{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43a-43a-5-511","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-511","heading":"Hearings - Right to trial by jury","body":"A. Hearings pursuant to the Inpatient Mental Health and\n\nSubstance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act shall be private unless\n\nspecifically ordered by the judge to be conducted in public, but\n\npersons having a direct interest in the case shall be admitted.\n\nStenographic notes or other transcript of the hearings shall be kept\n\nas in other cases, but they shall not be open to inspection except\n\nby order of the court or as otherwise provided by Title 10A of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes for court records relating to children.\n\nB. The minor may remain silent as a matter of right in hearings\n\npursuant to the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse\n\nTreatment of Minors Act and shall be so advised. No statement,\n\nadmission or confession made by the minor alleged to be a minor in\n\nneed of treatment shall be used against the minor for any purpose\n\nexcept for proceedings pursuant to the Inpatient Mental Health and\n\nSubstance Abuse Treatment of Minors Act.\n\nC. A decision determining a minor to be a minor in need of\n\ntreatment shall be made by the judge; provided, however, the judge\n\non his or her own motion may call a jury to try any such case. Such\n\ndecision must be based on sworn testimony and the minor must have\n\nthe opportunity for cross-examination unless the facts are\n\nstipulated. Where the facts are stipulated, the judge must\n\nascertain from the minor if the minor agrees with the stipulation\n\nand understands the consequences of stipulating the facts.\n\nD. The court may receive as evidence and act upon the\n\nevaluation or report of the licensed mental health professional who\n\nevaluated the minor.\n\nE. If authorized by the court, any proceeding held pursuant to\n\nthe Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of Minors\n\nAct may be conducted via teleconference communication; provided,\n\nthat when a parent or child appears for a proceeding via\n\nteleconference, the attorney representing that parent or child shall\n\npersonally appear at the hearing. For purposes of this paragraph,\n\n\"teleconference communication\" means participation in the hearing by\n\ninteractive telecommunication, including telephonic communication,\n\nby the absent party, those parties present in court, the attorneys,\n\nand others deemed to be necessary participants to the proceeding\n\nincluding, but not limited to, foster parents and facility staff\n\nwhere a child may be receiving care or treatment.","path":["OK Code","Title 43A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os43A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"08fc637840f2ec5bfb7406aa9deee2271c9e4f2ff248e406ab7a0c0287825d77","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43a-43a-5-510","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-43a-43a-5-512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}