{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-7-801","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-7-801","heading":"Juvenile Offender Victim Restitution Work Program","body":"A. There is hereby created a program of juvenile crime victim\n\nrestitution to be administered by the Office of Juvenile Affairs.\n\nThe program shall be known as the \"Juvenile Offender Victim\n\nRestitution Work Program\".\n\nB. The Board of Juvenile Affairs shall promulgate rules\n\nnecessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section.\n\nUntil the rules are promulgated by the Board, the rules promulgated\n\nby the Commission for Human Services shall remain in effect.\n\nC. The programs developed under the provisions of this section\n\nshall provide restitution to a victim by requiring the juvenile to\n\nwork or provide a service for the victim, or to make monetary\n\nrestitution to the victim from money earned from such a program.\n\nRestitution shall be made through the employment of the juvenile in\n\nwork programs. The supervised work or service program shall not\n\ndeprive the juvenile of schooling which is appropriate to the age,\n\nneed, and specific rehabilitative goals of the juvenile. The\n\nprogram shall not prohibit the juvenile from fulfilling restitution\n\nobligations through jobs the juvenile has found, by performing\n\nvolunteer services for the community, or by doing work for the\n\nvictim.\n\nD. Agreements for participation in the programs under this\n\nsection may include restitution not in excess of actual damages\n\ncaused by the juvenile which shall be paid from the net earnings of\n\nthe juvenile received through participation in a constructive\n\nprogram of service or education acceptable to the juvenile, the\n\nvictim, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the district attorney and/or\n\nthe district court. During the course of such service, the juvenile\n\nshall be paid no less than the federal minimum wage. In considering\n\na restitution agreement, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the\n\ndistrict attorney and/or the district court shall take into account\n\nthe age, physical and mental capacity of the juvenile. The service\n\nshall be designed to relate to the juvenile a sense of\n\nresponsibility for the injuries caused to the person or property of\n\nanother. If a petition has not been filed, the district attorney\n\nshall approve the nature of the work, the number of hours to be\n\nspent performing the assigned tasks and shall further specify that\n\nas part of a plan of treatment and rehabilitation, that seventy-five\n\npercent (75%) or more of the net earnings of the juvenile shall be\n\nused for restitution in order to provide positive reinforcement for\n\nthe work performed. If a petition has been filed, the district\n\ncourt may approve the nature of the work, the number of hours to be\n\nspent performing the assigned tasks and may further specify that as\n\npart of a plan of treatment and rehabilitation, that seventy-five\n\npercent (75%) or more of the net earnings of the juvenile shall be\n\nused for restitution.\n\nE. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may enter into contracts with\n\nprivate service providers for implementation of the program required\n\nby this section. The Office may require, as a condition of the\n\ncontract, that the service provider pay restitution directly to the\n\nvictim or victims and pay any amounts due to the juvenile directly\n\nto the juvenile. The records of any service provider that contracts\n\nwith the Office pursuant to this section shall be subject to\n\ninspection by any employee of the Office of Juvenile Affairs\n\ndesignated by the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile\n\nAffairs. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may subsidize the\n\nemployment of a juvenile for the purposes of participation in a work\n\nprogram as provided by this section.\n\nF. Any person, entity or political subdivision who is an\n\nemployer of juveniles or recipient of services from a juvenile,\n\npursuant to an agreement with the Juvenile Offender Victim\n\nRestitution Work Program shall not be liable for ordinary negligence\n\nfor:\nildren and Juvenile Code Page 453\n\nemployment of a juvenile for the purposes of participation in a work\n\nprogram as provided by this section.\n\nF. Any person, entity or political subdivision who is an\n\nemployer of juveniles or recipient of services from a juvenile,\n\npursuant to an agreement with the Juvenile Offender Victim\n\nRestitution Work Program shall not be liable for ordinary negligence\n\nfor:\n\n1. Damage to the property of the juvenile or injury to the\n\njuvenile except as to the liability established by the Workers'\n\nCompensation Act if the juvenile is covered thereunder; or\n\n2. Damage to any property or injury to any person which results\n\nfrom the services of the juvenile pursuant to this section.","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":"1cf85fad673725a4c28eedbaa2b507d095713ae8ec066c88c7a6229297d99dcf","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-7-705","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-7-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}