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§43A-5-511.


§43A-5-511.
   
   A. Hearings pursuant to the Inpatient Mental Health Treatment of
   Children Act shall be private unless specifically ordered by the judge
   to be conducted in public, but persons having a direct interest in the
   case shall be admitted. Stenographic notes or other transcript of the
   hearings shall be kept as in other cases, but they shall not be open
   to inspection except by order of the court or as otherwise provided by
   Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes for court records relating to
   children.
   
   B. The child may remain silent as a matter of right in hearings
   pursuant to the Inpatient Mental Health Treatment of Children Act and
   shall be so advised.
   
   C. A decision determining a child to be a child in need of mental
   health treatment must be based on sworn testimony and the child must
   have the opportunity for cross-examination unless the facts are
   stipulated. Where the facts are stipulated, the judge must ascertain
   from the child if he agrees with the stipulation and if he understands
   the consequences of stipulating the facts.
   
   D. In hearings to determine whether a child is in need of mental
   health treatment, the child shall have the right to demand a trial by
   jury, which shall be granted as in other cases, unless waived, or the
   judge on his own motion may call a jury to try any such case. Such
   jury shall consist of six (6) persons.
   

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