{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-106","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-2-106","heading":"Petition - Subsequent pleadings - Amended petitions","body":"A. If a child has been taken into custody pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code before a petition has been\n\nfiled, a petition shall be filed and summons issued within five (5)\n\njudicial days from the date of such assumption of custody, or\n\ncustody of the child shall be relinquished to the parent of the\n\nchild, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other responsible adult,\n\nunless otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code.\n\nB. No pleading subsequent to the petition is required, and the\n\nfiling of any motion or pleading shall not delay the holding of the\n\nadjudicatory hearing.\n\nC. A petition may be amended by order of the court at any time\n\nbefore an order of adjudication has been made, provided that the\n\ncourt shall grant the parties such additional time to prepare as may\n\nbe required to insure a full and fair hearing. A petition shall be\n\ndeemed to have been amended to conform to the proof where the proof\n\ndoes not change the substance of the act, omission or circumstance\n\nalleged. However, the court shall not amend the adjudicatory\n\ncategory prayed for in the petition.\n\nD. A petition in a juvenile proceeding may be filed by the\n\ndistrict attorney to determine if further action is necessary. The\n\nproceeding shall be entitled “In the matter of _______________, an\n\nalleged (delinquent) or (a child alleged to be in need of\n\nsupervision)”. The petition shall be verified and may be upon\n\ninformation and belief. It shall set forth:\n\n1. With particularity facts which bring the child within the\n\npurview of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code;\n\n2. The name, age and residence of the child;\n\n3. The names and residences of the parents of the child;\n\n4. The name and residence of the legal guardian of the child,\n\nif applicable;\n\n5. The name and residence of the person or persons having\n\ncustody or control of the child;\n\n6. The name and residence of the nearest known relative, if no\n\nparent or guardian can be found;\n\n7. The relief requested; and\n\n8. The specific law under which the child is charged and an\n\nendorsement of witnesses intended to be called by the petitioner,\n\nwhere the child is sought to be adjudged a delinquent child.\n\nE. A copy of the petition shall be attached to and served with\n\nthe summons.","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":"ac792bc51171ef7e50a13c442bb3f433c068d6a218812a096f4a82b952ff3b4a","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-105","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}