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12 OK Stat § 12-2613 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2613. Prior statements of witnesses.

|A. In examining a witness concerning a prior statement made by the witness whether in a record or not, the statement need not be shown nor its contents disclosed to the witness at that time but on request the same shall be shown or disclosed to opposing counsel just prior to the cross-examination of the witness. |B. Extrinsic evidence of a prior inconsistent statement by a witness is not admissible unless the witness is afforded an opportunity to explain or deny the same and the opposite party is afforded an opportunity to interrogate the witness thereon. This provision does not apply to admissions of a party opponent as defined in paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 2801 of this title.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 613, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 53, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-2614 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2614. Calling and interrogation of witnesses by court.

|A. The court may, on its own motion or at the suggestion of a party, call witnesses, provided that all parties shall have the right of cross-examination of those witnesses. |B. The court may interrogate any witness whether called by itself or by a party.C. Objections to the calling or interrogating of witnesses by the court may be made at the time or at the next available opportunity when the jury is not present.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 614, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.
12 OK Stat § 12-2615 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2615. Exclusion of witnesses.

|At the request of a party the court shall order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses. The court may make the order of its own motion. This rule does not authorize exclusion of: |1. A party who is a natural person;2. An officer or employee of a party which is not a natural person designated as its representative by its attorney;3. A person whose presence is shown by a party to be essential to the presentation of the party's cause;4. A parent, other relative, or next friend of a child twelve (12) years of age or under who is called to testify when the court deems it to be in the best interests of the child and the interests of justice; or5. The victim of an alleged criminal offense or a representative, parent or other relative of said victim, in any criminal prosecution, upon the motion of the state to bar such exclusion, unless the court finds such exclusion to be in the interest of justice.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 615, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 109, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1991, c. 62, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 197, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
12 OK Stat § 12-2701 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses.

|If the witness is not testifying as an expert, the witness’s testimony in the form of opinions or inferences is limited to those opinions or inferences which are: |1. Rationally based on the perception of the witness;2. Helpful to a clear understanding of his testimony or the determination of a fact in issue; and3. Not based on scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge within the scope of Section 2702 of this title.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 701, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 54, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-2702 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2702. Testimony by experts.

|If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if: |1. The testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data;2. The testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; and3. The witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 702, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 15, § 2; Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 15, § 3.NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 228, § 18 was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013) and repealed by Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 15, § 1.
12 OK Stat § 12-2703 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2703. Bases of opinion testimony by experts.

|The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made known to the expert at or before the hearing. If of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the particular field in forming opinions or inferences upon the subject, the facts or data need not be admissible in evidence in order for the opinion or inference to be admitted. Facts or data that are otherwise inadmissible shall not be disclosed to the jury by the proponent of the opinion or inference unless the court determines that their probative value in assisting the jury to evaluate the expert's opinion substantially outweighs their prejudicial effect. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 703, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 55, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 15, § 5; Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 15, § 6.NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 228, § 19 was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013) and repealed by Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 15, § 4.
12 OK Stat § 12-2704 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2704. Opinion on ultimate issue.

|Testimony in the form of an opinion or inference otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it embraces an ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 704, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.
12 OK Stat § 12-2705 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2705. Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion.

|An expert may testify in terms of opinion or inference and give reasons therefor without previous disclosure of the underlying facts or data, unless the court requires otherwise. The expert may in any event be required to disclose the underlying facts or data on cross-examination. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 705, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 56, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-2801 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2801. Definitions.

|A. For purposes of this Code: |1. A "statement" means:a.an oral assertion,b.an assertion in a record, orc.nonverbal conduct of a person, if it is intended by a person as an assertion;2. A "declarant" means a person who makes a statement; and3. "Hearsay" means a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.B. A statement is not hearsay if:1. The declarant testifies at the trial or hearing and is subject to cross-examination concerning the statement, and the statement is:a.inconsistent with the declarant's testimony, and was given under oath subject to the penalty of perjury at a trial, hearing or other proceeding, or in a deposition, orb.consistent with the declarant's testimony and is offered to rebut an express or implied charge against the declarant of recent fabrication or improper influence or motive and was made before the supposed fabrication, influence, or motive arose, orc.one of identification of a person made after perceiving the person; or2. The statement is offered against a party and is:a.the party's own statement, in either an individual or a representative capacity, orb.a statement of which the party has manifested an adoption or belief in its truth, orc.a statement by a person authorized by the party to make a statement concerning the subject, ord.a statement by the party's agent or servant concerning a matter within the scope of the agency or employment, made during the existence of the relationship, ore.a statement by a coconspirator of a party during the course and in furtherance of the conspiracy.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 801, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 62, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2002, c. 468, § 57, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-2802 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2802. Hearsay rule.

|Hearsay is not admissible except as otherwise provided by an act of the Legislature. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 802, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 58, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-2803.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2803.1. Statements of children not having attained 13 years or incapacitated persons describing acts of physical abuse or sexual contact - Admissibility in criminal and juvenile proceedings.

|A. A statement made by a child who has not attained thirteen (13) years of age, a child thirteen (13) years of age or older who has a disability or a person who is an incapacitated person as such term is defined by the provisions of Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, which describes any act of physical abuse against the child or incapacitated person or any act of sexual contact performed with or on the child or incapacitated person by another, is admissible in criminal and juvenile proceedings in the courts in this state if: |1. The court finds, in a hearing conducted outside the presence of the jury, that the time, content and totality of circumstances surrounding the taking of the statement provide sufficient indicia of reliability so as to render it inherently trustworthy. In determining such trustworthiness, the court may consider, among other things, the following factors: the spontaneity and consistent repetition of the statement, the mental state of the declarant, whether the terminology used is unexpected of a child of similar age or of an incapacitated person, and whether a lack of motive to fabricate exists; and2. The child or incapacitated person either:a.testifies or is available to testify at the proceedings in open court or through an alternative method pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act or Section 2611.2 of this title, orb.is unavailable as defined in Section 2804 of this title as a witness. When the child or incapacitated person is unavailable, such statement may be admitted only if there is corroborative evidence of the act.B. A statement may not be admitted under this section unless the proponent of the statement makes known to the adverse party an intention to offer the statement and the particulars of the statement at least ten (10) days in advance of the proceedings to provide the adverse party with an opportunity to prepare to answer the statement.C. As used in this section, "disability" means a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the child or the child is regarded as having such an impairment by a competent medical professional.Added by Laws 1984, c. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. March 12, 1984. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 87, § 1, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 224, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 301, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 197, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 24, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 340, § 22, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 445, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2013, c. 42, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
12 OK Stat § 12-2804.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2804.1. Hearsay exception – Exceptional circumstances.

|A. In exceptional circumstances a statement not covered by Section 2803, 2804, 2805, or 2806 of this title but possessing equivalent, though not identical, circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness, is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the court determines that: |1. The statement is offered as evidence of a fact of consequence;2. The statement is more probative on the point for which it is offered than any other evidence that the proponent can procure through reasonable efforts; and3. The general purposes of this Code and the interests of justice will best be served by admission of the statement into evidence.B. The court shall state on the record the circumstances that support its determination of the admissibility of the statement offered pursuant to subsection A of this section.C. A statement is not admissible under this exception unless its proponent gives to all parties reasonable notice in advance of trial, or during trial if the court excuses pretrial notice for good cause shown, of the substance of the statement and the identity of the declarant.Added by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 61, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-2805 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2805. Hearsay within hearsay.

|Hearsay included within hearsay is not excluded under the hearsay rule if each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule provided in this Code. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 805, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.
12 OK Stat § 12-2806 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2806. Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant.

|When a hearsay statement, or a statement defined in subparagraph b, c, d or e of paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 2801 of this title, has been admitted in evidence, the credibility of the declarant may be attacked and, if attacked, may be supported by any evidence which would be admissible for those purposes if declarant had testified as a witness. Evidence of a statement or conduct by the declarant at any time, inconsistent with the declarant’s hearsay statement, is not subject to any requirement that the declarant may have been afforded an opportunity to deny or explain. If the party against whom a hearsay statement has been admitted calls the declarant as a witness, the party is entitled to examine the declarant on the statement as if under cross-examination. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 806, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-2901 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2901. Requirement of authentication or identification.

|A. The requirement of authentication or identification as a condition precedent to admissibility is satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims it to be. |B. The following are illustrative examples of authentication or identification conforming with the requirements of this Code:1. Testimony that a matter is what it is claimed to be;2. Nonexpert opinion as to the genuineness of handwriting, based upon familiarity not acquired for purposes of the litigation;3. Comparison by the trier of fact or by expert witnesses with specimens which have been authenticated;4. Appearance, content, substance, internal patterns or other distinctive characteristics taken in conjunction with circumstances; 5. Identification of a voice, whether heard firsthand or through mechanical or electronic transmission or recording, by opinion based upon hearing the voice at any time under circumstances connecting it with the alleged speaker;6. Telephone conversations by evidence that a call was made to the number assigned at the time by the telephone company to a particular person or business if:a.in the case of a person, circumstances, including self-identification, show the person answering to be the one called, orb.in the case of a business, the call was made to a place of business and the conversation related to business reasonably transacted over the telephone;7. Evidence that a writing authorized by law to be recorded or filed and in fact recorded or filed in a public office, or a purported public record, report, statement or data compilation, in any form, is from the public office where items of this nature are kept;8. Evidence that a document or data compilation, in any form:a.is in such condition as to create no suspicion concerning its authenticity,b.was in a place where it, if authentic, would likely be, andc.has been in existence twenty (20) years or more at the time it is offered;9. Evidence describing a process or system used to produce a result and showing that the process or system produces an accurate result; or10. Any method of authentication or identification provided by statute or by rules prescribed by the Supreme Court pursuant to statutory authority.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 901, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.
12 OK Stat § 12-2903 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-2903. Subscribing witness' testimony unnecessary.

|The testimony of a subscribing witness is not necessary to authenticate a record unless required by the laws of the jurisdiction governing the validity of the record. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 903, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 64, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-3001 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3001. Definitions.

|For purposes of this Code: |1. "Writings" and "recordings" means letters, words, or numbers, or their equivalent, inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other machine and retrievable in perceivable form by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, mechanical or electronic recording, or other technique;2. "Photographs" mean a form of a record which consists of still photographs, stored images, x-ray films, video tapes, or motion pictures;3. An "original" of a writing, recording, or other record means the writing, recording, or other record itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An "original", when applied to a photograph, includes the negative or any print therefrom. The term "original" includes a print out or other perceivable output of a record of data or images stored in a computer or similar device if shown to reflect the data or images accurately;4. A "duplicate" means a counterpart in the form of a record produced by the same impression as the original, from the same matrix, by means of photography, including enlargements and miniatures, or by mechanical or electronic rerecording, by chemical reproduction, or by another equivalent technique that accurately reproduce the original;5. "Image" means a form of a record which consists of a digitized copy or image of information; and6. "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 1001, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 222, § 1; Laws 1995, c. 135, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2002, c. 468, § 65, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-3002 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3002. Requirement of original.

|To prove the content of a record, recording or photograph, the original record, recording or photograph is required except as otherwise provided in this Code or by other statutes. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 1002, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 66, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-3003 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3003. Admissibility of duplicates.

|A duplicate is admissible to the same extent as an original under this rule or as may otherwise be provided by statute unless: |1. A genuine question is raised as to the authenticity of the original; or2. In the circumstances it would be unfair to admit the duplicate in lieu of the original.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 1003, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 67, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-3004 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents.

|The original is not required, and a duplicate or other evidence of the contents of a record is admissible if: |1. All originals are lost or have been destroyed unless the proponent lost or destroyed them in bad faith;2. No original can be obtained by any available judicial process or procedure;3. At a time when an original was under the control of the party against whom offered, the party was put on notice, by the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at the hearings and the party does not produce the original at the hearing; or4. The record is not closely related to a controlling issue.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 1004, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 135, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2002, c. 468, § 68, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-3005 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3005. Public records.

|The contents of an official record or of a private record authorized to be recorded or filed in the public records and actually recorded or filed, if otherwise admissible, may be proved by a copy in perceivable form, certified as correct in accordance with Section 2902 of this title or testified to be correct by a witness who has compared it with the original. If a copy which complies with this section cannot be obtained by the exercise of reasonable diligence, other evidence of the contents may be admitted. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 1005, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 69, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-3006 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3006. Summaries.

|The contents of voluminous writings, recordings or photographs which cannot conveniently be examined in court may be presented in the form of a chart, summary or calculation. The originals, or duplicates, shall be made available for examination or copying, or both, by other parties at a reasonable time and place. The judge may order that they be produced in court. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 1006, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.
12 OK Stat § 12-3007 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3007. Testimony or written admission of party.

|Contents of a record may be proved by the testimony or deposition of the party against whom offered or by that party’s written admission without accounting for the nonproduction of the original. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 1007, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 70, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-3008 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3008. Functions of judge and jury.

|When the admissibility of other evidence of contents of a record depends upon the fulfillment of a condition of fact, the question whether the condition has been fulfilled is ordinarily for the court to determine in accordance with the provisions of Section 2104 of this title. However, when an issue is raised questioning: |1. Whether the asserted record ever existed;2. Whether another record produced at the trial is the original; or3. Whether other evidence of contents correctly reflects the contents;the issue is for the trier of fact to determine.Added by Laws 1978, c. 285, § 1008, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 71, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-3009 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-3009. Medical bills - Identification.

|Upon the trial of any civil case involving injury, disease or disability, the patient, a member of the patient’s family or any other person responsible for the care of the patient, shall be a competent witness to identify doctor bills, hospital bills, ambulance service bills, drug bills and similar bills for expenses incurred in the treatment of the patient upon a showing by the witness that such bills were received from a licensed practicing physician, hospital, ambulance service, pharmacy, drug store, or supplier of therapeutic or orthopedic devices, and that such expenses were incurred in connection with the treatment of the injury, disease or disability involved in the subject of litigation at trial. Such items of evidence need not be identified by the person who submits the bill, and it shall not be necessary for an expert witness to testify that the charges were reasonable and necessary. |Added by Laws 1979, c. 37, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1979. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 72, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.