2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code
§10A-1-4-207. Immediate assumption of custody to protect child's health or welfare.
Nothing contained in the Oklahoma Children's Code shall prevent a court from immediately assuming custody of a child and ordering whatever action may be necessary, including medical or behavioral health treatment, to protect the child's health, safety, or welfare.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 44, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 421, § 27, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 56, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-8.5 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 228, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
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