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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1606. Costs of certification.

Costs of Certification. Fees and costs shall be the same as in civil appeals docketed before the Supreme Court and shall be equally divided between the parties unless otherwise ordered by the certifying court.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 6, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1611. Uniformity of application and construction.

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.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 11, operative July 1, 1973. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1651. Public policy.

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state:
1. To afford a means for efficiently and impartially investigating complaints by any person concerning the conduct of persons occupying positions subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary;
2. To provide an agency which can determine whether such complaints should:
a.
be made the subject of action before the Court on the Judiciary for the purpose of removal, reprimand, or admonition, or
b.
be dismissed;
3. To provide means for procuring necessary information to enable the agency to perform its functions, including the power to issue and enforce subpoenas to testify or to produce tangible evidentiary materials; and
4. To better the administration of justice in this state through the means enumerated in Sections 1651 through 1662 of this title.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 239, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1651.1. Funding for professional and educational programs.

The Council on Judicial Complaints is authorized to provide funding for the attendance and participation of state, municipal, and administrative judges in professional and educational programs, schools or conferences for the purpose of improving the quality of the Oklahoma Judiciary and to improve the administration of justice in this state. The Council may contract or partner with public or private entities or otherwise fund and participate in the development, implementation, and conduct of professional and educational programs for judges.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 211, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1652. Council on Judicial Complaints.

A. The Council on Judicial Complaints is an agency in the Executive Department.
B. The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law.
C. The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act when conducting, discussing, or deliberating any matter relating to a complaint received or filed with the Council.
D. The Council shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act to the extent provided in paragraph 2 of Section 24A.3 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
E. 1. Employees of the Council shall be in the unclassified service for the purposes of the Oklahoma Personnel Act.
2. Employees shall be members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and shall be eligible to participate in employee benefit programs administered by the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board.
3. Any person who is employed by the Council who is a state employee at the time he or she is hired by the Council shall retain and continue to accrue all state employee benefits without a break in service.
F. The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the Records Management Act nor to the rules of the Archives and Records Commission.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 2, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1653. Membership.

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.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 3, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 115, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1975; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 3, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1654. Tenure.

Of the members first appointed to the Council on Judicial Complaints, one shall serve for three (3) years and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified; one shall serve for four (4) years and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified; and one shall serve for five (5) years and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified. The respective terms of the first members shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the Council, and the results thereof shall be certified to the Secretary of State and to the appointing authority for each individual member. Thereafter, each appointee shall serve for a term of five (5) years and until a successor is selected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve more than two terms on the Council.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 29, § 2; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1655. Administrative Director.

There is created the position of Administrative Director to the Council on Judicial Complaints who shall be a state employee hired by the Council. The Administrative Director shall receive and file all complaints received concerning the conduct of persons occupying positions in the judicial department of the government and subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary. The Administrative Director shall notify the members of the Council of each complaint filed with the Director. The Administrative Director shall attend all meetings and hearings of the Council, keep its records, prepare reports required by statute, approve claims for payment as directed by the chair, and perform other tasks as the Council shall direct.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 5, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 338, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 4, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1656. Oath - Officers – Rules - Reports.

A. The members of the Council on Judicial Complaints shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office.
B. The Council shall elect a chair and vice-chair. The chair and vice-chair shall serve for terms of office set by the Council, not to exceed their terms as members of the Council.
C. The Council shall adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
D. The Council shall provide to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives quarterly reports of the number of judicial complaints filed, dismissed, and referred for further disciplinary action.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 6, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 5, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1657. Compensation - Travel expenses.

The members of the Council on Judicial Complaints shall receive for their services the sum of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) for each day, or fraction thereof, of attendance at its session or other official business of the Council, and reimbursement for travel expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 7, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 412, § 15, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1658. Investigation of complaints.

A. The Council on Judicial Complaints shall promptly investigate all complaints received by it, and shall determine the proper disposition thereof, as provided in Sections 1651 through 1661 of this title.
B. The Council shall have power to hold hearings, administer oaths or affirmations, receive testimony and other evidence, and issue and serve or cause to be served subpoenas requiring testimony or the production of books, records, papers or other tangible evidence.
C. 1. Subject to funding limitations provided by law, the Council, as needed, may retain, by contract, a court reporter and, as needed, may retain an attorney by contract with either the Office of the Attorney General or other counsel.
2. No person acting as counsel to the Council on Judicial Complaints shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Judicial Nominating Commission during the term of his or her employment or contract for services.
D. The Council is hereby authorized to require in aid of its investigatory functions the services of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as provided for in Section 150.34 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes or of any governmentally supported investigatory agency or, upon authorization of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association, of the services of the Oklahoma Bar Association.
E. In the event of contemptuous refusal to obey its lawful orders, the Council may take steps necessary to maintain order in its session; as to contempts not affecting the maintenance of order, it shall certify the matter to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, which shall assign the case for trial and appropriate disposition to a judge of a district court. In a contempt proceeding in district court, the counsel for the Council on Judicial Complaints shall act as prosecutor against the alleged contemnor.
F. 1. All proceedings under this section shall be held in secrecy to the same extent as proceedings before a grand jury.
2. A complainant or a witness appearing before the Council who reveals or causes to be revealed to the public any information about a proposed or pending judicial complaint shall be subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). The Council on Judicial Complaints shall promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act governing proceedings under this subsection.
3. In addition to the fine provided for in paragraph 2 of this subsection, any judicial officer who reveals or causes to be revealed any information about a proposed or pending judicial complaint shall be subject to public reprimand by the Court on the Judiciary.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 8, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 239, § 10, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 7, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 6, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1659. Filing of petition invoking jurisdiction of Court on the 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.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 9, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 8, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 7, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1660. Expenses.

All expenses of the Council on Judicial Complaints shall be approved by the chair of the Council on Judicial Complaints, by the Council on Judicial Complaints upon a majority vote of its members, or by the Administrative Director as directed by the chair.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 10, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 225, § 12, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 9, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 8, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1661. Disqualification of council member.

If, in any matter pending before the Council, a council member is disqualified to act for a reason that would disqualify a judicial officer from sitting in a matter, the Council may proceed to consider the matter, if a quorum is present, or may certify to the officer having the appointment of that member, who shall thereupon immediately appoint a special member to sit in that case, only. If the appointing officer makes no appointment within ten (10) days after the mailing of the certification of disqualification to the appointing officer, the Council shall appoint a special member.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 11, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 423, § 9, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1662. Office supplies - Transfer of office materials.

A. The Council on Judicial Complaints may rent office space from the Oklahoma Bar Association or shall be assigned office space by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services pursuant to Section 94 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. All records, furnishings, equipment, and supplies of the Supreme Court used by the Council on Judicial Complaints are hereby transferred to the Council on Judicial Complaints.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 10, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 86.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1663. Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Council on Judicial Complaints to be designated the "Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Council from collections received pursuant to Section 152 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Council for the purpose of performing the duties imposed upon the Council by law. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 114, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 87.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1701. State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom 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 (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.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 288, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1704. Continuing education - Exemptions.

A. Every registered or certified courtroom interpreter shall annually complete at least eight (8) hours of continuing education approved by the State Board of Examiners of Courtroom Interpreters, which shall include at least two (2) hours which relate to Oklahoma court rules and procedures or interpreter ethics.
B. A certified courtroom interpreter is exempt from the requirement of subsection A of this section if the interpreter verifies under oath to the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters that such person:
1. Is a member of the armed forces on full-time active duty which has prevented the court interpreter from completing continuing education during the calendar year for which the interpreter or translator seeks an exemption; or
2. Has provided written verification by a licensed physician that a medical condition has prevented the court interpreter from working in such capacity and completing continuing education for the calendar year for which the interpreter seeks an exemption.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 288, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1705. Certification from other states or federal.

A person holding a state or federal certification which is deemed by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters to be equivalent to that of an Oklahoma certified courtroom interpreter may apply to be enrolled without examination as an Oklahoma certified courtroom interpreter upon payment of fees established by the Board, and satisfying the Board that such person's credentials are in proper order.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 288, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1706. Certification from other national entities.

A person holding a certification from a national entity which is deemed by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters to be equivalent to that of an Oklahoma certified courtroom interpreter may apply to be enrolled without examination as an Oklahoma certified courtroom interpreter upon payment of fees established by the Board with the approval of the Supreme Court and satisfying the Board that such person's credentials are in proper order.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 288, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1707. Fees.

A. The State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters shall annually set and publish a fee schedule with approval of the Supreme Court.
B. All fees authorized to be charged shall be paid to the Clerk of the Supreme Court who shall deposit such fees in the State Judicial Fund. The Chief Justice shall be authorized to draw against the Supreme Court Revolving Fund such amounts as are lawfully claimed by the Board for its necessary supplies and expenses. When performing essential duties, each Board member shall be entitled to such member’s expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act and shall receive, in addition thereto, the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each full day of service or a fraction thereof for less than a day’s service or any other amount that is established by the Legislature.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1708. Use of C.C.I. abbreviation.

The Board may adopt rules establishing different levels of courtroom interpreter certifications recognized in the courts of this state including certified courtroom interpreters and registered courtroom interpreters. Every person enrolled as a certified courtroom interpreter shall be entitled to use the abbreviation C.C.I. after his or her name. Every person enrolled as a registered courtroom interpreter shall be entitled to use the abbreviation R.C.I. after his or her name. Courtroom interpreters holding a provisional status do not hold an official certification, and shall not be allowed the use of the abbreviation. Certified and registered courtroom interpreters shall be authorized to interpret spoken words and translate written text in all proceedings related to the case to which he or she has been assigned.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 288, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1709. Conflicts of interest.

A. A courtroom interpreter or translator or owner of a courtroom interpreter or translator firm shall not enter into any contract or relationship that compromises the impartiality of courtroom interpreters or that may result in the appearance that the impartiality of a courtroom interpreter or translator has been compromised.
B. A violation of this section shall be grounds for the State Board of Examiners of Courtroom Interpreters to refuse to renew the enrollment of a certified courtroom interpreter or translator. A willful violation of this section shall be grounds for the Board to suspend, cancel, or revoke the enrollment of a certified courtroom interpreter or translator.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-1710. Good cause for services of registered or non-certified persons.

In district court proceedings, the court shall endeavor to obtain the services of a courtroom interpreter with the highest available level of credential prior to accepting services of an interpreter with lesser credential and skill. Certified courtroom interpreters have the highest recognized level of credential in this state, and registered courtroom interpreters have the next highest level. When good cause is shown and the court has determined that it would not be practical, within a reasonable time frame, to secure the services of an individual certified under Sections 1701 through 1710 of this title, the court may utilize the services of a registered courtroom interpreter. When good cause is shown and the court has determined that it would not be practical, within a reasonable time frame, to secure the services of a registered courtroom interpreter, the court may utilize the services of a provisional interpreter or other person who does not hold a certified or registered credential. If the Board establishes additional levels of qualified interpreters, the court shall follow the recognized hierarchy of credential when endeavoring to obtain interpreter services. For purposes of this section, "good cause" means that due to the nature of the hearing, and time being of the essence, the securing of a certified or registered interpreter would not be possible due to the time, distance, or availability of a certified or registered interpreter. The court shall make a specific finding as to the good cause for the emergency circumstances. In addition, the non-credentialed person shall have reasonably demonstrated to the court and the parties such person's proficiency for the purposes of that hearing. It is also mandatory that the proceedings are audio taped, and in the event of deaf or hard of hearing individuals, audio and video taped. The recording shall be labeled and remain an official part of the record.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 288, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3001.1. Setting aside judgment on ground of misdirection of jury or error in pleading or procedure.

No judgment shall be set aside or new trial granted by any appellate court of this state in any case, civil or criminal, on the ground of misdirection of the jury or for error in any matter of pleading or procedure, unless it is the opinion of the reviewing court that the error complained of has probably resulted in a miscarriage of justice, or constitutes a substantial violation of a constitutional or statutory right.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 9, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3002. Designation of parties to appeals - Position in caption.

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.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 263, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3003. Persons subject to order restricting right to vote - Notification of secretary of county election board.

A. The clerk of the district court shall notify the secretary of the county election board of the name of each person who is the subject of an order by the district court restricting, limiting, suspending, or otherwise altering their right to vote.
B. The clerk of the district court shall notify the secretary of the county election board of the name of each person whose right to vote has been reinstated or otherwise modified.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 343, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3004. Electronic filing of documents.

The Supreme Court is authorized to provide for electronic filing of documents in the Supreme Court and the district courts. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall promulgate rules for the filing of documents transmitted by electronic device. Rules for electronic filing must have the approval of the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 239, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3005. Judge Gary Dean Courtroom Technology Act.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Judge Gary Dean Courtroom Technology Act”.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 258, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 3004 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3006. Videoconferencing – Allowable proceedings.

A. Beginning January 1, 2012, district courts may use videoconferencing, including two-way interactive video technology, between a courtroom and a correctional facility of the Department of Corrections or a juvenile detention facility of the Office of Juvenile Affairs to conduct the following proceedings including, but not limited to:
1. Sentence reviews;
2. Post-conviction relief hearings;
3. Delinquent and deprived actions;
4. Custody and adoption proceedings;
5. Commitment proceedings; and
6. Extradition proceedings.
B. A waiver from the defendant or juvenile of the right to be present in the courtroom for a hearing shall be obtained prior to conducting any proceeding using videoconferencing or two-way interactive video technology. The use of videoconferencing or two-way interactive video technology shall be in accordance with any requirements and guidelines established by the Administrative Office of the Courts and all proceedings at which such technology is utilized shall be recorded verbatim by the district court.
C. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall promulgate rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 258, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 3005 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3007. XXX.

A. There is hereby created a Cost Administration Implementation Committee within the Administrative Office of the Courts. Members of the Committee shall be appointed no later than July 1, 2022. The Committee shall be composed of thirteen (13) members as follows:
1. The Administrative Director of the Courts or designee;
2. The District Court Clerk of Oklahoma County or designee;
3. The District Court Clerk of Tulsa County or designee;
4. Two District Court Judges or their designees to be selected by the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court;
5. Two District Court Clerks or their designees to be selected by the Executive Board of the Court Clerk's Association;
6. Two County Sheriffs or their designees to be selected by the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association;
7. Two Municipal Court Judges or their designees to be selected by the Oklahoma Municipal Judges Association; and
8. Two lay persons who work regularly to assist or who advocate for persons who owe fines, fees, costs, and assessments to the court system to be selected by the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
B. The Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court shall designate a chair and vice-chair from among the members of the Committee. A majority of the members present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum to conduct business.
C. Meetings of the Committee shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
D. Members shall not receive any compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed pursuant to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
E. The Committee shall be staffed by employees of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
F. The Committee shall oversee the implementation of the provisions of Sections 2 through 5 of this act by July 1, 2023, and shall be authorized to make recommendations to the Oklahoma Legislature for any changes it deems necessary and appropriate for the administration of court fines, fees, costs, and assessments.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 350, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3013. At-risk individual — Filing notice — Removal from 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 2 of this act 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 a member of the judiciary to a third party if the third party:
1. Possesses a signed release from the 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.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 350, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3014. Administrative Director of the Courts — Authority to make notice or requests on behalf of at-risk individuals.

Upon written request of an at-risk individual, the Administrative Director of the Courts is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this act on behalf of the at-risk individual. The notice or request shall include information necessary to ensure compliance with this act. The Director may delegate this authority to an appropriate state agency. Any notice or request made under this act shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual and comply with the notice and request requirements of this act.
In lieu of individual notices or requests, the Administrative Director of the Courts, may provide state agencies, county and municipal governments, commercial entity, persons, businesses, or associations with a list of at-risk individuals and their immediate family that includes information necessary to ensure compliance with this act, as determined by the Administrative Director of Courts for the purpose of maintaining compliance with this act. Such list shall be deemed to comply with individual notice and request requirements of this act.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 350, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3015. Annual report.

Not later than one (1) year after the date of enactment of this act, and biennially thereafter, the Administrative Director of the Courts shall submit to the Legislature an annual report that includes:
1. A detailed amount spent by the state and local governments on protecting judges' covered information;
2. Where the judges' covered information was found; and
3. The collection of any new types of personal data found to be used to identify judges who have received threats, including prior home addresses, employers, and institutional affiliations such as nonprofit boards.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 350, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3016. Covered information not to be publicly posted or displayed — Exceptions.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, no person, business, or association shall publicly post or publicly display on the Internet covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family if the at-risk individual has made a written request to that person, business, or association to not disclose the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family.
B. Subsection A of this section shall not apply to:
1. Covered information that the at-risk individual or immediate family voluntarily publishes on the Internet after the date of enactment of this act; or
2. Covered information lawfully received from a state government source or from an employee or agent of the state government.
C. After receiving a written request under this section, the person, business, or association shall remove within seventy-two (72) hours the covered information from the Internet and ensure that the information is not made available on any publicly available website controlled by that person, business, or association, and ensure that the covered information of the at-risk individual or immediate family is not made available on any publicly available website controlled by that person, business, or association.
D. This section shall not apply to:
1. Covered information that the at-risk individual or immediate family voluntarily publishes on the Internet after the date of enactment of this act; or
2. A transfer made at the request of the at-risk individual or that is necessary to effectuate a request to the person, business, or association from the at-risk individual.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 350, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3017. Action for injunctive or declaratory relief.

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
b.
court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 350, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3018. Construction of act.

A. Nothing in this act shall be construed:
1. To prohibit, restrain, or limit the lawful investigation or reporting by the press of any unlawful activity or misconduct alleged to have been committed by an at-risk individual or their immediate family;
2. To impair access to decisions and opinions from a member of the State Judiciary in the course of carrying out their public functions;
3. To limit the publication or transfer of covered information that the at-risk individual or their immediate family member voluntarily publishes on the Internet after the date of enactment of this act; or
4. To prohibit information sharing by a commercial entity to a federal, state, tribal, or local government, or any unit thereof.
B. This act shall be broadly construed to favor the protection of the covered information of at-risk individuals and their immediate family.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 350, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 20. Courts › §20-3019. Severability.

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.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 350, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-2. Criminal acts are only those prescribed - "This code" defined.

No act or omission shall be deemed criminal or punishable except as prescribed or authorized by this code. The words "this code" as used in the "penal code" shall be construed to mean "Statutes of this State."
R.L.1910, § 2083.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-3. Crime and public offense defined.

A crime or public offense is an act or omission forbidden by law, and to which is annexed, upon conviction, either of the following punishments:
1. Death;
2. Imprisonment;
3. Fine;
4. Removal from office; or
5. Disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit, under this state.
R.L. 1910, § 2084. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 10, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 10 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-5. Felony defined.

A felony is a crime which is, or may be, punishable with death, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary.
R.L. 1910, § 2086. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 11, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 11 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-7. Objects of penal code.

This title specifies the classes of persons who are deemed capable of crimes, and liable to punishment therefor. This title defines the nature of various crimes and prescribes the kind and measure of punishment to be inflicted for each. The manner of prosecuting and convicting criminals is regulated by the code of criminal procedure.
R.L. 1910, § 2088. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 12, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 12 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-9. Punishment of felonies.

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by this title, or by some existing provision of law, every offense declared to be a felony is punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding two (2) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2090. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 13, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 4, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 13 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-10. Punishment of misdemeanor.

Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by this chapter or by some existing provisions of law, every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L.1910, § 2091.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-11. Special provisions as governing - Acts punishable in different ways.

If there be in any other provision of the laws of this state a provision making any specific act or omission criminal and providing the punishment therefor, and there be in this title any provision or section making the same act or omission a criminal offense or prescribing the punishment therefor, that offense and the punishment thereof, shall be governed by the special provisions made in relation thereto, and not by the provisions of this title. But an act or omission which is made punishable in different ways by different provisions of this title may be punished under any of such provisions, except that in cases specified in Sections 51.1 and 54 of this title, the punishments therein prescribed are substituted for those prescribed for a first offense, but in no case can a criminal act or omission be punished under more than one section of law; and an acquittal or conviction and sentence under one section of law, bars the prosecution for the same act or omission under any other section of law.
R.L. 1910, § 2092. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 199, § 1; Laws 1987, c. 226, § 1, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 5, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2019, c. 227, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 14 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-12.1. Required service of minimum percentage of sentence – Effective date.

A person committing a felony offense listed in Section 30 of this act on or after March 1, 2000, and convicted of the offense shall serve not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence of imprisonment imposed within the Department of Corrections. Such person shall not be eligible for parole consideration prior to serving eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence imposed and such person shall not be eligible for earned credits or any other type of credits which have the effect of reducing the length of the sentence to less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence imposed.
Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 4, § 29, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-19. Uniform reporting system to be used by criminal and juvenile justice information systems.

For purposes of any crime specified by the criminal code of this title or any provision of the law in this state, all criminal and juvenile justice information systems shall adopt and use the uniform reporting standard created and published by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as provided by Section 1517 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The uniform reporting standard shall insure the accurate reporting of all criminal and juvenile delinquency information relating to arrests, charges, custody records, dispositions, and any other information record purporting to identify a criminal or juvenile delinquency history record or information to be maintained by any criminal or juvenile justice information system within this state. Every district court, criminal justice agency, and juvenile delinquency agency of this state is hereby directed to comply with and use the uniform reporting standard for reporting and maintaining all criminal justice information systems of this state.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 122, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 178, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-22. Gross injuries - Grossly disturbing peace - Openly outraging public decency - Injurious acts not expressly forbidden.

Every person who willfully and wrongfully commits any act which grossly injures the person or property of another, or which grossly disturbs the public peace or health, or which openly outrages public decency, including but not limited to urination in a public place, and is injurious to public morals, although no punishment is expressly prescribed therefor by this code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
R.L.1910, § 2793. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 358, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-27. Mitigation of punishment.

Where it is made to appear at the time of passing sentence upon a person convicted, that such person has already paid a fine or suffered an imprisonment for the act which he stands convicted, under an order adjudging it a contempt, the court authorized to pass sentence may mitigate the punishment to be imposed, in its discretion.
R.L.1910, § 2798.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-28. Aiding in a misdemeanor.

Whenever an act is declared a misdemeanor, and no punishment for counseling or aiding in the commission of such act is expressly prescribed by law, every person who counsels or aids another in the commission of such act, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and punishable in the same manner as the principal offender.
R.L.1910, § 2799.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 21. Crimes and Punishments › §21-29. Sending letter - When complete - Place of prosecution.

In the various cases in which the sending of a letter is made criminal by this chapter, the offense is deemed complete from the time when such letter is deposited in any post office or any other place, or delivered to any person with intent that it shall be forwarded. And the party may be indicted and tried in any county wherein such letter is so deposited or delivered, or in which it shall be received by the person to whom it is addressed.
R.L.1910, § 2800.