{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-102","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-2-102","heading":"Personal jurisdiction","body":"A. 1. Upon the filing of a petition alleging the child to be\n\nin need of supervision, or upon the assumption of custody pursuant\n\nto Section 2-2-101 of this title, the district court of the county\n\nshall have jurisdiction where a child:\n\na. resides,\n\nb. is found, or\n\nc. is alleged to be or is found to be in need of\n\nsupervision.\n\n2. The court shall have jurisdiction over any parent, legal\n\ncustodian, legal guardian, stepparent of the child, or any adult\n\nperson living in the home of the child regardless of where the\n\nparent, legal custodian, legal guardian, stepparent, or adult person\n\nliving in the home of the child is found and who appears in court or\n\nhas been properly served with a summons pursuant to Section 2-2-107\n\nof this title.\n\n3. When jurisdiction has been obtained over a child who is or\n\nis alleged to be in need of supervision, such may be retained until\n\nthe child becomes eighteen (18) years of age.\n\n4. For the convenience of the parties and in the interest of\n\njustice, a proceeding under the Oklahoma Juvenile Code, Article 2 of\n\nthis title, may be transferred to the district court in any other\n\ncounty. However, prior to transferring a case to a different\n\ncounty, the court shall contact the judge in the other county to\n\nconfirm that the judge will accept the transfer.\n\nB. 1. Upon the filing of a petition alleging the child to be\n\ndelinquent or upon the assumption of custody pursuant to Section 2-\n\n2-101 of this title, the district court of the county where the\n\ndelinquent act occurred shall have jurisdiction of the child and\n\nover any parent, legal custodian, legal guardian, stepparent of the\n\nchild or any adult person living in the home of the child regardless\n\nof where the parent, legal custodian, legal guardian, stepparent, or\n\nadult person living in the home of the child is found and who\n\nappears in court or has been properly served with a summons pursuant\n\nto Section 2-2-107 of this title.\n\n2. When jurisdiction has been obtained over a child who is or\n\nis alleged to be a delinquent, jurisdiction may be retained until\n\nthe child becomes nineteen (19) years of age upon the court's own\n\nmotion, motion by the district attorney or motion by the Office of\n\nJuvenile Affairs, as provided in Section 2-7-504 of this title.\n\n3. The juvenile proceeding may be filed before the child\n\nbecomes eighteen (18) years of age; within one (1) year after the\n\ndate of the eighteenth birthday of the child if the underlying act\n\nwould constitute a felony if committed by an adult; or within six\n\n(6) months after the date of the eighteenth birthday if the\n\nunderlying act would constitute a misdemeanor if committed by an\n\nadult.\n\nC. The district court in which a petition is filed or the\n\ndistrict court in which custody has been assumed pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of Section 2-2-101 of this title may retain jurisdiction\n\nof a delinquent child in such proceeding notwithstanding the fact\n\nthat the child is subject to the jurisdiction of another district\n\ncourt within the state. Any adjudication and disposition made by\n\nthe court in which said petition is filed shall control over prior\n\norders in regard to the child.\n\nD. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code,\n\na child who is charged with having violated any state statute or\n\nmunicipal ordinance, other than those enumerated in Section 2-5-101,\n\n2-5-205 or 2-5-206 of this title, shall not be tried in a criminal\n\naction but in a juvenile proceeding.\n\nE. If, during the pendency of a criminal charge against any\n\nperson, it shall be ascertained that the person was a child at the\n\ntime of committing the alleged offense, the district court or\n\nmunicipal court shall transfer the case, together with all the\n\npapers, documents and testimony connected therewith, to the juvenile\n\ndivision of the district court. The division making the transfer\nceeding.\n\nE. If, during the pendency of a criminal charge against any\n\nperson, it shall be ascertained that the person was a child at the\n\ntime of committing the alleged offense, the district court or\n\nmunicipal court shall transfer the case, together with all the\n\npapers, documents and testimony connected therewith, to the juvenile\n\ndivision of the district court. The division making the transfer\n\nshall order the child to be taken forthwith to the place of\n\ndetention designated by the juvenile division, to that division\n\nitself, or release the child to the custody of a suitable person to\n\nbe brought before the juvenile division.\n\nF. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the\n\nexercise of concurrent jurisdiction by another division of the\n\ndistrict court or by the municipal courts in cases involving\n\nchildren wherein the child is charged with the violation of a state\n\nor municipal traffic law or ordinance.","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":"80ab66902ee740e267cc3c9a3550421f2eb5cbb29383bb133503266038d2c2fb","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-101","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}