{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-6-101","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-6-101","heading":"Court to make and keep records - Definitions","body":"A. The court shall make and keep records of all cases brought\n\nbefore it. The court may devise and cause to be printed forms for\n\nrecords and such other papers as may be required.\n\nB. As used in the Oklahoma Children's Code:\n\n1. \"Records\" shall include but not be limited to written or\n\nprinted documents, papers, logs, reports, files, case notes, films,\n\nphotographs, audio or visual tape recordings, and shall include\n\ninformation entered into and maintained in an automated or\n\ncomputerized information system;\n\n2. \"Juvenile court record\" means all records, other than\n\nadoption records, including but not limited to agency, law\n\nenforcement, and district attorney's records, filed with the court\n\nthat are related to a child who is the subject of a court proceeding\n\npursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Children's Code;\n\n3. \"Agency record\" means records prepared, obtained, or\n\nmaintained by a public or private agency with regard to a child who\n\nis or has been under its care, custody, or supervision or to a\n\nfamily member or other person living in the home of such child and\n\nshall include but not be limited to:\n\na. any study, plan, recommendation, assessment, or report\n\nmade or authorized to be made by such agency for the\n\npurpose of determining or describing the history,\n\ndiagnosis, custody, condition, care, or treatment of\n\nsuch child, or\n\nb. safety analysis records that have been prepared and\n\nobtained in response to a report of alleged child\n\nabuse or neglect and include assessment reports and\n\nreports to the district attorney with all supporting\n\ndocumentation attached and any addendums;\n\n4. \"District attorney's records\" means any records prepared or\n\nobtained by an office of a district attorney relating to juvenile\n\ncases and any records prepared or obtained for the prosecution of\n\ncrimes against children that constitute a legal or social record of\n\na child as defined by this section;\n\n5. \"Law enforcement records\" means any contact, incident or\n\nsimilar reports, arrest records, disposition records, detention\n\nrecords, fingerprints, or photographs related to a child and shall\n\ninclude but not be limited to reports of investigations or inquiries\n\nconducted by a law enforcement agency to determine whether a child\n\nis or may be subject to the provisions of this title as a deprived\n\nchild, a child in need of supervision, or a minor in need of\n\ntreatment. Law enforcement records pertaining to juveniles shall be\n\nmaintained separately from records pertaining to adults;\n\n6. \"Nondirectory education records\" means any records\n\nmaintained by a public or private school, including a technology\n\ncenter school, regarding a child who is or has been a student at the\n\nschool which are categorized as private or confidential records\n\npursuant to federal and state law;\n\n7. \"Legal record\" means any petition, docket, motion, finding,\n\norder, judgment, pleading, paper, or other document, other than\n\nsocial records, filed with the court;\n\n8. \"Social record\" means family social histories, medical\n\nreports, psychological and psychiatric evaluations or assessments,\n\neducational records, or home studies, even if attached to court\n\nreports prepared by the Department. “Social record” shall not\n\ninclude service provider progress reports or critical incident\n\nreports as required pursuant to Section 1-4-807 of this title; and\n\n9. \"Participating agency\" means any public or private agency\n\nthat has entered into a contract or an interagency agreement under\n\nthe Interlocal Cooperation Act in accordance with the rules and\n\nguidelines adopted pursuant to Section 620.6 of this title for the\n\npurpose of accessing and sharing information necessary for the care,\n\ntreatment, and supervision of children and youth.","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":"855bfbe05f837caf9f0a28044761588a3040ed8dd653996c35c6dae967cbd6e9","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-5-103","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-1-6-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}