Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1202 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1202
Quarterly transfer of money to Law Library Fund -
Status: in_force

Purchases - Branch libraries.

A. 1. Unless the board of law library trustees in a county

having a population of three hundred thousand (300,000) or more

shall direct that no disbursement be made or that a lesser amount

than provided in this section be transferred, the court clerk,

within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter,

shall transfer to the Law Library Fund the funds collected for

credit to the Law Library Fund pursuant to Sections 152 and 153 of

Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. In counties having a population of less than three hundred

thousand (300,000), monies which are deposited into the county Law

Library Fund shall be transferred on a quarterly basis to the Law

Library Revolving Fund established under the authority of the

Supreme Court.

B. Monies in the Law Library Fund may be expended for the

purchase of books, periodicals, and other related materials and

legal research services and for the establishment and maintenance of

law libraries.

C. A law library may be established at the county seat of a

county at a suitable place provided by the county commissioners of

the county. The county commissioners may additionally provide a

place designated by the board of law library trustees in counties

having a population of three hundred thousand (300,000) or more or

by the Supreme Court in all other counties elsewhere in the county

than the county seat and there establish a branch library of the law

library. The law library and any branch law library shall be

governed and controlled and funds expended by the board of trustees

or by the Supreme Court as provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-42 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-42
May ascertain jurisdictional facts
Status: in_force

Said Court shall have power, upon affidavit or otherwise, to

ascertain such matters of fact as may be necessary to the exercise

of its jurisdiction.

R.L. 1910, § 1771.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-11 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-11
Jury, how secured
Status: in_force

The Supreme Court, or the member thereof designated to try said

issue of fact, shall by order direct the clerk of said Court to

issue an open venire for twenty-four persons having the

qualification of jurors in the district court, to be drawn from the

body of the state, which venire shall state the time and place said

jurors shall appear. The venire shall be issued to and served and

returned by the marshal of said Court. If any of said jurors shall

be disqualified to serve, the court may summon other jurors, in the

manner provided by law, to complete said panel. Challenges shall be

allowed to such jurors as in civil causes before the district court.

R.L. 1910, § 1757.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 13
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.4 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.4
District No. 3
Status: in_force

District No. 3.

A. Until January 6, 2003, the counties of Washita, Kiowa,

Jackson and Tillman. Said district shall have one district judge to

be nominated and elected at large.

B. Effective January 6, 2003, the counties of Kiowa, Jackson,

Tillman, Harmon and Greer. Said district shall have one district

judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-31.2 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-31.2
Salaries
Status: in_force

A. For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, except

as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation after

the effective date of this act, the following judicial officers

shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as

follows:

1. The Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall

receive an annual salary of One Hundred Ninety-two Thousand One

Hundred Twenty-six Dollars ($192,126.00); and

2. A Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall receive an

annual salary of One Hundred Eighty-five Thousand Six Hundred Twelve

Dollars ($185,612.00).

B. Any increase in salary provided for in subsection A of this

section must be paid from existing available funds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-79 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-79
Deputies and other employees
Status: in_force

The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall appoint his deputies and

other employees and prescribe their duties, with the consent of the

Supreme Court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1653 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1653
Membership
Status: in_force

A. The Council on Judicial Complaints shall consist of three

(3) members, only two of whom shall be members of the Bar of the

State of Oklahoma and only two of whom shall constitute a quorum.

One member shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate; one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives; and one member shall be appointed by the President

of the Oklahoma Bar Association.

B. Members of the Council, during their terms of office, shall

not be eligible for election or appointment to the Judicial

Nominating Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1501 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1501
State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand
Status: in_force

Reporters.

There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2026, in

accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, Section

3901 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the State Board of

Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters which shall consist of

five (5) members, all of whom shall be certified shorthand

reporters. The members shall be persons who have been, for at least

five (5) years prior to their appointment to the Board, residents of

this state and certified shorthand reporters. All members shall be

appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and shall serve

in staggered terms, each for a period of five (5) years except for

the initial appointees. No member may serve more than one term in

succession. The Board shall elect from its membership a chair and a

secretary. Three members shall constitute a quorum. The Board may

adopt a seal for its official use. All actions of the Board shall

be supervised by the Supreme Court and be subject to approval by the

Court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-95.9 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-95.9
Temporary assignment of associate district judge or
Status: in_force

special judge to another county within judicial district.

The Chief Judge of a judicial district may temporarily assign an

associate district judge or a special judge to another county within

the judicial district to hear any matter which an associate district

judge or special judge, respectively, may be assigned.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-71 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-71
Assistants may administer oaths and issue certificates
Status: in_force

The aforesaid assistant filing and journal clerks shall have

power to administer oaths and issue certificates.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1104F — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1104F
Benefit increase
Status: in_force

Any person receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System

for Justices and Judges as of June 30, 1999, who continues to

receive benefits on or after July 1, 2000, shall receive a three

percent (3%) increase in said benefits on July 1, 2000.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1315.1 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1315.1
Management Information Services Division
Status: in_force

There shall be established a Management Information Services

Division in the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts

which shall be responsible for the implementation and management of

the Oklahoma Court Information System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.17 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.17
District No. 16
Status: in_force

District No. 16. The counties of Haskell, LeFlore and Latimer.

Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and

elected at large.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1602.1 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1602.1
Power to reformulate question
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 486

Power to Reformulate Question. The Supreme Court of this state

may reformulate a question of law certified to it.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-3019 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-3019
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act, an amendment made by this act, or

the application of such provision or amendment to any person or

circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this

act and the amendments made by this act and the application of the

remaining provisions of this act and amendments to any person or

circumstance shall not be affected.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.20 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.20
District No. 19
Status: in_force

District No. 19. The county of Bryan. Said district shall have

one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1103 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1103
Contributions - Oklahoma Judicial Retirement Fund -
Status: in_force

Returns.

A. Effective September 1, 2005, each Justice or judge who is a

member of The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges

shall have eight percent (8%) of his or her current monthly salary

withheld by the State of Oklahoma and deposited in a fund in the

State Treasury which is hereby created and shall be known as the

Oklahoma Judicial Retirement Fund. If a Justice or judge shall

cease to be a Justice or judge of the above-mentioned courts, for

any reason, before he or she has accumulated eight (8) years of

accredited service, or dies after he or she has accumulated eight

(8) years’ service and having no survivor benefit, then all the

contributions retained from his or her salary shall be paid to him

or her or his or her named beneficiary, or his or her estate in case

of no named beneficiary, and he or she shall have no further claim

against the State of Oklahoma for retirement pay for his or her

services to date.

B. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the

compensation taken into account for any judge or Justice in

determining contributions or benefit accruals for any plan year is

limited to the annual compensation limit under Section 401(a)(17) of

the federal Internal Revenue Code.

C. Upon death of a retired judge who has no survivor benefits,

there shall be paid to his or her named beneficiary, or his or her

estate in case of no named beneficiary, an amount equal to the

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excess, if any, of his or her accumulated contributions over the sum

of all retirement benefit payments made.

D. Upon the death of a retired member, the benefit payment for

the month in which the retired member died, if not previously paid,

shall be made to the estate of the member or to the member’s

beneficiary if there is no estate. Such benefit payment shall be

made in an amount equal to a full monthly benefit payment regardless

of the day of the month in which the retired member died.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1219 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1219
Photographic or chemical reproduction apparatus - Rules
Status: in_force

The board of law library trustees, in addition to the duties and

authority now provided by law may acquire photographic or chemical

reproduction apparatus for use in conjunction with the service now

furnished the public in said law library. They are given the right

to make rules consistent herewith for the operation of said

apparatus, and said law library.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1503.1 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1503.1
Continuing education
Status: in_force

A. Every certified shorthand reporter and every court reporter

temporarily employed by the district court, Workers' Compensation

Commission, Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims, or

Corporation Commission shall annually complete at least four (4)

hours of continuing education approved by the State Board of

Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters.

B. A certified shorthand reporter or court reporter is exempt

from the requirements of subsection A of this section if the

reporter verifies under oath to the State Board of Examiners of

Certified Shorthand Reporters that he or she:

1. Has attained the age of sixty-five (65) before or during the

calendar year for which the reporter seeks an exemption;

2. Is a member of the Armed Forces on full-time active duty

during the entire calendar year for which the reporter seeks an

exemption; or

3. Has provided written verification by a licensed physician

that a medical condition has prevented the court reporter from

working in such capacity and completing continuing education for the

calendar year for which the reporter seeks an exemption.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-91.7d — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-91.7d
Filing, transferring, or removing actions — Venue
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no action shall

be eligible to be filed, transferred, or removed to a business court

division prior to January 1, 2026. Except as provided in subsection

F of Section 6 of this act, actions shall be brought before the

business court as follows:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 46

1. An action within the subject matter jurisdiction of the

business court may be filed in the business court. An action that

arises in a county located within the jurisdiction of the United

States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma shall be

filed in Business Court Division I; an action that arises in a

county located within the jurisdiction of the United States District

Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma or Eastern District of

Oklahoma shall be filed in Business Court Division II. Venue may be

established as provided by law or, if a written contract specifies a

county as venue for the action, as provided by the contract;

2. If the business court determines it does not have

jurisdiction over the action, the business court shall:

a. transfer the action to a district court in a county

with jurisdiction over the action, or

b. dismiss the action without prejudice to the rights of

the parties; and

3. If the business court determines that the venue is improper

as to the action, the business court shall transfer the action to

the court of proper venue, but the business court judge shall

continue to preside over the action.

B. 1. A district court in this state may transfer an action to

the business court division of proper venue if the district court

judge determines the business court has subject matter jurisdiction

over the action.

2. A party to an action filed in a district court that is

within the jurisdiction of the business court may remove the action

to the business court. If the business court does not have

jurisdiction of the action, the business court shall remand the

action to the court in which the action was originally filed.

C. A party may file an agreed notice of removal to the business

court at any time during the pendency of the action. If all parties

to the action have not agreed to remove the action, the notice of

removal shall be filed:

1. Not later than thirty (30) days after the date the party

requesting removal of the action discovered, or reasonably should

have discovered, facts establishing the business court’s

jurisdiction over the action; provided, however, in no event shall a

party have less than the amount of time to respond to the action

than to remove to the business court; or

2. If an application for temporary injunction is pending on the

date the party requesting removal of the action discovered, or

reasonably should have discovered, facts establishing the business

court’s jurisdiction over the action, not later than thirty (30)

days after the date the application is granted, denied, or denied as

a matter of law.

D. The notice of removal shall be filed with the business court

and the district court in which the action was originally filed. On

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receipt of the notice, the clerk of the court in which the action

was originally filed shall immediately transfer the action to the

business court in accordance with the Oklahoma Pleading Code,

Section 2001 et seq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the

court clerk shall assign the action to the appropriate division of

the business court.

E. Unless otherwise provided in this section, all pleadings

shall be governed by the Oklahoma Pleading Code.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1011 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1011
Removal of exhibits, notes and other materials from
Status: in_force

custody of court clerk - Storage of reporting notes.

A. Unless otherwise ordered by a judge of the district court,

each court reporter who has been employed by a district court of

this state shall remove all exhibits, notes and other materials from

the custody of the court clerk within thirty (30) days after

termination of employment with that district court by the court

reporter. In the event that the court reporter fails to remove the

property in a timely manner, the court clerk shall be authorized to

destroy the materials after six (6) months have elapsed since

termination of the court reporter’s employment.

B. It shall be mandatory that the offering party in any case

shall take possession of all exhibits offered in a case at the

conclusion of an appeal, or after the appeal time has elapsed if no

appeal is taken, except in capital murder and workers’ compensation

cases.

C. 1. The reporting notes of all certified shorthand reporters

may be kept in any form of communication or representation including

paper, electronic, or magnetic media or other technology capable of

reproducing for transcription the testimony of the proceedings

according to standards or guidelines for the preservation and

reproduction of the medium adopted by the American National

Standards Institute or the Association for Information and Image

Management. Reporting notes shall be stored in an environment free

from excessive moisture, temperature variation and electromagnetic

fields if stored on a medium other than paper.

2. If the reporting notes are kept in any form other than

paper, one duplicate backup copy of the notes shall be stored in a

manner and place that reasonably assures its preservation.

3. A periodic review of the media on which the reporting notes

are stored shall be conducted to assure that a storage medium is not

obsolete and that current technology is capable of accessing and

reproducing the records for the required retention period.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-91.2 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-91.2
Dockets
Status: in_force

A. To facilitate the trial and disposition of cases, actions

filed in the district court shall be assigned to various dockets by

the clerk of the court pursuant to the direction and supervision of

the presiding judge of the district. Until changed by order of the

Supreme Court, only the following dockets are established: a civil

docket, a criminal docket, a traffic docket, a probate docket, a

juvenile and family relations docket, a small claims docket, and a

business docket for business court divisions of the court created

pursuant to Section 17 of this act.

B. Whenever a district court establishes a drug court program

pursuant to the provisions of Sections 471 through 471.11 of Title

22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the judge presiding over the program

shall cause to be established a drug court docket. In those cases

assigned to the drug court docket, the judge shall determine what

information or pleadings are to be maintained in a confidential case

file which shall be closed to public inspection. The originating

criminal case file shall remain open to public inspection. Nothing

in this section shall prohibit the district attorney, defense

attorney, or the victim-witness coordinator from advising any victim

or other person regarding the assignment or disposition of a drug

court case.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-41 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-41
Habeas corpus and other writs - Rules of court
Status: in_force

Said Court and Judges thereof shall have the power to issue

writs of habeas corpus; and under such regulations as may be

prescribed by law, issue such writs as may be necessary to exercise

its jurisdiction; and may prescribe and promulgate such rules for

the government of said Court as it may deem necessary.

R.L. 1910, § 1770.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1103D — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1103D
State Supernumerary Judges - Abolition
Status: in_force

The abolition of the office of State Supernumerary Judges,

heretofore effective January 13, 1969, shall continue in full force

and effect, and nothing in this act shall be interpreted to allow

any judge to hereafter act in such a capacity or be paid any

remuneration or compensation therefor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-106.3-1 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-106.3-1
Former reporters for superior courts - Enrollment
Status: in_force

without examination.

Any court reporter presently serving as a district court

reporter who was engaged and serving as an official court reporter

for a Superior Court at the time of their existence shall be

entitled to enrollment as a certified shorthand reporter without

examination.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-121.1 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-121.1
Qualifications for associate district judges
Status: in_force

No person shall be eligible for appointment to, or for election

to, the office of associate district judge unless he has had a

minimum of two (2) years of experience as a licensed practicing

attorney, or as a judge of a court of record, or a combination

thereof, within the State of Oklahoma. Provided that this section

shall not apply to any person who held the office of associate

district judge on or before July 15, 1974.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1104.1 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1104.1
Maximum benefits permitted – Qualified governmental
Status: in_force

excess benefit arrangements.

A. Benefits payable from the System may not exceed the maximum

benefits specified by Section 415(b) of the federal Internal Revenue

Code.

B. Subject to approval by the Internal Revenue Service, the

Board may establish and maintain a qualified governmental excess

benefit arrangement under Section 415(m) of the federal Internal

Revenue Code. The Board may establish by rule the necessary and

appropriate procedures for the administration of such benefit

arrangement under the federal Internal Revenue Code. If the amount

of any annual benefit would exceed the limitations imposed by

Section 415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, that excess amount

may be paid from this benefit arrangement. The amount of any

contribution that would exceed the limitations imposed by Section

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415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code would be credited to this

benefit arrangement. If established, the qualified excess benefit

arrangement must be a separate portion of the retirement plan. The

qualified excess benefit arrangement is subject to the following

requirements:

1. The benefit arrangement shall be maintained solely for the

purpose of providing to members in the retirement plan that part of

the member’s annual benefit otherwise payable under the terms of the

act that exceed the limitation on benefits imposed by Section 415 of

the federal Internal Revenue Code; and

2. Members do not have an election, directly or indirectly, to

defer compensation to the excess benefit arrangement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1315.6 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1315.6
Contracts with county court clerks to reconcile funds
Status: in_force

paid on certain cases - Claims.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, the Administrative

Office of the Courts may enter into contracts with county court

clerks to reconcile funds paid on court cases from November 1, 1999,

through November 1, 2001, where a county has not yet reconciled such

funds. Such contracts shall not exceed Seventy-five Thousand

Dollars ($75,000.00). Each contract shall be paid monthly as

reimbursement for extraordinary services delivered by county

employees to reconcile financial accounting of court cases. Claims

for payment shall be submitted by court clerks on a monthly basis on

forms approved by the Supreme Court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-40 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-40
Appellate jurisdiction
Status: in_force

The Criminal Court of Appeals shall have exclusive appellate

jurisdiction, co-extensive with the limits of the state, in all

criminal cases appealed from the district, superior and county

courts, and such other courts of record as may be established by

law.

R.L. 1910, § 1769.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.14 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.14
District No. 13
Status: in_force

District No. 13. The counties of Ottawa and Delaware. Said

district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected

at large.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-642 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-642
Procedure for transfer
Status: in_force

Upon showing by the plaintiff or defendant in all civil and

criminal cases; or some interested person in probate matters, being

filed by the clerk of the court, that the venue of said cause is in

some other county as provided by the preceding section, the court

shall order the transfer of such case or probate matter to such

other county; and, upon such order being made, the clerk of the

court shall prepare a transcript of all the papers filed, orders

entered and a bill of the costs accrued, and shall forthwith

transmit the said files and transcript of said cause by registered

mail, to the court or clerk of the court of the proper county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-16.4 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-16.4
Assistance to Judicial Nominating Commission
Status: in_force

The Administrative Director and his staff shall assist the

Judicial Nominating Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.12 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.12
District No. 11
Status: in_force

District No. 11. The counties of Washington and Nowata. Said

district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected

at large.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-3005 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-3005
Judge Gary Dean Courtroom Technology Act
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Judge Gary Dean

Courtroom Technology Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-95.4 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-95.4
Transfer of actions
Status: in_force

When the holding of court in a city other than the county seat

is authorized, any action may, for the convenience of the parties

and the witnesses and in the interest of justice, be transferred

from the court docket in one city to the docket in another city

within the county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1315.4 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1315.4
Addition of counties to Oklahoma Court Information
Status: in_force

System networks.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, the Supreme Court

shall limit the Oklahoma Court Information System network to

Oklahoma, Tulsa, Garfield, Payne, Comanche, Cleveland, Canadian, and

Rogers Counties. However, any county court clerk may request to be

added to the Oklahoma Court Information System network during the

fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and the Supreme Court may add any

requesting county to the network if it determines that the addition

will not adversely impact operations in existing network counties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.15b — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.15b
District No. 14 - Terms of judges currently serving not
Status: in_force

affected - Effective date of electoral divisions.

A. The provisions of Section 4 of this act and Section 92.15a

of this title shall not affect the term of office of judges of

District Court Judicial District No. 14 serving on the effective

date of this act.

B. The electoral divisions for District Court Judicial District

No. 14 described in Section 4 of this act shall become effective the

second Monday of January, 2015. The electoral divisions described

in Section 4 of this act shall be applicable to elections held

commencing in 2014. The State Election Board shall conduct the

elections for District Court Judicial District No. 14 in 2014 and

thereafter in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of this

act and Section 92.15a of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1311 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1311
Transfer of funds for jury trials
Status: in_force

When the court fund in any county becomes so exhausted that it

appears that a party cannot procure an immediate trial by jury, the

Administrative Director of the Courts upon the request of the

presiding judge of the judicial administrative district and upon the

approval by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, shall transfer

from the Supreme Court Revolving Fund to the court fund of said

county an amount that will be sufficient to permit an immediate jury

trial of all cases that are triable by a jury and that are ready for

trial.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-3013 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-3013
At-risk individual — Filing notice — Removal from
Status: in_force

publicly available content.

A. Each at-risk individual may:

1. File written notice of the status of the individual as an

at-risk individual, for themselves and immediate family, with each

state agency that includes information necessary to ensure

compliance with this section, as determined by the Administrative

Director of the Courts; and

2. Request that each state agency described in Section 3012 of

this title mark as private their covered information and that of

their immediate family.

B. State agencies shall not publicly post or publicly display

content that includes covered information of an at-risk individual

or immediate family. State agencies, upon receipt of a written

request under paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section, shall

remove the covered information of the at-risk individual or

immediate family from publicly available content not later than

seventy-two (72) hours after such receipt.

C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a state agency from

providing access to records containing the covered information of an

elected federal official of this state, a state official elected

statewide, or a member of the judiciary to a third party if the

third party:

1. Possesses a signed release from the elected federal

official, state official, judge, or a lawful court order;

2. Is subject to the requirements of Title V of the federal

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C., Section 6801 et seq.; or

3. Executes a confidentiality agreement with the state agency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1103A — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1103A
Survivor benefits for spouse
Status: in_force

A. Effective October 1, 2004, any surviving spouse of a

deceased Justice or judge shall be eligible to receive an additional

monthly survivor benefit provided:

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1. The Justice or judge retired or died on or after July 1,

1999;

2. The Justice or judge paid the required contributions to

provide the survivor benefits as set forth in Section 1103 of this

title prior to July 1, 1999;

3. Those required additional contributions have not been

refunded to the Justice or judge or to a beneficiary;

4. The Justice or judge and the surviving spouse remained

continuously married; and

5. The Justice or judge continued to make such required

contributions to provide the survivor benefits up to the time of

retirement or death.

The additional amounts described in subsection B of this section

shall not be made to the surviving spouse if the member elects an

Option A or Option B survivor option pursuant to Section 3 of this

act.

B. Any eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or

judge, as described in subsection A of this section, shall receive

an additional monthly survivor benefit, based upon the length of

payments of the required contributions to provide the survivor

benefits as set forth in Section 1103 of this title which were made

prior to July 1, 1999, as follows:

Length of Payments Survivor Benefit % Increase

1 month - 9 years, 11 months 5%

10 years - 19 years, 11 months 10%

20 years or more 15%

C. The survivor benefit increase shall be in addition to the

fifty percent (50%) survivor benefit otherwise payable pursuant to

Section 1102A of this title. An eligible surviving spouse of a

deceased Justice or judge who, on September 30, 2004, is receiving

benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges

shall be entitled to receive the survivor benefit increase set forth

above beginning with the October 1, 2004, monthly benefit payment.

An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or judge who

begins receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for

Justices and Judges after September 30, 2004, shall be entitled to

receive the survivor benefit increase set forth above beginning with

the first month of survivor benefit payments.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-35 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-35
Term of office of Judges - Organization of Court of
Status: in_force

Criminal Appeals.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the

term of office for Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be

six (6) years. The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of

Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 4, who shall be the Judge

occupying the Court of Criminal Appeals Northern District on October

31, 1987, shall expire on the second Monday in January, 1989. The

initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals

Judicial District No. 2, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court

of Criminal Appeals Southern District on October 31, 1987, shall

expire on the second Monday in January, 1991. The initial term of

office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District

No. 1, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court of Criminal

Appeals Eastern District on October 31, 1987, shall expire on the

second Monday in January, 1993. The Governor shall appoint a Judge

for Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 5 whose initial

term shall commence on the second Monday in January, 1989, and

expire on the second Monday in January, 1995, and a Judge for Court

of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 3 whose initial term shall

commence on the second Monday in January, 1989, and expire on the

second Monday in January, 1997.

B. The Court of Criminal Appeals shall organize at the first

session following the second Monday in January next after each

biennial election. The Judges shall choose from among their members

a Presiding Judge and a Vice Presiding Judge who shall be Presiding

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Judge and Vice Presiding Judge of the said Court for the next two

(2) years.

C. The organization of the Court of Criminal Appeals existing

on October 31, 1987, shall continue until the second Monday in

January, 1989.

R.L. 1910, § 1763. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 185, § 3, eff. Nov. 1,

1987.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1701 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1701
State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom
Status: in_force

Interpreters.

A. There is hereby created the State Board of Examiners of

Certified Courtroom Interpreters which shall consist of five (5)

members, four of whom shall be certified courtroom interpreters and

at least one of whom shall be a qualified interpreter as defined in

Section 2408 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at least one of

whom shall be certified in Spanish, and at least one of whom shall

be certified in Vietnamese. The Board shall also consist of one

member who shall be a licensed attorney or judge and who shall not

be required to be a certified courtroom interpreter. The members

shall be persons who have been, for at least two (2) years prior to

their appointment to the Board, residents of this state and, except

for the attorney or judge member, certified courtroom interpreters.

All members shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme

Court and shall serve in staggered terms, each for a period of five

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(5) years except for the initial appointees who shall serve terms

pursuant to subsection B of this section. The Board shall elect

from its membership a chair and a secretary. Three members shall

constitute a quorum. The Board may adopt a seal for its official

use. All actions of the Board shall be supervised by the Supreme

Court and be subjected to approval by the Court. All members shall

be required to maintain their certification during their time on the

Board. The Chief Justice may authorize other individuals to serve

as Board members upon recommendation of the Board that it is in the

best interest of the court interpreter credentialing program to do

so.

B. The initial members of the Board shall serve as follows:

1. The members constituting the initial Board under Sections

1701 through 1710 of this title shall be certified as courtroom

interpreters in another state or under the federal system or shall

be other individuals appointed by the Chief Justice; and

2. The initial appointees shall serve for staggered terms: one

member shall serve for one (1) year, one member shall serve for two

(2) years, one member shall serve for three (3) years, one member

shall serve for four (4) years, and one member shall serve for five

(5) years. Thereafter, all terms shall be for five (5) years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1315.7 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1315.7
Monitoring of compliance with act
Status: in_force

A joint meeting of the House Appropriations and Budget

Subcommittee on the Judiciary and the Senate Appropriations

Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary shall monitor compliance

with Sections 1315.3 through 1315.7 of this title. The Oklahoma

State Bureau of Investigation shall provide such assistance to the

subcommittees as may be necessary. At public meetings, the joint

committee is authorized to take testimony from court clerks, the

public and from the Supreme Court Technical Oversight Committee, and

to make recommendations to the Supreme Court to resolve technical

and policy problems that impact other elected officials and other

state and federal agencies.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-3.4 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-3.4
State judiciary for whom compensation will be set
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 11

For purposes of this act, the State Judiciary for which the

Board on Judicial Compensation shall review and set compensation

shall be as follows:

1. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;

2. The Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;

3. The Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals;

4. The Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals;

5. The Presiding Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals;

6. The Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals;

7. The district court judges;

8. The associate district court judges; and

9. The special district court judges.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-98 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-98
Decision of cases pending on change of district
Status: in_force

In any county detached from one judicial district and added to

another, if there be any case pending in the district court of such

county which has at any time been tried by the judge of said court,

and by him taken under advisement, and still undecided, it shall be

the duty of the judge who tried said cause to make and render his

finding and judgment therein and to determine all the motions

therein, and to allow and settle the case made therein or dispose of

such case in all respects as though said county had not been

detached from his district.

R.L. 1910, § 1781.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1008 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1008
Destruction of depositions
Status: in_force

In each county of this state, the court clerk is hereby

authorized to destroy, from time to time, depositions taken in all

civil cases and domestic cases in which no minor child is involved,

except adoptions, after a ten-year period, and depositions taken in

domestic relations cases in which a minor child is involved may be

destroyed after a twenty-year period has elapsed since any pleading

has been filed or any action taken in the case.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1305 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1305
Quarters for special judges
Status: in_force

No charge shall be made by any city or town in the state for the

use of municipally-owned quarters by a special judge. A majority of

the governing board of the court fund may authorize the use of money

from the court fund to rent privately-owned quarters for special

judges in counties of over three hundred thousand (300,000)

according to the latest Federal Census.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1211 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1211
Meetings of board of law library trustees
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall meet once each month and at such

other times as they may appoint, at a place to be appointed for that

purpose. A majority of all their number shall constitute a quorum

for business.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-91.7 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-91.7
Business court divisions
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature finds that, due to the complex nature of

litigation involving highly technical commercial issues, there is a

need for specialized courts in Oklahoma with specific jurisdiction

over actions involving such business issues.

B. There is hereby created a business court division within the

district court of any judicial district containing a county with a

population in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000), according

to the latest Federal Decennial Census.

C. Each business court division created shall be categorized

and named numerically. The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules for

the implementation and administration of the business courts to the

extent required by Article VII of the Oklahoma Constitution.

Additional rules and procedures shall be promulgated by the judges

of the business court divisions. Business Court Division I shall be

located in Oklahoma County and quartered in Oklahoma City; Business

Court Division II shall be located in Tulsa County and quartered in

Tulsa. Both business court divisions shall be quartered in a

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location as determined by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in

consultation with any state officials or private parties needed to

secure appropriate court and office space. Proper venue for the

respective divisions shall be set forth in Section 7 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-97 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-97
Provisions of act severable
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act are severable, and if any part or

provision thereof shall be held void, the decision of the court

shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions

thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-39 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-39
Seal
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Criminal Court of Appeals to procure

a seal for said Court, said seal to be the same size and design as

the seal of the Supreme Court, with the words "Criminal Court of

Appeals State of Oklahoma" engraved thereon.

R.L. 1910, § 1768.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1102B — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1102B
Benefits for surviving spouse of certain Justices or
Status: in_force

judges.

A. Any retired Justice or judge who, on the effective date of

this act, is receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Judicial

Retirement System, may bring his spouse under the survivor benefit

provisions of the Judicial Retirement Act by filing a written

statement with the director of the System within thirty (30) days

from the effective date of this act declaring himself willing to

accept a ten percent (10%) reduction of the retirement benefits to

which he is entitled.

B. Any retired Justice or judge who was a member of the

Oklahoma Judicial Retirement System on January 14, 1969, and who

died while in active service before June 22, 1974, or died in

retirement status between January 14, 1969, and the effective date

of this act shall be considered to have brought his spouse under the

survivor benefit provisions of the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement

System. The surviving spouse of such Justice or judge, when

otherwise eligible, shall be entitled, from and after the effective

date of this act, to survivor benefits upon payment to the Oklahoma

Judicial Retirement System of that amount of additional

contributions which the deceased Justice or judge would have been

required to make had the law permitted him to elect on January 13,

1969, to bring his spouse under the survivor benefit provisions of

the Judicial Retirement System. If the contributions made to the

System by such deceased Justice or judge while alive were refunded

to his surviving spouse upon his death, the surviving spouse must

also repay the amount thereof to the System when applying for

benefits under the provisions hereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1611 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1611
Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

Uniformity of Application and Construction. This act shall be

applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make

uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1203 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1203
Law Library Fund - Use
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 449

All money collected for credit to the Law Library Fund shall be

paid by the court clerk to the county treasurer. The money shall be

kept in a separate account to be known as the "Law Library Fund".

It shall be treated as a continuing fund. It shall neither be

diverted to any other account nor be used for any purpose other than

those specified in Section 1202 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-80 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-80
Judge for directing, managing and maintaining Oklahoma
Status: in_force

Court Fund Collection System.

Effective January 6, 2003, the Supreme Court may appoint a judge

for the purpose of enhancing revenue collections for the courts by

directing, managing and maintaining the Oklahoma Court Fund

Collection System. The judge shall be a supernumerary judge and

shall have the jurisdiction and authority of a district judge. Such

appointment shall be for a term of four (4) years. The appointee

shall be eligible for reappointment and shall be eligible to

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participate in the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and

Judges.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1104I — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1104I
Increase in benefits - July 1, 2006
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 440

Any person receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System

for Justices and Judges as of June 30, 2005, who continues to

receive benefits on or after July 1, 2006, shall receive a four-

percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2006.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1103E — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1103E
Death benefit
Status: in_force

Upon the death of a retired member, the Uniform Retirement

System for Justices and Judges shall pay to the beneficiary of the

member or if there is no beneficiary or if the beneficiary

predeceases the member, to the estate of the member, the sum of Four

Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) as a death benefit for those retired

members who died prior to July 1, 1999. For those retired members

who die on or after July 1, 1999, the sum shall be Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00). The benefit payable pursuant to this section

shall be deemed, for purposes of federal income taxation, as life

insurance proceeds and not as a death benefit if the Internal

Revenue Service approves this provision pursuant to a private letter

ruling request which shall be submitted by the board of trustees of

the System for that purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-91.7b — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-91.7b
Business court judges — Appointment — Eligibility —
Status: in_force

Term.

A. 1. Each business court shall consist of one business court

judge to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of

the Senate. If the Legislature is not in regular session when an

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appointment is made, the appointee shall assume the office on an

interim basis until the Senate takes final action to either confirm

or reject the appointee. The Governor shall choose an appointee for

any vacancy from a list of three candidates provided by the Speaker

of the House of Representatives. If the Governor rejects all three

candidates, the Governor may request a subsequent list of candidates

from the Speaker. The Speaker shall provide such subsequent list to

the Governor within forty (40) days of the request. If such

subsequent list is not provided, the Governor may appoint any person

who meets the qualifications set forth in paragraph 2 of this

subsection.

2. To be eligible for appointment, a business court judge shall

be:

a. at least thirty-five (35) years of age,

b. a United States citizen, and

c. a licensed attorney in good standing in this state

with ten (10) or more years of experience in:

(1) practicing complex civil business litigation,

(2) practicing business transaction law,

(3) serving as a judge or clerk of a court with civil

jurisdiction, or

(4) any combination of experience totaling ten (10)

years as described by divisions 1 through 3 of

this subparagraph.

B. 1. A business court judge shall serve a term of eight (8)

years, except as otherwise provided by this subsection, beginning

September 1, 2025, and may be reappointed. The first business court

judge appointed to Business Court Division II shall serve a term of

four (4) years beginning September 1, 2025, and may be reappointed.

A business court judge shall take the constitutional oath of office

required of appointed officers of this state and file the oath with

the Secretary of State. A business court judge shall serve the full

term to which he or she was appointed and shall continue to serve

until a replacement is appointed and assumes office.

2. If a vacancy occurs in the office of a business court judge

due to death, incapacity, resignation, or impeachment, the Governor

shall appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired

term in the same manner as the original appointment.

3. Upon request by a business court judge, the Chief Justice

may appoint a district court judge to sit in designation temporarily

as a business court judge to assist in caseload management. The

designated district court judge shall have the same authority as the

business court judge in relation to the cases assigned to them

during such designation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.9 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.9
District No. 8
Status: in_force

District No. 8. The counties of Noble and Kay. Said district

shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.5 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.5
District No. 4
Status: in_force

District No. 4.

The counties of Dewey, Blaine, Kingfisher, Garfield, Major,

Woodward, Woods, Alfalfa and Grant. The district shall have three

(3) district judges to be nominated and elected as follows: A

candidate for office No. 1 shall be a legal resident of Dewey,

Woods, Major, Woodward or Alfalfa County, and shall be nominated and

elected from those counties; a candidate for office No. 2 shall be a

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legal resident of Blaine, Kingfisher, Garfield or Grant County, and

shall be nominated and elected from those counties; and a candidate

for office No. 3 shall be a legal resident of Garfield or Grant

County, and shall be nominated and elected from Blaine, Kingfisher,

Garfield and Grant Counties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-30.14 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-30.14
Additional divisions of Court of Civil Appeals — Court
Status: in_force

of Existing Claims Division.

A. 1. In addition to the provisions of Sections 30.1 through

30.19 of this title, and in addition to the four permanent divisions

established by Section 30.2 of this title, the Court of Civil

Appeals shall consist of as many additional divisions as the Supreme

Court may deem advisable to convene for prompt disposition of its

docket. Each division shall consist of three Judges, at least two

of whom shall concur in any decision. In the exercise of its powers

granted by Article VII, Section 6 of the Oklahoma Constitution, the

Supreme Court shall make temporary assignments of judicial officers,

active or retired, and lawyers, having prior to their assignment the

qualifications of a district judge, to sit on a division of the

Court of Civil Appeals convened under the authority of this section.

Each division of the Court of Civil Appeals shall select its

presiding Judge. The Supreme Court may prescribe by rule where the

division shall sit and how that Court shall conduct its business and

practice before it.

2. The Court of Civil Appeals shall establish a division to be

referred to as the Court of Existing Claims (CEC) Division of the

Court of Civil Appeals which shall replace the three-judge en banc

panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims. The

CEC Division of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be vested with

jurisdiction over all appeals in the same manner as appeals to the

three-judge en banc panel filed pursuant to the Workers’

Compensation Code or previous statute in effect on the date of an

injury that occurred before February 1, 2014. In no event does the

CEC Division of the Court of Civil Appeals, as successor to the

three-judge en banc panel, have jurisdiction over any claim arising

on or after the effective date of this act.

B. Each division of the Court of Civil Appeals convened under

the authority of this section shall have jurisdiction to determine

or otherwise dispose of any case assigned to it by the Supreme

Court, and its decisions, when final, shall be neither appealable to

the Supreme Court nor be subject to reexamination by another

division of the Court of Civil Appeals or by the Judges of that

Court sitting en banc. The Supreme Court may recall a case from the

Court of Civil Appeals; it may review a decision of the Court of

Civil Appeals when a majority of its Justices direct that certiorari

be granted. In any case assigned to it by the Supreme Court, the

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Court of Civil Appeals shall have the power to issue writs of habeas

corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, and prohibition.

C. The opinions of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be written

in the form prescribed by the Supreme Court. No opinion of the

Court of Civil Appeals shall be binding or cited as a precedent

unless it has been approved by the Supreme Court for publication in

the official reporter. The Supreme Court shall prescribe by rule

which opinion or decision, if any, of the Court of Civil Appeals

shall be published in the unofficial reporter.

D. The jurisdiction, powers, duties and procedures of the Court

of Civil Appeals shall be as provided by rules of the Supreme Court

unless otherwise provided by statute.

E. No judicial officer, except as otherwise authorized by law,

temporarily assigned to sit on the Court of Civil Appeals shall be

entitled to additional compensation for judicial service on that

Court. Expenses of judicial officers and lawyers assigned to the

Court of Civil Appeals incurred in performing their duties shall be

reimbursed pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section

500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

F. The Supreme Court shall prescribe by rule the scope of

review it will afford when a petition for certiorari to the Court of

Civil Appeals is filed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1104A — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1104A
Accrual of retirement benefits - Increase of benefits -
Status: in_force

Minimum amount.

A. Retirement benefits shall accrue from the first day of the

month coinciding with or following retirement and ending on the last

day of the month in which death occurs or the actuarial equivalent

thereof paid in such manner as specified by the member pursuant to

this act or as otherwise allowed to be paid at the discretion of the

board.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 438

B. Any Justice or judge or surviving spouse of a deceased judge

who, on July 1, 1979, is receiving benefits from the Uniform

Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall be entitled to

receive an increase of ten percent (10%) of such benefits as of June

30, 1979.

C. The retirement compensation payable to a Justice or judge

who was a member of The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and

Judges on June 30, 1979, shall not be less than the retirement

compensation that would have been payable had the provisions of the

System on such date have continued without change including the ten

percent (10%) increase provided in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-16.11 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-16.11
Annual reports
Status: in_force

The Administrative Director of the Courts is requested to submit

a report to the Legislature each year commencing in January, 1970

(and in each January thereafter), on the following subjects:

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(a) Whether or not the boundaries of the district court judicial

districts should be changed. If a change is recommended, the report

should indicate the counties that should be included in each

district.

(b) The number of district judges and associate district judges

that should be authorized for each judicial district.

(c) If the formula for the number of special judges to be

allowed to each judicial administrative district should be changed.

(d) The case load pending in each district court judicial

district.

(e) The number of cases heard on their merits by each judge of

the district court during the preceding year.

(f) In making the above report, said Administrative Director

shall, along with whatever other criteria he uses in making the

report, consider the area involved in the judicial district and the

distances involved between the places where court is held in said

district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-120 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-120
Supervision of district courts by district judges
Status: in_force

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Subject to the Constitutional administrative authority of the

presiding judge of a judicial administrative district, the district

judges of each district court judicial district shall have

supervision of their respective district courts, including the power

of assignment of associate district judges and special judges within

their said districts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-95.10 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-95.10
Appointment of different judge in event of reversal or
Status: in_force

remand - Exception.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, in the

event a civil case brought in a district court of the State of

Oklahoma is appealed, and is subsequently reversed and remanded, in

whole or in part, by final order of an appellate court of this

state, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma may

appoint a different district court judge or associate district court

judge upon application to the Supreme Court pursuant to rules

promulgated by the Court.

B. If all parties are in agreement, the same district court

judge or associate district court judge presiding in the case prior

to appeal may preside over all proceedings in the case remanded to

the district court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1313.5 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1313.5
Penalty assessment in addition to penalties for certain
Status: in_force

traffic offenses.

A. As used in this section:

1. “Convicted” means any final adjudication of guilt, whether

pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and

any deferred or suspended sentence or judgment; and

2. “Court” means any district court having jurisdiction to

impose a criminal fine or penalty.

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B. In addition to any other penalty assessment imposed by law,

any person convicted of any traffic offense punishable pursuant to

Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but excluding a conviction for a

violation of Section 11-901, 11-902, 11-1112, 11-1114 or 12-417 of

Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and excluding parking and standing

violations, or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an

offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a fee of Twenty

Dollars ($20.00) as a separate penalty assessment. The assessment

and fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and

all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such

offense.

C. The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same

manner as the penalty assessments provided for in Sections 1313.2

and 1313.3 of this title. Each court clerk is authorized to retain

all interest accrued thereon prior to the due date for deposits as

provided in this subsection. The court clerk shall deposit the fee

collected pursuant to this section in the account provided for in

subsection D of Section 1313.2 of this title, and the amounts

imposed by this section shall be forwarded monthly in one check or

draft to the Department of Public Safety to be deposited in the

Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund.

D. The deposits required by this section shall be included in

the report required by Section 1313.2 of this title and shall be

listed as a separate item.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1315.3 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1315.3
Project manager for Oklahoma Court Information System
Status: in_force

The Supreme Court shall appoint within the Administrative Office

of the Courts the position of Project Manager for the Oklahoma Court

Information System. The Project Manager shall have authority over

all other employees of the Management Information System Division of

the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-30.1 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-30.1
Establishment - Jurisdiction - Certiorari
Status: in_force

There is hereby established an intermediate appellate court to

be known as the Court of Civil Appeals of the State of Oklahoma

which shall have the power to determine or otherwise dispose of any

cases that are assigned to it by the Supreme Court. Its decisions,

when final, shall neither be appealable to the Supreme Court nor be

subject to reexamination by another division of the Court of Civil

Appeals or by the Judges of that Court sitting en banc. The Court

of Civil Appeals shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of habeas

corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition, or any

other process when this may be necessary in any case assigned to it

by the Supreme Court. A decision of the Court of Civil Appeals may

be reviewed by the Supreme Court if a majority of its Justices

direct that a writ of certiorari be granted, and the Supreme Court

may, by order, recall a case from the Court of Civil Appeals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-4 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-4
Office of Management and Enterprise Services to provide
Status: in_force

rooms and supplies.

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide

suitable office space, furniture, furnishings, and office supplies

for each Justice for use in the performance of his or her official

duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1659 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1659
Filing of petition invoking jurisdiction of Court on the
Status: in_force

Judiciary.

In the event the Council on Judicial Complaints finds that the

complaint should be made the subject of proceedings before the Court

on the Judiciary, it shall forward all papers concerning the same,

together with its findings, to either the Supreme Court or the Chief

Justice thereof, the Governor, the Attorney General, the Executive

Secretary of the Oklahoma Bar Association, or the House of

Representatives, who shall promptly file a petition invoking the

jurisdiction of the trial division of the Court on the Judiciary in

accordance with subsection (a) of Section 4 of Article 7-A of the

Constitution of Oklahoma; provided, however, filing by the Executive

Secretary of the Oklahoma Bar Association shall be at the direction

of the majority of the members of the Executive Council or by

resolution of the House of Delegates of the Oklahoma Bar

Association. Thereafter, the matter shall proceed in accordance

with the applicable constitutional provisions, statutes, and rules

of the Court on the Judiciary.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1301 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1301
Deposit of fees, fines, costs and forfeitures - Bond
Status: in_force

All fees, fines, costs and forfeitures shall, when collected by

the court clerk, be deposited in a fund in the county treasury

designated "The Court Fund", and shall be used, from year to year,

in defraying the expenses of holding court in said county. The

county treasurer shall act as an agent of the state in the care and

handling of the Court Fund, but the treasurer's bond shall cover the

treasurer's obligations in regard to this fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1208 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1208
Powers of Board of Law Library Trustees
Status: in_force

Such board of trustees, by a majority vote of all their members,

shall have power:

First: To make and enforce all rules, regulations and bylaws

necessary for the administration, government and protection of such

library, and all property belonging thereto, or that may be loaned,

devised, bequeathed or donated to the same.

Second: To remove any trustee for just cause, and fill all

vacancies that may from any cause occur on the board.

Third: To define the powers and prescribe the duties of its

officers, and to provide for the time and manner of their selection.

Fourth: To elect all necessary subordinate officers, including a

librarian and such assistants as may be necessary, and to prescribe

their duties and fix the salary of same, and at their pleasure

remove any such officer or assistant.

Fifth: To purchase books, journals, publications, and other

personal property, the title to which shall be in the county.

Sixth: To order the drawing and payment, upon properly

authenticated vouchers, duly certified by the president and

secretary, of money from the Law Library Fund, for any liability or

expenditure herein authorized, and generally to do all that may be

necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-3017 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-3017
Action for injunctive or declaratory relief
Status: in_force

A. An at-risk individual or their immediate family whose

covered information is made public as a result of a violation of

this act may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory

relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. If the court grants

injunctive or declaratory relief, the person, business, or

association responsible for the violation shall be required to pay

the costs and reasonable attorney fees of the at-risk individual or

immediate family, as applicable.

B. If a person, business, or association knowingly violates an

order granting injunctive or declaratory relief under subsection A

of this section, the court issuing such order may:

1. If the person, business, or association is a government

agency:

a. impose a fine not greater than Four Thousand Dollars

($4,000.00), and

b. award to the at-risk individual or their immediate

family, as applicable, court costs and reasonable

attorney fees; and

2. If the person, business, or association is not a government

agency, award to the at-risk individual or their immediate family,

as applicable:

a. an amount equal to the actual damages sustained by the

at-risk individual or their immediate family, and

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b. court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1204 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-1204
Board of Law Library Trustees
Status: in_force

The management of said library shall be under a board of law

library Trustees, consisting of five (5) members, to be chosen in

the manner hereinafter provided, to-wit:

(a) In counties having two or more district judges, two district

judges of the county, who shall be selected by the district judges

of said county, in counties having only one district judge, such

district judge and the associate district judge of the county.

(b) The district attorney for the district that includes the

county in which the law library is located, or an assistant district

attorney who is designated by the district attorney.

(c) Two members of the county bar association who shall be

chosen by the members thereof.

The present members of the board of law library trustees shall

remain in office until the expiration of their terms of office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-3002 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-3002
Designation of parties to appeals - Position in caption
Status: in_force

The designation of parties in the caption of any cause appealed

to the Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeals shall

correspond with the sequence in which the designation of the parties

appeared in the trial court case.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.13 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.13
District No. 12
Status: in_force

District No. 12. The counties of Rogers, Mayes and Craig. Said

district shall have three (3) district judges. For elections held

in the year 2010 and following, district judges shall be nominated

and elected as follows:

1. Office number One (1) District Judge shall be nominated and

elected by the voters of Mayes and Craig Counties and shall be a

legal resident of either Mayes or Craig County;

2. Office number Two (2) District Judge shall be nominated and

elected at large from the entire judicial district; and

3. Office number Three (3) District Judge shall be nominated

and elected by the voters of Rogers County and be a legal resident

of Rogers County.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-96 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-96
Jury sessions - Motion and demurrer sessions - When and how
Status: in_force

held.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 388

Jury sessions of the district court may be held at any time upon

order of a chief judge or of the presiding judge of the judicial

administrative district. A session for the hearing and disposition

of motions and demurrers shall be held in each county at least once

every thirty (30) days, and any motion or demurrer that has been on

file for at least five (5) days shall be placed on the docket. The

date or dates of regular sessions for the hearing of motions and

demurrers shall be fixed by any of the judges of the district court

unless the district judges of the district court judicial district

shall prescribe otherwise, provided that a judge may hear any matter

in any case assigned to him more frequently than provided herein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-60.1 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-60.1
Emergency Appellate Division - Establishment - Powers -
Status: in_force

Decisions - Recall of case from emergency panel - Conduct of

proceedings.

A. There is hereby established within the Court of Criminal

Appeals an Emergency Appellate Division which shall have the power

to determine or otherwise dispose of any cases assigned to it by the

Court of Criminal Appeals, except cases concerning convictions for

murder in the first degree as defined by Section 701.7 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. A decision of an emergency appellate panel may be reviewed

by the Court of Criminal Appeals upon the filing of a Petition for

Review if a majority of judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals

directs that such Petition for Review shall be granted. The Court

of Criminal Appeals may, by order, recall a case from an emergency

appellate panel. Decisions of an emergency appellate panel shall be

final unless a Petition for Review is granted.

C. The Emergency Appellate Division shall conduct its

proceedings in panels of three (3) judges and shall have no en banc

powers or jurisdiction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-95.7 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-95.7
Continuing authority of Judge to whom case assigned
Status: in_force

A judge to whom a case has been assigned has continuing

authority over it, including the determination of post-trial

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 387

motions, until its final disposition or until such case is removed

from his jurisdiction by the appointing authority, and the judge may

act in connection with such case at any place, except that a party

who is entitled to be heard may object to attending a hearing at a

place other than where the action is docketed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-30.7 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-30.7
Quarters
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma County divisions of the Court of Appeals shall be

quartered in Oklahoma City. Suitable quarters and maintenance for

the Tulsa division of the Court of Appeals shall be provided for by

the State of Oklahoma, under the supervision of the Administrative

Director of the Courts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-92.2 — OK Code / Title 20 / Section 20-92.2
District No. 1
Status: in_force

District No. 1. The counties of Cimarron, Texas, Beaver and

Harper. Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated

and elected at large.