{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-501","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-501","heading":"District attorney to act as petitioner","body":"Except as otherwise provided by this Code, the district attorney\n\nshall prepare and prosecute every hearing and proceeding within the\n\npurview of the Oklahoma Children's Code, and shall act as petitioner\n\nin all cases; provided, counsel for the Department of Human Services\n\nmay, with consent of the district attorney, represent the interests\n\nof the state in proceedings involving a child in the permanent legal\n\ncustody of the Department.","path":["OK Code","Title 10A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os10A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"271badbfc90c93ae8768edaed67a950bd5874a4a1033a1f087d4afdb1e7ab898","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-401","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-4-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}