{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-9-103","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-2-9-103","heading":"Definitions","body":"ARTICLE II\n\nDEFINITIONS\n\nAs used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a\n\ndifferent construction:\n\n1. “Bylaws” means those bylaws established by the Interstate\n\nCommission for its governance, or for directing or controlling its\n\nactions or conduct;\n\n2. “Compact administrator” means the individual in each\n\ncompacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this compact,\n\nresponsible for the administration and management of the state’s\n\nsupervision and transfer of juveniles subject to the terms of this\n\ncompact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission and policies\n\nadopted by the State Council under this compact;\n\n3. “Compacting state” means any state which has enacted the\n\nenabling legislation for this compact;\n\n4. “Commissioner” means the voting representative of each\n\ncompacting state appointed pursuant to Article III of this compact;\n\n5. “Court” means any court having jurisdiction over delinquent,\n\nneglected, or dependent children;\n\n6. “Deputy compact administrator” means the individual, if any,\n\nin each compacting state appointed to act on behalf of a Compact\n\nAdministrator pursuant to the terms of this compact responsible for\n\nthe administration and management of the state’s supervision and\n\ntransfer of juveniles subject to the terms of this compact, the\n\nrules adopted by the Interstate Commission and policies adopted by\n\nthe State Council under this compact;\n\n7. “Interstate Commission” means the Interstate Commission for\n\nJuveniles created by Article III of this compact;\n\n8. “Juvenile” means any person defined as a juvenile in any\n\nmember state or by the rules of the Interstate Commission,\n\nincluding:\n\na. “accused delinquent” means a person charged with an\n\noffense that, if committed by an adult, would be a\n\ncriminal offense,\n\nb. “adjudicated delinquent” means a person found to have\n\ncommitted an offense that, if committed by an adult,\n\nwould be a criminal offense,\n\nc. “accused status offender” means a person charged with\n\nan offense that would not be a criminal offense if\n\ncommitted by an adult,\n\nd. “adjudicated status offender” means a person found to\n\nhave committed an offense that would not be a criminal\n\noffense if committed by an adult, and\n\ne. “non-offender” means a person in need of supervision\n\nwho has not been accused or adjudicated a status\n\noffender or delinquent;\n\n9. “Noncompacting state” means any state which has not enacted\n\nthe enabling legislation for this compact;\n\n10. “Probation or parole” means any kind of supervision or\n\nconditional release of juveniles authorized under the laws of the\n\ncompacting states;\n\n11. “Rule” means a written statement by the Interstate\n\nCommission promulgated pursuant to Article VI of this compact that\n\nis of general applicability, implements, interprets or prescribes a\n\npolicy or provision of the Compact, or an organizational,\n\nprocedural, or practice requirement of the Interstate Commission,\n\nand has the force and effect of statutory law in a compacting state,\n\nand includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing\n\nrule; and\n\n12. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of\n\nColumbia (or its designee), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the\n\nU.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas\n\nIslands.","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":"30a9f96595903e71ec0a819074b53143c8ada6d7d7848999af72b23e7f6f188d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-9-102","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-10a-10a-2-9-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}