A court reporter's notes may be destroyed by a person lawfully in possession of the notes after a one-year period has elapsed following the death of the court reporter.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 197, § 6, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 4, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
§20-1. Number of justices – Terms of office.
§20-2. Supreme court judicial districts.
§20-3. Justices elected - When.
§20-3.2. Creation - Membership - Staff - Reimbursement.
§20-3.3. Meetings - Changes in judicial compensation.
§20-3.4. State judiciary for whom compensation will be set.
§20-4. Office of Management and Enterprise Services to provide rooms and supplies.
§20-5. Justices not to be candidates for nonjudicial office.
§20-6. Effect of partial invalidity.
§20-9. Jury trial allowed, when.
§20-10.1. Supreme Court – Publicly available calendar of cases pending.
§20-12. Fees and costs - Attendance of witnesses.
§20-14.1. Entities authorized to issue bonds – Application to the Supreme Court for approval.
§20-15. Deposit to cover costs - Indigents.
§20-15.1. Appeals - Additional attorney fees.
§20-16. Mandate - When to issue without cost.
§20-16.1. Administrative Director of the Courts.
§20-16.4. Assistance to Judicial Nominating Commission.
§20-16.5. Travel and lodging expenses of Nominating Commissioneers - Reimbursement - Approval.
§20-16.7. Secretary to presiding judge of judicial administrative district.
§20-22. Division of state into judicial administrative districts.
§20-23. Authorization to make rules or orders relating to District Courts.
§20-24. Rule-making authority not limited.
§20-25. Promulgation of rules to promote transparency of the judicial selection process.
§20-30.1. Establishment - Jurisdiction - Certiorari.
§20-30.2. Number of divisions - Number of judges - Assignment and transfer.
§20-30.3. Disqualification of judge.
§20-30.4. Procedure and practice - Costs.
§20-30.5. Opinions - Publications.
§20-30.11. Congressional Districts.
§20-30.14. Additional divisions of Court of Appeals.
§20-30.15. Election or appointment of Judges - Experience and qualifications - Terms of office.
§20-30.16. Judge's declaration of candidacy - Ballot question.
§20-30.18. Election and term of Judges.
§20-30.19. Judges' contribution to, or holding office in political party prohibited.
§20-31. Judges - Qualifications - Salaries.
§20-32. When court or members disqualified.
§20-33. Districts - Nomination, appointment and retention of Judges.
§20-35. Term of office of Judges - Organization of Court of Criminal Appeals.
§20-37.1. Legal secretary as marshal.
§20-38. Clerk of court - Deposit to cover costs.
§20-40. Appellate jurisdiction.
§20-41. Habeas corpus and other writs - Rules of court.
§20-42. May ascertain jurisdictional facts.
§20-43. Trial by jury in contempt proceedings, when.
§20-44. Return of mandate when lower court loses jurisdiction.
§20-45. Costs in cases less than felonies.
§20-46. Attestation of process.
§20-48. Opinions to be delivered to reporter.
§20-49. Opinions - Form - Filing.
§20-55. Qualification rules for court-appointed attorney.
§20-60.4. Opinions or decisions of Emergency Appellate Division.
§20-61. Court of Criminal Appeals Revolving Fund.
§20-71. Assistants may administer oaths and issue certificates.
§20-72. Quarterly accounting to Administrative Director.
§20-73.5. Copies of opinions - Cost - Free copies - Disposition of monies.
§20-78. Clerk of the Supreme Court - Appointment - Duties.
§20-79. Deputies and other employees.
§20-80. Judge for directing, managing and maintaining Oklahoma Court Fund Collection System.
§20-81. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
§20-91.1. District courts as successors to jurisdiction of various other courts.
§20-91.3. Associate district judges and special judges.
§20-91.4. Reference to county judge.
§20-91.5. Transfer of records of abolished courts - Liens.
§20-91.7. Business court divisions.
§20-91.8. Local rules and administrative orders.
§20-92.1. Judicial districts - District judges.
§20-92.8a. District No. 7 - Election of judges.
§20-92.8b. Judicial District No. 7 - Elections.
§20-92.8e. District No. 7 - County of Oklahoma - Electoral divisions.
§20-92.15a. District No. 14 - Election of judges.
§20-92.15d. District No. 14 - Counties of Tulsa and Pawnee - Electoral divisions.
§20-92.25. Okfuskee, Okmulgee and Creek Counties.
§20-92.28. Electoral divisions of District Nos. 7 and 14 - Description and maps.
§20-95.1. Places of holding district court.
§20-95.2. Holding court in more than one city in a county - Name.
§20-95.3. Time clerk's office open in cities other than county seat.
§20-95.4. Transfer of actions.
§20-95.5. Petitions filed in city not the county seat - Notice - Liens.
§20-95.6. Assignment and transfer of cases.
§20-95.7. Continuing authority of Judge to whom case assigned.
§20-95.8. Associate District Judges - Hearing of cases
§20-95.10. Appointment of different judge in event of reversal or remand - Exception.
§20-96. Jury sessions - Motion and demurrer sessions - When and how held.
§20-97. Provisions of act severable.
§20-98. Decision of cases pending on change of district.
§20-101. Two or more courts in county and district.
§20-101.1. Orders and other acts outside county in which cause pending.
§20-103.1. Temporary judge or judge pro tempore - Authority - Per diem and expenses.
§20-105.1. Expenses of judges and court reporters within or without their district.
§20-106.1. Court reporters - Determination of number needed.
§20-106.2. Appointment of reporters - Oath.
§20-106.3-1. Former reporters for superior courts - Enrollment without examination.
§20-106.3B. Persons qualified for appointment as court reporter.
§20-106.4. Duties of reporter - Methods - Transcripts.
§20-106.4a. Transcripts - Access to copies - Costs.
§20-106.5. Admissibility of transcripts as evidence.
§20-106.6. Assignment of reporters - Expenses.
§20-106.9. Court reporters - Salaries.
§20-106.10. Establishing status of certain court reporters.
§20-106.11. Status of reporters employed by Corporation Commission.
§20-106.12. Status of certain court reporters.
§20-106.13. District court shorthand reporters - Status as certified shorthand reporters.
§20-107.2. Reports to Supreme Court - Consolidated payroll - Travel claims.
§20-120. Supervision of district courts by district judges.
§20-121.1. Qualifications for associate district judges.
§20-121.2. Associate District Judges - Salary determination.
§20-123. Jurisdiction of special judges.
§20-124. Objections to determinations by special judges - Validity of orders and judgments.
§20-126. Trial court administrators - Duties - Appointment - Qualifications - Salary.
§20-127. Judicial and District Attorney Redistricting Task Force - Members - Meetings - Staff.
§20-128. Juvenile court case managers.
§20-129. Judicial firearms permits.
§20-130. Videoconferencing authorized in district courts - Exceptions.
§20-641. Transfer on creation or alteration of county.
§20-642. Procedure for transfer.
§20-643. Jurisdiction assumed.
§20-1002. Destruction of files and records in misdemeanor and traffic cases.
§20-1003. Purpose of act - Permanent docket sheet.
§20-1005.1. Destruction of paper records after recording on other medium or passage of certain time.
§20-1006. Destruction of certain records and reporter's notes - Limitations.
§20-1007. Destruction or sale of documents by court clerk.
§20-1008. Destruction of depositions.
§20-1009. Destruction of office files of deceased attorneys.
§20-1010. Destruction of deceased court reporter's notes.
§20-1101.1. Establishment as qualified retirement plan under Internal Revenue Code.
§20-1102. Eligibility for retirement - Vacancies - Reemployment - Calculation of post-retirement.
§20-1102.2. Military service credit.
§20-1102A. Disability retirement - Amount - Survivor benefits - Determination of benefits.
§20-1102B. Benefits for surviving spouse of certain Justices or judges.
§20-1102C. Retirement benefit options.
§20-1103. Contributions - Oklahoma Judicial Retirement Fund - Returns.
§20-1103.1. Additional contributions - Minimum funded ratio - Reporting.
§20-1103.2. Limit on employee contributions – Purchase of service credit - Rollovers.
§20-1103.3. Deduction of employee contributions – Picked up contributions.
§20-1103A. Survivor benefits for spouse.
§20-1103C. Reinstatement of service credit.
§20-1103D. State Supernumerary Judges - Abolition.
§20-1103F. Credit for service accumulated in other retirement systems.
§20-1103G. Service credit - Computation of purchase price.
§20-1103H. Study on restructuring the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges.
§20-1104. Retirement compensation.
§20-1104.1. Maximum benefits permitted – Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangements.
§20-1104.2. Distribution requirements.
§20-1104A. Accrual of retirement benefits - Increase of benefits - Minimum amount.
§20-1104B. Per diem and mileage.
§20-1104D. Increase in benefits for certain judges.
§20-1104E. Increase in retirement benefits.
§20-1104G. Increase in benefits - Amount.
§20-1104H. Uniform Retirement System for Justices - Increase in benefits.
§20-1104I. Increase in benefits - July 1, 2006.
§20-1104J. Increase in benefits - July 1, 2008 - Offset.
§20-1104K. Increase in benefits – July 1, 2020 - Offset.
§20-1105. Office of State Supernumerary Judges abolished - Retirement of Justices or Judges.
§20-1107. Assignment of certain retired Justices and judges to judicial duties.
§20-1109. "Justice or judge" to include Administrative Director of the Courts.
§20-1110. Termination of plan.
§20-1201. Establishment - Free use.
§20-1202. Quarterly transfer of money to Law Library Fund - Purchases - Branch libraries.
§20-1203. Law Library Fund - Use.
§20-1204. Board of Law Library Trustees.
§20-1205. Officers of Board of Law Library Trustees.
§20-1207. Trustees - Honorary office.
§20-1208. Powers of Board of Law Library Trustees.
§20-1209. Claims, orders and demands - Filing - Payment - Contracts - Limitation.
§20-1211. Meetings of board of law library trustees.
§20-1213. Acceptance of Act by resolution - Discontinuance.
§20-1215. Transfer of monies to court fund for purchases and maintenance.
§20-1219. Photographic or chemical reproduction apparatus - Rules.
§20-1221. Court clerk as custodian - Duties.
§20-1224. Transfer of surplus funds from Law Library Fund.
§20-1225. Enforcement of provisions.
§20-1226. Amount of transfers to fund specified.
§20-1227. Law Library Revolving Fund - Authorized expenditures.
§20-1301. Deposit of fees, fines, costs and forfeitures - Bond.
§20-1302. Governing board of Court Fund.
§20-1304. Claims allowable - Approval - Limitation on courthouse building.
§20-1304A. Publication of court dockets in certain counties - Payment of expenses.
§20-1305. Quarters for special judges.
§20-1307. Report of receipts, expenses and transfers.
§20-1308. Deposits in State Judicial Retirement Fund and State Judicial Fund.
§20-1309. Time allowed for transfer of remittances to proper fund.
§20-1310.1. Supreme Court Revolving Fund - Creation.
§20-1310.2. State Judicial Revolving Fund.
§20-1310.3. Supreme Court Administrative Revolving Fund.
§20-1311. Transfer of funds for jury trials.
§20-1312. Audit of court fund and law library fund.
§20-1313.2. Definitions - Fees in addition to fine.
§20-1313.3. Fingerprinting fee - Deposits - Definitions.
§20-1313.4. Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund – Assessment – Collection.
§20-1313.5. Penalty assessment in addition to penalties for certain traffic offenses.
§20-1314. Equipment - Surplus property - Microfilming and storage of records.
§20-1315. Oklahoma Court Information System - Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving Fund.
§20-1315.1. Management Information Services Division.
§20-1315.2a. Court Information System - Accounting System.
§20-1315.3. Project manager for Oklahoma Court Information System.
§20-1315.4. Addition of counties to Oklahoma Court Information System networks.
§20-1315.5. Joint development projects with computer software vendors.
§20-1315.6. Contracts with county court clerks to reconcile funds paid on certain cases - Claims.
§20-1315.7. Monitoring of compliance with act.
§20-1401. Disqualification of trial judge.
§20-1402. Recusal or disqualification of appellate judges – Appointment by Governor.
§20-1403. Disqualification of judge, claim of - Mandamus.
§20-1404. Additional grounds for removal of judicial officer.
§20-1404.1. Candidate for judicial office - Standards of conduct - Removal - Disqualification.
§20-1501. State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters.
§20-1503. Examination for certification – Types of certification.
§20-1503.1. Continuing education.
§20-1505. Licenses from other states – National certification.
§20-1507. Deposit of fees - Withdrawals.
§20-1508. Metal seals - Use of abbreviations - Powers of certified reporters.
§20-1512. Videotape transcripts.
§20-1513. Prohibited acts - Penalties.
§20-1602.1. Power to reformulate question.
§20-1603.1. Certification order - Record.
§20-1604. Contents of certification order.
§20-1604.1. Notice - Response.
§20-1606. Costs of certification.
§20-1611. Uniformity of application and construction.
§20-1651.1. Funding for professional and educational programs.
§20-1652. Council on Judicial Complaints.
§20-1655. Administrative Director.
§20-1656. Oath - Officers – Rules - Reports.
§20-1657. Compensation - Travel expenses.
§20-1658. Investigation of complaints.
§20-1659. Filing of petition invoking jurisdiction of Court on the Judiciary.
§20-1661. Disqualification of council member.
§20-1662. Office supplies - Transfer of office materials.
§20-1663. Council on Judicial Complaints Revolving Fund.
§20-1701. State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters.
§20-1702. Duties and powers of Board.
§20-1704. Continuing education - Exemptions.
§20-1705. Certification from other states or federal.
§20-1706. Certification from other national entities.
§20-1708. Use of C.C.I. abbreviation.
§20-1709. Conflicts of interest.
§20-1710. Good cause for services of registered or non-certified persons.
§20-3002. Designation of parties to appeals - Position in caption.
§20-3004. Electronic filing of documents.
§20-3005. Judge Gary Dean Courtroom Technology Act.