{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-7-603","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-7-603","heading":"Rules, policies and procedures required in","body":"facilities.\n\nA. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate written\n\nrules, outline policies and procedures governing the operation of\n\nthose facilities operated by or through contract with the Office of\n\nJuvenile Affairs wherein juveniles may be housed. Said policies and\n\nprocedures shall include, but not be limited to, standards of\n\ncleanliness, temperature and lighting, availability of medical and\n\ndental care, provision of food, furnishings, clothing and toilet\n\narticles, supervision, appropriate and permissible use of\n\nrestriction and confinement, procedures for enforcing rules of\n\nconduct consistent with due process of law and visitation\n\nprivileges.\n\nB. The policies prescribed shall, at a minimum, ensure that:\n\n1. A child shall not be punished by physical force, deprivation\n\nof nutritious meals, deprivation of family visits or solitary\n\nconfinement;\n\n2. A child shall have the opportunity to participate in\n\nphysical exercise each day;\n\n3. A child shall be allowed daily access to showers and the\n\nchild's own clothing or individualized clothing which is clean.\n\nWhen a child is participating in an outdoor adventure program that\n\ntakes the child away from the permanent facility, the child shall be\n\nprovided with the opportunity to wash with soap and water daily;\n\n4. A child shall have constant access to writing materials and\n\nmay send mail without limitation, censorship or prior reading, and\n\nmay receive mail without prior reading, except that mail may be\n\nopened in the presence of the child, without being read, to inspect\n\nfor contraband, as defined by Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes or as otherwise defined by rules promulgated by the Board\n\nof Juvenile Affairs, or to inspect for material harmful to minors,\n\nas defined by Section 1040.75 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nProvided that, when based on legitimate facility interests of order\n\nand security as determined by the facility superintendent, mail\n\naddressed to a child or sent by a child may be read, censored, or\n\nrejected, except that mail addressed to a child from the attorney of\n\nthe child or sent by the child to the attorney of said child shall\n\nnot be opened, censored, or withheld in any way. The child shall be\n\nnotified when incoming or outgoing mail is withheld in part or in\n\nfull;\n\n5. A child shall have reasonable opportunity to communicate and\n\nto visit with the child's family on a regular basis and to\n\ncommunicate with persons in the community;\n\n6. A child shall have immediate access to medical care as\n\nneeded and shall receive necessary behavioral health services;\n\n7. A child in the custody or care of the Office of Juvenile\n\nAffairs shall be provided access to education including teaching,\n\neducational materials and books, provided, that such policies shall\n\nprovide emphasis upon basic literacy skills, including but not\n\nlimited to curricula requirements stressing reading, writing,\n\nmathematics, science, vocational-technical education, and other\n\ncourses of instruction designed to assure that such children will be\n\ncapable of being assimilated into society as productive adults\n\ncapable of self-support and full participation;\n\n8. A child shall have reasonable access to an attorney upon\n\nrequest;\n\n9. A child shall be afforded a grievance procedure, including\n\nan appeal procedure;\n\n10. The behavioral health needs and mental well-being of a\n\nchild will be met, protected and served through provision of\n\nguidance, counseling and treatment programs, staffed by competent,\n\nprofessionally qualified persons, serving under the supervision of\n\nlicensed psychologists, psychiatrists or licensed clinical social\n\nworkers as defined by the regulations of the State Board of Licensed\n\nSocial Workers; and\n\n11. Upon leaving the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs,\n\na child shall be afforded a copy of the literacy progress section of\neatment programs, staffed by competent,\n\nprofessionally qualified persons, serving under the supervision of\n\nlicensed psychologists, psychiatrists or licensed clinical social\n\nworkers as defined by the regulations of the State Board of Licensed\n\nSocial Workers; and\n\n11. Upon leaving the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs,\n\na child shall be afforded a copy of the literacy progress section of\n\nthe individualized service plan developed for the child for\n\ncontinued use at the next school placement of the child.\n\nC. Any contract or agreement between the Office of Juvenile\n\nAffairs and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse\n\nServices for the care and treatment of children in the custody of\n\nthe Office of Juvenile Affairs shall provide that the Department of\n\nMental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall comply with the\n\nprovisions of subsections A and B of this section and the provisions\n\nof Section 2-7-604 of this title.","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":"d453951ff912e991fc9eb115ffb70b61e999eba53afb03d70f4d3de8898d072f","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-7-602","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-7-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}