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12 OK Stat § 12-909 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-909. Filing to be without charge.

|Any document required to be filed under Section 759 of this title in the office of the county clerk, bearing the filing stamp of the court clerk of the county wherein such filing is to be made, and duly certified, shall be filed without charge. |Added by Laws 1981, c. 120, § 4. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 6, § 1, emerg. eff. March 11, 1982.
12 OK Stat § 12-922 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-922. Affidavit in forma pauperis.

|The affidavit provided for in the preceding section shall be in the form following, and attached to the petition, viz.: |State of Oklahoma, ____________ County, ____________, in the district court of said county: I do solemnly swear that the cause of action set forth in the petition hereto prefixed is just, and I (or we) do further swear that by reason of my (or our) poverty, I am unable to give security for costs.R.L. 1910, § 5223.
12 OK Stat § 12-923 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-923. False swearing in such case.

|Any person willfully swearing falsely in making the affidavit aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be adjudged guilty of the felony of perjury, and punished as the law prescribes. |R.L. 1910, § 5224. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 131, eff. July 1, 1999.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 131 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
12 OK Stat § 12-926 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-926. Costs where defendant disclaims.

|Where defendants disclaim having any title or interest in land or other property, the subject matter of the action, they shall recover their costs, unless for special reasons the court decide otherwise. |R.L. 1910, § 5227.
12 OK Stat § 12-927 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-927. Certain costs taxed at discretion of court.

|Unless otherwise provided by statute, the costs of motions, continuances, amendments and the like, shall be taxed and paid as the court, in its discretion, may direct. |R.L. 1910, § 5228.
12 OK Stat § 12-928 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-928. Costs to successful plaintiff as matter of course.

|Where it is not otherwise provided by this and other statutes, costs shall be allowed of course to the plaintiff, upon a judgment in his favor, in actions for the recovery of money only, or for the recovery of specific, real or personal property. |R.L. 1910, § 5229.
12 OK Stat § 12-929 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-929. Costs to successful defendant as matter of course.

|Costs shall be allowed of course to any defendant, upon a judgment in his favor in the actions mentioned in the last section. |R.L. 1910, § 5230.
12 OK Stat § 12-930 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-930. Costs in other cases - Apportionment of costs - Discretion of court.

|In other actions, the court may award and tax costs, and apportion the same between the parties on the same or adverse sides, as in its discretion it may think right and equitable. |R.L. 1910, § 5231.
12 OK Stat § 12-931 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-931. Several actions on joint instrument.

|Where several actions are brought on one bill of exchange, promissory note or other obligation, or instrument in writing, against several parties who might have been joined as defendants in the same action, no costs shall be recovered by the plaintiff in more than one of such actions, if the parties proceeded against in the other actions were, at the commencement of the previous action, openly within the state. |R.L. 1910, § 5232.
12 OK Stat § 12-935 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-935. Deposit insufficient - Apportionment to claimants.

|Whenever the amount of money deposited as security for costs in any such action or proceeding, or whenever the amount collected therein shall be insufficient, at the termination of the action or proceeding, to pay all the costs in such action or proceeding, then the amount so deposited or collected shall be apportioned ratably among the different officers and persons entitled thereto in the same proportion that the amount due each officer or person bears to the whole amount so deposited or collected. |Added by Laws 1913, c. 14, p. 15, § 2.
12 OK Stat § 12-936 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-936. Attorney fees taxed as costs in actions for labor or services rendered or on certain accounts, bills and contracts.

|A. In any civil action to recover for labor or services rendered, or on an open account, a statement of account, account stated, note, bill, negotiable instrument, or contract relating to the purchase or sale of goods, wares, or merchandise, unless otherwise provided by law or the contract which is the subject of the action, the prevailing party shall be allowed a reasonable attorney fee to be set by the court, to be taxed and collected as costs. |B. In any civil action to recover unpaid fees, fines, costs, expenses or any other debt owed to this state or its agencies, as defined pursuant to Section 152 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless otherwise provided by law, the prevailing party shall be allowed a reasonable attorney fee to be set by the court, to be taxed and collected as costs.Added by Laws 1961, p. 64, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1961. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 135, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 1967; Laws 1970, c. 282, § 1; Laws 2002, c. 468, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 187, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
12 OK Stat § 12-937 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-937. Attorney fees taxed as costs in actions to collect on checks.

|In any civil action to enforce payment of or to collect upon a check, draft or similar bill of exchange drawn on a bank or otherwise, payment upon which said instrument has been refused because of insufficient funds or no account, the party prevailing on such cause of action shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee, such fee to be assessed by the court as costs against the losing party; provided, that said fee shall not be allowed unless the plaintiff offers proof during the trial of said action that prior to the filing of the petition in the action demand for payment of the check, draft or similar bill of exchange had been made upon the defendant by registered or certified mail not less than ten (10) days prior to the filing of such suit. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 466, § 1, emerg. eff. July 12, 1965.
12 OK Stat § 12-938 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-938. Attorney fees taxed as costs in certain actions relating to public utilities.

|In any civil action or proceeding to recover for the overpayment of any charge for water, sanitary sewer, garbage, electric or natural gas service from any person, firm or corporation, or to determine the right of any person, firm or corporation to receive any such service, the prevailing party shall be allowed a reasonable attorney fee to be set by the court, to be taxed and collected as costs. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 120, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1972.
12 OK Stat § 12-939 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-939. Attorney fees taxed as costs in actions for breach of an express warranty.

|In any civil action brought to recover damages for breach of an express warranty or to enforce the terms of an express warranty made under Section 2-313 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, against the seller, retailer, manufacturer, manufacturer's representative or distributor, the prevailing party shall be allowed a reasonable attorney fee to be set by the court, which shall be taxed and collected as costs. |Added by Laws 1975, c. 168, § 1.
12 OK Stat § 12-940 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-940. Negligent or willful injury to property - Attorney's fees and costs - Offer and acceptance of judgment.

|A. In any civil action to recover damages for the negligent or willful injury to property and any other incidental costs related to such action, the prevailing party shall be allowed reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and interest to be set by the court and to be taxed and collected as other costs of the action. |B. Provided that, the defendant in such action may, not less than ten (10) days after being served with summons, serve upon the plaintiff or his attorney a written offer to allow judgment to be taken against him. If the plaintiff accepts the offer and gives notice thereof to the defendant or his attorney, within five (5) days after the offer was served, the offer, and an affidavit that the notice of acceptance was delivered within the time limited, may be filed by the plaintiff, or the defendant, verified by affidavit. The offer and acceptance shall be noted in the journal, and judgment shall be rendered accordingly. If the notice of acceptance is not given in the period limited, the offer shall be deemed withdrawn, and shall not be given in evidence or mentioned at the trial. If upon the action being adjudicated the judgment rendered is for the defendant or for the plaintiff and is for a lesser amount than the defendant's offer, then the plaintiff shall not be entitled to recover attorney's fees, court costs and interest. If the judgment rendered is for the plaintiff, and is for the same amount as the defendant's offer, then the plaintiff and defendant shall incur their own attorney's fees, court costs and interest. And if the judgment rendered is for the plaintiff, and is for a larger amount than the defendant's offer, then the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover attorney's fees, court costs and interest.Added by Laws 1979, c. 57, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1979.
12 OK Stat § 12-941 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-941. Actions by state entities - Court costs, witness fees and attorney fees.

|A. The defendant in any civil action brought in any court of this state by any state agency, board, commission, department, authority or bureau authorized to make rules or formulate orders shall be entitled to recover against such state entity court costs, witness fees and reasonable attorney fees if the court determines that the action was brought without reasonable basis or is frivolous. This subsection shall apply to any action commenced on or after October 1, 1982. |B. The respondent in any proceeding brought before any state administrative tribunal by any state agency, board, commission, department, authority or bureau authorized to make rules or formulate orders shall be entitled to recover against such state entity court costs, witness fees and reasonable attorney fees if the tribunal or a court of proper jurisdiction determines that the proceeding was brought without reasonable basis or is frivolous; provided, however, if the tribunal is required by law to act upon complaints and determines that the complaint had no reasonable basis or is frivolous, the tribunal may assess the respondent's costs, witness fees and reasonable attorney fees against the complainant. This subsection shall apply to any proceeding before any state administrative tribunal commenced on or after November 1, 1987.Added by Laws 1982, c. 38, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 127, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
12 OK Stat § 12-942 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-942. Costs which judges are required to award.

|A judge of any court of this state may award the following as costs: |1. Any fees assessed by the court clerk or the clerk of the appellate court;2. Reasonable expenses for the giving of notice, including expenses for service of summons and other judicial process and expenses for publication;3. Statutory witness fees and reasonable expenses for service of subpoenas;4. Costs of copying papers necessarily used at trial, limited to the amount authorized by law. If no amount is specified, costs of copying papers shall be limited to ten cents ($0.10) per page;5. Transcripts of the trial or another proceeding that the court determines are necessary to resolve the case;6. Reasonable expenses for taking and transcribing deposition testimony, for furnishing copies to the witness and opposing counsel, and for recording deposition testimony on videotape, but not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per two-hour videotape, unless the court determines that a particular deposition was neither reasonable nor necessary; and7. Any other expenses authorized by law to be collected as costs.Added by Laws 1991, c. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 403, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
12 OK Stat § 12-951 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-951. Appellate jurisdiction of the district court.

|(a) A judgment rendered, or final order made, by any tribunal, board or officer exercising judicial functions, and inferior in jurisdiction to the district court, may be reversed, vacated or modified by the district court except where an appeal to some other court is provided by law. |(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, proceedings for review of a judgment or final order shall be commenced by filing a petition in the district court of the county where the inferior tribunal, board or officer rendered the order within thirty (30) days of the date that a copy of the judgment or final order is mailed to the appellant, as shown by the certificate of mailing attached to the judgment or final order.R.L. 1910, § 5235. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 374, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
12 OK Stat § 12-952 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-952. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.

|(a) The Supreme Court may reverse, vacate or modify judgments of the district court for errors appearing on the record, and in the reversal of such judgment may reverse, vacate or modify any intermediate order involving the merits of the action, or any portion thereof. |(b) The Supreme Court may reverse, vacate or modify any of the following orders of the district court, or a judge thereof:1. A final order;2. An order that discharges, vacates or modifies or refuses to vacate or modify a provisional remedy which affects the substantial rights of a party; or grants, refuses, vacates, modifies or refuses to vacate or modify an injunction; grants or refuses a new trial; or vacates or refuses to vacate a final judgment;3. Any other order, which affects a substantial part of the merits of the controversy when the trial judge certifies that an immediate appeal may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation; provided, however, that the Supreme Court, in its discretion, may refuse to hear the appeal. If the Supreme Court assumes jurisdiction of the appeal, it shall indicate in its order whether the action in the trial court shall be stayed or shall continue.The failure of a party to appeal from an order that is appealable under either subdivision 2 or 3 of subsection (b) of this section shall not preclude him from asserting error in the order after the judgment or final order is rendered.R.L. 1910, § 5236. Amended by Laws 1955, p. 135, § 1; Laws 1968, c. 290, § 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.
12 OK Stat § 12-953 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-953. Final order defined.

|An order affecting a substantial right in an action, when such order, in effect, determines the action and prevents a judgment, and an order affecting a substantial right, made in a special proceeding or upon a summary application in an action after judgment, is a final order, which may be vacated, modified or reversed, as provided in this article. |R.L. 1910, § 5237.
12 OK Stat § 12-975 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-975. Judgment on appeal - Mandate to issue to lower court.

|When a judgment or final order shall be reversed on appeal, either in whole or in part, the court reversing the same shall proceed to render such judgment as the court below should have rendered, or remand the cause to the court below for such judgment. The court reversing such judgment or final order shall not issue execution in causes that are removed before them on error, on which they pronounce judgment as aforesaid, but shall send a special mandate to the court below as the case may require, to award execution thereupon; and such court, to which such special mandate is sent, shall proceed in such cases in the same manner as if such judgment or final order had been rendered therein. In cases decided by the Supreme Court, when the facts are agreed to by the parties or found by the court below, or a referee, and when it does not appear, by exception or otherwise, that such findings are against the weight of the evidence in the case, the Supreme Court shall send a mandate to the court below directing it to render such judgment in the premises as it should have rendered on the facts agreed to or found in the case. |R.L. 1910, § 5258.
12 OK Stat § 12-978 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-978. Costs on appeal.

|When a judgment or final order is reversed, the plaintiff in error shall recover his costs, including the costs of the transcript of the proceedings, or case-made, filed with the petition in error; and when reversed in part and affirmed in part, costs shall be equally divided between the parties. |R.L. 1910, § 5261.
12 OK Stat § 12-978.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-978.1. Recovery of costs for review of certain interlocutory orders on appeal or on certiorari.

|When an interlocutory order of a district court is reviewed on appeal or on certiorari and the interlocutory order is reversed, the prevailing party shall recover his costs, exclusive of attorney fees, including the cost deposit and the costs of preparing the record on appeal or on certiorari, regardless of the ultimate disposition of the action; and when the interlocutory order is reversed in part and affirmed in part, the costs shall be equally divided between the parties. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 14, § 1.
12 OK Stat § 12-979 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-979. Neglect of clerk not error.

|A mistake, neglect or omission of the clerk shall not be ground of error, until the same has been presented and acted upon in the court in which the mistake, neglect or omission occurred. |R.L. 1910, § 5262.
12 OK Stat § 12-980 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-980. Writs of error and certiorari abolished.

|Writs of error and certiorari, to reverse, vacate or modify judgments or final orders in civil cases, are abolished; but courts shall have the same power to compel complete and perfect transcripts of the proceedings containing the judgment or final order sought to be reversed, to be furnished as they heretofore had under writs of error and certiorari. |R.L. 1910, § 5263.
12 OK Stat § 12-984 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-984. Applicable to what courts.

|The provisions of this article shall apply to all the courts of record of the state so far as the same may be applicable to the judgments or final orders of such courts. |R.L. 1910, § 5275.
12 OK Stat § 12-985 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-985. Who need not give bond on appeal.

|Executors, administrators and guardians who have given bond in this state, with sureties, according to law, are not required to give an undertaking on appeal or proceedings in error. |R.L. 1910, § 5276.
12 OK Stat § 12-990.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-990.1. Jurisdiction of certain appeals - Time limit for counter-appeals and cross-appeals.

|When a petition in error is timely filed, the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction of the entire action that is the subject of the appeal. No additional jurisdictional steps shall be necessary to enable the Supreme Court to rule upon any errors made in the trial of the action which are asserted by any party to the appeal and involve any other party to the appeal. |The Supreme Court may prescribe by rule the time limits for filing counter-appeals and cross-appeals.Added by Laws 1984, c. 31, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
12 OK Stat § 12-990.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-990.2. Time for appeal - Effect of post-trial motions.

|A. Post-Trial Motions Filed Within Ten (10) Days. When a post-trial motion for a new trial, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or to correct, open, modify, vacate or reconsider a judgment, decree or final order, other than a motion only involving costs or attorney fees, is filed within ten (10) days after the judgment, decree or final order is filed with the court clerk, an appeal shall not be commenced until an order disposing of the motion is filed with the court clerk. The unsuccessful party may then appeal from the order disposing of the motion within thirty (30) days after the date such order was filed. If the decision on the motion was against the moving party, the moving party may appeal from the judgment, decree or final order, from the ruling on the motion, or from both, in one appeal, within thirty (30) days after the filing of the order disposing of the motion. Successive appeals from the original judgment, decree or final order and the order disposing of the motion shall not be allowed. |B. Post-Trial Motions Filed After Ten (10) Days. The time to appeal from a judgment, decree or final order is not extended or affected by the filing of a motion to correct, open, modify, vacate or reconsider the judgment, decree or final order that is filed more than ten (10) days after the judgment, decree or final order is filed with the clerk of the trial court, and an appeal that is commenced before such a motion is filed is not premature. If the motion is filed after a petition in error is filed, the moving party shall advise the Supreme Court the motion was filed. If a petition in error is filed after such a motion is filed, the appellant shall advise the Supreme Court in the petition in error that the motion is pending. When the trial court disposes of the motion where a petition in error has been filed, the successful party shall advise the Supreme Court of the action taken on the motion.C. If the appellant did not prepare the judgment, decree, or final order, and Section 696.2 of this title required a copy of the judgment, decree, or final order to be mailed to the appellant, and the court records do not reflect the mailing of a copy of the judgment, decree, or final order to the appellant within three (3) days, exclusive of weekends and holidays, after the filing of the judgment, decree, or final order, all times referred to in this section shall run from the earliest date on which the court records show that a file-stamped copy of the judgment, decree, or final order was mailed to the appealing party, rather than from the date of filing.D. Costs and Attorney Fees. The filing of a motion for costs or attorney fees shall not extend or affect the time to appeal.Added by Laws 1993, c. 351, § 19, eff. Oct. 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 102, § 6, eff. May 1, 1997; Laws 2004, c. 181, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.