Title 20. COURTS  


§ 20-1. Number of justices - Appointment of additional justices.
§ 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.
§ 20-11. 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.
§ 20-14.2. Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 481, § 4.
§ 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.
§ 20-30.1. 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.
§ 20-56. Repealed by Laws 2013, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 12, § 5.
§ 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 administration 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.
§ 20-74. 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.
§ 20-92.8. Repealed by Laws 2001, c. 431, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 20-92.8a. District No. 7 - Election of judges.
§ 20-92.8b. Judicial District No. 7 - Elections.
§ 20-92.8c. Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 490, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.
§ 20-92.8d. Repealed by Laws 2013, c. 383, § 7, eff. Jan. 12, 2015.
§ 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.
§ 20-92.15. Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 490, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.
§ 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.
§ 20-92.15c. Counties of Tulsa and Pawnee - 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. District No. 24.
§ 20-92.26. District No. 25.
§ 20-92.27. District No. 26.
§ 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.
§ 20-120.1. Repealed by Laws 1993, c. 298, § 11, eff. July 1, 1993.
§ 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.
§ 20-641. 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 disk 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.
§ 20-1102.1. Repealed by Laws 2010, c. 435, § 6, eff. July 1, 2010.
§ 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.
§ 20-1103B. Repealed by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 46, eff. July 1, 1999.
§ 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.
§ 20-1105. 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.
§ 20-1212. Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 1995.
§ 20-1213. Acceptance of Act by resolution - Discontinuance.
§ 20-1214. Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 1995.
§ 20-1215. Transfer of monies to court fund for purchases and maintenance.
§ 20-1216. Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 1995.
§ 20-1217. Repealed by Laws 1996, c. 339, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
§ 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.
§ 20-1306. Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 1995.
§ 20-1307. Report of receipts, expenses and transfers.
§ 20-1307.1. Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 1995.
§ 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. Repealed by Laws 2004, c. 443, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
§ 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.
§ 20-1315.2. Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 6, § 12, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002.
§ 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. Disqualification of appellate judges.
§ 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.
§ 20-1504. Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 130, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
§ 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. Repealed by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
§ 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.
§ 20-1605. Repealed by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
§ 20-1606. Costs of certification.
§ 20-1607. Repealed by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
§ 20-1608. Renumbered as § 1604.3 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
§ 20-1609. Renumbered as § 1601.2 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
§ 20-1610. Renumbered as § 1604.2 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
§ 20-1611. Uniformity of application and construction.
§ 20-1651. Public policy.
§ 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.
§ 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 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.