Oklahoma § 21-858.1 - Parent causing, aiding, abetting or encouraging minor to

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-858.1 — Parent causing, aiding, abetting or encouraging minor to, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 21-858.1. Parent causing, aiding, abetting or encouraging minor to

become in need of supervision or dependent or neglected - Punishment

- Second or subsequent conviction.

A. Any parent or other person who knowingly and willfully:

1. causes, aids, abets or encourages any minor to be in need of

supervision, or deprived; or

2. shall by any act or omission to act have caused, encouraged

or contributed to the deprivation, or the need of supervision of the

minor, or to such minor becoming deprived, or in need of

supervision;

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof,

shall be fined a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),

or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one

(1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Upon a second or succeeding conviction for a violation of

this section, the defendant shall be fined not more than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not

to exceed one (1) year, or punished by both such fine and

imprisonment.

Laws 1945, p. 27, § 1. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 272, § 6, eff. Sept.

1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 335, § 6, emerg. eff. June 15, 1991.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 21-858.1 ("Parent causing, aiding, abetting or encouraging minor to") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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