Opinion No. 70-288 (1970) Ag

CERTIFICATION OF CHILDREN FOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS Both males and females under eighteen years of age, although legally defined as children, may be prosecuted for crimes of which they are accused provided they are charged with delinquency and, after hearing, certified by the court for proper criminal proceedings as set out in 10 O.S. 1112 [10-1112] (1969). The Attorney General has had under consideration your recent letter which reads, in part, as follows: "Does HB No. 1296 of the Second Regular session of the 32nd Legislature codified as Title 10, Section 1101 et seq. wherein a provision is…