§ 10A-1-1-101. Short title - Subsequent enactments - Article, chapter and part captions.  


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  • A.  Sections 1-1-101 through 1-9-122 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Children's Code".

    B.  All statutes hereinafter enacted and codified in this title shall be considered and deemed part of the Oklahoma Children's Code.

    C.  Article, chapter, and part captions are part of the Oklahoma Children's Code, but shall not be deemed to govern, limit or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any chapter or part of this Code.

    D.  The provisions of this article shall not apply to adoption proceedings and actions to terminate parental rights which do not involve a petition for deprived status of the child.  Such proceedings and actions shall be governed by the Oklahoma Adoption Code.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 415, § 1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 9, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.  Renumbered from § 7001-1.1 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 209, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.