Oklahoma Statutes
Title 12. Civil Procedure

§12-1354. Grant of writ to parents, etc. - Protection of infants and insane persons - Proceedings. - Writ of habeas corpus shall be granted in favor of...

§12-1355. Deposit or security costs not required for initial application - Payment of court costs required. - No deposit or security for costs shall be required of...

§12-1381. Injunction defined. - The injunction provided by this code is a command to...

§12-1382. Cause for injunction - Temporary injunction. - When it appears, by the petition, that the plaintiff is...

§12-1383. When and by whom injunction granted - Affidavit showing right to. - The injunction may be granted at the time of commencing...

§12-1384.1. Temporary injunction - Temporary restraining order - Notice - Granting without notice. - A. No temporary injunction shall be issued without notice to...

§12-1384.2. Granting temporary restraining order - Recovery of damages. - If a temporary restraining order is granted, the party restrained...

§12-1386. Order and service of injunction. - The order of injunction shall be addressed to the party...

§12-1387. Injunction during litigation without notice - Service of order. - Where the injunction is allowed during the litigation, and without...

§12-1388. Injunction binding - When. - An injunction binds the party from the time he has...

§12-1389. Injunction not granted where motion overruled on merits - Inferior court not to grant. - No injunction shall be granted by a judge, after a...

§12-1390. Enforcement - Disobedience punishable as contempt - Penalties - Jury trial. - An injunction granted by a judge may be enforced as...

§12-1391. Additional security. - A party enjoined may, at any time before judgment, upon...

§12-1392. Plaintiff to give bond - Amount - Attorney's fees. - Unless otherwise provided by special statute, no injunction shall operate...

§12-1393. Affidavits on hearing. - On the hearing of an application for an injunction, each...

§12-1394. Application to vacate or modify injunction - Return and record of orders of judge. - If the injunction be granted without notice, the defendant, at...

§12-1395. Counter affidavits or evidence. - If application be made upon affidavits or other evidence on...

§12-1396. Injunction by defendant. - A defendant may obtain an injunction upon an answer, in...

§12-1397. Tax or nuisance may be enjoined - Petition - No bond required. - An injunction may be granted to enjoin the enforcement of...

§12-1398. Injunction prohibiting workplace harassment – Employer liability. - A. As used in the Protection from Workplace Harassment and...

§12-1430. Short title - Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act. - A. This act may be known and shall be cited...

§12-1431. Definitions. - As used in the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act: 1. "Communication"...

§12-1432. Motion to dismiss legal actions – Time limit for filing – Suspension of discovery. - A. If a legal action is based on, relates to...

§12-1433. Time limits for hearing on motion to dismiss. - A. A hearing on a motion filed pursuant to Section...

§12-1434. Time limit for ruling on motion – Standard of proof. - A. The court shall rule on a motion filed pursuant...

§12-1435. Evidence to consider by court – Limited discovery. - A. In determining whether a legal action shall be dismissed...

§12-1436. Request for findings – Time limit to issue findings. - A. At the request of a party making a motion...

§12-1437. Failure to rule on motion – Expedited appeals. - A. If a court does not rule on a motion...

§12-1438. Costs and fees - Sanctions. - A. If the court orders dismissal of a legal action...

§12-1439. See the following versions: - OS 12-1439v1 (SB 1503, Laws 2022, c. 190, § 15)....

§12-1439v1. Actions excluded. - The Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act shall not apply to: 1....

§12-1439v2. Actions excluded. - The Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act shall not apply to: 1....

§12-1440. Application with other laws - Construction. - A. The Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act shall not abrogate or...

§12-1441. Libel defined. - Libel is a false or malicious unprivileged publication by writing,...

§12-1442. Slander defined. - Slander is a false and unprivileged publication, other than libel,...

§12-1443.1. Privileged communication defined - Exemption from libel. - A. A privileged publication or communication is one made: First....

§12-1444.1. Pleading - Proof - Defenses. - In all civil actions to recover damages for libel or...

§12-1446a. Good faith in publishing libel - Retraction - Actual damages only - Jury question - Exceptions. - In an action for damages for the publication of a...

§12-1446b. "Newspapers" or "periodicals" defined. - Newspapers or periodicals shall, for the purpose of this act,...

§12-1447.1. Defamation by radio and television - Limitation of liability. - The owner, licensee or operator of a television and/or radio...

§12-1447.2. Defamatory statements by candidates for public office. - In no event, however, shall any owner, licensee or operator,...

§12-1447.3. Damages recoverable. - In any action for damages for any defamatory statement published...

§12-1447.4. Recordation and preservation of political utterances. - It shall be the duty of such television and/or radio...

§12-1447.5. Broadcast of truth statement following broadcast of untrue statement. - If any broadcasting station, at any time, broadcasts, publishes, or...

§12-1448. Deceased personality's right of publicity - Unauthorized use - Claims - Exemptions. - A. Any person who uses a deceased personality's name, voice,...

§12-1449. Unauthorized use of another person's rights of publicity - Damages - Consent - Presumptions - Fact questions - Exemptions. - A. Any person who knowingly uses another's name, voice, signature,...

§12-1450. Online impersonation – Liability - Remedies. - A. As used in this section: 1. "Photograph" means any...

§12-1451. By and to whom writ issued - Function. - The writ of mandamus may be issued by the Supreme...

§12-1452. Writ not issued where remedy at law - Information. - This writ may not be issued in any case where...

§12-1453. Forms and contents of writ. - The writ is either alternative or peremptory. The alternative writ...

§12-1454. When peremptory writ to issue. - When the right to require the performance of the act...

§12-1455. Motion upon affidavit - Notice. - The motion for the writ must be made upon affidavit,...

§12-1456. Allowance and service - Neglect to return. - The allowance of the writ must be endorsed thereon, signed...

§12-1457. Answer. - On the return day of the alternative writ, or such...

§12-1458. Failure to answer - New matter in answer not conclusive. - If no answer be made, a peremptory mandamus must be...

§12-1459. No further pleading allowed - Similarity to civil action. - No other pleading or written allegation is allowed than the...

§12-1460. Recovery by plaintiff. - If judgment be given for the plaintiff, he shall recover...

§12-1461. Damages a bar to further action. - A recovery of damages, by virtue of this article, against...

§12-1462. Penalty for refusal or neglect to perform. - Whenever a peremptory mandamus is directed to any public officer,...

§12-1481. Occupying claimant entitled to pay for improvements and taxes. - In all cases any occupying claimant being in quiet possession...

§12-1482. Tax title, sufficiency. - The title by which the successful claimant succeeds against the...

§12-1483. Appraisement or trial - New trial. - The court rendering judgment in any case provided for by...

§12-1484. Judgment for plaintiff - Execution - Bar of action for mesne profits. - If the jurors shall report a sum in favor of...

§12-1485. Judgment for occupying claimant - Appeal. - If the appraisers or jury appointed or impaneled as hereinbefore...

§12-1486. Election to receive value without improvements - Neglect or refusal to pay. - If the successful claimant, his heirs, or the guardians of...

§12-1487. Sheriff's, administrator's or guardian's sale - Purchase price to be refunded on recovery of land. - Whenever any land, sold by an executor, administrator, guardian, sheriff...

§12-1501.1. Petition for partition - Contents - Proof required. - A. When the object of the action is to effect...

§12-1502. Unknown shares or owners. - If the number of shares or interests is known, but...

§12-1503. Creditors may be made parties. - Creditors having a specific or general lien upon all or...

§12-1504. Answer. - The answers of the defendants must state, among other things,...

§12-1505. Order for partition. - After the interests of all the parties shall have been...

§12-1506. Commissioners to partition. - Upon making such order, the court shall appoint three commissioners...

§12-1507. Allotments. - For good and sufficient reasons appearing to the court, the...

§12-1508. Oath of commissioners. - Before entering upon their duties, such commissioners shall take and...

§12-1509. Duty of commissioners - Report - Notice of time limit for filing exception or election. - A. The commissioners shall make partition of the property among...

§12-1510. Action on exceptions to report. - Any party may file exceptions to the report of the...

§12-1511. Judgment on partition. - If partition be made by the commissioners, and no exceptions...

§12-1512. Purchase at appraised value. - If partition cannot be made, and the property shall have...

§12-1513. Property sold, when - Amount for which sold. - If none of the parties elect to take the property...

§12-1514. Return and deed. - The sheriff shall make return of his proceedings to the...

§12-1515. Costs and fees. - The court making partition shall tax the costs, attorney's fees...

§12-1516. Power of court. - The court shall have full power to make any order,...

§12-1517. Sale of property that cannot be partitioned - Procedure. - A. In addition to other provisions of law, if, upon...

§12-1531. Quo warranto abolished - Relief obtainable by civil action - Maintenance by contestants for office. - The writ of quo warranto, and proceedings by information in...

§12-1532. Grounds for action in the nature of quo warranto. - Such action may be brought in the Supreme Court or...

§12-1533. Persons who may bring action - Expenses - Petition by Attorney General or district attorney - Recovery of damages. - When the action is brought by the Attorney General or...

§12-1534. Judgment in contest for office. - In every case contesting the right to an office, judgment...

§12-1535. Judgment for plaintiff. - If judgment be rendered in favor of the plaintiff or...

§12-1536. Enforcement of judgment. - If the defendant shall refuse or neglect to deliver over...

§12-1537. Plaintiff may have separate action for damages - Judgment of ouster or dissolution. - When judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff, he...

§12-1538. Costs, in case of corporations - Scope of relief - Receiver. - If judgment be rendered against any corporation, or against any...

§12-1551. Appointment of receiver. - A receiver may be appointed by a Judge of the...

§12-1552. Persons ineligible. - No party, or attorney, or person interested in an action,...

§12-1553. Oath and bond. - Before entering upon his duties, the receiver must be sworn...

§12-1554. Powers of receiver. - The receiver has, under the control of the court, power...

§12-1555. Investment of funds. - Funds in the hands of a receiver may be invested...

§12-1556. Disposition of property litigated. - When it is admitted, by the pleading or oral examination...

§12-1557. Punishment for disobedience of court. - Whenever, in the exercise of its authority, a court shall...

§12-1559. Vacation of appointment by Supreme Court. - In all cases in the Supreme Court in which a...

§12-1560. Foreclosure of licensed medical marijuana business – Continuation of operations. - A. In the event that a licensed medical marijuana dispensary,...

§12-1571. Order of delivery - Procedure. - A. The plaintiff in an action to recover the possession...

§12-1571.1. Damage, concealment or removal of property subject to order of delivery - Penalty. - Any person who willfully and knowingly damages property in which...

§12-1573. Undertaking in replevin. - The order shall not be issued until there has been...

§12-1573.1. Replevin bond - Value. - On application of either party which is made at the...

§12-1574. Order for delivery. - The order for the delivery of the property to the...

§12-1575. Order returnable, when. - The return day of the order of delivery, when issued...

§12-1576. Execution of order. - The sheriff shall execute the order by taking the property...

§12-1577. Redelivery on bond. - If, within twenty-four (24) hours after service of the copy...

§12-1578. Exception to sureties. - The plaintiff may, within twenty-four (24) hours from the time...

§12-1579. Proceedings on failure to prosecute action. - If the property has been delivered to the plaintiff, and...

§12-1580. Judgment - Damages - Attorney fees. - In an action to recover the possession of personal property,...

§12-1581. Order to different counties - Separate and successive orders. - An order may be directed to any other county than...

§12-1582. Officer may break into buildings. - The sheriff or other officer, in the execution of the...

§12-1583. Compelling delivery by attachment - Examination of party. - In an action to recover the possession of specific personal...

§12-1584. Improper issue of order of delivery. - Any order for the delivery of property, issued under this...

§12-1585. Joinder of cause of action for debt - Stay of judgment. - In any action for replevin in any court of this...

§12-1631. Right to petition for change of name. - Any natural person, who has been domiciled in this state...

§12-1632. Petition. - The petition shall be verified and shall state: (a) The...

§12-1633. Notice - Protest - Hearing date – Continuance - Waiver. - A. Notice of filing of the petition shall be given,...

§12-1634. Evidence - Determination. - The material allegations of the petition shall be sustained by...

§12-1635. Judgment. - The judgment shall recite generally the material facts and the...

§12-1636. Illegal or fraudulent purpose. - Any person who obtains a judgment under this act, willfully...

§12-1637. Exclusiveness of statutory remedy. - After May 19, 1953, no natural person in this state...

§12-1651. Determination of rights, status or other legal relations - Exceptions. - District courts may, in cases of actual controversy, determine rights,...

§12-1652. Pleading. - A determination of rights, status, or other legal relations may...

§12-1653. Parties - Venue. - A. When a declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall...

§12-1654. Effect of determination - Review. - Any determination of rights, status, or other legal relations shall...

§12-1655. Further relief. - Further relief based upon a determination of rights, status, or...

§12-1656. Issues of fact. - When a proceeding under this act involves the determination of...

§12-1657. Applicability. - This act shall not be applicable to orders, judgments, or...

§12-1701.05. Hearing in another forum - Stay or dismissal of action. - When the court finds that in the interest of substantial...

§12-1751. Suits authorized under small claims procedure. - A. The following suits may be brought under the small...

§12-1752B. Venue of actions arising upon contract. - The venue of civil actions instituted under small claims procedure...

§12-1753. Affidavits - Form - Filing. - A. Actions under the small claims procedure as described in...

§12-1754. Preparation of affidavit - Copies. - The claimant shall prepare such an affidavit as is set...

§12-1755. Service of affidavit and order upon defendant. - Unless service by the sheriff or other authorized person is...

§12-1756. Date for appearance of defendant. - The date for the appearance of the defendant as provided...

§12-1757. Transfer of actions from small claims docket to another docket. - A. For matters in which the claim is less than...

§12-1758. Counterclaim or setoff by verified answer. - No formal pleading, other than the claim and notice, shall...

§12-1759. Claim, counterclaim, or setoff maximum dollar value. - A. Except as provided by subsection C of this section,...

§12-1760. Attachment or garnishment - Depositions - Interrogatories - New parties - Intervention. - No attachment or prejudgment garnishment shall issue in any suit...

§12-1761. Trial by court - Request for reporter or jury - Evidence - Informality - Mailing of judgment. - Actions under the small claims procedure shall be tried to...

§12-1762. Payment of judgment. - If judgment be rendered against either party for the payment...

§12-1763. Appeals. - Appeals may be taken from the judgment rendered under small...

§12-1764. Fees. - A fee of Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) shall be charged and...

§12-1765. Costs. - The prevailing party in an action is entitled to costs...

§12-1766. Citation - Codification. - This act shall be known as "The Small Claims Procedure...

§12-1770. Small claims judgment as lien - Release. - A. A judgment granted under the Small Claims Procedure Act,...

§12-1772. Judgments for payment of money - Processing and collection. - Judgments for the payment of money shall be processed and...

§12-1773. Dismissal of action - Failure to file pleadings or serve process. - A. Any action under the Small Claims Procedure Act which...

§12-1801. Purpose of act - Short title. - The Legislature is aware of the fact that many disputes...

§12-1802. Definitions. - As used in the Dispute Resolution Act: 1. "Initiating party"...

§12-1803. Programs for mediation services - Rules and regulations. - A. Any county, municipality, accredited law school or agency of...

§12-1803.1. Dispute Resolution Advisory Board. - There is hereby created a Dispute Resolution Advisory Board which...

§12-1804. Written consent to dispute resolution proceedings. - A. Prior to commencement of any dispute resolution proceedings, the...

§12-1805. Confidentiality of proceedings - Disclosure - Civil liability - Waiver of privilege. - A. Any information received by a mediator or a person...

§12-1806. Tolling statute of limitation. - During the period of the mediation, any applicable statute of...

§12-1807. Definitions. - As used in Sections 3 through 9 of this act:...

§12-1808. Administration of programs. - A. Programs established pursuant to the provisions of Section 1803...

§12-1809. Collection and disposition of court costs and fees. - A. To establish and maintain an alternative dispute resolution system,...

§12-1809.1. Dispute Resolution System Revolving Fund. - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving...

§12-1810. Allocation of funds. - A. Monies in the Dispute Resolution System Revolving Fund shall...

§12-1811. Disbursement of funds - Method of reimbursement. - Upon the approval of an application by the Director and...

§12-1812. Director - Powers and duties. - A. The Director shall have such power as is necessary...

§12-1813. Inspection, examination and audit of centers. - The State Auditor and Inspector, annually, shall inspect, examine, and...

§12-1821. Short title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...

§12-1822. Construction with Dispute Resolution Act. - Nothing in this act shall be construed to replace or...

§12-1823. Referral to mediation. - Any district court, by agreement of the parties, may refer...

§12-1824. Provisions applying to court-ordered mediation. - The following provisions shall apply to any mediation ordered by...

§12-1825. List of qualified mediators - Minimum requirements - Form of order of referral. - A. A district court may maintain a list of qualified...

§12-1831. Short title - Purpose. - A. Sections 11 through 20 of this act shall be...

§12-1832. Mediation as an alternative dispute resolution process or on an ad hoc basis. - Any county, municipality, accredited law school, school district, board, commission,...

§12-1833. Options to operating a mediation program or referring matters exclusively to mediators or programs qualified under the Dispute Resolution Act. - Nothing in the Choice in Mediation Act shall require any...

§12-1834. Compensation to mediators. - Except in those instances in which a specific statute or...

§12-1835. Disclosure regarding the mediator. - Any program for mediation under the Choice in Mediation Act...

§12-1836. Procedures – Confidentiality and impartiality. - Any program for mediation under the Choice in Mediation Act...

§12-1837. Feedback on process or mediator – Due process prior to removal or decertification of mediator. - Any program for mediation under the Choice in Mediation Act...

§12-1838. Program certification – Intent of provision. - Any entity, including the Administrative Office of the Courts, “certifying”...

§12-1839. Authority of the courts – Court-ordered settlement conferences. - Nothing in the Choice in Mediation Act shall impair the...

§12-1840. Parties – Selection and compensation of mediators. - Nothing in the Choice in Mediation Act shall limit the...

§12-1851. Short title. - Sections 1 through 31 of this act shall be known...

§12-1852. Definitions. - As used in the Uniform Arbitration Act: 1. “Arbitration organization”...

§12-1853. Notice. - A. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Arbitration Act,...

§12-1854. Date of applicability. - A. The Uniform Arbitration Act governs an agreement to arbitrate...

§12-1855. Waivers. - A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B, C and...

§12-1856. Application. - A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 28 of this...

§12-1857. Agreement. - A. An agreement contained in a record to submit to...

§12-1858. Court order of arbitration. - A. On application and motion of a person showing an...

§12-1859. Appointment of arbitrator. - A. Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and...

§12-1860. Initiation. - A. A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice...

§12-1861. Consolidation of separate proceedings. - A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this...

§12-1862. Agreement to method. - A. If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree...

§12-1863. Disclosure of facts. - A. Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to...

§12-1864. Multiple arbitrators. - If there is more than one arbitrator, the powers of...

§12-1865. Immunity of arbitrator. - A. An arbitrator or an arbitration organization acting in that...

§12-1866. Role of arbitrator. - A. An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in such manner...

§12-1867. Legal representation. - A party to an arbitration proceeding may be represented by...

§12-1868. Subpoena. - A. An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance...

§12-1869. Preaward ruling. - If an arbitrator makes a preaward ruling in favor of...

§12-1870. Record of award. - A. An arbitrator shall make a record of an award....

§12-1871. Modification of award. - A. On motion to an arbitrator by a party to...

§12-1872. Amount of award. - A. An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary...

§12-1873. Award confirmation. - After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of...

§12-1874. Application to vacate an award. - A. Upon an application and motion to the court by...

§12-1875. Motion to vacate or correct an award. - A. Upon application and motion made within ninety (90) days...

§12-1876. Judgment in conformity. - A. Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a...

§12-1877. Enforcement of agreement to arbitrate. - A. A court of this state having jurisdiction over the...

§12-1878. Location of arbitration. - An application and motion pursuant to Section 6 of this...

§12-1879. Appeal. - A. An appeal may be taken from: 1. An order...

§12-1880. Considerations of conformity. - A. In applying and construing the Uniform Arbitration Act, consideration...

§12-1881. Conformity with Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - The provisions of the Uniform Arbitration Act governing the legal...

§12-2001. Scope of the Oklahoma Pleading Code. - SCOPE OF THE OKLAHOMA PLEADING CODE The Oklahoma Pleading Code...

§12-2002. One form of action. - ONE FORM OF ACTION There shall be one form of...

§12-2003. Commencement of action. - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION A civil action is commenced by filing...

§12-2003.1. Commencement of actions by inmates. - OMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS BY INMATES A. Petitions, motions, or other...

§12-2003.2. Notification of noncompliance prior to construction-related suit – Correction of deficit. - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION BASED ON CONSTRUCTION-RELATED ACCESSIBILITY CLAIM. A. Prior...

§12-2003.3. Commencement of action based on website accessibility claim. - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION BASED ON WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY CLAIM A. Prior...

§12-2004. Process. - PROCESS A. SUMMONS: ISSUANCE. Upon filing of the petition, the...

§12-2004.1. Subpoena. - SUBPOENA A. SUBPOENA; FORM; ISSUANCE. 1. Every subpoena shall: 2....

§12-2004.2. Notice of pendency of action. - NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION A. Upon the filing of...

§12-2004.3. Alternate delivery methods for copy of process, papers - Deadlines - Not applicable to documents filed with clerk. - A. In lieu of mailing a copy of process or...

§12-2005. Service and filing of pleadings and other papers. - SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS A. SERVICE:...

§12-2005.1. Service of postjudgment motions in divorce actions. - SERVICE OF POSTJUDGMENT MOTIONS IN DIVORCE ACTIONS All postjudgment motions...

§12-2005.2. Entry of appearance - Out-of-state counsel - Withdrawal - Address of record. - ENTRY OF APPEARANCE; OUT-OF-STATE COUNSEL; WITHDRAWAL; ADDRESS OF RECORD A....

§12-2006. Time. - TIME A. COMPUTATION. 1. In computing any period of time...

§12-2007. Pleadings allowed - Form of motions. - PLEADINGS ALLOWED; FORM OF MOTIONS A. PLEADINGS. There shall be...

§12-2008. General rules of pleading. - GENERAL RULES OF PLEADING A. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF. A pleading...

§12-2009. Pleading special matters. - PLEADING SPECIAL MATTERS A. CAPACITY. It is not necessary to...

§12-2010. Form of pleadings. - FORM OF PLEADINGS A. CAPTION; NAMES OF PARTIES. Every pleading...

§12-2011. Signing of pleadings. - SIGNING OF PLEADINGS A. SIGNATURE. Every pleading, written motion, and...

§12-2011.1. Finding of frivolous claim - Actions not arising out of contract - Award of costs and attorney fees. - In any action not arising out of contract, the court...

§12-2012. Defenses and objections - When and how presented - By pleading or motion. - DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS; WHEN AND HOW PRESENTED; BY PLEADING OR...

§12-2013. Counterclaim and cross-claim. - COUNTERCLAIM AND CROSS-CLAIM A. COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIMS. A pleading shall state...

§12-2014. Third-party practice. - THIRD-PARTY PRACTICE A. WHEN DEFENDANT MAY BRING IN THIRD PARTY....

§12-2015. Amended and supplemental pleadings. - AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTAL PLEADINGS A. AMENDMENTS. A party may amend...

§12-2016. Pretrial procedure - Formulating issues. - PRETRIAL PROCEDURE; FORMULATING ISSUES In the absence of specific superseding...

§12-2017. Parties plaintiff and defendant - Capacity. - PARTIES PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT; CAPACITY A. REAL PARTY IN INTEREST....

§12-2018. Joinder of claims and remedies. - JOINDER OF CLAIMS AND REMEDIES A. JOINDER OF CLAIMS. A...

§12-2019. Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication. - JOINDER OF PERSONS NEEDED FOR JUST ADJUDICATION A. PERSONS TO...

§12-2020. Permissive joinder of parties. - PERMISSIVE JOINDER OF PARTIES A. PERMISSIVE JOINDER. 1. All persons...

§12-2021. Misjoinder and nonjoinder of parties. - MISJOINDER AND NONJOINDER OF PARTIES Misjoinder of parties is not...

§12-2022. Interpleader. - INTERPLEADER A. Persons having claims against the plaintiff may be...

§12-2023. Class actions. - CLASS ACTIONS A. PREREQUISITES TO A CLASS ACTION. One or...

§12-2023.1. Derivative actions by shareholders. - DERIVATIVE ACTIONS BY SHAREHOLDERS In a derivative action brought by...

§12-2023.2. Actions relating to unincorporated associations. - ACTIONS RELATING TO UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS An action brought by or...

§12-2024. Intervention - INTERVENTION A. INTERVENTION OF RIGHT. Upon timely application anyone shall...

§12-2025. Substitution of parties. - SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES A. DEATH. 1. If a party dies...

§12-2025.1. Assignment by parent to child of right to recover for injury to child. - The parent or parents having the right to recover damages...

§12-2026. Forms. - FORMS The forms contained in Section 29 of this act,...

§12-2027. Appendix of forms. - APPENDIX OF FORMS Form 1. SUMMONS IN THE DISTRICT COURT...

§12-2056. Motions for summary judgment. - A. BY A CLAIMING PARTY. A party claiming relief may...

§12-2101. Short title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...

§12-2102. Legislative purpose. - This Code shall be construed to secure fairness in administration,...

§12-2103. Scope of rules. - A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this...

§12-2104. Rulings on evidence. - A. Error may not be predicated upon a ruling which...

§12-2105. Preliminary questions. - A. Preliminary questions concerning the qualifications of a person to...

§12-2106. Limited admissibility. - When evidence which is admissible as to one party or...

§12-2107. Remainder of record. - When a record or part thereof is introduced by a...

§12-2201. Judicial notice of law. - A. Judicial notice shall be taken by the court of...

§12-2202. Judicial notice of adjudicative facts. - A. This section governs only judicial notice of adjudicative facts....

§12-2203. Determining propriety of taking judicial notice. - A. In determining the propriety of taking judicial notice of...

§12-2301. Definitions. - As used in this Code: 1. A "presumption" means a...

§12-2302. Establishment of basic fact. - The basic fact of a presumption may be established in...

§12-2303. Effect of presumptions in civil cases. - Except when otherwise provided by law, when the basic fact...

§12-2304. Presumptions in criminal cases. - A. Except as otherwise provided by act of the Legislature,...

§12-2305. Inconsistent presumptions. - If two conflicting presumptions arise the court shall apply the...

§12-2401. Definition of "relevant evidence". - "Relevant evidence" means evidence having any tendency to make the...

§12-2402. Relevant evidence generally admissible - Irrelevant evidence inadmissible. - All relevant evidence is admissible, except as otherwise provided by...

§12-2403. Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion or cumulative nature of evidence. - Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value...

§12-2404. Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct - Exceptions - Other crimes. - A. Evidence of a person's character or a trait of...

§12-2405. Methods of proving character. - A. Where evidence of a person's character or trait of...

§12-2406. Habit - Routine practice. - Evidence of a person's habit or of an organization's routine...

§12-2407. Subsequent remedial measures. - When measures are taken that would have made an earlier...

§12-2408. Compromise and offers to compromise. - Evidence of: 1. Furnishing, offering or promising to furnish; or...

§12-2409. Payment of medical and similar expenses. - Evidence of furnishing, offering or promising to pay medical, hospital...

§12-2410. Pleas and plea discussions - Admissibility of evidence. - A. Except as otherwise provided in this section evidence of...

§12-2411. Liability insurance. - Evidence of the existence of liability insurance is not admissible...

§12-2411.1. Short title - Act Concerning Interpretation of Oklahoma Insurance Laws. - A. This act shall be known and may be cited...

§12-2412. Sexual offense against another person - Evidence of other sexual behavior inadmissible - Exceptions. - A. In a criminal case in which a person is...

§12-2413. Sexual assault offense - Commission of other offenses admissible - Definition. - A. In a criminal case in which the defendant is...

§12-2414. Child molestation offense - Commission of other offenses admissible - Definitions. - A. In a criminal case in which the defendant is...

§12-2501. Privileges recognized only as provided. - Except as otherwise provided by constitution, statute or rules promulgated...

§12-2502. Attorney-client privilege. - A. As used in this section: 1. An “attorney” is...

§12-2502.1. Communications between accountant and client. - A. As used in this section: 1. “Accountant” means a...

§12-2503. Physician and Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege. - A. As used in this section: 1. A “patient” is...

§12-2503.1. Interpreter for the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Privilege. - A. As used in this section: 1. An "interpreter" is...

§12-2504. Husband-wife privilege. - A. A communication is confidential for purposes of this section...

§12-2505. Religious privilege. - A. As used in this section: 1. A "cleric" is...

§12-2506. Journalist’s privilege. - A. As used in this section: 1. "State proceeding" includes...

§12-2506.2. Peer support counseling confidentiality. - A. For purposes of this section: 1. "Emergency services provider"...

§12-2507. Political vote. - A. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose...

§12-2508. Trade secrets. - A person has a privilege, which may be claimed by...

§12-2509. Secrets of state and other official information - Governmental privileges. - A. If the law of the United States creates a...

§12-2510. Identity of informer. - A. The United States, state or subdivision thereof has a...

§12-2510.1. Crime stoppers organizations – Privileged communications – Orders for production of records. - A. As used in this section: 1. “Crime stoppers organization”...

§12-2511. Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure. - A person upon whom this Code confers a privilege against...

§12-2512. Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege. - A claim of privilege is not defeated by a disclosure...

§12-2513. Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege - Instruction. - A. A claim of privilege, whether in the present proceeding...

§12-2601. General rule of competency. - Every person is competent to be a witness except as...

§12-2602. Personal knowledge. - A witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence...

§12-2603. Oath or affirmation. - Every witness shall be required to declare before testifying that...

§12-2604. Interpreters. - An interpreter is subject to the provisions of this Code...

§12-2605. Competency of judge as witness. - The judge presiding at the trial shall not testify in...

§12-2606. Competency of juror as witness. - A. A member of the jury shall not testify as...

§12-2607. Who may impeach. - The credibility of a witness may be attacked by any...

§12-2608. Evidence of character and conduct of witness. - A. The credibility of a witness may be attacked or...

§12-2609. Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime. - A. For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a...

§12-2610. Religious beliefs or opinions. - Evidence of the beliefs or opinions of a witness on...

§12-2611. Mode and order of interrogation and presentation. - A. Subject to subsection B of this section, the court...

§12-2611.2. Minor or incapacitated witnesses - Closing of testimony to public - Taking testimony outside courtroom - Meeting in chambers with judge and attorneys - Presence of support person or therapeutic dog. - A. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting...

§12-2611.3. Short title. - Sections 1 through 9 of this act shall be known...

§12-2611.4. Definitions. - As used in the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative...

§12-2611.5. Testimony to which act applies – Other procedures not precluded. - The Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act applies...

§12-2611.6. Hearing – Determination of whether to use alternative method testimony. - A. The judge or presiding officer in a criminal or...

§12-2611.7. Situations where alternative method testimony permitted. - A. In a criminal proceeding, the judge or presiding officer...

§12-2611.8. Determination of whether to allow child witness to testify by an alternative method. - If the judge or presiding officer determines that a standard...

§12-2611.9. Order – Required contents. - A. An order allowing or disallowing a child witness to...

§12-2611.10. Opportunity for examination and cross-examination. - An alternative method ordered by the judge or presiding officer...

§12-2611.11. Construction and application of act. - In applying and construing the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by...

§12-2611.12. Support person or therapeutic dog. - A. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature in...

§12-2612. Writing used to refresh memory. - If a witness uses a record or object to refresh...

§12-2613. Prior statements of witnesses. - A. In examining a witness concerning a prior statement made...

§12-2614. Calling and interrogation of witnesses by court. - A. The court may, on its own motion or at...

§12-2615. Exclusion of witnesses. - At the request of a party the court shall order...

§12-2701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses. - If the witness is not testifying as an expert, the...

§12-2702. Testimony by experts. - If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the...

§12-2703. Bases of opinion testimony by experts. - The facts or data in the particular case upon which...

§12-2704. Opinion on ultimate issue. - Testimony in the form of an opinion or inference otherwise...

§12-2705. Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion. - An expert may testify in terms of opinion or inference...

§12-2801. Definitions. - A. For purposes of this Code: 1. A "statement" means:...

§12-2802. Hearsay rule. - Hearsay is not admissible except as otherwise provided by an...

§12-2803. Hearsay exceptions - Availability of declarant immaterial. - The following are not excluded by the hearsay rule, even...

§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...

§12-2804. Hearsay exception - Declarant unavailable. - A. "Unavailability as a witness", as used in this section,...

§12-2804.1. Hearsay exception – Exceptional circumstances. - A. In exceptional circumstances a statement not covered by Section...

§12-2805. Hearsay within hearsay. - Hearsay included within hearsay is not excluded under the hearsay...

§12-2806. Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant. - When a hearsay statement, or a statement defined in subparagraph...

§12-2901. Requirement of authentication or identification. - A. The requirement of authentication or identification as a condition...

§12-2902. Self-authentication. - Extrinsic evidence of authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility...

§12-2903. Subscribing witness' testimony unnecessary. - The testimony of a subscribing witness is not necessary to...

§12-3001. Definitions. - For purposes of this Code: 1. "Writings" and "recordings" means...

§12-3002. Requirement of original. - To prove the content of a record, recording or photograph,...

§12-3003. Admissibility of duplicates. - A duplicate is admissible to the same extent as an...

§12-3004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents. - The original is not required, and a duplicate or other...

§12-3005. Public records. - The contents of an official record or of a private...

§12-3006. Summaries. - The contents of voluminous writings, recordings or photographs which cannot...

§12-3007. Testimony or written admission of party. - Contents of a record may be proved by the testimony...

§12-3008. Functions of judge and jury. - When the admissibility of other evidence of contents of a...

§12-3009. Medical bills - Identification. - Upon the trial of any civil case involving injury, disease...

§12-3009.1. Personal injury suits – Medical bills - Evidence. - A. Upon the trial of any civil action arising from...

§12-3011. Admissible evidence - Exercise of free speech or display of religious beliefs. - Evidence requested for admission as substantive evidence of assemblage in...

§12-3224. Short title and scope of Code. - Sections 3224 through 3237 of this title shall be known...

§12-3225. Construction. - The Discovery Code shall be construed, administered and employed by...

§12-3225.1. Discovery master. - A. Appointment. 1. Scope. Unless a statute provides otherwise, on...

§12-3226. General provisions governing discovery. - A. DISCOVERY METHODS; INITIAL DISCLOSURES. 1. DISCOVERY METHODS. Parties may...

§12-3226.1. Abusive discovery. - A. ABUSIVE DISCOVERY. In addition to the protective orders that...

§12-3226A. Withdrawal of certain discovery items. - Not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty...

§12-3227. Depositions before action or pending appeal. - A. BEFORE ACTION. 1. PETITION. A person who desires to...

§12-3228. Persons before whom depositions may be taken. - A. DEPOSITIONS TAKEN WITHIN OKLAHOMA. Within this state, depositions shall...

§12-3229. Stipulations regarding discovery procedure. - Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties may by written...

§12-3230. Depositions upon oral examination. - A. WHEN DEPOSITIONS MAY BE TAKEN; WHEN LEAVE REQUIRED. 1....

§12-3231. Depositions upon written questions. - A. SERVING QUESTIONS; NOTICE. After commencement of the action, any...

§12-3232. Use of depositions in court proceedings. - A. USE OF DEPOSITIONS. At the trial or upon the...

§12-3233. Interrogatories to parties. - A. AVAILABILITY; PROCEDURES FOR USE. Any party may serve upon...

§12-3234. Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes. - A. IN GENERAL. A party may serve on any other...

§12-3235. Physical and mental examination of persons. - A. SCOPE WHEN ELEMENT OF CLAIM OR DEFENSE. When the...

§12-3236. Requests for admission. - A. REQUEST FOR ADMISSION. A party may serve upon any...

§12-3237. Failure to make or cooperate in discovery - Sanctions - Exception. - A. MOTION FOR ORDER COMPELLING DISCOVERY. A party, upon reasonable...

§12-3238. Short title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...

§12-3239. Definitions. - As used in the Structured Settlement Protection Act of 2001:...

§12-3240. Disclosure statement. - Not less than three (3) days prior to the date...

§12-3241. Judicial or administrative approval of transfer of payment - Required findings. - No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights...

§12-3242. Discharge and release from liability. - Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under the...

§12-3243. Application for approval of transfer of payment rights. - A. An application under the Structured Settlement Protection Act for...

§12-3244. Waiver of provisions – Disputes - Life-contingent payments - Liability. - A. The provisions of the Structured Settlement Protection Act of...

§12-3245. Application of act. - This act shall apply to any transfer of structured settlement...

§12-3250. Short title - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...

§12-3251. Definitions. - As used in this act: 1. "Foreign jurisdiction" means a...

§12-3252. Request for issuance of subpoena. - A. To request issuance of a subpoena under this section,...

§12-3253. Service of subpoena. - A subpoena issued by a clerk of court under Section...

§12-3254. Application of Section 2004.1. - Subsection D of Section 2004.1 of Title 12 of the...

§12-3255. Application for protective order or to enforce, quash or modify an issued subpoena. - An application to the court for a protective order or...

§12-3256. Promotion of uniformity. - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...

§12-3257. Application of act. - This act applies to requests for discovery in cases pending...

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