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| 39 | 65 | | An Act relating to child abduction prevention; |
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| 40 | 66 | | creating the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act; |
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| 41 | 67 | | providing short title; defining terms; providing for |
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| 42 | 68 | | cooperation and communication among courts; |
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| 43 | 69 | | authorizing order or petition for abduction |
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| 44 | 70 | | prevention measures; authorizing certain warrant; |
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| 45 | 71 | | clarifying jurisdiction over certain matters; |
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| 46 | 72 | | establishing requirements for certain petition; |
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| 47 | 73 | | specifying required contents of certain petition; |
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| 48 | 74 | | establishing factors to determine ri sk of child |
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| 49 | 75 | | abduction; authorizing court to consider certain |
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| 50 | 76 | | evidence; requiring abduction prevention order to |
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| 51 | 77 | | contain certain information; authorizing certain |
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| 52 | 78 | | provisions to prevent abduction of child; authorizing |
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| 53 | 79 | | order to impose certain conditions on custody or |
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| 54 | 80 | | visitation; authorizing certain actions to prevent |
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| 55 | 81 | | imminent abduction of child; providing for cumulative |
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| 56 | 82 | | remedies; authorizing ex parte warrant for certain |
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| 57 | 83 | | purposes; requiring hearing within specified time |
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| 58 | 84 | | period; specifying required contents of cer tain |
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| 59 | 85 | | warrant; authorizing order for certain search; |
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| 60 | 86 | | requiring service at certain time; clarifying |
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| 61 | 87 | | enforceability of certain warrants; allowing court to |
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| 62 | 88 | | authorize law enforcement t o take certain actions; |
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| 63 | 89 | | authorizing award of costs and fees under certain |
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| 64 | 90 | | circumstances; specifying duration of certain order; |
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| 65 | 91 | | providing for uniformity of application and |
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| 66 | 92 | | construction; clarifying application to certain |
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| 67 | 93 | | federal acts; providing for codificat ion; and |
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| 68 | 94 | | providing an effective date . |
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| 69 | 95 | | |
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| 70 | 96 | | |
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| 72 | 98 | | |
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| 101 | 154 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 102 | 155 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 561 -1 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 103 | 156 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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| 104 | 157 | | This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Child |
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| 105 | 158 | | Abduction Prevention Act ”. |
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| 106 | 159 | | SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 107 | 160 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sect ion 561-2 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 108 | 161 | | is created a duplication in numbering, re ads as follows: |
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| 109 | 162 | | As used in this act: |
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| 110 | 163 | | 1. “Abduction” means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention |
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| 111 | 164 | | of a child; |
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| 112 | 165 | | 2. “Child” means an unemancipated individual who is less than |
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| 113 | 166 | | eighteen (18) years of age; |
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| 114 | 167 | | 3. “Child custody determination ” means a judgment, decree, or |
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| 115 | 168 | | other court order providing for the legal custody, physical custody, |
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| 116 | 169 | | or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a |
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| 117 | 170 | | permanent, temporary, initial, and mod ification order; |
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| 118 | 171 | | 4. “Child custody proceeding ” means a proceeding in which l egal |
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| 119 | 172 | | custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is |
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| 120 | 173 | | at issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution |
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| 121 | 174 | | of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse , dependency, guardianship, |
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| 151 | 228 | | 5. “Court” means an entity authorized under the law of a state |
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| 152 | 229 | | to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination; |
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| 153 | 230 | | 6. “Petition” includes a motion or its equivalent; |
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| 154 | 231 | | 7. “Record” means information that is inscr ibed on a tangible |
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| 155 | 232 | | medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is |
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| 156 | 233 | | retrievable in perceivable form; |
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| 157 | 234 | | 8. “State” means a state of the United States, the District o f |
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| 158 | 235 | | Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any |
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| 159 | 236 | | territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the |
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| 160 | 237 | | United States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian |
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| 161 | 238 | | tribe or nation; |
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| 162 | 239 | | 9. “Travel document” means records relati ng to a travel |
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| 163 | 240 | | itinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for |
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| 164 | 241 | | transportation, or accommodations. The term does not include a |
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| 165 | 242 | | passport or visa; |
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| 166 | 243 | | 10. “Wrongful removal” means the taking of a child that |
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| 167 | 244 | | breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under |
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| 168 | 245 | | the laws of this state; and |
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| 169 | 246 | | 11. “Wrongful retention” means the keeping or concealing of a |
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| 170 | 247 | | child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or |
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| 171 | 248 | | recognized under the laws of this state. |
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| 202 | 303 | | The provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and |
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| 203 | 304 | | Enforcement Act as provided in Sections 551-110, 551-111, and 551- |
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| 204 | 305 | | 112 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall apply to cooperation |
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| 205 | 306 | | and communications among courts in proceedings under this act. |
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| 206 | 307 | | SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 207 | 308 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 561 -4 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 208 | 309 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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| 209 | 310 | | A. A court on its own motion may order abduction prevention |
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| 210 | 311 | | measures in a child custody proceeding if the court finds that the |
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| 211 | 312 | | evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child. |
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| 212 | 313 | | B. A party to a child custody determination or another |
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| 213 | 314 | | individual or entity having a right under the laws of this state or |
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| 214 | 315 | | any other state to seek a child custody determination for the child |
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| 215 | 316 | | may file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures to protect |
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| 216 | 317 | | the child under this act. |
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| 217 | 318 | | C. As authorized by Section 551 -315 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma |
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| 218 | 319 | | Statutes, a district attorney may seek a warrant to take physical |
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| 219 | 320 | | custody of a child pursuant to Section 9 of this act, or to take |
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| 220 | 321 | | other appropriate prevention measures. |
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| 253 | 378 | | to the child at issue under Article 2 of the Uniform Child Custody |
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| 254 | 379 | | Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Section 551 -201 et seq. of Title |
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| 255 | 380 | | 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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| 256 | 381 | | B. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction |
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| 257 | 382 | | under Section 551-204 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the |
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| 258 | 383 | | court finds a credible risk of abduction. |
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| 259 | 384 | | SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 260 | 385 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sect ion 561-6 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 261 | 386 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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| 262 | 387 | | A petition under this act shall be verified and include a copy |
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| 263 | 388 | | of any existing child c ustody determination, if available. The |
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| 264 | 389 | | petition shall specify the risk factors for abduction, including the |
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| 265 | 390 | | relevant factors described in Section 7 of this act. Subject to the |
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| 266 | 391 | | subsection E of Section 551 -209 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma |
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| 267 | 392 | | Statutes, if reasonably ascertainable, the petition shall contain: |
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| 268 | 393 | | 1. The name, date of birth , and gender of the child; |
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| 269 | 394 | | 2. The customary address and current physical location of the |
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| 270 | 395 | | child; |
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| 271 | | - | 3. The identity, customary address, and current physical |
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| 272 | | - | location of the respondent; |
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| 273 | | - | 4. A statement of whether a prior action to prev ent abduction |
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| 274 | | - | or domestic violence has been filed by a party or other individual |
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| 275 | | - | or entity having custody of the child, and the date, location, and |
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| 276 | | - | disposition of the action; |
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| 447 | + | 3. The identity, customary address, and current physical |
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| 448 | + | location of the responde nt; |
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| 449 | + | 4. A statement of whether a prior action to prevent abduction |
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| 450 | + | or domestic violence has been filed by a party or other individual |
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| 451 | + | or entity having custody of the child, and the date, location, and |
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| 452 | + | disposition of the action; |
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| 304 | 453 | | 5. A statement of whether a party to the proceeding has been |
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| 305 | 454 | | arrested for a crime related to domestic vi olence, stalking, or |
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| 306 | 455 | | child abuse or neglect, and the date, location, and disposition of |
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| 307 | 456 | | the case; and |
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| 308 | 457 | | 6. Any other information required to be submitted to the court |
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| 309 | 458 | | for a child custody determination pursuant to Section 551 -209 of |
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| 310 | 459 | | Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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| 311 | 460 | | SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 312 | 461 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 561 -7 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 313 | 462 | | is created a duplicati on in numbering, reads as follows: |
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| 314 | 463 | | A. In determining whether there is a cred ible risk of abduction |
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| 315 | 464 | | of a child, the court shall consider any evidence that the |
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| 316 | 465 | | petitioner or respondent: |
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| 317 | 466 | | 1. Has previously abducted or attempted to abduct the child; |
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| 318 | 467 | | 2. Has threatened to abduct the child; |
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| 319 | 468 | | 3. Has recently engaged in activities that may indicate a |
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| 320 | 469 | | planned abduction including , but not limited to: |
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| 321 | 470 | | a. abandoning employment, |
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| 355 | 528 | | e. applying for a passport or visa or obtaining travel |
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| 356 | 529 | | documents for the respondent, a family member, or the |
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| 357 | 530 | | child, or |
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| 358 | 531 | | f. seeking to obtain the child ’s birth certificate or |
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| 359 | 532 | | school or medical records; |
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| 360 | 533 | | 4. Has engaged in domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse |
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| 361 | 534 | | or neglect; |
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| 362 | 535 | | 5. Has refused to follow a child custody determination; |
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| 363 | 536 | | 6. Lacks strong familial, financial, emotional, or cultural |
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| 364 | 537 | | ties to the state or the United States; |
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| 365 | 538 | | 7. Has strong familial, financial, emotional, or cultural ties |
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| 366 | 539 | | to another state or country; |
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| 367 | 540 | | 8. Is likely to take the child to a country that: |
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| 368 | 541 | | a. is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil |
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| 369 | 542 | | Aspects of International Child Abduction and does not |
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| 370 | 543 | | provide for the extradition of an abducting parent or |
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| 371 | 544 | | for the return of an abducted child, |
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| 404 | 601 | | (2) is noncompliant according to the most recent |
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| 405 | 602 | | compliance report issued by the United States |
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| 406 | 603 | | Department of State, or |
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| 407 | 604 | | (3) lacks legal mechanisms for immediately and |
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| 408 | 605 | | effectively enforcing a return order under the |
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| 409 | 606 | | Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of |
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| 410 | 607 | | International Child Abduction, |
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| 411 | 608 | | c. poses a risk that the child ’s physical or emotional |
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| 412 | 609 | | health or safety would be endangered in the country |
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| 413 | 610 | | because of specific circumstances relating to the |
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| 414 | 611 | | child or because of human r ights violations committed |
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| 415 | 612 | | against children, |
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| 416 | 613 | | d. has laws or practices that would: |
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| 417 | 614 | | (1) enable the respondent, without due cause, to |
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| 418 | 615 | | prevent the petitioner from contacting the child , |
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| 419 | 616 | | (2) restrict the petitioner from freely traveling to |
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| 420 | 617 | | or exiting from the country because of the |
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| 421 | 618 | | petitioner’s gender, nationality, marital status, |
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| 422 | 619 | | or religion, or |
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| 454 | 675 | | e. is included by the United States Department of State |
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| 455 | 676 | | on a current list of state sponsors of terrorism, |
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| 456 | 677 | | f. does not have an official United States diplomatic |
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| 457 | 678 | | presence in the country, or |
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| 458 | 679 | | g. is engaged in active military action or war, including |
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| 459 | 680 | | a civil war, to which the child may be exposed; |
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| 460 | 681 | | 9. Is undergoing a change in immigration or citizenship status |
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| 461 | 682 | | that would adversely affect the respondent ’s ability to remain in |
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| 462 | 683 | | the United States legally; |
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| 463 | 684 | | 10. Has had an application for United States citizenship |
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| 464 | 685 | | denied; |
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| 465 | 686 | | 11. Has forged or presented misleading or false evidence on |
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| 466 | 687 | | government forms or supporting documents to obtain or attempt to |
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| 467 | 688 | | obtain a passport, a visa, travel documents, a Social Se curity card, |
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| 468 | 689 | | a driver license, or other government -issued identification card or |
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| 469 | 690 | | has made a misrepresentation to the United States government; |
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| 470 | 691 | | 12. Has used multiple names to attempt to mislead or defraud; |
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| 471 | 692 | | or |
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| 472 | 693 | | 13. Has engaged in any other conduct the court considers |
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| 473 | 694 | | relevant to the risk of abduction. |
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| 505 | 750 | | relevant to whether the respondent may be permitted to remove or |
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| 506 | 751 | | retain the child. |
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| 507 | 752 | | SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 508 | 753 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 561 -8 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 509 | 754 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follow s: |
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| 510 | 755 | | A. If a petition is filed under this act, the court may enter |
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| 511 | 756 | | an order that shall include: |
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| 512 | 757 | | 1. The basis for the court ’s exercise of jurisdiction; |
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| 513 | 758 | | 2. The manner in which noti ce and opportunity to be heard were |
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| 514 | 759 | | given to the persons entitled to notice of the proceeding; |
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| 515 | 760 | | 3. A detailed description of each party ’s custody and |
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| 516 | 761 | | visitation rights and residential arrangements for the child; |
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| 517 | 762 | | 4. A provision stating that a violation of the order may |
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| 518 | 763 | | subject the party in violation to civil and criminal penalties; and |
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| 519 | 764 | | 5. Identification of the child ’s country of habitual residence |
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| 520 | 765 | | at the time of the issuance of the order. |
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| 521 | 766 | | B. If, at a hearing on a petition under this act or on the |
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| 522 | 767 | | court’s own motion, the court after reviewing the evidence finds a |
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| 523 | 768 | | credible risk of abduction of the child, the court shall enter an |
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| 524 | 769 | | abduction prevention order. The order shall include the provisions |
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| 556 | 825 | | of the parties. The court shall consider the age of the child, the |
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| 557 | 826 | | potential harm to the child from an abduction, the legal and |
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| 558 | 827 | | practical difficulties of returning the child to the jurisdiction if |
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| 559 | 828 | | abducted, and the reasons for the potential abduction, including |
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| 560 | 829 | | evidence of domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse or neglect. |
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| 561 | 830 | | C. An abduction prevention order may include one or more of the |
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| 562 | 831 | | following: |
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| 563 | 832 | | 1. An imposition of travel restrictions that require that a |
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| 564 | 833 | | party traveling with the child outside a designated geographical |
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| 565 | 834 | | area provide the other party with t he following: |
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| 566 | 835 | | a. the travel itinerary of the child, |
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| 567 | 836 | | b. a list of physical addresses and telephone numbers at |
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| 568 | 837 | | which the child can be reached at specified times, and |
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| 569 | 838 | | c. copies of all travel documents; |
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| 570 | 839 | | 2. A prohibition of the respondent directly or indirectl y: |
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| 571 | 840 | | a. removing the child from this state, the United States, |
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| 572 | 841 | | or another geographic area without permission of the |
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| 573 | 842 | | court or the petitioner ’s written consent, |
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| 574 | 843 | | b. removing or retaining the child in violation of a |
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| 575 | 844 | | child custody determination, |
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| 607 | 900 | | 3. A requirement that a party register the order in another |
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| 608 | 901 | | state as a prerequisite to allowing the c hild to travel to that |
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| 609 | 902 | | state; |
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| 610 | 903 | | 4. With regard to the child ’s passport: |
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| 611 | 904 | | a. a direction that the petitioner place the child ’s name |
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| 612 | 905 | | in the United States Department of State ’s Child |
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| 613 | 906 | | Passport Issuance Alert Program, |
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| 614 | 907 | | b. a requirement that the respondent surrende r to the |
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| 615 | 908 | | court or the petitioner ’s attorney any United States |
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| 616 | 909 | | or foreign passport issued in the child ’s name, |
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| 617 | 910 | | including a passport issued in the name of both the |
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| 618 | 911 | | parent and the child, and |
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| 619 | 912 | | c. a prohibition upon the respondent from applying on |
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| 620 | 913 | | behalf of the child for a new or replacement passport |
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| 621 | 914 | | or visa; |
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| 622 | 915 | | 5. As a prerequisite to exe rcising custody or visitation, a |
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| 623 | 916 | | requirement that the respondent provide: |
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| 624 | 917 | | a. to the United States Department of State Office of |
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| 625 | 918 | | Children’s Issues and the relevant foreign consulat e |
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| 626 | 919 | | or embassy, an authenticated copy of the order |
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| 657 | 974 | | (1) proof that the respondent has provided the |
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| 658 | 975 | | information in subparagraph a of this paragraph, |
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| 659 | 976 | | and |
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| 660 | 977 | | (2) an acknowledgment in a recor d from the relevant |
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| 661 | 978 | | foreign consulate or embassy that no passport |
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| 662 | 979 | | application has been made, or passport issued, on |
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| 663 | 980 | | behalf of the child, |
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| 664 | 981 | | c. to the petitioner, proof of registration with the |
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| 665 | 982 | | United States Embassy or other United States |
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| 666 | 983 | | diplomatic presence i n the destination country and |
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| 667 | 984 | | with the Central Authority for the Hague Convention on |
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| 668 | 985 | | the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, if |
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| 669 | 986 | | that Convention is in effect between the United States |
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| 670 | 987 | | and the destination country, unless one of the parties |
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| 671 | 988 | | objects, and |
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| 672 | 989 | | d. a written waiver under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 |
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| 673 | 990 | | U.S.C., Section 552a, as amended, with respect to any |
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| 674 | 991 | | document, application, or other information pertaining |
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| 675 | 992 | | to the child authorizing its disclosure to the court |
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| 676 | 993 | | and the petitioner; and |
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| 708 | 1049 | | D. In an abduction prevention order, the court may impo se |
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| 709 | 1050 | | conditions on the exercise of custody or visitation that: |
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| 710 | 1051 | | 1. Limit visitation or require that visitation with the child |
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| 711 | 1052 | | by the respondent be supervised until the court finds that |
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| 712 | 1053 | | supervision is no longer necessary and order the respondent to pay |
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| 713 | 1054 | | the costs of supervision; |
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| 714 | 1055 | | 2. Require the respondent to post a bond or provide other |
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| 715 | 1056 | | security in an amount sufficient to serve as a financial deterrent |
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| 716 | 1057 | | to abduction, the proceeds of which may be used to pay for the |
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| 717 | 1058 | | reasonable expenses of recovery of the child, i ncluding reasonable |
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| 718 | 1059 | | attorney fees and costs if there is an abduction; and |
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| 719 | 1060 | | 3. Require the respondent to obtain education on the |
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| 720 | 1061 | | potentially harmful effects to the child from abduction. |
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| 721 | 1062 | | E. To prevent imminent abduction of a child, a court may: |
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| 722 | 1063 | | 1. Issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child under |
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| 723 | 1064 | | Section 9 or the laws of this state other than this act; |
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| 724 | 1065 | | 2. Direct the use of law enforcement to take any action |
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| 725 | 1066 | | reasonably necessary to locate the child, obtain return of the |
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| 726 | 1067 | | child, or enforce a custody determination under this act or the laws |
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| 727 | 1068 | | of this state other than this act; or |
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| 759 | 1124 | | SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 760 | 1125 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 561 -9 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 761 | 1126 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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| 762 | 1127 | | A. If a petition under this act contains allegations, and the |
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| 763 | 1128 | | court finds that there is a c redible risk that the child is |
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| 764 | 1129 | | imminently likely to be wrongfully removed, the court may issue an |
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| 765 | 1130 | | ex parte warrant to take physical custody of the child. |
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| 766 | 1131 | | B. The respondent on a p etition under subsection A of this |
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| 767 | 1132 | | section shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the earliest |
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| 768 | 1133 | | possible time after the ex parte warrant is executed, but not later |
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| 769 | 1134 | | than the next judicial day unless a hearing on that date is |
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| 770 | 1135 | | impossible. In such eve nt, the court shall hold the hearing on the |
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| 771 | 1136 | | first judicial day possible. |
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| 772 | 1137 | | C. An ex parte warrant under subsection A of this section to |
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| 773 | 1138 | | take physical custody of a child shall: |
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| 774 | 1139 | | 1. Recite the facts upon which a determination of a credible |
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| 775 | 1140 | | risk of imminent wrongful removal of the child is based; |
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| 776 | 1141 | | 2. Direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of |
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| 777 | 1142 | | the child immediately; |
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| 778 | 1143 | | 3. State the date and time for the hearing on the petition; and |
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| 810 | 1199 | | may order a search of the relevant databases of the National Crime |
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| 811 | 1200 | | Information Center system and similar state databases to determine |
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| 812 | 1201 | | if either the petitioner or respondent has a history of domestic |
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| 813 | 1202 | | violence, stalking, or child abuse or neglect. |
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| 814 | 1203 | | E. The petition and warrant shall be served on the respondent |
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| 815 | 1204 | | when or immediately after the child is taken into physical custody. |
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| 816 | 1205 | | F. A warrant to take physical custody of a child, is sued by |
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| 817 | 1206 | | this state or another state, is enforceable throughout this state. |
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| 818 | 1207 | | If the court finds that a less intrusive remedy will not be |
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| 819 | 1208 | | effective, it may authorize law enforcement officers to enter |
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| 820 | 1209 | | private property to take physical custody of the child. If required |
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| 821 | 1210 | | by exigent circumstances, the court may authorize law enforcement |
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| 822 | 1211 | | officers to make a forcible entry at any hour. |
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| 823 | 1212 | | G. If the court finds, after a hearing, that a petitio ner |
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| 824 | 1213 | | sought an ex parte warrant under subsection A of this section for |
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| 825 | 1214 | | the purpose of harassment or in bad faith, the court may award the |
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| 826 | 1215 | | respondent reasonable attorney fees, costs, and expenses. |
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| 827 | 1216 | | H. This act does not affect the availability of relief allow ed |
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| 828 | 1217 | | under the laws of this state other than this act. |
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| 861 | 1274 | | 1. Time stated in the order; |
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| 862 | 1275 | | 2. Emancipation of the child; |
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| 863 | 1276 | | 3. Child’s attaining eighteen (18) years of age; or |
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| 864 | 1277 | | 4. Time the order is modified, revoked, vacated, or superseded |
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| 865 | 1278 | | by a court with jurisdiction under Sections 551 -201 through 551-203 |
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| 866 | 1279 | | of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes or other applicable laws of |
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| 867 | 1280 | | this state. |
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| 868 | 1281 | | SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 869 | 1282 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 561-11 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 870 | 1283 | | is created a duplication in numbering, re ads as follows: |
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| 871 | 1284 | | In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall |
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| 872 | 1285 | | be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect |
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| 873 | 1286 | | to its subject matter among sta tes that enact it. |
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| 874 | 1287 | | SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 875 | 1288 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 561 -12 of Title 43, unless there |
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| 876 | 1289 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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| 877 | 1290 | | This act modifies, limits, and s upersedes the federal Electronic |
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| 878 | 1291 | | Signatures in Global and National Commerce A ct, 15 U.S.C., Section |
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| 879 | 1292 | | 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. , |
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