2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 10. Children
§10-7510-1.2. Definitions.
As used in the Oklahoma Adoption Assistance Act:
1. “Child” means any person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years who is in the court-ordered custody of the Department of Human Services or a federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act; and
2. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 200, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 297, § 12, emerg. eff. June 10, 1996. Renumbered from § 60.26 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 366, § 59, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 434, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 445, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
NOTE: Laws 2001, c. 415, § 15 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 22, § 34, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002.
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