipal courts, shall provide a
258	270		cost hearing for the child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or
259	271		responsible relative upon request, either by establishing a
260	272		dedicated docket or on an as -requested basis. A child, the parents,
261	273		guardian, custodian, or responsible relative who requests a cost
262	274		hearing will receive a summons by personal service or by United
263	275		States mail to appear in court as required by subsection D of this
264	276		section. No fees shall be assessed or collected from the child, the
265		-	parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible relative as a
266		-	consequence of either requesting a cost hearing.
267		-	3. If the court determines that a waiver of any of the court
268		-	financial obligations is warranted, the court shall apply the same
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	304	+	parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible relative as a
	305	+	consequence of either requesting a cost hearing.
	306	+	3. If the court dete rmines that a waiver of any of the court
	307	+	financial obligations is warranted, the court shall apply the same
295	308		percentage reduction equally to all fines, costs, fees, and
296	309		assessments, excluding restitution.
297	310		D. 1. The court clerk shall periodically review ca ses to
298	311		determine the cases in which the child, the parents, guardian,
299	312		custodian, or responsible relative has not made any payment towards
300	313		court financial obligations within the previous ninety (90) days.
301	314		2. Upon identifying cases where no payment has been made within
302	315		the previous ninety (90) days, the clerk shall notify the court
303	316		which shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, set a cost hearing for
304	317		the court to determine if the child, the parents, guardian,
305	318		custodian, or responsible relative is able to pay. The cost hearing
306	319		shall be set within forty -five (45) days of the issuance of the
307	320		summons. The hearing shall be set on a date that shall allow the
308	321		court clerk to issue a summons fourteen (14) days prior to the cost
309	322		hearing. No additional fee shall be as sessed due to the issuance of
310	323		the summons.
311	324		3. At least fourteen (14) days prior to the cost hearing, the
312	325		court clerk shall issue one summons to the child, the parents,
313	326		guardian, custodian, or responsible relative to be served by United
314	327		States mail to the mailing address of the child, the parents,
315		-	guardian, custodian, or responsible relative on file in the case,
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317		-	SUMMONS
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	355	+	guardian, custodian, or responsible relative on file in the case,
	356	+	substantially as follows:
	357	+	SUMMONS
344	358		You are ORDERED to appear for a COST HEARING at the above
345	359		specified time, place, and date to determine if you are financially
346	360		able to pay the fines, costs, fees, or assessments or an installment
347	361		due in the above cases.
348	362		YOU MUST BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING.
349	363		At any time before the date of the cost hearing, you may contact
350	364		the court clerk and pay the amount due or request in writing or in
351	365		person prior to the court date, that the hearing be rescheduled for
352	366		up to thirty (30) days after the scheduled time.
353	367		You may consult with counsel prior to your hearing, and you may
354	368		have counsel present at your hearing.
355	369		4. If the child, the parents, guardian, custodian, or
356	370		responsible relative fails to appear at the scheduled cost hearing,
357	371		no warrant shall be issued based upon the nonappearance. However,
358	372		the court may notify the district attorney of the nonappearance and
359	373		the district attorney may pursue indirect contempt, pursuant to
360	374		Section 567 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, against the child,
361	375		the parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible relative based on
362	376		the nonpayment of the court financial obligations. The alleged
363	377		contemnor shall appear at the initial appearance or arraignment.
364	378		Provided, however, that the contemnor shall be released on his or
365		-	her own recognizance and no cash bond shall be required. During the
366		-	trial on the contempt, prior determinations regarding the alleged
367		-	contemnor's ability to pay the court financial obligations shall be
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	406	+	her own recognizance and no cash bond shall be required. During the
	407	+	trial on the contempt, prior determinations regarding the allege d
	408	+	contemnor's ability to pay the court financial obligations shall be
394	409		reconsidered based on evidence of the contemnor's ability to pay
395	410		admitted at trial.
396	411		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -3-101, is
397	412		amended to read as follows:
398	413		Section 2-3-101. A. When a child is taken into custody
399	414		pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code, the child
400	415		shall be detained only if it is necessary to assure the appearance
401	416		of the child in court or for the protection of the chil d or the
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403	418		1. a. No child twelve (12) years of age or younger shall be
404	419		placed in a juvenile detention facility unless all
405	420		alternatives have been exhausted and the child is
406	421		currently charged with a criminal offense that would
407	422		constitute a felony if co mmitted by an adult and it
408	423		has been indicated by a risk -assessment screening that
409	424		the child requires detention. The detention of any
410	425		child twelve (12) years of age or younger shall be
411	426		judicially reviewed pursuant to subparagraph c of this
412	427		paragraph.
413	428		b. Any child who is thirteen (13) or fourteen (14) years
414	429		of age may be admitted to a juvenile detention
415		-	facility only after all alternati ves have been
416		-	exhausted and the child is currently ch arged with a
417		-	criminal offense that would constitute a felony if
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	458	+	exhausted and the child is currently charged with a
	459	+	criminal offense that would constitute a felony if
444	460		committed by an adult and it has been indicated by a
445	461		risk-assessment screening that the child requires
446	462		detention.
447	463		c. No preadjudicatory or predisposition detention or
448	464		custody order shall remain in force and effect for
449	465		more than thirty (30) days. The court, for g ood and
450	466		sufficient cause shown, may extend the effective
451	467		period of such an order for an additional period not
452	468		to exceed sixty (60) days. If the child is being
453	469		detained for the commission of a murder, the court
454	470		may, if it is in the best interests of justic e, extend
455	471		the effective period of such an order an additional
456	472		sixty (60) days.
457	473		d. Whenever the court orders a child to be held in a
458	474		juvenile detention facility, an order for secure
459	475		detention shall remain in force and effect for not
460	476		more than fifteen (15) d ays after such order. Upon an
461	477		application of the district attorney and after a
462	478		hearing on such application, the court, for good and
463	479		sufficient cause shown, may extend the effective
464	480		period of such an order for an additional period not
465		-	to exceed fifteen (15) days after such hearing. The
466		-	total period of preadjudicatory or predisposition
467		-	shall not exceed the ninety -day limitation as
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	508	+	to exceed fifteen (15 ) days after such hearing. The
	509	+	total period of preadjudicatory or predisposition
	510	+	shall not exceed the ninety -day limitation as
494	511		specified in subparagraph a of this paragraph. The
495	512		child shall be present at the hearing on the
496	513		application for extension unles s, as authorized and
497	514		approved by the court, the attorney for the child is
498	515		present at the hearing and the child is available to
499	516		participate in the hearing via telephone conference
500	517		communication. For the purpose of this paragraph,
501	518		"telephone conference comm unication" means use of a
502	519		telephone device that allows all parties, including
503	520		the child, to hear and be heard by the other parties
504	521		at the hearing. After the hearing, the court may
505	522		order continued detention in a juvenile detention
506	523		center, may order the chi ld detained in an alternative
507	524		to secure detention or may order the release of the
508	525		child from detention.
509	526		e. No detained youth, previously detained youth, or
510	527		parent or guardian of youth shall be responsible for
511	528		detention costs.
512	529		2. No child alleged or adjudi cated to be deprived or in need of
513	530		supervision or who is or appears to be a minor in need of treatment
514	531		as defined by the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse
515		-	Treatment of Minors Act, shall be confined in any jail, adult
516		-	lockup, or adult detention facility. No child shall be transported
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	559	+	Treatment of Minors Act, shall be confined in any jail, adult
	560	+	lockup, or adult detention fa cility. No child shall be transported
543	561		or detained in association with criminal, vicious, or dissolute
544	562		persons.
545	563		3. Except as otherwise authorized by this section a child who
546	564		has been taken into custody as a deprived child, a child in need of
547	565		supervision, or who appears to be a minor in need of treatment, may
548	566		not be placed in any detention facility pending court proceedings,
549	567		but must be placed in shelter care or foster care or, with regard to
550	568		a child who appears to be a minor in need of treatment, a behavio ral
551	569		health treatment facility in accordance with the provisions of the
552	570		Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act,
553	571		or released to the custody of the parents of the child or some other
554	572		responsible party. Provided, this shall not pr eclude runaway
555	573		juveniles from other states, with or without delinquent status, to
556	574		be held in a detention facility in accordance with the Interstate
557	575		Compact for Juveniles in Sections 2 -9-101 through 2-9-116 of this
558	576		title and rules promulgated by the Interst ate Commission.
559	577		B. No child shall be placed in secure detention unless:
560	578		1. The child is an escapee from any delinquent placement;
561	579		2. The child is a fugitive from another jurisdiction with a
562	580		warrant on a delinquency charge or confirmation of delinquency
563	581		charges by the home jurisdiction;
564		-	3. The child is seriously assaultive or destructive towards
565		-	others or self;
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	609	+	3. The child is seriously assaultive or destructive towards
	610	+	others or self;
592	611		4. The child is currently charged with any criminal offense
593	612		that would constitute a felony if committed by an adult or a
594	613		misdemeanor and:
595	614		a. is on probation or parole on a prior delinquent
596	615		offense,
597	616		b. is on preadjudicatory community supervision, or
598	617		c. is currently on release status on a prior delinquent
599	618		offense;
600	619		5. The child has willfully failed or there is reason to believe
601	620		that the child will w illfully fail to appear for juvenile court
602	621		proceedings;
603	622		6. A warrant for the child has been issued on the basis that:
604	623		a. the child is absent from court -ordered placement
605	624		without approval by the court,
606	625		b. the child is absent from designated placement by th e
607	626		Office of Juvenile Affairs without approval by the
608	627		Office of Juvenile Affairs,
609	628		c. there is reason to believe the child will not remain
610	629		at said placement, or
611	630		d. the child is subject to an administrative transfer or
612	631		parole revocation proceeding.
613		-	C. A child who has violated a court order and has had the order
614		-	revoked or modified pursuant to Section 2 -2-503 of this title may be
615		-	placed into an Office-of-Juvenile-Affairs-designated sanction
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	659	+	C. A child who has violated a court order and has had the order
	660	+	revoked or modified pursuant to Section 2 -2-503 of this title may be
	661	+	placed into an Office -of-Juvenile-Affairs-designated sanction
642	662		detention bed or an Office -of-Juvenile-Affairs-approved sanction
643	663		program.
644	664		D. Priority shall be given to the use of juvenile detention
645	665		facilities for the detention of juvenile offenders through
646	666		provisions requiring the removal from detention of a juvenile with a
647	667		lower priority status if an empty detention bed is not availabl e at
648	668		the time of referral of a juvenile with a higher priority status and
649	669		if the juvenile with a higher priority status would be more of a
650	670		danger to the public than the juvenile with the lower priority
651	671		status.
652	672		E. Juvenile detention facilities shall be the initial placement
653	673		for all persons under eighteen (18) years of age. No child shall be
654	674		placed in secure detention in an adult jail, adult lockup, adult
655	675		detention facility or other adult facility except as provided in
656	676		this section.
657	677		1. Any child who is at least fifteen (15) years of age who is
658	678		charged with murder in the first degree may be detained in an adult
659	679		jail, adult lockup, adult detention facility or other adult facility
660	680		only after a hearing in which the child is provided representation
661	681		and the court makes a written finding that it is in the interest of
662		-	justice that the child be placed in an adult jail, adult lockup,
663		-	adult detention facility or other adult facility.
664		-	2. In determining whether it is in the interest of justice that
665		-	a child who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and who is charged
666	682
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	709	+	justice that the child be placed in an adult jail, adult lockup,
	710	+	adult detention facility or other adult facility.
	711	+	2. In determining whether it is in the interest of justice that
	712	+	a child who is at lea st fifteen (15) years of age and who is charged
692	713		with murder in the first degree be placed in an adult jail, adult
693	714		lockup, adult detention facility or other adult facility, the court
694	715		shall consider:
695	716		a. the age of the child,
696	717		b. the physical and mental maturi ty of the child,
697	718		c. the present mental state of the child, including
698	719		whether the child presents an imminent risk of harm to
699	720		the child,
700	721		d. the nature and circumstances of the alleged offense,
701	722		e. the child's history of prior delinquent acts,
702	723		f. the relative ability of the available adult and
703	724		juvenile detention facilities to not only meet the
704	725		specific needs of the child but also to protect the
705	726		safety of the public as well as other detained youth,
706	727		and
707	728		g. any other relevant factors.
708	729		3. If a court determines tha t it is in the interest of justice
709	730		that the child be placed in an adult jail, adult lockup, adult
710	731		detention facility or other adult facility:
711		-	a. the court shall hold a hearing not less frequently
712		-	than once every thirty (30) days, or in the case of a
713		-	rural jurisdiction, which is any jurisdiction not
714		-	located in a metropolitan statistical area as defined
715		-	by the United States Office of Man agement and Budget,
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	759	+	a. the court shall hold a hearing not less frequently
	760	+	than once every thirty (30) days, or in the case of a
	761	+	rural jurisdiction, which is any jurisdiction not
	762	+	located in a metropolitan statistical area as defined
	763	+	by the United States Office of Management and Budget,
742	764		not less frequently than once every forty -five (45)
743	765		days, to review whether it is still in the interest of
744	766		justice to permit the juvenile to be so held or have
745	767		such sight and sound contact, and
746	768		b. the child shall not be held in any adult jail or
747	769		lockup for adults or be permitted to have sight or
748	770		sound contact with adult inmates for more than one
749	771		hundred eighty (180) days, unless the court, in
750	772		writing, determines there is good cause for an
751	773		extension or the child expressly waives this
752	774		limitation.
753	775		F. When a child is placed in an adult jail, adult lockup, adult
754	776		detention facility or other adult facility, he or s he shall be
755	777		afforded the following rights and protections in order to address
756	778		the child's health and safety:
757	779		1. A copy of the child's most current mental health or suicide
758	780		screening instrument approved by the Office of Juvenile Affairs
759	781		shall be provided to the adult jail, adult lockup or adult detention
760	782		facility at the time of the child's transfer; and
761		-	2. Adult jails, adult lockups, adult detention facilities or
762		-	other adult facilities shall process requests for visits and allow
763		-	approved visitors contact visits with the child within five (5)
764		-	business days of the request.
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	810	+	2. Adult jails, adult lockups, adult detention facilities or
	811	+	other adult facilities shall process requests for visits and allow
	812	+	approved visitors contact v isits with the child within five (5)
	813	+	business days of the request.
791	814		G. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no child
792	815		shall be placed in secure detention in an adult jail, adult lockup,
793	816		adult detention facility or other adult facility unless:
794	817		a. the adult jail, adult lockup or adult detention
795	818		facility provides sight and sound separation for
796	819		juveniles, pursuant to standards required by
797	820		subsection E of Section 2 -3-103 of this title, and
798	821		b. the adult jail, adult lockup or adult detention
799	822		facility meets the requirements for licensure of
800	823		juvenile detention facilities, as adopted by the
801	824		Office of Juvenile Affairs, is appropriately licensed,
802	825		and provides sight and sound separation for juveniles,
803	826		which includes:
804	827		(1) total separation between juveniles and adult
805	828		facility spatial areas such that there could be
806	829		no haphazard or accidental contact between
807	830		juvenile and adult residents in the respective
808	831		facilities,
809	832		(2) total separation in all juvenile and adult
810	833		program activities within the facilities,
811		-	including recreation, education, counseling,
812		-	health care, dining, sleeping and general living
813		-	activities, and
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	861	+	including recreation, education, counseling,
	862	+	health care, dining, sleeping and general living
	863	+	activities, and
840	864		(3) separate juvenile and adult staff, specifically
841	865		direct care staff such as recreation, education
842	866		and counseling.
843	867		Specialized services staff, such as cook s,
844	868		bookkeepers, and medical professionals who are not
845	869		normally in contact with detainees or whose infrequent
846	870		contacts occur under conditions of separation of
847	871		juveniles and adults can serve both.
848	872		2. Nothing in this section shall preclude a child who is
849	873		detained for the commission of a crime that would constitute a
850	874		felony if committed by an adult, or a child who is an escapee from a
851	875		juvenile secure facility or from an Office of Juvenile Affairs group
852	876		home from being held in any jail certified by the State De partment
853	877		of Health, police station or similar law enforcement offices for up
854	878		to six (6) hours for purposes of identification, processing or
855	879		arranging for transfer to a secure detention or alternative to
856	880		secure detention. Such holding shall be limited to t he absolute
857	881		minimum time necessary to complete these actions.
858	882		a. The time limitations for holding a child in a jail for
859	883		the purposes of identification, processing or
860	884		arranging transfer established by this section shall
861		-	not include the actual travel time required for
862		-	transporting a child from a jail to a juvenile
863		-	detention facility or alternative to secure detention.
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	912	+	not include the actual travel time re quired for
	913	+	transporting a child from a jail to a juvenile
	914	+	detention facility or alternative to secure detention.
890	915		b. Whenever the time limitations established by this
891	916		subsection are exceeded, this circumstance shall not
892	917		constitute a defense in a subsequent delinquency or
893	918		criminal proceeding.
894	919		3. Nothing in this section shall preclude detaining in a county
895	920		jail or other adult detention facility an eighteen -year-old charged
896	921		in a juvenile petition for whom certification to stand trial as an
897	922		adult is prayed. Ho wever, if no certification motion is filed, the
898	923		eighteen-year-old may remain in a juvenile detention facility as
899	924		long as secure detention is required.
900	925		4. Nothing in this section shall preclude detaining in a county
901	926		jail or other adult detention facility a person provided for in
902	927		Section 2-3-102 of this title if written or electronically
903	928		transmitted confirmation is received from the state seeking return
904	929		of the individual that the person is a person provided for in
905	930		Section 2-3-102 of this title and if, during the time of detention,
906	931		the person is detained in a facility meeting the requirements of
907	932		Section 2-3-103 of this title.
908	933		5. Nothing in this section shall preclude detaining a person,
909	934		whose age is not immediately ascertainable and who is being detained
910	935		for the commission of a felony, in a jail certified by the State
911		-	Department of Health, a police station or similar law enforcement
912		-	office for up to twenty-four (24) hours for the purpose of
913		-	determining whether or not the person is a child, if:
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	963	+	Department of Health, a police station or similar law enforcement
	964	+	office for up to twenty -four (24) hours for the purpose of
	965	+	determining whether or not the person is a child, if:
940	966		a. there is a reasonable belief that the person is
941	967		eighteen (18) years of age or older,
942	968		b. there is a reasonable belief that a felony has been
943	969		committed by the person,
944	970		c. a court order for such detention is obtained from a
945	971		judge of the district court within six (6) hours of
946	972		initially detaining the person,
947	973		d. there is no juvenile detention facility that has space
948	974		available for the person and that is within thirty
949	975		(30) miles of the jail, police station, or law
950	976		enforcement office in which the person is to be
951	977		detained, and
952	978		e. during the time of detention the person is detained in
953	979		a facility meeting the requirements of subparagraph b
954	980		of paragraph 1 of this subsection.
955		-	The time limitation provided for in this paragraph shall include
956		-	~~the~~ time the person is detained prior to the ~~issuance~~ of the court
	981	+	The time limitation provided for in this paragraph shall include the
	982	+	time the person is detained prior to the is suance of the court
957	983		order.
958		-	The time limitation provided for in this paragraph shall not
959		-	include the actual travel time required for transporting the person
960		-	to the jail, police station, or similar law enforcement office. If
961		-	the time limitation established by this paragraph is exceeded, this
962		-	circumstance shall not constitute a defense in any subsequent
963		-	delinquency or criminal proceeding .
	984	+	The time limitation provided for in this paragraph shall not include
	985	+	the actual travel time required for transporting the person to the
	986	+	jail, police station, or similar law enforcement office. If the
964	987
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	1014	+	time limitation established by this paragraph is exceeded, this
	1015	+	circumstance shall not constitute a defense in any subsequent
	1016	+	delinquency or criminal proceeding.
990	1017		H. Nothing contained in this section shall in any way reduce or
991	1018		eliminate the liability of a county as otherwise provided by law for
992	1019		injury or damages resulting from the placement of a child in an
993	1020		adult jail, adult lockup, adult detention facility or other adult
994	1021		facility.
995	1022		I. Any juvenile detention facility shall be available for use
996	1023		by any eligible Indian child as that term is defined by the Oklahoma
997	1024		Indian Child Welfare Act, providing that the use of the juvenile
998	1025		detention facility meets the requirements of the Oklahoma Juvenile
999	1026		Code. The Indian tribe may contract with any juvenile detention
1000	1027		facility for the providing of d etention services.
1001	1028		J. Each member of the staff of a juvenile detention facility
1002	1029		shall satisfactorily complete a training program provided or
1003	1030		approved by the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
1004	1031		K. Whenever a juvenile is placed in any adult jail, adult
1005	1032		lockup, adult detention facility or other adult facility, the Office
1006	1033		of Juvenile Affairs shall have access to all facilities which detain
1007	1034		such juveniles and shall have access to any data regarding such
1008	1035		juveniles. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall have access to a ll
1009	1036		adult jails, adult lockups, adult detention facilities or other
1010	1037		adult facilities in this state, including all data maintained by
1011		-	such facilities, to assure compliance with this secti on. The Board
1012		-	of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement
1013		-	the provisions of this section.
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	1065	+	such facilities, to assure compliance with this section. The Board
	1066	+	of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement
	1067	+	the provisions of this section.
1040	1068		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -3-103, as
1041	1069		amended by Section 1, Chapter 242, O.S.L. 2022 (10A O.S. Supp. 2024,
1042	1070		Section 2-3-103), is amended to read as follows:
1043	1071		Section 2-3-103. A. Provision shall be made for the temporary
1044	1072		detention of children in a juvenile detention facility or the court
1045	1073		may arrange for the care and custody of such children temporarily in
1046	1074		private homes, subject to the supervision of the court, or the co urt
1047	1075		may provide shelter or may enter into a contract with any
1048	1076		institution or agency to receive, for temporary care and custody,
1049	1077		children within the jurisdiction of the court. The Office of
1050	1078		Juvenile Affairs shall not be ordered to provide detention unless
1051	1079		said Office has designated and is operating detention services or
1052	1080		facilities.
1053	1081		B. County sheriffs of the arresting agency, their designee, any
1054	1082		peace officer, private contractors under contract with the Office of
1055	1083		Juvenile Affairs for transportation services , or juvenile court
1056	1084		officers shall provide for the transportation of juveniles to and
1057	1085		from secure detention for purposes of admission, interfacility
1058	1086		transfer, discharge, medical or dental attention, court appearance,
1059	1087		or placement designated by the Office. No private contract for
1060	1088		transportation services shall be entered into by the Office unless
1061		-	the private contractor demonstrates to t he satisfaction of the
1062		-	Office that such contractor is able to obtain insurance or provide
1063		-	self-insurance to indemnify the Office against possible lawsuits and
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	1116	+	the private contractor demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
	1117	+	Office that such contractor is able to obtain insurance or provide
	1118	+	self-insurance to indemnify the Of fice against possible lawsuits and
1090	1119		meets the requirements of subparagraphs a, b and d of paragraph 4 of
1091	1120		subsection C of this section. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall
1092	1121		not be ordered to provide transportation for a juvenile who is
1093	1122		detained in or is des tined for secure detention. The Office of
1094	1123		Juvenile Affairs shall provide reimbursement to the entity
1095	1124		transporting juveniles for necessary and actual expenses for
1096	1125		transporting juveniles who are detained in or destined for a secure
1097	1126		detention center as follo ws:
1098	1127		1. A fee for the cost of personal services at the rate of
1099	1128		Seventeen Dollars ($17.00) per hour;
1100	1129		2. Mileage reimbursement for each mile actually traveled at the
1101	1130		rate established in the State Travel Reimbursement Act;
1102	1131		3. Meals for transporting personne l, not to exceed Ten Dollars
1103	1132		($10.00) per meal; and
1104	1133		4. Meals for juveniles being transported, not to exceed Ten
1105	1134		Dollars ($10.00) per meal.
1106	1135		The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall process and mail
1107	1136		reimbursement claims within sixty (60) days of receipt. Payme nts
1108	1137		for services provided by a county sheriff's office shall be paid to
1109	1138		the county and deposited in the service fee account of the sheriff.
1110		-	C. 1. All juvenile detention facilities shall be certified by
1111		-	the Office of Juvenile Affairs. To be certified, a juvenile
1112		-	detention facility shall be required to meet standards for
1113		-	certification promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs.
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	1166	+	C. 1. All juvenile detention facilities shall be certified by
	1167	+	the Office of Juvenile Affairs. To be certified, a juvenile
	1168	+	detention facility shall be required to meet standards for
	1169	+	certification promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs.
1140	1170		2. The board of county commissioners of every county shall
1141	1171		provide for the temporary detention of a child who is or who may be
1142	1172		subject to secure detention and may construct a building or rent
1143	1173		space for such purpose. The boards of county commissioners shall
1144	1174		provide for temporary detention services and facilities in
1145	1175		accordance with the provisions of the State Plan for the
1146	1176		Establishment of Juvenile Detention Services adopted pursuant to
1147	1177		subsection D of this section and in accordance with subsections A
1148	1178		and C of Section 2-7-608 of this title. The boards of county
1149	1179		commissioners are hereby authorized to create multicounty trust
1150	1180		authorities for the purpose of operating juvenile detention
1151	1181		facilities.
1152	1182		3. In order to operate the juvenile detention facilities
1153	1183		designated in the State Plan for the Establishment of Juvenile
1154	1184		Detention Services and in subsections A and C of Section 2 -7-608 of
1155	1185		this title, the boards of county commissioners in the designated
1156	1186		host counties shall:
1157	1187		a. operate the juvenile detention facility through a
1158	1188		statutorily constituted juvenile bureau subject to the
1159	1189		supervision of the district court, or
1160		-	b. operate the juvenile detention facility by employing a
1161		-	manager who may employ personnel and incur other
1162		-	expenses as may be necessary for its operation and
1163		-	maintenance, or
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	1217	+	b. operate the juvenile det ention facility by employing a
	1218	+	manager who may employ personnel and incur other
	1219	+	expenses as may be necessary for its operation and
	1220	+	maintenance, or
1190	1221		c. contract with a public agency, private agency,
1191	1222		federally recognized tribe, or single or multi -county
1192	1223		trust authority for the operation of the juvenile
1193	1224		detention facility. In the event any board of county
1194	1225		commissioners contracts with a public or private
1195	1226		agency or a federally recognized tribe, pursuant to
1196	1227		the provisions of this section, the Office is
1197	1228		authorized to directly contract with and pay such
1198	1229		public or private agency or federally recognized tribe
1199	1230		for provision of detention services. Any contract
1200	1231		with a federally recognized tribe shall become
1201	1232		effective upon approval by the board of county
1202	1233		commissioners.
1203	1234		4. Management contracts for privately operated detention
1204	1235		facilities shall be negotiated with the firm found most qualified by
1205	1236		the board of county commissioners. However, no private management
1206	1237		contract shall be entered into by the board unless the private
1207	1238		contractor demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board:
1208		-	a. that the contractor has the qualifications,
1209		-	experience, and personnel n ecessary to implement the
1210		-	terms of the contract,
1211		-	b. that the financial condition of the contractor is such
1212		-	that the term of the contract can be fulfilled,
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	1266	+	a. that the contractor has the qualifications,
	1267	+	experience, and personnel necessary to implement the
	1268	+	terms of the contract,
	1269	+	b. that the financial condition of the contractor is such
	1270	+	that the term of the contract can be fulfilled,
1239	1271		c. that the ability of the contractor to obtain insurance
1240	1272		or provide self-insurance to indemnify the county
1241	1273		against possible lawsuits and to compensate the county
1242	1274		for any property damage or expenses incurred due to
1243	1275		the private operation of the juvenile detention
1244	1276		facility, and
1245	1277		d. that the contractor has the ability to comply with
1246	1278		applicable court orders and rules of the Office of
1247	1279		Juvenile Affairs.
1248	1280		5. All counties to be served by a secure juvenile detention
1249	1281		facility may, upon t he opening of such facility, contract with the
1250	1282		operators for the use of the facility for the temporary detention of
1251	1283		children who are subject to secure detention; provided, however, a
1252	1284		jail, adult lockup, or other adult detention facility may be used
1253	1285		for the secure detention of a child as provided for in Section 2 -3-
1254	1286		101 of this title.
1255	1287		6. Expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this
1256	1288		section shall be paid from the general fund of the county or from
1257	1289		other public funds lawfully appropriated for such purposes or from
1258		-	private funds that are available for such purposes. No order shall
1259		-	be made for detained, or previously detained, y outh, parents, or
1260		-	guardian of the youth to pay the ex penses incurred. A county may
1261		-	also issue bonds for the construction of detention facilities.
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	1317	+	private funds that are available for such purposes. No order shall
	1318	+	be made for detained, or previously detained, youth, parents, or
	1319	+	guardian of the youth to pay the expenses incurred. A county may
	1320	+	also issue bonds for the construction of detention facilities.
1288	1321		7. The operation of a juvenile detention facility by a county
1289	1322		shall constitute a quasi -judicial function and is also hereby
1290	1323		declared to be a function of the State of Oklahoma for purposes of
1291	1324		the Eleventh Amendment to the United Stat es Constitution. In
1292	1325		addition, no contract authorized by the provisions of this section
1293	1326		for the providing of transportation services or for the operation of
1294	1327		a juvenile detention facility shall be awarded until the contractor
1295	1328		demonstrates to the satisfactio n of the county that the contractor
1296	1329		has obtained liability insurance with the limits specified by The
1297	1330		Governmental Tort Claims Act against lawsuits arising from the
1298	1331		operation of the juvenile detention facility by the contractor, or
1299	1332		if the contract is for t he providing of transportation services, the
1300	1333		contractor has obtained liability insurance with the limits
1301	1334		specified by The Governmental Tort Claims Act against lawsuits
1302	1335		arising from the transportation of juveniles as authorized by
1303	1336		subsection A of this secti on.
1304	1337		D. The Board of Juvenile Affairs, from monies appropriated for
1305	1338		that purpose, shall develop, adopt, and implement a plan for secure
1306	1339		juvenile detention services and alternatives to secure detention, to
1307	1340		be known as the State Plan for the Establishment of Juvenile
1308		-	Detention Services, which shall provide for the establishment of
1309		-	juvenile detention facilities and services with due regar d for
1310		-	appropriate geographical distribution and exist ing juvenile
1311		-	detention programs operated by statutorily constituted juvenile
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	1368	+	Detention Services, which shall provide for the establishment of
	1369	+	juvenile detention facilities and services with due regard for
	1370	+	appropriate geographical distribution and existing juvenile
	1371	+	detention programs operated by statutorily constituted juv enile
1338	1372		bureaus. Said plan may be amended or modified by the Board as
1339	1373		necessary and appropriate. Until said plan is adopted by the Board,
1340	1374		the plan adopted by the Commission for Human Services shall remain
1341	1375		in effect.
1342	1376		1. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall establish procedures for
1343	1377		the letting of contracts or grants, including grants to existing
1344	1378		juvenile detention programs operated by statutorily constituted
1345	1379		juvenile bureaus, and the conditions and requirements for the
1346	1380		receipt of said grants or contracts for juvenile detention services
1347	1381		and facilities as provided in this section and Section 2 -7-401 of
1348	1382		this title. A copy of such procedures shall be made available to
1349	1383		any member of the general public upon request. All such grants or
1350	1384		contracts shall require the p articipation of local resources in the
1351	1385		funding of juvenile detention facilities. A contract for services
1352	1386		shall be based upon a formula approved by the Board which shall set
1353	1387		the contract amount in accordance with the services offered and the
1354	1388		degree of compliance with standards for certification.
1355	1389		2. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall establish standards for
1356	1390		the certification of detention services and juvenile detention
1357	1391		facilities. Such standards may include, but not be limited to:
1358		-	screening for detention; education and recreation opportunities for
1359		-	juveniles in secure detention; and accreditation by the American
1360		-	Correctional Associatio n. As a condition of continuing eligibility
1361		-	for grants or contracts, secure juvenile detention services and
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	1419	+	screening for detention; education and recreation opportunities for
	1420	+	juveniles in secure detention; and accreditation by the American
	1421	+	Correctional Association. As a condition of continuing eligibility
	1422	+	for grants or contracts, secure juvenile detention services and
1388	1423		facilities shall be certified by the Board within two (2) years of
1389	1424		the date of the initial grant or contract.
1390	1425		E. The State Department of Health, with the assistance of the
1391	1426		Office of Juvenile Affairs, shall establish standards for the
1392	1427		certification of jails, adult lockup s, and adult detention
1393	1428		facilities used to detain juveniles. Such standards shall include
1394	1429		but not be limited to: separation of juveniles from adults;
1395	1430		supervision of juveniles; and health and safety measures for
1396	1431		juveniles. The Department of Health is auth orized to inspect any
1397	1432		jail, adult lockup, or adult detention facility for the purpose of
1398	1433		determining compliance with such standards. No jail, adult lockup,
1399	1434		or other adult detention facility shall be used to detain juveniles
1400	1435		unless such jail, adult lockup, or other adult detention facility
1401	1436		complies with the standards established by the Department of Health
1402	1437		and is designated as a place for the detention of juveniles by the
1403	1438		judge having juvenile docket responsibility in the county from a
1404	1439		list of eligible faci lities supplied by the Department of Health.
1405	1440		The development and approval of the standards provided for in
1406	1441		this paragraph shall comply with the provisions of the
1407	1442		Administrative Procedures Act.
1408		-	F. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules providing
1409		-	for the routine recording and reporting of the use of any adult
1410		-	jail, lockup or other adult facility for the detention of any person
1411		-	under the age of eighteen (18).
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	1470	+	F. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules providing
	1471	+	for the routine recording and reporting of the use of any adult
	1472	+	jail, lockup or other adult facility for the detention of any person
	1473	+	under the age of eighteen (18).
1438	1474		1. For the purpose of ensuring the uniformity and compatibility
1439	1475		of information related to the detention of persons under age
1440	1476		eighteen (18), said rules shall be reviewed and approved by the
1441	1477		Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth prior to their adoption by
1442	1478		the Board; and
1443	1479		2. Records of detention shall be reviewed during each routine
1444	1480		inspection of adult jails, lockups or other adult detention
1445	1481		facilities inspected by the State Department of Health and a
1446	1482		statistical report of said detentions shall be submitted to the
1447	1483		Office of Juvenile Affairs at least every six (6) months in a form
1448	1484		approved by the Board of Juvenile Affairs.
1449	1485		SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
1450		-	Passed the House of Repre sentatives the 3rd day of March, 2025.
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1454		-
1455		-	Presiding Officer of the House
1456		-	of Representatives
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1459		-	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.
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1463		-
1464		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
1465		-
1466		-
	1487	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
	1488	+	OVERSIGHT, dated 02/26/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.