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Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 1-101 (2026)

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This act shall be known as the Mental Health Law. Added by Laws 1953, p. 152, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 1953. Renumbered from § 1 of this title by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.

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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2023 · leading case: K.W. ex rel. M.W. v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 12, 2011 OK CIV APP 50, 256 P.3d 79.
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K.W. ex rel. M.W. v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 12, 2011 OK CIV APP 50, 256 P.3d 79. “Effective November 1, 1986, the Legislature renumbered the prior provisions, and enacted the Mental Health Law of 1986, 43A O.S. § 1-101, et seq. (OMHL). The OMHL establishes the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for the provision of those services to…”
Question Submitted by: The Honorable Tammy West, Oklahoma House of Representatives, Dist. 84, 2023 OK AG 6 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2023). · cites it 2× “43A O.S.2021, §§ 1-101, 1-102. Additionally, the purpose of this title is "to provide orderly and reliable procedures for commitment of persons alleged to be in need of treatment consistent with due process of law, and to protect the rights of consumers hospitalized pursuant to…”
Kw v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 12, 2011 OK CIV APP 50, 256 P.3d 79. · cites it 2× “See, 43A O.S. §§ 1-101, et seq.; 43A O.S. §§ 5-501, et seq.”
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