A. The court reporter shall make a full reporting by means of stenographic hand, steno-mask or machine notes, or a combination thereof, of all proceedings, including the statements of counsel and the court and the evidence, in trials and other judicial proceedings to which the court reporter is assigned by the appointing judge unless excused by the judge who is trying the case with the consent of the parties to the action. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the certification of persons as certified shorthand reporters who rely exclusively upon the steno-mask for reporting judicial proceedings, except as provided by law. A refusal of the court to permit or to require any statement to be taken down by the court reporter or transcribed after being taken down, upon the same being shown by affidavit or other direct and competent evidence, to the Supreme Court, or other appellate court, shall constitute a denial of due process of law. The court reporter may use an electronic instrument as a supplementary device. In any trial, hearing or proceedings, the judge before whom the matter is being heard may, unless objection is made by a party or counsel, order the proceedings electronically recorded. A trial or proceedings may proceed without the necessity of a court reporter being present, unless there is objection by a party or counsel. Provided that if an official transcript is ordered then it shall be prepared by the official court reporter.
B. Upon request of either party in a civil or criminal case, the reporter shall transcribe the proceedings in a trial or other judicial proceeding, or so much thereof as may be requested by the party, certify to the correctness of the transcript, and deliver the same in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court. The fee for an original transcript shall be Three Dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per page. Two copies of the original transcript shall be furnished without additional charge. Each page shall be at least twenty-five lines to the page and typed no fewer than nine characters to the typed inch. Each page shall be no more than double spaced and the margin on the left side of the page shall be no more than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches and the margin on the right side of the page shall be no more than one-half (1/2) inch from the edge of the paper. The format for all transcripts shall be prescribed by the Supreme Court. The fees for making the transcript shall be paid in the first instance by the party requesting the transcript and shall be taxed as costs in the suit.
When the judge on his or her own motion orders a transcript of the reporter's notes, the judge may direct the payment of charges and the taxation of the charges as costs in such manner as the court deems appropriate. In a criminal action, if the defendant shall present to the judge an affidavit that the defendant intends in good faith to take an appeal in the case and that a transcript of the reporter's notes is necessary to enable the defendant to prosecute the appeal, and that he or she has not the means to pay for the transcript, the court, upon finding that there is reasonable basis for the averment, shall order the transcript made at the expense of the district court fund. The format preparation, delivery and filing of transcripts to be used in civil and criminal appeals may be regulated by the Supreme Court.
C. The court reporter shall file his or her records of the evidence and the proceedings taken in any case with the clerk of the court in which the case was tried.
D. To the extent that it does not substantially interfere with the court reporter's other official duties, the judge by whom a reporter is employed or to whom he or she is assigned may assign a reporter to secretarial or clerical duties arising out of official court operations.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 262, § 4. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 222, § 3, eff. April 13, 1970; Laws 1972, c. 130, § 2, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Laws 1978, c. 228, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 290, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1989, c. 39, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 2002, c. 73, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2007, c. 84, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
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.