{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-404","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-2-404","heading":"Deferral of delinquency adjudication proceedings","body":"A. A court may defer delinquency adjudication proceedings for\n\none hundred eighty (180) days, plus an additional one hundred eighty\n\n(180) days as provided in subsection C of this section, if the\n\nchild:\n\n1. Is alleged to have committed or attempted to commit a\n\ndelinquent offense that if committed by an adult would be a\n\nmisdemeanor or a felony;\n\n2. Enters into a stipulation that the allegations are true or\n\nthat sufficient evidence exists to meet the burden of proof required\n\nfor the court to sustain the allegations of the petition; and\n\n3. Has not been previously adjudicated a delinquent.\n\nIf the child is alleged to have committed or attempted to commit\n\na delinquent offense that if committed by an adult would be a\n\nfelony, the deferral shall be upon agreement of the district\n\nattorney.\n\nB. During such period of deferral, the court may require the\n\nfollowing:\n\n1. Participation in or referral to counseling, a period of\n\ncommunity service, drug or alcohol education or treatment,\n\nvocational training or any other legal activity which would be\n\nbeneficial to the child and the family of the child;\n\n2. Require the child to undergo a behavioral health evaluation\n\nand, if warranted by the mental condition of the child, undergo\n\nappropriate care or treatment;\n\n3. Restitution providing for monetary payment by the parents or\n\nchild, or both, to the victim who was physically injured or who\n\nsuffered loss of or damage to property as a result of the conduct\n\nalleged;\n\n4. An alternative diversion program; or\n\n5. Any other programs and services that may be provided through\n\npublic or private agencies and as approved by the court.\n\nC. The court shall dismiss the case with prejudice at the\n\nconclusion of the deferral period if the child presents satisfactory\n\nevidence that the requirements of the court have been successfully\n\ncompleted. The court may order a one-hundred-eighty-day extension\n\nof the deferral period if the court determines that the child has\n\nmade satisfactory progress and that such extension is necessary to\n\naccomplish treatment goals and objectives.\n\nD. As used in this section, \"alternative diversion program\"\n\nmeans a program for juveniles who have been identified by law\n\nenforcement personnel, the district attorney, or the court as having\n\ncommitted acts which are not serious enough to warrant adjudication\n\nthrough the juvenile court process, but which do indicate a need for\n\nintervention to prevent further development toward juvenile\n\ndelinquency. The program shall be administered, pursuant to\n\ncontract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs, by organizations\n\ndesignated as youth services agencies by law.","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":"bed19451ffd3e0262d0e2e7eb8e06315776cf1da7bdad045e354a59896415227","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-403","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}