{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-506","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-2-506","heading":"Juvenile drug court investigation – Report -","body":"Eligibility.\n\nA. When directed by the court, the treatment staff for the\n\njuvenile drug court program shall make an investigation of the\n\njuvenile under consideration to determine whether the juvenile is a\n\nperson who:\n\n1. Would benefit from the juvenile drug court program; and\n\n2. Committed a delinquent act wherein the underlying act or\n\ncause of the underlying act involved alcohol or substance abuse.\n\nB. 1. The juvenile drug court investigation shall be conducted\n\nthrough a standardized screening test, personal interview, and home\n\nstudy. A more comprehensive assessment may take place at the time\n\nthe juvenile enters the treatment portion of the program and may\n\ntake place at any time after placement in the juvenile drug court\n\nprogram.\n\n2. The investigation shall determine the original treatment\n\nplan which the juvenile will be required to follow if admitted to\n\nthe program. Any subsequent assessments or evaluations by the\n\ntreatment provider, if the juvenile is admitted to the program, may\n\nbe used to determine modifications needed to the original treatment\n\nplan.\n\n3. The investigation shall include, but not be limited to, the\n\nfollowing information:\n\na. the age and physical condition of the juvenile,\n\nb. employment,\n\nc. educational background and literacy level,\n\nd. community and family relations,\n\ne. prior and current drug and alcohol use,\n\nf. behavioral health and medical treatment history,\n\ng. demonstrable motivation of the juvenile and family of\n\nthe juvenile,\n\nh. the willingness of the person responsible for the\n\nhealth or welfare of the juvenile, as defined in\n\nSection 2-1-103 of this title, to actively support the\n\nparticipation of the juvenile in the program, and\n\ni. other mitigating or aggravating factors.\n\n4. A written treatment plan, which is subject to modification\n\nat any time during the program, shall include, but is not limited\n\nto:\n\na. describing the strong linkage between participating\n\nagencies,\n\nb. access by all participating parties of a case to\n\ninformation on the progress of the juvenile,\n\nc. vigilant supervision and monitoring procedures,\n\nd. random substance abuse testing,\n\ne. provisions for noncompliance, modification of the\n\ntreatment plan and revocation proceedings,\n\nf. availability of residential treatment facilities and\n\noutpatient services,\n\ng. reparation to the victim, community and state, and\n\nh. methods for measuring application of disciplinary\n\nsanctions, including provisions for:\n\n(1) increased supervision,\n\n(2) urinalysis testing,\n\n(3) intensive treatment,\n\n(4) short-term confinement not to exceed five (5)\n\ndays,\n\n(5) reinstating the juvenile into the program after a\n\ndisciplinary action for a violation of the\n\ntreatment plan, and\n\n(6) revocation from the program.\n\nC. 1. When a juvenile is determined to be appropriate for\n\nadmittance to the program, regardless of whether the juvenile is in\n\nthe custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the treatment staff\n\nshall make a recommendation for the treatment program or programs\n\nthat are available in the jurisdiction and which would benefit the\n\njuvenile and accept the juvenile.\n\n2. Prior to the next scheduled hearing, the investigation\n\nfindings and recommendations for program placement shall be reported\n\nto the court, the district attorney, the juvenile and the person\n\nresponsible for the health or welfare of the juvenile, as defined in\n\nSection 2-1-103 of this title, and the attorney of the juvenile.\n\nD. The hearing to determine final eligibility shall be set not\n\nless than three (3) judicial days nor more than seven (7) judicial\n\ndays from the date of the initial hearing for consideration, unless\n\nextended by the court.\n\nE. 1. Any statement made by the juvenile to any supervising\n\nstaff during the course of any drug court investigation or\n\nsubsequent to the admission of the juvenile to the juvenile drug\n\ncourt program, as well as any report of findings and\nless than three (3) judicial days nor more than seven (7) judicial\n\ndays from the date of the initial hearing for consideration, unless\n\nextended by the court.\n\nE. 1. Any statement made by the juvenile to any supervising\n\nstaff during the course of any drug court investigation or\n\nsubsequent to the admission of the juvenile to the juvenile drug\n\ncourt program, as well as any report of findings and\n\nrecommendations, shall not be admissible in any case pending against\n\nthe juvenile, nor shall such be grounds for the revocation of a\n\njuvenile from the program.\n\n2. The restrictions provided in this section shall not preclude\n\nthe admissibility of statements or evidence obtained by the state\n\nfrom independent sources.","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":"35019d8bbe0ccbef706bb9ac9e8f2b1664ca8d817e308cf4951deab1a7e638bf","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-505","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-2-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}