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.

Structure Oklahoma Statutes

Oklahoma Statutes

Title 20. Courts

§20-1. Number of justices – Terms of office.

§20-2. Supreme court judicial districts.

§20-3. Justices elected - When.

§20-3.1. Salaries.

§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. Manner of trial.

§20-10.1. Supreme Court – Publicly available calendar of cases pending.

§20-11. Jury, how secured.

§20-12. Fees and costs - Attendance of witnesses.

§20-14. Actions involving removal or location of state capital or educational or charitable institutions - Jurisdiction, powers and procedure.

§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.

§20-16.6. Court on the Judiciary members - Expenses - Prosecutors - Compensation - Witness fees and expenses.

§20-16.7. Secretary to presiding judge of judicial administrative district.

§20-16.11. Annual reports.

§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.

§20-30.2A. Salaries.

§20-30.3. Disqualification of judge.

§20-30.4. Procedure and practice - Costs.

§20-30.5. Opinions - Publications.

§20-30.6. Clerk.

§20-30.7. Quarters.

§20-30.8. Travel expenses.

§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.

§20-30.17. Vacancies.

§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.

§20-31.1. Name of court.

§20-31.2. 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.

§20-36. Terms.

§20-37.1. Legal secretary as marshal.

§20-38. Clerk of court - Deposit to cover costs.

§20-39. Seal.

§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.

§20-51. Oath.

§20-55. Qualification rules for court-appointed attorney.

§20-60.1. Emergency Appellate Division - Establishment - Powers - Decisions - Recall of case from emergency panel - Conduct of proceedings.

§20-60.2. Appointment of temporary judges of Emergency Appellate Division - Eligibility to serve - Orientation or distribution of materials.

§20-60.3. Declaration of emergency - Activation of emergency panels - Assignment and disposition of cases - Number of panels - Minimum number of unassigned regular felony appeals.

§20-60.4. Opinions or decisions of Emergency Appellate Division.

§20-60.5. Rules providing for duties and procedures - Compensation - Travel expenses - Transmission of case files and other relevant materials - Payment of expenses - Scope of review of Court of Criminal Appeals - Budgeting, management and administra...

§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.

§20-74. Official bond.

§20-78. Clerk of the Supreme Court - Appointment - Duties.

§20-78.1. Rules for management and care of records, files and papers committed to Clerk of the Supreme Court.

§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.

§20-91.2. Dockets.

§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.

§20-92.1A. Salaries.

§20-92.2. District No. 1.

§20-92.3. District No. 2.

§20-92.4. District No. 3.

§20-92.5. District No. 4.

§20-92.6. District No. 5.

§20-92.7. District No. 6.

§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.

§20-92.9. District No. 8.

§20-92.10. District No. 9.

§20-92.11. District No. 10.

§20-92.12. District No. 11.

§20-92.13. District No. 12.

§20-92.14. District No. 13.

§20-92.15a. District No. 14 - Election of judges.

§20-92.15b. District No. 14 - Terms of judges currently serving not affected - Effective date of electoral divisions.

§20-92.15d. District No. 14 - Counties of Tulsa and Pawnee - Electoral divisions.

§20-92.16. District No. 15.

§20-92.17. District No. 16.

§20-92.18. District No. 17.

§20-92.19. District No. 18.

§20-92.20. District No. 19.

§20-92.21. District No. 20.

§20-92.22. District No. 21.

§20-92.23. District No. 22.

§20-92.24. District No. 23.

§20-92.25. Okfuskee, Okmulgee and Creek Counties.

§20-92.26. District No. 25.

§20-92.27. Canadian County.

§20-92.28. Electoral divisions of District Nos. 7 and 14 - Description and maps.

§20-92i. Candidate for district judge or associate district judge - Residency - Persons removed from judicial office or who resigned pending disciplinary proceedings.

§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

§20-95.9. Temporary assignment of associate district judge or special judge to another county within judicial district.

§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.

§20-104. Reimbursement for expenses of district court judges, special justices, special judges and court reporters.

§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.

§20-106.8. Court reporters in county retirement system - Option to join Public Employees Retirement System - Credits.

§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.

§20-122. Number of special judges in each judicial administrative district – Appointments - Vacancies.

§20-123. Jurisdiction of special judges.

§20-124. Objections to determinations by special judges - Validity of orders and judgments.

§20-125. Office of secretary-bailiff - Creation - Appointment - Compensation and salary - Number - Retirement and other benefits – CLEET-certified.

§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.

§20-644. Courts or counties abolished or abandoned - Courts declared invalid - Transfer of pending cases.

§20-1002. Destruction of files and records in misdemeanor and traffic cases.

§20-1003. Purpose of act - Permanent docket sheet.

§20-1005. Disposal or destruction of court records - Storage on microfilm, optical disc or other medium.

§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.

§20-1011. Removal of exhibits, notes and other materials from custody of court clerk - Storage of reporting notes.

§20-1101. Citation.

§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.

§20-1103E. Death benefit.

§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.

§20-1104F. Benefit increase.

§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.

§20-1108. Management of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges and the State Judicial Retirement Fund - Retirement Medical Benefit Fund.

§20-1108A. Claims for payment of death benefit, unpaid accumulated contributions or final monthly benefit - Limitation.

§20-1109. "Justice or judge" to include Administrative Director of the Courts.

§20-1110. Termination of plan.

§20-1111. Certain benefits and rights of retired justices and judges exempt from process - Exception of qualified domestic orders.

§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.

§20-1206. Terms of 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.

§20-1210. Reports - Filing.

§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.

§20-1220. Counties in excess of 300,000 population - National Association of Law Librarians - Dues - Conventions.

§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.

§20-1313.6. Penalty assessment in addition to penalties for offenses punishable pursuant to Sections 11-901 and 11-902 of Title 47.

§20-1313.7. Medical expense liability fee - Remission of fees to Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund - Criteria for use of monies.

§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.

§20-1316. Appointment of law student clerks for Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals and district courts - Grants and Donations Revolving Fund.

§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.

§20-1405. Justices of Supreme Court and Judges of Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Appeals - Reimbursement of expenses for attending judicial conferences.

§20-1406. Approval of claims.

§20-1501. State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters.

§20-1502. Duties of Board.

§20-1503. Examination for certification – Types of certification.

§20-1503.1. Continuing education.

§20-1505. Licenses from other states – National certification.

§20-1506. Fees.

§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.

§20-1601. Short title.

§20-1601.1. Definitions.

§20-1601.2. Power to certify.

§20-1602. Power to answer.

§20-1602.1. Power to reformulate question.

§20-1603.1. Certification order - Record.

§20-1604. Contents of certification order.

§20-1604.1. Notice - Response.

§20-1604.2. Procedures.

§20-1604.3. Opinion.

§20-1606. Costs of certification.

§20-1611. Uniformity of application and construction.

§20-1651. Public policy.

§20-1651.1. Funding for professional and educational programs.

§20-1652. Council on Judicial Complaints.

§20-1653. Membership.

§20-1654. Tenure.

§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.

§20-1660. Expenses.

§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.

§20-1703. Application for certification - Examination - Certified methods of interpreting or translating.

§20-1704. Continuing education - Exemptions.

§20-1705. Certification from other states or federal.

§20-1706. Certification from other national entities.

§20-1707. Fees.

§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.

§20-3001.1. Setting aside judgment on ground of misdirection of jury or error in pleading or procedure.

§20-3002. Designation of parties to appeals - Position in caption.

§20-3003. Persons subject to order restricting right to vote - Notification of secretary of county election board.

§20-3004. Electronic filing of documents.

§20-3005. Judge Gary Dean Courtroom Technology Act.

§20-3006. Videoconferencing – Allowable proceedings.

§20-3007. XXX.