A. If a child has been taken into custody pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code before a petition has been filed, a petition shall be filed and summons issued within five (5) judicial days from the date of such assumption of custody, or custody of the child shall be relinquished to the parent of the child, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other responsible adult, unless otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Juvenile Code.

B. No pleading subsequent to the petition is required, and the filing of any motion or pleading shall not delay the holding of the adjudicatory hearing.

C. A petition may be amended by order of the court at any time before an order of adjudication has been made, provided that the court shall grant the parties such additional time to prepare as may be required to insure a full and fair hearing. A petition shall be deemed to have been amended to conform to the proof where the proof does not change the substance of the act, omission or circumstance alleged. However, the court shall not amend the adjudicatory category prayed for in the petition.

D. A petition in a juvenile proceeding may be filed by the district attorney to determine if further action is necessary. The proceeding shall be entitled “In the matter of _______________, an alleged (delinquent) or (a child alleged to be in need of supervision)”. The petition shall be verified and may be upon information and belief. It shall set forth:

1. With particularity facts which bring the child within the purview of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code;

2. The name, age and residence of the child;

3. The names and residences of the parents of the child;

4. The name and residence of the legal guardian of the child, if applicable;

5. The name and residence of the person or persons having custody or control of the child;

6. The name and residence of the nearest known relative, if no parent or guardian can be found;

7. The relief requested; and

8. The specific law under which the child is charged and an endorsement of witnesses intended to be called by the petitioner, where the child is sought to be adjudged a delinquent child.

E. A copy of the petition shall be attached to and served with the summons.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 118, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 44, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7303-1.5 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 178, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.