§20‑1.  Number of justices ‑ Appointment of additional justices.
The Supreme Court shall consist of nine (9) justices.  Immediately upon the passage and approval of this act, the Governor shall appoint by and with the advice and consent of the Senate one Justice of the Supreme Court from each of the four additional Supreme Court judicial districts hereby created, each of whom shall serve until the second Monday in January, 1919, and until his successor is elected and qualified.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 232, § 1.

§20‑2.  Supreme court judicial districts.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 1 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Ottawa, Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Washington, Osage, Pawnee, Kay and Grant.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 2 shall embrace and include the following counties:  LeFlore, Haskell, Pittsburg, Latimer, Pushmataha, McCurtain, Choctaw, Bryan, Marshall, Johnston, Atoka, McIntosh and Sequoyah.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 3 shall embrace and include the following county:  Oklahoma.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 4 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Beckham, Dewey, Roger Mills, Ellis, Woodward, Woods, Major, Harper, Beaver, Texas, Cimarron, Alfalfa, Garfield, Kingfisher, Blaine, Custer and Washita.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 5 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Cleveland, McClain, Garvin, Murray, Carter, Love, Grady, Stephens and Jefferson.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 6 shall embrace and include the following county:  Tulsa.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 7 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Muskogee, Creek, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Cherokee, Adair, Delaware and Mayes.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 8 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Pottawatomie, Seminole, Hughes, Pontotoc, Coal, Okfuskee, Lincoln, Logan, Payne and Noble.
The Supreme Court Judicial District No. 9 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman, Harmon, Cotton, Comanche, Caddo, Greer and Canadian.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 232, § 2, emerg. eff. March 30, 1917.  Amended by Laws 1968, c. 24, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 19, 1968.

§20‑3.  Justices elected ‑ When.
At the regular biennial election in 1918, a justice shall be elected for each of said four additional districts, who shall be nominated by the electors of the district in which he resides, at the primary election, next preceding such biennial election.  The justice for districts six and nine shall be elected for a term of six (6)  years; the justice for district number seven, for a term of four (4) years, and the justice for district number eight, for a term of two (2) years, and thereafter, three of the Justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected at each general biennial election to serve for a term of six (6) years each, from the second Monday in January, succeeding his election.  The successors to the existing five justices shall be elected at the time authorized by existing laws, it not being the purpose of this act to disturb the terms or districts of such justices.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 233, § 3, emerg. eff. March 30, 1917.

§20-3.1.  Salaries.
Except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows:
1.  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-one Dollars ($117,571.00); and
2.  An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-one Dollars ($113,571.00).
Added by Laws 1997, c. 384, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.  Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 499, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.

§20-3.2.  Creation - Membership - Staff - Reimbursement.
A.  There is hereby created the Board on Judicial Compensation.  Pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 of Article VII of the Oklahoma Constitution, members of the State Judiciary shall receive compensation as shall be fixed by the Board on Judicial Compensation as provided in this act, unless such compensation is rejected or amended by law passed by a majority vote of each house of the Legislature.  If the Governor vetoes such a law, the procedure shall be the same as for the veto of any other bill or joint resolution.
B.  The Board shall be composed of seven (7) members.  Two members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two members shall be appointed by the Governor, and one member shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  The members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be from labor and civic organizations.  The members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be from communications media and retail business.  The members appointed by the Governor shall be from manufacturing and professional fields not otherwise specified.  The member appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be from agriculture.  No more than four members shall be from any one political party.  No active or retired judge or attorney practicing law in any state may serve on the Board on Judicial Compensation.
C.  The Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide such staff and support as is necessary for the Board on Judicial Compensation to carry out its duties.  Requests from the Board for staff and support shall be coordinated through the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts.
D.  The members of the Board shall serve terms which run concurrently with the terms of the respective appointing authorities and shall serve at their pleasure.
E.  The members of the Board shall select a chair and secretary and such other officers as they deem necessary.
F.  Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed by their appointing authority for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 499, § 2, eff. July 1, 2005.

§20-3.3.  Meetings - Changes in judicial compensation.
A.  The Board on Judicial Compensation shall meet on the third Tuesday of September in every odd-numbered year in the Administrative Office of the Courts, at which meeting the Board shall review the compensation paid to members of the State Judiciary and, if necessary, change the compensation.  In its review, the Board shall consider various factors, including judicial compensation in other states, with an emphasis on states within the region, the value of comparable services performed in the private sector, compensation of attorneys in the private and public sectors, compensation of other state, county and municipal public officials, and changes in the cost of living.  The Board may, at the call of the chair or upon a majority vote of its membership, hold such additional meetings as are necessary to carry out its official duties.  Any change in judicial compensation shall be made by the Board not later than the third Tuesday of November in said odd-numbered year.  Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote of the quorum shall be necessary for the Board to act.
B.  Any change in judicial compensation, unless rejected or amended as provided for in Section 2 of this act, shall become effective on July 1 of the following calendar year.  Any amendment passed by a majority vote of each house of the Legislature shall become effective as provided by said amendment unless vetoed by the Governor.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 499, § 3, eff. July 1, 2005.

§20-3.4.  State judiciary for whom compensation will be set.
For purposes of this act, the State Judiciary for which the Board on Judicial Compensation shall review and set compensation shall be as follows:
1.  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
2.  The Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;
3.  The Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals;
4.  The Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals;
5.  The Presiding Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals;
6.  The Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals;
7.  The district court judges;
8.  The associate district court judges; and
9.  The special district court judges.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 499, § 4, eff. July 1, 2005.

§20‑4.  Office of Public Affairs to provide rooms and supplies.
The Office of Public Affairs shall provide suitable office space, furniture, furnishings, and office supplies for each Justice for use in the performance of his official duties.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 233, § 6, emerg. eff. March 30, 1917.  Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 8, eff. July 1, 1983.

§20‑5.  Justices not to be candidates for nonjudicial office.
No Justice of the Supreme Court shall become, during the term for which he may be elected or appointed, a candidate for any office other than a judicial position.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 233, § 7, emerg. eff. March 30, 1917.

§20‑6.  Effect of partial invalidity.
The invalidity of any section, provision, clause or portion of this act shall not be construed to invalidate the remaining portion thereof.
Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 234, § 8, emerg. eff. March 30, 1917.

§20‑9.  Jury trial allowed, when.
In any cause in the Supreme Court wherein said Court is exercising its original jurisdiction in which an issue of fact is presented properly triable by a jury, and either party to said cause demands a jury trial, or in cases of indirect contempts, if the accused demands a jury trial, said Court shall not dismiss such cause for the reason that a jury is required, but shall proceed in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
R.L. 1910, § 1755.

§20‑10.  Manner of trial.
The Supreme Court may try said issue of fact in banc or may designate one of its members to preside at such trial; and a jury shall be secured as provided in the following section.  The Court or the justice trying the same shall conduct said trial, and the verdict therein shall be rendered in the same manner as the trial of issues of fact in civil causes in district courts.
R.L. 1910, § 1756.

§20‑11.  Jury, how secured.
The Supreme Court, or the member thereof designated to try said issue of fact, shall by order direct the clerk of said Court to issue an open venire for twenty‑four persons having the qualification of jurors in the district court, to be drawn from the body of the state, which venire shall state the time and place said jurors shall appear.  The venire shall be issued to and served and returned by the marshal of said Court.  If any of said jurors shall be disqualified to serve, the court may summon other jurors, in the manner provided by law, to complete said panel.  Challenges shall be allowed to such jurors as in civil causes before the district court.
R.L. 1910, § 1757.

§20‑12.  Fees and costs ‑ Attendance of witnesses.
The party demanding a jury shall deposit with the Clerk of the Supreme Court a sum sufficient to pay the expenses of summoning the jury and the jurors' fees.  The Clerk, Marshal, jurors and witnesses shall be entitled to the same fees and mileage as are allowed in the district court for like services.  Witnesses may be notified by the Clerk by mail and shall be required to attend from any county in the state, if required by the party requesting such witness.  The entire costs in the cause shall be adjudged against the losing party, or apportioned in such manner as the Court may in its discretion direct.  The Court may require deposits from either party as the cause proceeds, to secure costs.
R.L. 1910, § 1758.

§20‑14.  Actions involving removal or location of state capital or educational or charitable institutions ‑ Jurisdiction, powers and procedure.
Exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, to hear and determine any action that may be brought involving the legality of the removal or location, or an attempt to remove or locate, the state capital or any normal school or other educational or charitable institution of the state, and in any such action the Supreme Court shall have the same power and jurisdiction, including the power to appoint a referee, which it now has under the laws of this state in contests over the location of county seats, and all such actions shall be governed by the same procedure which now prevails in county seat contests.
Provided that any resident taxpayer of this state, shall have a right to a hearing before the Supreme Court upon the execution of a good and sufficient bond for cost, to be approved by the Clerk of the Court.  And, provided further that any and all actions brought under the provisions of this act shall be commenced within ten (10) days after the passage of any act for the removal or location of the state capital or any normal school or other educational or charitable institution of the state.
Added by Laws 1910‑11, c. 1, p. 1, § 1, emerg. eff. Dec. 10, 1910.

§20-14.1.  Entities authorized to issue bonds – Application to the Supreme Court for approval.
Any department, institution, board, bureau, division, commission, agency, trusteeship, or authority of state government authorized to issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness may, upon advice of bond counsel or upon governing board approval, file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of any obligations to be issued by it.  Exclusive original jurisdiction shall be conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine each such application pursuant to rules and procedures designated by the Court.  The Court may give such applications precedence over the other business of the Court and to consider and pass upon the applications and any protests which may be filed against the application as expeditiously as possible.
Notice of the hearing on each application shall be given by a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the state that on a day named, the applicant will ask the Court to hear its application and approve the obligations.  Notice shall inform all persons interested that they may file protests against the issuance of the obligations and be present at the hearing and contest its legality.  The notice shall be published one time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time in the discretion of the Court.
If the Court is satisfied that the obligations have been properly authorized in accordance with the law and that when issued, they will constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving the obligations and shall fix the time within which a petition for rehearing may be filed.  The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the obligations, shall be conclusive as to the applicant, its officers and agents, and thereafter the obligations so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any court in this state.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

§20-14.2.  Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 481, § 4.
§20-15.  Deposit to cover costs - Indigents.
In each case filed in the Supreme Court and in each application seeking reinstatement to the Oklahoma Bar Association, and at the time of filing same, there shall be deposited with the Clerk as costs in said cause Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) of which no rebate of any part thereof shall be made; provided, the Supreme Court may prescribe by rules the procedure for affording access to that Court, without the deposit of costs, to those indigent persons who are deemed by it entitled thereto.
Added by Laws 1915, c. 87, § 5.  Amended by Laws 1921, c. 23, p. 29, § 1; Laws 1927, c. 102, p. 163, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 153, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967; Laws 1972, c. 118, § 1, emerg. eff. March 31, 1972; Laws 1983, c. 273, § 4, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 223, § 16, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1993, c. 227, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2004, c. 293, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.

§20‑15.1.  Appeals ‑ Additional attorney fees.
On any appeal to the Supreme Court, the prevailing party may petition the court for an additional attorney fee for the cost of the appeal.  In the event the Supreme Court or its designee finds that the appeal is without merit, any additional fee may be taxed as costs.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 336, § 5, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982.

§20‑16.  Mandate ‑ When to issue without cost.
Any cause pending in the Supreme Court or Criminal Court of Appeals which has been finally disposed of and where nothing remains to be done but to send down to the trial court the mandate and where the costs are in such cases exhausted the mandate shall issue without further costs.
Added by Laws 1927, c. 102, p. 164, § 3.

§20‑16.1.  Administrative Director of the Courts.
There shall be appointed by the Supreme Court an Administrative Director of the Courts, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Supreme Court to assist the Chief Justice in performance of administrative duties.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 379, § 1, eff. July 1, 1968.

§20‑16.4.  Assistance to Judicial Nominating Commission.
The Administrative Director and his staff shall assist the Judicial Nominating Commission.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 379, § 4, eff. July 1, 1968.

§20‑16.5.  Travel and lodging expenses of Nominating Commissioneers ‑ Reimbursement ‑ Approval.
Members of the Judicial Nominating Commission shall be reimbursed for their necessary travel and lodging expenses while performing their duties as such Commissioners as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act.  A member shall certify his expenses to the Administrative Director and, upon the latter's approval thereof, the State Treasurer shall issue his reimbursing warrant, to be paid out of any funds appropriated for such purpose.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 379, § 5, eff. July 1, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, § 7, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979.

§20‑16.6.  Court on the Judiciary members ‑ Expenses ‑ Prosecutors ‑ Compensation ‑ Witness fees and expenses.
A.  A member of the Court on the Judiciary shall certify his actual and necessary travel expenses to the Administrative Director of the Courts, and, upon the latter's approval thereof reimbursement shall be as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act, the State Treasurer shall issue a warrant, to be paid out of any funds appropriated for such purpose.  Prosecutors before the Court on the Judiciary shall certify to the Administrative Director of the Courts the amount that has been allowed as compensation by the Court, and upon the latter's approval thereof, the State Treasurer shall issue a warrant, to be paid out of any funds appropriated for such purpose.  Any claim certified for payment by the trial division of the Court on the Judiciary or by any of its members, when disapproved by the Administrative Director of the Courts, may be reviewed by the appellate division of that Court under such rules of procedure as that division shall prescribe.  The appellate division shall have exclusive power over claims that are disapproved by the Administrative Director of the Courts.  Its decision in the matter shall be final.
B.  1.  Any employee of the state or any political subdivision thereof who is subpoenaed as a witness to testify before the Court on the Judiciary on any matter related to their employment shall receive reimbursement for expenses in the same manner and to the same extent as is prescribed in Section 84.1 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
2.  Any other person subpoenaed as a witness to testify before the Court on the Judiciary shall receive the fees prescribed in Section 81 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
3.  All fees and reimbursement for expenses provided for in this subsection shall be payable from funds appropriated to the State Supreme Court for the use of the Court on the Judiciary, subject to the approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 379, § 6, eff. July 1, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1976, c. 271, § 8, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 8, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1986, c. 153, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1986.

§20‑16.7.  Secretary to presiding judge of judicial administrative district.
The Supreme Court may authorize the presiding judge of each judicial administrative district to employ a full‑time secretary.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 379, § 7, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1985, c. 237, § 1, operative Aug. 1, 1985.

§20‑16.11.  Annual reports.
The Administrative Director of the Courts is requested to submit a report to the Legislature each year commencing in January, 1970 (and in each January thereafter), on the following subjects:
(a) Whether or not the boundaries of the district court judicial districts should be changed.  If a change is recommended, the report should indicate the counties that should be included in each district.
(b) The number of district judges and associate district judges that should be authorized for each judicial district.
(c) If the formula for the number of special judges to be allowed to each judicial administrative district should be changed.
(d) The case load pending in each district court judicial district.
(e) The number of cases heard on their merits by each judge of the district court during the preceding year.
(f) In making the above report, said Administrative Director shall, along with whatever other criteria he uses in making the report, consider the area involved in the judicial district and the distances involved between the places where court is held in said district.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 118, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1969.

§20‑22.  Division of state into judicial administrative districts.
The state is hereby divided into judicial administrative districts as follows:
1.  Northeastern.  District Court Judicial Districts, Numbers Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), and Thirteen (13).
2.  Southeastern.  District Court Judicial Districts, Numbers Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Nineteen (19), and Twenty‑five (25).
3.  Oklahoma‑Canadian Counties.  District Court Judicial Districts, Numbers Seven (7) and Twenty-six (26).
4.  Northwest‑Panhandle.  District Court Judicial Districts, Numbers One (1), Two (2), and Four (4).
5.  South‑Central.  District Court Judicial Districts, Numbers Twenty (20), Twenty‑one (21), and Twenty‑two (22).
6.  Tulsa‑Pawnee Counties.  District Court Judicial District, Number Fourteen (14).
7.  East‑Central.  District Court Judicial Districts, Numbers Fifteen (15), Eighteen (18), and Twenty‑four (24).
8.  North‑Central.  District Court Judicial Districts, Numbers Eight (8), Nine (9), and Twenty‑three (23).
9.  Southwestern.  District Court Judicial Districts, Numbers Three (3), Five (5), and Six (6).
Added by Laws 1968, c. 39, § 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1983, c. 118, § 1, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 292, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993.

§20‑23.  Authorization to make rules or orders relating to District Courts.
The Supreme Court is authorized by rule or order to:
(1) Provide for the election by the district and associate district judges within each administrative district of a district judge as presiding judge of the administrative district.
(2) Fix the administrative powers of the presiding judge, including but not limited to rules under which the presiding judge may assign judges to hold court outside of their own district but within the administrative district.  Where not inconsistent with the rules of the Supreme Court, the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district may adopt rules that are calculated to bring about a more speedy and efficient administration of justice within his administrative district, including the appropriate times and places of holding court.
(3) Provide for meetings of the presiding judges of the administrative districts to discuss any matters calculated to bring about a better and more efficient administration of justice.
(4) Prescribe the times and places where the district court may hold court.  When authorizing the holding of court in a city other than the county seat, the Supreme Court may provide the times when the office of the court clerk in such other cities shall be open for the transaction of business.
(5) Adopt rules relating to the assignment of district judges, associate district judges and special judges to hold court anywhere in the state and authorizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to make such assignments.
(6) Provide for meetings of the judges within an administrative district for the purpose of coordinating their work, the discussion of their dockets and work loads, the determination of what judges may be available for assignment outside of their own districts, and other matters calculated to bring about a better and more efficient administration of justice.
(7) Make all such other rules and orders as may appear advisable to better equalize the work load of the various judges and bring about a more speedy and efficient administration of justice within the state.
(8) The Supreme Court shall provide by rules the minimum number of jury and nonjury terms to be held in each county during any one year.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 210, § 1.  Amended by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 1, eff. January 13, 1969.

§20‑24.  Rule‑making authority not limited.
Nothing herein shall impliedly limit the rule‑making authority which the Supreme Court inherently has or has by virtue of other statutory provisions.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 210, § 2.

§20-30.1.  Establishment - Jurisdiction - Certiorari.
There is hereby established an intermediate appellate court to be known as the Court of Civil Appeals of the State of Oklahoma which shall have the power to determine or otherwise dispose of any cases that are assigned to it by the Supreme Court.  Its decisions, when final, shall neither be appealable to the Supreme Court nor be subject to reexamination by another division of the Court of Civil Appeals or by the Judges of that Court sitting en banc.  The Court of Civil Appeals shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition, or any other process when this may be necessary in any case assigned to it by the Supreme Court.  A decision of the Court of Civil Appeals may be reviewed by the Supreme Court if a majority of its Justices direct that a writ of certiorari be granted, and the Supreme Court may, by order, recall a case from the Court of Civil Appeals.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 157, § 1.  Amended by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970; Laws 1996, c. 97, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.2.  Number of divisions - Number of judges - Assignment and transfer.
The Court of Civil Appeals shall, upon the members being elected and qualified, consist of four permanent divisions.  Two divisions shall sit in Tulsa County and two divisions shall sit in Oklahoma County.  Each division shall consist of three Judges, at least two of whom shall concur in any decision and each division shall select a presiding Judge who shall act in that capacity without additional compensation.  The assignment of Judges to the divisions shall be effected by the Supreme Court.  Judges may be transferred from one division to another.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 2, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1982, c. 336, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1996, c. 97, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.2A.  Salaries.
Except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows:
1.  The Presiding Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-one Dollars ($109,731.00); and
2.  A Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Eight Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-six Dollars ($108,336.00).
Added by Laws 1997, c. 384, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.  Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 499, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005.

§20-30.3.  Disqualification of judge.
No Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall participate in the consideration or decision of any case if the Judge has presided at the trial of that case or acted in it as an attorney for one of the litigants.  The Supreme Court shall prescribe the procedure to be followed when a member of the Court of Civil Appeals is disqualified to hear a case.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 3, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.4.  Procedure and practice - Costs.
A.  The Supreme Court shall, by rule, prescribe the procedure and practice in the Court of Civil Appeals, the procedure in bringing writs of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals, and the scope of review to be afforded on certiorari to that Court.  Subject to law and the rules of the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals may promulgate its own rules.
B.  There shall be deposited with the Clerk of the Supreme Court as costs for the filing of a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of which no rebate or refund of any part thereof may be made; provided, the Supreme Court, by rule, may prescribe the procedure for affording access to the Supreme Court, on certiorari and without deposit of costs, to those indigent persons who are deemed by it entitled thereto.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 4, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1986, c. 223, § 17, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1996, c. 97, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.5.  Opinions - Publications.
The Court of Civil Appeals shall effect disposition of cases assigned to it by a written opinion prepared in such form as the Supreme Court prescribes.  No opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be binding or cited as precedent unless it shall have been approved by the majority of the justices of the Supreme Court for publication in the official reporter.  The Supreme Court shall direct which opinion or decision, if any, of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be published in the unofficial reporter.  Opinions of the Court of Civil Appeals which apply settled precedent and do not settle new questions of law shall not be released for publication in the official reporter.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 5, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1971, c. 85, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1996, c. 97, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.6.  Clerk.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall serve as Clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 6, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20‑30.7.  Quarters.
The Oklahoma County divisions of the Court of Appeals shall be quartered in Oklahoma City.  Suitable quarters and maintenance for the Tulsa division of the Court of Appeals shall be provided for by the State of Oklahoma, under the supervision of the Administrative Director of the Courts.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 7, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1982, c. 336, § 2, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982.

§20-30.8.  Travel expenses.
Travel expenses of Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals incurred in performing their duties shall be reimbursed pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 8, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.11.  Congressional Districts.
Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be elected or appointed from the Congressional Districts with the boundaries as they exist at the time the Judge is elected or appointed to office; however, should the boundaries of the six Congressional Districts be revised and elections for the office of United States Representative be conducted using the revised boundaries, then the revised boundaries shall also be used in the conduct of any elections required for the office of Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals; except that Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals seeking retention shall be retained in the original Congressional District from which they were elected or appointed; provided, however, nothing in this section shall be construed to require a change of residence of a Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals seeking retention.  Should the number of Congressional Districts be increased or decreased the sections which define the area of each of the six Congressional Districts shall remain in effect for the purpose of this act, and at that time the sections shall be renumbered and codified in this title of the Oklahoma Statutes following this act.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 11, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1982, c. 115, § 1, emerg. eff. April 6, 1982; Laws 1991, c. 286, § 14, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 97, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.14.  Additional divisions of Court of Appeals.
A.  In addition to the provisions of Sections 30.1 through 30.12 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in addition to the four permanent divisions established by Section 30.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Court of Civil Appeals shall consist of as many additional divisions as the Supreme Court may deem advisable to convene for prompt disposition of its docket.  Each division shall consist of three Judges, at least two of whom shall concur in any decision.  In the exercise of its powers granted by Article VII, Section 6 of the Oklahoma Constitution, the Supreme Court shall make temporary assignments of judicial officers, active or retired, and lawyers, having prior to their assignment the qualifications of a district judge, to sit on a division of the Court of Civil Appeals convened under the authority of this act.  Each division of the Court of Civil Appeals shall select its presiding Judge.  The Supreme Court may prescribe by rule where the division shall sit and how that Court shall conduct its business and practice before it.
B.  Each division of the Court of Civil Appeals convened under the authority of this act shall have jurisdiction to determine or otherwise dispose of any case assigned to it by the Supreme Court, and its decisions, when final, shall be neither appealable to the Supreme Court nor be subject to reexamination by another division of the Court of Civil Appeals or by the Judges of that Court sitting en banc.  The Supreme Court may recall a case from the Court of Civil Appeals; it may review a decision of the Court of Civil Appeals when a majority of its Justices direct that certiorari be granted.  In any case assigned to it by the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals shall have the power to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, and prohibition.
C.  The opinions of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be written in the form prescribed by the Supreme Court.  No opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be binding or cited as a precedent unless it has been approved by the Supreme Court for publication in the official reporter.  The Supreme Court shall prescribe by rule which opinion or decision, if any, of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be published in the unofficial reporter.
D.  The jurisdiction, powers, duties and procedures of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be as provided by rules of the Supreme Court unless otherwise provided by statute.
E.  No judicial officer, except as otherwise authorized by law, temporarily assigned to sit on the Court of Civil Appeals shall be entitled to additional compensation for judicial service on that Court.  Expenses of judicial officers and lawyers assigned to the Court of Civil Appeals incurred in performing their duties shall be reimbursed pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
F.  The Supreme Court shall prescribe by rule the scope of review it will afford when a petition for certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals is filed.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1981.  Amended by Laws 1982, c. 336, § 4, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1991, c. 286, § 18, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 97, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20‑30.15.  Election or appointment of Judges ‑ Experience and qualifications ‑ Terms of office.
Two Judges shall be appointed or elected to the Court of Civil Appeals from each of the six congressional districts of the State of Oklahoma.
A.  Each Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall have, prior to election or appointment, a minimum of four (4) years' experience as a licensed practicing attorney, or as a judge of a court of record, or both, within the State of Oklahoma; shall be a qualified elector of the respective district; and shall have such additional qualifications as may be prescribed by statute.  Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals shall continue to be licensed attorneys while in office.
B.  The terms of office of the Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be six (6) years and shall begin on the second Monday of January following their election.  Those appointed or elected to fill vacancies shall assume office immediately upon qualifying for the office.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.16.  Judge's declaration of candidacy - Ballot question.
At the General Election next before a term expires, any Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals may seek retention in office by filing with the Secretary of State, not less than sixty (60) days before the date of the election, a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself or herself.  At the election, there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state, on a separate ballot, without party designation, this question:
"Shall (Here insert name of Judge) of the Court of Civil Appeals be retained in Office?"
 
/  /	YES
 
/  /	NO
The question shall be decided by a majority of those voting thereon.  If the decision is "yes" the Judge shall be retained in office for the next ensuing six-year term.  If the decision is "no", or if no declaration of candidacy is filed, the office shall be vacant upon expiration of the term then being served, and the former Judge shall not be eligible for appointment to succeed himself or herself.  Retention in office may be sought for successive terms without limit as to number, except for retirement as may be provided by the Legislature for a maximum retirement age.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.17.  Vacancies.
In case a Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals dies, retires, resigns, or is removed from office, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment from the congressional district where the vacancy exists of a person having the required qualifications.  The Judicial Nominating Commission shall choose and submit to the Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court three nominees, each of whom has previously notified the Commission in writing that he or she will serve as a Judge if appointed.  The Governor shall appoint one of the nominees to fill the vacancy, but if he fails to do so within sixty (60) days the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint one of the nominees, the appointment to be certified by the Secretary of State.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 3, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.18.  Election and term of Judges.
Each Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals elected before or after the passage of this act shall, unless removed for cause, serve out the term for which he or she is elected and those Judges serving at the date of the passage of this act, whose office comes under the provision of this act on the date of the expiration of the term, shall be deemed to have been appointed as provided herein and eligible to file a declaration of candidacy to succeed themselves as provided in this act.  If retained in office, the term of each such Judge shall be six (6) years commencing the second Monday in January following the election.
The term and election of each Judge appointed to fill a vacancy after the passage of this act shall be as follows:  If the appointed Judge has served or will have served twelve (12) months on or before the next General Election following appointment, he or she may file for election for the remainder of the term for which he or she was appointed, or for a six-year term, whichever is applicable, within the time and in the manner elected Judges file their candidacy under this act.  If the appointed Judge has not served or will not have served twelve (12) months on or before the next General Election following appointment, he or she shall continue in office until the second General Election following appointment and may file for election for the remainder of the term or for a six-year term, whichever is applicable, as herein provided.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 4, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-30.19.  Judges' contribution to, or holding office in political party prohibited.
No Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall make, directly or indirectly, any contribution to or hold office in a political party.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 5, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20-31.  Judges - Qualifications - Salaries.
The Court of Criminal Appeals shall consist of five (5) Judges, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of three Judges shall be necessary to a decision of said Court.  Said Judges shall have the same qualifications and receive the same salaries as Justices of the Supreme Court.
R.L. 1910, § 1759.  Amended by Laws 1987, c. 185, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 384, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 449, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005.

NOTE:  Laws 2004, c. 442, § 1 repealed by Laws 2005, c. 1, § 11, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005.

§20‑31.1.  Name of court.
(a) The name of the "Criminal Court of Appeals" of this state is hereby changed to "Court of Criminal Appeals".
(b) Every place in the statutes of this state that the name of said court appears as the " Criminal Court of Appeals" the reference shall be deemed to be to the "Court of Criminal Appeals".
Added by Laws 1959, p. 107, § 1, emerg. eff. March 11, 1959.

§20-31.2.  Salaries.
Except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows:
1.  The Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-one Dollars ($117,571.00); and
2.  A Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-one Dollars ($113,571.00).
Added by Laws 1997, c. 384, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.  Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 499, § 7, eff. July 1, 2005.

§20‑32.  When court or members disqualified.
When said court, or any member thereof, shall be disqualified under the Constitution and laws of this state to hear and determine any case or cases in said court, the same shall be certified to the Governor of the state, who shall immediately commission the requisite number of persons learned in the law for the trial and determination of such case or cases.
R.L. 1910, § 1760.

§20‑33.  Districts ‑ Nomination, appointment and retention of Judges.
The state is hereby divided into five (5) Court of Criminal Appeals judicial districts.  From each of said districts candidates for Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be nominated and appointed in the manner provided by Article VII‑B of the Oklahoma Constitution.  All Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals may seek retention in office pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Article VII‑B of the Oklahoma Constitution and each Judge shall be voted for by the qualified voters of the state at large.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 1 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa, and Wagoner.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 2 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Adair, Cherokee, Cleveland, Creek, Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Muskogee, Noble, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, and Washington.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 3 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Choctaw, Garvin, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, Leflore, Love, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, and Stephens.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 4 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Canadian and Oklahoma.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 5 shall embrace and include Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Cimarron, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Major, Roger Mills, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward.
R.L. 1910, § 1761.  Amended by Laws 1935, p. 28, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1935; Laws 1987, c. 185, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.

§20‑35.  Term of office of Judges ‑ Organization of Court of Criminal Appeals.
A.  Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the term of office for Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be six (6) years.  The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 4, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court of Criminal Appeals Northern District on October 31, 1987, shall expire on the second Monday in January, 1989.  The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 2, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court of Criminal Appeals Southern District on October 31, 1987, shall expire on the second Monday in January, 1991.  The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 1, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern District on October 31, 1987, shall expire on the second Monday in January, 1993.  The Governor shall appoint a Judge for Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 5 whose initial term shall commence on the second Monday in January, 1989, and expire on the second Monday in January, 1995, and a Judge for Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 3 whose initial term shall commence on the second Monday in January, 1989, and expire on the second Monday in January, 1997.
B.  The Court of Criminal Appeals shall organize at the first session following the second Monday in January next after each biennial election.  The Judges shall choose from among their members a Presiding Judge and a Vice Presiding Judge who shall be Presiding Judge and Vice Presiding Judge of the said Court for the next two (2) years.
C.  The organization of the Court of Criminal Appeals existing on October 31, 1987, shall continue until the second Monday in January, 1989.
R.L. 1910, § 1763.  Amended by Laws 1987, c. 185, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.

§20‑36.  Terms.
The Criminal Court of Appeals shall hold six terms each year, at the Capitol of the state.
R.L. 1910, § 1764.

§20‑37.1.  Legal secretary as marshal.
The Court of Criminal Appeals may appoint one of its legal secretaries as marshal of the Court.  The legal secretary so appointed shall perform such services without additional compensation.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 249, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 8, 1943.  Amended by Laws 1968, c. 294, § 3, eff. July 1, 1968.

§20‑38.  Clerk of court ‑ Deposit to cover costs.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be ex officio Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and shall perform like services as he performs for the Supreme Court.  In all cases filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals, and at the time of filing same, there shall be deposited with said Clerk as costs in said cause, Fifty Dollars ($50.00).  Said sum shall cover all Court costs in said case and no rebate of any part thereof shall be made.
R.L. 1910, § 1767.  Amended by Laws 1927, c. 102, p. 164, § 2; Laws 1983, c. 273, § 5, operative July 1, 1983.

§20‑39.  Seal.
It shall be the duty of the Criminal Court of Appeals to procure a seal for said Court, said seal to be the same size and design as the seal of the Supreme Court, with the words "Criminal Court of Appeals State of Oklahoma" engraved thereon.
R.L. 1910, § 1768.

§20‑40.  Appellate jurisdiction.
The Criminal Court of Appeals shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction, co-extensive with the limits of the state, in all criminal cases appealed from the district, superior and county courts, and such other courts of record as may be established by law.
R.L. 1910, § 1769.

§20‑41.  Habeas corpus and other writs ‑ Rules of court.
Said Court and Judges thereof shall have the power to issue writs of habeas corpus; and under such regulations as may be prescribed by law, issue such writs as may be necessary to exercise its jurisdiction; and may prescribe and promulgate such rules for the government of said Court as it may deem necessary.
R.L. 1910, § 1770.

§20‑42.  May ascertain jurisdictional facts.
Said Court shall have power, upon affidavit or otherwise, to ascertain such matters of fact as may be necessary to the exercise of its jurisdiction.
R.L. 1910, § 1771.

§20‑43.  Trial by jury in contempt proceedings, when.
In all cases where the Criminal Court of Appeals has caused attachment to issue against any person for the violation of any order or mandate issued by said Court, if said person, after he has been brought before said Court under such proceedings, shall demand a trial by jury in such case, the same shall be given in the same manner as required of the Supreme Court in similar cases.
R.L. 1910, § 1772.

§20‑44.  Return of mandate when lower court loses jurisdiction.
When the court from which an appeal is taken shall be deprived of jurisdiction of the cause pending such appeal, and when such case shall have been determined by the Criminal Court of Appeals, the mandate of the Criminal Court of Appeals shall be returnable to the court of which jurisdiction has been given over said cause.
R.L. 1910, § 1773.

§20‑45.  Costs in cases less than felonies.
In every State case of a less grade than a felony in which an appeal is taken to the Criminal Court of Appeals, and the judgment of the court below is affirmed against the defendant, all fees due the clerk of said court in said case shall be adjudged against the defendant and his sureties on his recognizance, for which execution shall issue as in other cases of appeal to the Criminal Court of Appeals.  Should such case be reversed by the Criminal Court of Appeals and a new trial be had in the court below and the defendant convicted, then the costs aforesaid in favor of the Clerk of the Criminal Court of Appeals shall be taxed by the court below against the defendant, and a certified copy of said bill of costs by the Clerk of the Criminal Court of Appeals, filed in the court below, shall be sufficient to require said costs to be taxed and collected as other costs against the defendant in the court below.
R.L. 1910, § 1774.

§20‑46.  Attestation of process.
All writs or process issuing from the Criminal Court of Appeals shall be attested in the name of the presiding Judge and under the seal of the Court.
R.L. 1910, § 1775.

§20‑48.  Opinions to be delivered to reporter.
As soon as the opinions are recorded, the original, together with the records and papers in each case to be reported, shall be delivered by the Clerk of said Court to State Reporter.  The Clerk shall take his receipt for the same, but the Reporter shall return to said Clerk the said opinions, records and papers when he shall have finished using them.
R.L. 1910, § 1777.

§20‑49.  Opinions ‑ Form ‑ Filing.
The decisions of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be in such form as the Court shall specify.  They shall be filed with the papers in the case and shall be treated as part of the record in the case; provided, that a mandate shall not be sent to the court below until a decision has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 119, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1968.

§20‑51.  Oath.
The referee shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution for state officials before entering upon the discharge of his duties.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 294, § 2, eff. July 1, 1968.

§20‑55.  Qualification rules for court‑appointed attorney.
No later than August 1, 1993, the Court of Criminal Appeals shall establish qualification rules for determining when a defendant in a criminal case shall be entitled to a court‑appointed attorney.
	It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that the payment of bail by a defendant or on behalf of a defendant shall be prima facie evidence that said defendant has funds to employ his own attorney and the Court shall then inquire into the financial status of the defendant prior to appointing an attorney.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 273, § 14, operative July 1, 1983.  Amended by Laws 1993, c. 298, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993.

§20-56.  Qualification rules for determination of indigency in professional negligence cases.
No later than December 1, 2009, the Supreme Court of this state shall establish qualification rules for determination of indigency for a plaintiff claiming an exemption from providing an affidavit of merit in a civil action for professional negligence pursuant to Section 2 of this act.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 228, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.

§20-60.1.  Emergency Appellate Division - Establishment - Powers - Decisions - Recall of case from emergency panel - Conduct of proceedings.
A.  There is hereby established within the Court of Criminal Appeals an Emergency Appellate Division which shall have the power to determine or otherwise dispose of any cases assigned to it by the Court of Criminal Appeals, except cases concerning convictions for murder in the first degree as defined by Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B.  A decision of an emergency appellate panel may be reviewed by the Court of Criminal Appeals upon the filing of a Petition for Review if a majority of judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals directs that such Petition for Review shall be granted.  The Court of Criminal Appeals may, by order, recall a case from an emergency appellate panel.  Decisions of an emergency appellate panel shall be final unless a Petition for Review is granted.
C.  The Emergency Appellate Division shall conduct its proceedings in panels of three (3) judges and shall have no en banc powers or jurisdiction.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993.

§20-60.2.  Appointment of temporary judges of Emergency Appellate Division - Eligibility to serve - Orientation or distribution of materials.
A.  In the exercise of the powers granted by Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint no less than sixty (60) district judges, associate district judges or eligible special judges as temporary judges of the Emergency Appellate Division.  Selections shall be made on or before July 1 of each year.
B.  In order to be eligible to serve on an emergency appellate panel, a special judge must have a minimum of four (4) years of judicial experience.
C.  Within thirty (30) days after assignment by the Chief Justice, the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall provide orientation or materials to all judges assigned to the Emergency Appellate Division.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993.

§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.
A.  An emergency appellate panel of the Emergency Appellate Division may be activated upon request of the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals when the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court declares an emergency to exist.  For purposes of this section, "emergency" means any situation in which there are pending in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals more than one hundred (100) regular felony appeals at issue.  For purposes of this section, "at issue" means a case in which responses from both the appellant/petitioner and appellee/respondent (if such response is necessary) have been filed with the Clerk.
B.  In the event an emergency is declared, the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall appoint emergency appellate panels of three (3) judges each from the judges chosen by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, select a Presiding Judge, and assign to each emergency appellate panel such cases as the Court of Criminal Appeals deems necessary.  At least two judges from each emergency appellate panel must concur in any decision.  The Court of Criminal Appeals may prescribe by rule where each emergency appellate panel shall sit and how each panel shall conduct its business and practice before it.  The Court of Criminal Appeals shall monitor cases assigned to the Emergency Appellate Division to ensure a timely completion of cases assigned.  Cases assigned to the Emergency Appellate Division shall be disposed of within ninety (90) days after assignment or returned to the Court of Criminal Appeals for further assignment resolution.
C.  The Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall determine the number of emergency appellate panels necessary and no emergency appellate panels may be created nor cases assigned to an emergency appellate panel when the number of unassigned regular felony appeals at issue before the Court of Criminal Appeals falls below one hundred (100).
Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993.

§20-60.4.  Opinions or decisions of Emergency Appellate Division.
The opinions of the emergency appellate panels of the Emergency Appellate Division shall be written in the form prescribed by the Court of Criminal Appeals.  No opinion of the Emergency Appellate Division shall be binding or cited as a precedent unless it has been approved by the Court of Criminal Appeals for publication in the official reporter.  The Court of Criminal Appeals shall prescribe by rule when an opinion or decision, if any, of the Emergency Appellate Division shall be published in the official reporter.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 5, eff. July 1, 1993.

§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.
A.  The duties and procedures of the Emergency Appellate Division shall be as provided by rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
B.  No district judge, associate district judge, or special judge who is temporarily assigned to sit on the Emergency Appellate Division shall be entitled to additional compensation for judicial service on the Emergency Appellate Division, unless otherwise authorized by law.
C.  Travel expenses of judges of the Emergency Appellate Division incurred in performing their duties shall be reimbursed pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes from funds appropriated to the Supreme Court for the expenses of the District Courts.
D.  The Court of Criminal Appeals is authorized to expend such funds as may be necessary for the purpose of transmitting case files and other relevant materials to the judges of the Emergency Appellate Division.
E.  Expenses of the Emergency Appellate Division for the purpose of transmitting case files and other relevant materials to the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be paid from the court fund on claims approved by the Court Fund Governing Board.  The Emergency Appellate Division shall not incur additional expenses without the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
F.  The Court of Criminal Appeals shall prescribe by rule the scope of review it will afford when a Petition for Review to the Court of Criminal Appeals is filed.
G.  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be responsible for the budgeting, management and administration of the Emergency Appellate Division, based upon rules promulgated by the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993.  Amended by Laws 1994, c. 225, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994.

§20-61.  Court of Criminal Appeals Revolving Fund.
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Court of Criminal Appeals to be designated the “Court of Criminal Appeals Revolving Fund”.  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Court of Criminal Appeals from all other monies so designated for deposit thereto.  All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Court of Criminal Appeals for duties imposed upon the Court of Criminal Appeals by law.  Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2005 c. 341, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005.

§20‑71.  Assistants may administer oaths and issue certificates.
The aforesaid assistant filing and journal clerks shall have power to administer oaths and issue certificates.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 97, p. 161, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1914.

§20-72.  Quarterly accounting to Administrative Director.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall, on the first Monday of January, April, July and October of each year, make out and present to the Administrative Director an itemized and verified report of all fees earned and collected by him during the preceding quarter, and shall transfer all monies so earned to the State Treasurer for deposit in the State Judicial Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 97, p. 161, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1914.  Amended by Laws 1969, c. 12, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 6, 1969; Laws 2004, c. 443, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20-73.5.  Copies of opinions - Cost - Free copies - Disposition of monies.
From and after the effective date of this act the new opinions of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Appeals shall be promptly furnished, at a cost of twenty‑five cents ($0.25) per page, to any person, firm or corporation who shall request same in writing to the Clerk of the Supreme Court for the purpose of publishing, editing and binding said opinions.  For any other purpose, other persons, firms or corporations shall be furnished, upon request in writing to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, copies of said opinions, or any instrument of record or other record filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, at that fee mandated by Section 31 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the copying of any instrument of record or on file.  Provided however, said opinions shall be furnished free of cost to the litigants involved, and to the Oklahoma Bar Association for any official publication of said Association.
All monies collected by the Clerk of the Supreme Court for said opinions and other copies shall be by said Clerk deposited monthly to the credit of the State Judicial Revolving Fund of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 425, § 5.  Amended by Laws 1969, c. 11, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 4, 1969.  Renumbered from Title 75, § 29 by Laws 1969, c. 11, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 4, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1987, c. 3, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1987; Laws 1992, c. 134, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 2004, c. 443, § 3, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20‑74.  Official bond.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall give a bond to the State of Oklahoma in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), to be approved by the Supreme Court for the faithful performance of his duties as prescribed by law.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 97, p. 162, § 6.

§20‑78.  Clerk of the Supreme Court ‑ Appointment ‑ Duties.
The Supreme Court shall appoint to serve at its pleasure as Clerk for that Court a person who is licensed to practice law within the State of Oklahoma.  The Clerk shall keep the records, files and papers committed to his care, and record the judgments, decrees and orders of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Appeals, the Court of Bank Review and the Court on the Judiciary and perform such other services and duties as may be authorized or prescribed by the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 114, § 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1976, c. 271, § 12, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976.

§20-78.1.  Rules for management and care of records, files and papers committed to Clerk of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Tax Review, and the Court on the Judiciary shall provide by rule, which shall have the force of law, for the retention, copying, preservation, archiving and destruction of the records, files and papers committed to the care of the Clerk of the Supreme Court by the respective courts.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 134, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.  Amended by Laws 2004, c. 293, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.

§20‑79.  Deputies and other employees.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall appoint his deputies and other employees and prescribe their duties, with the consent of the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 114, § 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20-80.  Judge for directing, managing and maintaining Oklahoma Court Fund Collection System.
Effective January 6, 2003, the Supreme Court may appoint a judge for the purpose of enhancing revenue collections for the courts by directing, managing and maintaining the Oklahoma Court Fund Collection System.  The judge shall be a supernumerary judge and shall have the jurisdiction and authority of a district judge.  Such appointment shall be for a term of four (4) years.  The appointee shall be eligible for reappointment and shall be eligible to participate in the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 426, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002.

§20-81.  Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
A.  At the discretion of the Supreme Court, the Court may create a Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.  The panel may consist of five (5) active judges selected by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  The judges may be either judges of the district court or appellate judges.  The members of the panel shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice.
B.  If there exist a sufficient number of cases to justify consolidation and if the cases are at a comparable stage in the litigation, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation may transfer civil actions involving one or more common questions of fact pending in the same or different district courts to any district court for consolidated or coordinated proceedings, giving due weight, consideration and preference to the district court wherein the first civil action was filed.
C.  If the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation finds that the civil actions are not at comparable stages in the litigation, the Panel may stay one or more of the actions pending resolution of the common questions of fact in one of the other actions, giving due weight, consideration and preference to the first civil action filed and the action which has reached the furthest stage of litigation.
D.  Nothing in this section shall expand the existing law as to the binding effect of a court’s rulings in one of the actions to the other actions prior to the date of consolidation or as to any case that is stayed by the Panel.
E.  A transfer or stay may be made by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation if the panel determines that the transfer or stay shall:
1.  Be for the convenience of the parties and witnesses; and
2.  Promote the just and efficient conduct of actions giving due weight and consideration to binding or nonbinding effects of prior and future court rulings on the parties to the cases to be consolidated or stayed.
F.  A transfer or stay may be for the remainder of an action or for any particular stage of an action.
G.  A judge who is qualified and authorized by law to preside in the court to which an action is transferred pursuant to this section  may preside over the transferred action as if the transferred action were originally filed in that court.
H.  The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 368, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
§20‑91.1.  District courts as successors to jurisdiction of various other courts.
The district courts of the State of Oklahoma are the successors to the jurisdiction of all other courts, including the Superior Courts, the County Courts, the Courts of Common Pleas, Special Sessions Courts, Courts of Special Sessions, City Courts, Juvenile Courts, Children's Courts, Justice of the Peace Courts, and municipal courts in civil matters and proceedings for the violation of state statutes.  Wherever reference is made in the Oklahoma Statutes to any of the above courts or to the judge thereof, it shall be deemed to refer to the district court or a judge thereof; provided, however, that any statute that refers to the salary of the judge of any Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, County Court, Juvenile Court, or Children's Court, insofar as that portion of the statute dealing with salary is concerned, shall not be deemed to refer to any district judge, associate district judge or special judge, and any salary mentioned in such statute shall not be paid to the judge who succeeded to the jurisdiction of the judge who is named in the statute.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 162, § 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20-91.2.  Dockets.
A.  To facilitate the trial and disposition of cases, actions filed in the district court shall be assigned to various dockets by the clerk of the court pursuant to the direction and supervision of the presiding judge of the district.  Until changed by order of the Supreme Court, only the following dockets are established: a civil docket, a criminal docket, a traffic docket, a probate docket, a juvenile and family relations docket, a small claims docket, and a business docket for business court divisions of the court created pursuant to Section 17 of this act.
B.  Whenever a district court establishes a drug court program pursuant to the provisions of Sections 471 through 471.11 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the judge having authority over the program shall cause to be established a drug court docket.  In those cases assigned to the drug court docket, the judge shall determine what information or pleadings are to be maintained in a confidential case file which shall be closed to public inspection.  The originating criminal case file shall remain open to public inspection.  Nothing in this section shall prohibit the district attorney, defense attorney, or the victim-witness coordinator from advising any victim or other person regarding the assignment or disposition of a drug court case.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 162, § 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1969, c. 135, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1969; Laws 1997, c. 359, § 13, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2004, c. 368, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
§20‑91.3.  Associate district judges and special judges.
Unless otherwise indicated, the term district judges in the Oklahoma Statutes includes associate district judges and special judges.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 162, § 3, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑91.4.  Reference to county judge.
The reference to county judge in 19 O.S. 1961, Sections 740 and 771, shall be deemed to mean associate district judge.  If there is more than one associate district judge elected from the county, county judge refers to the associate district judge who is selected by all of the associate district judges of the county.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 162, § 4, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑91.5.  Transfer of records of abolished courts ‑ Liens.
The records of courts that are abolished by Article VII of the Constitution of Oklahoma shall be transferred to the clerk of the district court on January 13, 1969.  Any judgment that was not on said date a lien on real estate, shall not become a lien on real estate as a result of said transfer, provided, however, that within one (1) year after the date of said transfer, upon the payment to the clerk of the district court of the fee for docketing a judgment and any unpaid fees in the action, such a judgment may be docketed in the  district court judgment docket and become a lien upon the real estate of the debtor to the same extent as a judgment of the district court.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 162, § 5, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20-91.7.  Business court divisions.
A.  The Oklahoma Legislature finds that, due to the complex nature of litigation involving highly technical commercial issues, there is a need for a court in Oklahoma’s most populated counties with specific jurisdiction over actions involving such commercial issues.
B.  The Supreme Court is authorized to create a business court division within the district court of any judicial district containing a municipality with a population in excess of three hundred thousand (300,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census.
C.  The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules for the establishment and jurisdiction of the business court divisions.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 368, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
§20-91.8.  Local rules and administrative orders.
Local rules and administrative orders of a district court shall not conflict with any statutes of this state or any rules of a superior court.  Local rules shall be in writing and published on the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network to be valid and enforceable.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 438, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.

§20‑92.1.  Judicial districts ‑ District judges.
The state is hereby divided into twenty‑six (26) district court judicial districts with the number of authorized districts and district judges to be as provided in Sections 2 through 27 of this act.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20-92.1A.  Salaries.
Except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows:
1.  A judge of the district court shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Two Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-nine Dollars ($102,529.00);
2.  An associate district judge shall receive an annual salary of Ninety-four Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-nine Dollars ($94,839.00); and
3.  A special judge shall receive an annual salary of Eighty-seven Thousand One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($87,150.00).
Added by Laws 1997, c. 384, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.  Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 499, § 8, eff. July 1, 2005.

§20‑92.2.  District No. 1.
District No. 1.  The counties of Cimarron, Texas, Beaver and Harper.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 2, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.3.  District No. 2.
District No. 2.  A.  Until January 6, 2003, the counties of Ellis, Roger Mills, Custer, Beckham, Greer and Harmon.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
B.  Effective January 6, 2003, the counties of Washita, Ellis, Roger Mills, Custer, and Beckham.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 3, eff. July 1, 1980.  Amended by Laws 2001, c. 87, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

§20‑92.4.  District No. 3.
District No. 3.  A.  Until January 6, 2003, the counties of Washita, Kiowa, Jackson and Tillman.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
B.  Effective January 6, 2003, the counties of Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman, Harmon and Greer.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 4, eff. July 1, 1980.  Amended by Laws 2001, c. 87, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

§20-92.5.  District No. 4.
District No. 4.
The counties of Dewey, Blaine, Kingfisher, Garfield, Major, Woodward, Woods, Alfalfa and Grant.  The district shall have three (3) district judges to be nominated and elected as follows:  A candidate for office No. 1 shall be a legal resident of Dewey, Woods, Major, Woodward or Alfalfa County, and shall be nominated and elected from those counties; a candidate for office No. 2 shall be a legal resident of Blaine, Kingfisher, Garfield or Grant County, and shall be nominated and elected from those counties; and a candidate for office No. 3 shall be a legal resident of Garfield or Grant County, and shall be nominated and elected from Blaine, Kingfisher, Garfield and Grant Counties.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 5, eff. July 1, 1980.  Amended by Laws 1999, c. 359, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2008, c. 415, § 12, eff. July 1, 2008.

§20‑92.6.  District No. 5.
District No. 5.  The counties of Comanche, Stephens, Cotton and Jefferson.  Said district shall have five (5) district judges to be nominated as follows:  Candidates for office Nos. 1 and 4 to be nominated and elected at large and legal residents of Comanche or Cotton County; a candidate for office No. 2 to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Stephens or Jefferson County; and candidates for office Nos. 3 and 5 to be nominated and elected at large and legal residents of Comanche County.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1980.

§20‑92.7.  District No. 6.
District No. 6.  The counties of Grady and Caddo.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 7, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20-92.8.  Repealed by Laws 2001, c. 431, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§20-92.8a.  District No. 7 - Election of judges.
Beginning January 11, 1999, District Court Judicial District No. 7 shall have fifteen (15) district judges.
For elections held after 1994, district judges shall be nominated and elected as follows:  candidates for office Nos. 1 and 9 shall be nominated and elected from and be legal residents of electoral Division No. 1, candidates for office Nos. 3 and 10 shall be nominated and elected from and be legal residents of electoral Division No. 2, candidates for office Nos. 2 and 11 shall be nominated and elected from and be legal residents of electoral Division No. 3, candidates for office Nos. 4 and 12 shall be nominated and elected from and be legal residents of electoral Division No. 4, and candidates for office Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 13 and 14 shall be nominated and elected at large.  Beginning with elections held in 1998, candidates for office No. 15 shall be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 362, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 383, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998.

§20-92.8b.  Judicial District No. 7 - Elections.
The State Election Board shall conduct the elections for District Court Judicial District No. 7 in 2002 and thereafter in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of this act.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 362, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Laws 2001, c. 431, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 490, § 4, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.

§20-92.8c.  Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 490, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.
§20-92.8d.  County of Oklahoma - Electoral divisions.
District No. 7.  The county of Oklahoma.  Said district shall contain four electoral divisions as hereinafter described:
District	01
Oklahoma County (Part)
	VTD	104	1,063
	VTD	106	2,617
	VTD	107	26
	VTD	108	1,583
	VTD	109	2,583
	VTD	110	(Part)
	          Tract106303/Block 3005
	          Tract106303/Block 3006
	          Tract106303/Block 3023
	          Tract106303/Block 3024
	          Tract106303/Block 3025
	          Tract106303/Block 3026
	VTD	110	Total	489
	VTD	113	3,157
	VTD	166	(Part)
	          Tract103800/Block 2000
	          Tract103800/Block 2001
	          Tract103800/Block 2002
	          Tract103800/Block 2003
	          Tract103800/Block 2004
	          Tract103800/Block 2005
	          Tract103800/Block 2006
	          Tract103800/Block 2007
	          Tract103800/Block 2008
	          Tract103800/Block 2009
	          Tract103800/Block 2010
	          Tract103800/Block 2011
	          Tract103800/Block 2030
	          Tract103800/Block 2031
	          Tract103800/Block 2032
	          Tract103800/Block 2033
	VTD	166	Total	72
	VTD	170	12
	VTD	172	2,493
	VTD	173	3,061
	VTD	174	3,545
	VTD	175	3,013
	VTD	176	2,894
	VTD	177	2,581
	VTD	178	0
	VTD	179	2,504
	VTD	180	2,002
	VTD	205	3,470
	VTD	211	3,572
	VTD	213	1,427
	VTD	214	1,636
	VTD	215	146
	VTD	 220	    10
	VTD	245	290
	VTD	246	2,274
	VTD	247	1,822
	VTD	267	1,310
	VTD	51	1,879
	VTD	60	2,074
	VTD	66	5,112
	VTD	70	2,212
	VTD	78	341
	VTD	96	4,180
	Oklahoma County	Total	65,450
For District Number	1	Total Population:	65,450
District	02
Oklahoma County (Part)
	VTD	1	3,921
	VTD	10	1,709
	VTD	115	0
	VTD	116	3,503
	VTD	117	2,036
	VTD	118	2,522
	VTD	119	2,375
	VTD	120	1,834
	VTD	121	4,552
	VTD	122	2,999
	VTD	123	4,559
	VTD	126	623
	VTD	127	3,240
	VTD	128	1,422
	VTD	132	1,223
	VTD	134	3,539
	VTD	135	3,393
	VTD	136	2,708
	VTD	137	3,139
	VTD	141	1,050
	VTD	159	3,375
	VTD	160	2,604
	VTD	161	3,989
	VTD	186	2,753
	VTD	187	2,497
	VTD	188	1,461
	VTD	189	5,051
	VTD	190	4,867
	VTD	191	2,991
	VTD	192	4,181
	VTD	193	3,009
	VTD	194	4,327
	VTD	195	4,689
	VTD	196	4,792
	VTD	197	1,900
	VTD	198	3,252
	VTD	2	450
	VTD	222	852
	VTD	223	5,643
	VTD	224	2,999
	VTD	225	4,493
	VTD	226	3,428
	VTD	227	6,240
	VTD	228	3,965
	VTD	229	1,963
	VTD	230	1,988
	VTD	231	3,684
	VTD	232	3,200
	VTD	233	2,575
	VTD	236	1,172
	VTD	242	3,067
	VTD	249	1,370
	VTD	255	2,388
	VTD	256	2,233
	VTD	257	2,256
	VTD	258	2,858
	VTD	263	1,213
	VTD	3	2,409
	VTD	4	4,582
	VTD	5	2,049
	VTD	6	2,383
	VTD	7	2,046
	VTD	8	1,695
	VTD	82	1,660
	VTD	85	1,272
	VTD	86	4,097
	VTD	87	1,582
	VTD	88	2,515
	VTD	89	1,116
	VTD	9	933
	VTD	  94						   242
	Oklahoma County	Total	192,703
For District Number	2	Total Population:	192,703
District	03
Oklahoma County (Part)
	VTD	100	4,189
	VTD	101	1,384
	VTD	102	3,772
	VTD	103	1,661
	VTD	105	4,127
	VTD	110	(Part)
	          Tract106303/Block 3001
	          Tract106303/Block 3003
	          Tract106303/Block 3004
	          Tract106303/Block 3007
	          Tract106303/Block 3020
	          Tract106303/Block 3021
	          Tract106303/Block 3022
	          Tract106303/Block 3027
	VTD	110	Total	540
	VTD	111	815
	VTD	112	73
	VTD	114	2
	VTD	124	4,507
	VTD	125	2,882
	VTD	129	4,797
	VTD	130	3,549
	VTD	131	1,080
	VTD	133		174
	VTD	138	3,740
	VTD	139	2,761
	VTD	140	1,097
	VTD	142	3,089
	VTD	143	3,606
	VTD	144	3,283
	VTD	145	5,242
	VTD	146	4,049
	VTD	147	2,651
	VTD	149	3,644
	VTD	153	2,815
	VTD	156	2,597
	VTD	157	3,160
	VTD	158	3,097
	VTD	162	3,652
	VTD	163	2,504
	VTD	164	2,605
	VTD	165	6,109
	VTD	166	(Part)
	          Tract103700/Block 1053
	          Tract103700/Block 1054
	          Tract103700/Block 1068
	          Tract103700/Block 1069
	VTD	166	Total	0
	VTD	167	0
	VTD	168	3,724
	VTD	169	(Part)
	          Tract105300/Block 2005
	          Tract105300/Block 2006
	          Tract105300/Block 2007
	          Tract105300/Block 2008
	          Tract105300/Block 2009
	          Tract105300/Block 2010
	          Tract105300/Block 2011
	          Tract105300/Block 2012
	          Tract105300/Block 2013
	          Tract105300/Block 2014
	          Tract105300/Block 2015
	          Tract105300/Block 2016
	          Tract105300/Block 2017
	          Tract105300/Block 2018
	          Tract105300/Block 2019
	          Tract105300/Block 2020
	          Tract105300/Block 2021
	          Tract105300/Block 2022
	          Tract105300/Block 2023
	          Tract105300/Block 2024
	          Tract105300/Block 2025
	          Tract105300/Block 2026
	          Tract105300/Block 2027
	          Tract105300/Block 2028
	          Tract105300/Block 2029
	          Tract105300/Block 2030
	          Tract105300/Block 2031
	          Tract105300/Block 2032
	          Tract105300/Block 2033
	          Tract105300/Block 2034
	          Tract105300/Block 2035
	          Tract105300/Block 2036
	          Tract105300/Block 2037
	          Tract105300/Block 2038
	          Tract105300/Block 2039
	          Tract105300/Block 2040
	          Tract105300/Block 2041
	          Tract105300/Block 2042
	          Tract105300/Block 2043
	          Tract105300/Block 2044
	          Tract105300/Block 2045
	          Tract105300/Block 2046
	          Tract105300/Block 2047
	          Tract105300/Block 2048
	          Tract105300/Block 2049
	          Tract105300/Block 2050
	          Tract105300/Block 3000
	          Tract105300/Block 3001
	          Tract105300/Block 3002
	          Tract105300/Block 3003
	          Tract105300/Block 3004
	          Tract105300/Block 3005
	          Tract105300/Block 3006
	          Tract105300/Block 3007
	          Tract105300/Block 3008
	          Tract105300/Block 3009
	          Tract105300/Block 3010
	          Tract105300/Block 3011
	          Tract105300/Block 3012
	          Tract105300/Block 3013
	          Tract105300/Block 3014
	          Tract107305/Block 1000
	          Tract107305/Block 1001
	          Tract107305/Block 1002
	          Tract107305/Block 1003
	          Tract107305/Block 1004
	          Tract107305/Block 1005
	          Tract107305/Block 1006
	          Tract107305/Block 1009
	          Tract107305/Block 1010
	          Tract107305/Block 1012
	          Tract107305/Block 1013
	          Tract107305/Block 1014
	          Tract107305/Block 1015
	          Tract107305/Block 1016
	          Tract107305/Block 1017
	          Tract107305/Block 1018
	          Tract107305/Block 1019
	          Tract107305/Block 1020
	          Tract107305/Block 1021
	          Tract107305/Block 1022
	          Tract107305/Block 1023
	          Tract107305/Block 1024
	          Tract107305/Block 1025
	          Tract107305/Block 1026
	          Tract107305/Block 1027
	          Tract107305/Block 1028
	          Tract107305/Block 1029
	          Tract107305/Block 1030
	          Tract107305/Block 1031
	          Tract107305/Block 1032
	          Tract107305/Block 1033
	          Tract107305/Block 1034
	          Tract107305/Block 1035
	          Tract107305/Block 1036
	          Tract107305/Block 1039
	          Tract107305/Block 1040
	          Tract107305/Block 1041
	          Tract107305/Block 1042
	          Tract107305/Block 1043
	          Tract107305/Block 2000
	          Tract107305/Block 2001
	          Tract107305/Block 2002
	          Tract107305/Block 2003
	          Tract107305/Block 2004
	          Tract107305/Block 2005
	          Tract107305/Block 2006
	          Tract107305/Block 2007
	          Tract107305/Block 2008
	          Tract107305/Block 2009
	          Tract107305/Block 2010
	          Tract107305/Block 2015
	VTD	169	Total	3,680
	VTD	171	4,600
	VTD	183	3,751
	VTD	184	2,201
	VTD	185	1,506
	VTD	199	4,075
	VTD	200	6,377
	VTD	201	2,999
	VTD	202	2,991
	VTD	203	5,113
	VTD	204	1,012
	VTD	206	626
	VTD	207	1,689
	VTD	208	2,371
	VTD	209		91
	VTD	210	1,287
	VTD	221		0
	VTD	234	1,221
	VTD	237	3,352
	VTD	238	2,970
	VTD	240	3,663
	VTD	241	11
	VTD	243	918
	VTD	248	830
	VTD	250	2,400
	VTD	251	1,420
	VTD	252	1,787
	VTD	253	2,286
	VTD	254	900
	VTD	26	(Part)
	          Tract107305/Block 1007
	          Tract107305/Block 1008
	          Tract107305/Block 1011
	VTD	26	Total	0
	VTD	261	2,711
	VTD	262	1,232
	VTD	265	1,736
	VTD	39	4,786
	VTD	43	1,899
	VTD	48	1,631
	VTD	79	864
	VTD	80	2,354
	VTD	81	829
	VTD	90	965
	VTD	91	4,448
	VTD	92	3,241
	VTD	93	2,705
	VTD	95	939
	VTD	97	3,406
	VTD	98	2,791
	VTD	99	6,349
	Oklahoma County	Total	205,990
For District Number	3	Total Population:	205,990
District	04
Oklahoma County (Part)
	VTD	11	2,088
	VTD	12	1,279
	VTD	13	2,121
	VTD	14	405
	VTD	148	1,288
	VTD	15	2,113
	VTD	150	5,457
	VTD	151	2,872
	VTD	152	6,600
	VTD	154	3,712
	VTD	155	3,119
	VTD	16	1,631
	VTD	169	(Part)
	          Tract107305/Block 1037
	          Tract107305/Block 1038
	          Tract107805/Block 1001
	          Tract107805/Block 1002
	          Tract107805/Block 1003
	          Tract107805/Block 1013
	          Tract107806/Block 4006
	          Tract107806/Block 4007
	VTD	169	Total	0
	VTD	17	591
	VTD	181	134
	VTD	182	4,649
	VTD	20	1,094
	VTD	21	3,694
	VTD	212	651
	VTD	216	2,522
	VTD	217	110
	VTD	218	1,953
	VTD	219	3,645
	VTD	22	3,689
	VTD	23	1,677
	VTD	235	3,707
	VTD	24	4,753
	VTD	244	1,062
	VTD	25	1,741
	VTD	259	353
	VTD	26	(Part)
	          Tract107805/Block 1000
	          Tract107805/Block 1004
	          Tract107805/Block 1005
	          Tract107805/Block 1006
	          Tract107805/Block 1007
	          Tract107805/Block 1008
	          Tract107805/Block 1009
	          Tract107805/Block 2005
	          Tract107805/Block 2006
	          Tract107805/Block 2007
	          Tract107805/Block 2008
	          Tract107805/Block 3000
	          Tract107805/Block 3001
	          Tract107805/Block 3002
	          Tract107805/Block 3005
	          Tract107805/Block 3006
	          Tract107805/Block 3012
	          Tract107805/Block 3013
	          Tract107805/Block 3014
	          Tract107806/Block 1019
	          Tract107806/Block 1020
	          Tract107806/Block 1021
	          Tract107806/Block 1022
	          Tract107806/Block 1023
	          Tract107806/Block 1024
	          Tract107806/Block 1025
	          Tract107806/Block 1026
	          Tract107806/Block 1027
	          Tract107806/Block 1028
	          Tract107806/Block 1029
	          Tract107806/Block 1030
	          Tract107806/Block 1031
	          Tract107806/Block 1032
	          Tract107806/Block 1033
	          Tract107806/Block 1034
	          Tract107806/Block 1035
	          Tract107806/Block 2009
	          Tract107806/Block 2013
	          Tract107806/Block 2014
	          Tract107806/Block 2015
	          Tract107806/Block 2016
	          Tract107806/Block 2017
	          Tract107806/Block 2018
	          Tract107806/Block 2019
	          Tract107806/Block 2020
	          Tract107806/Block 2021
	          Tract107806/Block 2022
	          Tract107806/Block 2023
	          Tract107806/Block 3001
	          Tract107806/Block 3002
	          Tract107806/Block 3003
	          Tract107806/Block 3004
	          Tract107806/Block 3005
	          Tract107806/Block 3006
	          Tract107806/Block 3007
	          Tract107806/Block 3008
	          Tract107806/Block 3009
	          Tract107806/Block 3010
	          Tract107806/Block 3011
	          Tract107806/Block 3012
	          Tract107806/Block 4008
	          Tract107806/Block 4009
	          Tract107806/Block 4010
	          Tract107806/Block 4011
	          Tract107806/Block 4012
	          Tract107806/Block 4013
	          Tract107806/Block 4014
	          Tract107806/Block 4015
	          Tract107806/Block 4016
	VTD	26	Total	5,329
	VTD	260	584
	VTD	266	1,066
	VTD	27	390
	VTD	28	1,344
	VTD	29	866
	VTD	30	5,044
	VTD	31	3,470
	VTD	32	3,131
	VTD	33	6,532
	VTD	34	6,941
	VTD	35	2,873
	VTD	36	2,633
	VTD	37	2,851
	VTD	38	2,843
	VTD	40	2,285
	VTD	41	3,928
	VTD	42	2,503
	VTD	44	5,818
	VTD	45	4,348
	VTD	46	2,803
	VTD	47	1,528
	VTD	49	1,304
	VTD	50	1,376
	VTD	52	2,031
	VTD	53	2,723
	VTD	54	136
	VTD	55	497
	VTD	56	972
	VTD	57	1,321
	VTD	58	2,538
	VTD	59	897
	VTD	61	3,236
	VTD	62	4,544
	VTD	63	3,089
	VTD	64	3,314
	VTD	65	3,508
	VTD	67	2
	VTD	68	3,032
	VTD	69	574
	VTD	71	4,700
	VTD	72	3,197
	VTD	73	3,423
	VTD	74	3,949
	VTD	75	2,103
	VTD	76	1,935
	VTD	77	2,157
	VTD	83	1,397
	VTD	84	530
	Oklahoma County	Total	196,305
For District Number	4	Total Population:	196,305
Grand Total:	                                    660,448
Added by Laws 2002, c. 490, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.

§20‑92.9.  District No. 8.
District No. 8.  The counties of Noble and Kay.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 9, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.10.  District No. 9.
District No. 9.  The counties of Logan and Payne.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 10, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.11.  District No. 10.
District No. 10.  The county of Osage.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 11, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.12.  District No. 11.
District No. 11.  The counties of Washington and Nowata.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 12, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20-92.13.  District No. 12.
District No. 12.  The counties of Rogers, Mayes and Craig.  Said district shall have three (3) district judges.  For elections held in the year 2010 and following, district judges shall be nominated and elected as follows:
1.  Office number One (1) District Judge shall be nominated and elected by the voters of Mayes and Craig Counties and shall be a legal resident of either Mayes or Craig County;
2.  Office number Two (2) District Judge shall be nominated and elected at large from the entire judicial district; and
3.  Office number Three (3) District Judge shall be nominated and elected by the voters of Rogers County and be a legal resident of Rogers County.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 13, eff. July 1, 1980.  Amended by Laws 2005, c. 343, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 52, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.

§20‑92.14.  District No. 13.
District No. 13.  The counties of Ottawa and Delaware.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 14, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20-92.15.  Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 490, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.
§20-92.15a.  District No. 14 - Election of judges.
District Court Judicial District No. 14 shall have fourteen (14) district judges.  For elections held after 1994, district judges shall be nominated and elected as follows:  one judge shall be nominated and elected from and be a legal resident of electoral Division No. 1, one judge shall be nominated and elected from and be a legal resident of electoral Division No. 2, one judge shall be nominated and elected from and be a legal resident of electoral Division No. 3, one judge shall be nominated and elected from and be a legal resident of electoral Division No. 4, one judge shall be nominated and elected from and be a legal resident of electoral Division No. 5, one judge shall be nominated from and be a legal resident of Pawnee County and shall be elected at large, and the remaining judges shall be nominated from and be legal residents of Tulsa County and shall be elected at large.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 362, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 319, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 490, § 5, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.

§20-92.15b.  District No. 14 - Terms of judges currently serving not affected - Effective date of electoral divisions.
A.  The provisions of Section 2 of this act and Section 92.15a of this title shall not affect the term of office of judges of District Court Judicial District No. 14 serving on the effective date of this act.
B.  The electoral divisions described in Section 2 of this act shall be applicable to elections held commencing in 2002.  The State Election Board shall conduct the elections for District Court Judicial District No. 14 in 2002 and thereafter in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of this act and Section 92.15a of this title.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 362, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Laws 2002, c. 490, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.

§20-92.15c.  Counties of Tulsa and Pawnee - Electoral divisions.
District No. 14.  The counties of Tulsa and Pawnee.  Said district shall contain five electoral divisions as hereinafter described:
District	01
Tulsa County (Part)
	VTD	11	(Part)
	          Tract000400/Block 1000
	          Tract000400/Block 1001
	          Tract000400/Block 1002
	          Tract000400/Block 1003
	          Tract000400/Block 1004
	          Tract000400/Block 1005
	          Tract000400/Block 1006
	          Tract000400/Block 1007
	          Tract000400/Block 1008
	          Tract000400/Block 1009
	          Tract000400/Block 1010
	          Tract000400/Block 1011
	          Tract000400/Block 1012
	          Tract000400/Block 1013
	          Tract000400/Block 1014
	          Tract000400/Block 1015
	          Tract000400/Block 1016
	          Tract000400/Block 1017
	          Tract000400/Block 1018
	          Tract000400/Block 1019
	          Tract000400/Block 1020
	          Tract000400/Block 1021
	          Tract000400/Block 1022
	          Tract000400/Block 1023
	          Tract000400/Block 1024
	          Tract000400/Block 1025
	          Tract000400/Block 1026
	          Tract000400/Block 1027
	          Tract000400/Block 1028
	          Tract000400/Block 1029
	          Tract000400/Block 1030
	          Tract000400/Block 1031
	          Tract000400/Block 1032
	          Tract000400/Block 1033
	          Tract000400/Block 1034
	          Tract000400/Block 1035
	          Tract000400/Block 1036
	          Tract000400/Block 1037
	          Tract000400/Block 1038
	          Tract000400/Block 1039
	          Tract000400/Block 1040
	          Tract000400/Block 1041
	          Tract000400/Block 1042
	          Tract000400/Block 1043
	          Tract000400/Block 1044
	          Tract000400/Block 1045
	          Tract000400/Block 2000
	          Tract000400/Block 2001
	          Tract000400/Block 2002
	          Tract000400/Block 2003
	          Tract000400/Block 2004
	          Tract000400/Block 2005
	          Tract000400/Block 2006
	          Tract000400/Block 2007
	          Tract000400/Block 2008
	          Tract000400/Block 2009
	          Tract000400/Block 2010
	          Tract000400/Block 2011
	          Tract000400/Block 2012
	          Tract000400/Block 2013
	          Tract000400/Block 2014
	          Tract000400/Block 2015
	          Tract000400/Block 2016
	          Tract000400/Block 2017
	          Tract000400/Block 2018
	          Tract000400/Block 2019
	          Tract000400/Block 2020
	          Tract000400/Block 2021
	          Tract000400/Block 2022
	          Tract000400/Block 2023
	          Tract000400/Block 2024
	          Tract000400/Block 2025
	          Tract000400/Block 2026
	          Tract000400/Block 2027
	          Tract000400/Block 3000
	          Tract000400/Block 3001
	          Tract000400/Block 3002
	          Tract000400/Block 3003
	          Tract000400/Block 3004
	          Tract000400/Block 3005
	          Tract000400/Block 3006
	          Tract000400/Block 3007
	          Tract000400/Block 3008
	          Tract000400/Block 3009
	          Tract000400/Block 3010
	          Tract000400/Block 3011
	          Tract000400/Block 3012
	          Tract000400/Block 3013
	          Tract000400/Block 3014
	          Tract000400/Block 3015
	          Tract000400/Block 3016
	          Tract000400/Block 3017
	          Tract000400/Block 3018
	          Tract000400/Block 3019
	          Tract000400/Block 3020
	          Tract000400/Block 3021
	          Tract000400/Block 3022
	          Tract000400/Block 3023
	          Tract000400/Block 3024
	          Tract000400/Block 3025
	          Tract000400/Block 3026
	          Tract000400/Block 3027
	          Tract000400/Block 3028
	          Tract000400/Block 3029
	VTD	11	Total	3,886
	VTD	114	1,482
	VTD	115	1,374
	VTD	120	1,337
	VTD	121	2,203
	VTD	123	2,457
	VTD	125	1,620
	VTD	126	2,331
	VTD	127	1,587
	VTD	129	1,746
	VTD	130	2,673
	VTD	156	(Part)
	          Tract004301/Block 1000
	          Tract004301/Block 1002
	          Tract004301/Block 1003
	          Tract004301/Block 1004
	          Tract004301/Block 1006
	          Tract004301/Block 1007
	          Tract004301/Block 1008
	          Tract004301/Block 1009
	          Tract004301/Block 1010
	          Tract004301/Block 1011
	          Tract004301/Block 1012
	          Tract004301/Block 1013
	VTD	156	Total	521
	VTD	157	2,072
	VTD	159	(Part)
	          Tract002300/Block 1066
	          Tract002300/Block 1079
	          Tract002300/Block 1088
	VTD	159	Total	66
	VTD	16	1,384
	VTD	163	1,728
	VTD	164	954
	VTD	17	2,557
	VTD	171	168
	VTD	173	133
	VTD	18	3,192
	VTD	19	2,069
	VTD	20	1,945
	VTD	25	2,773
	VTD	26	2,300
	VTD	27	(Part)
	          Tract006000/Block 1000
	          Tract006000/Block 1001
	          Tract006000/Block 1002
	          Tract006000/Block 1003
	          Tract006000/Block 1004
	          Tract006000/Block 1005
	          Tract006000/Block 1006
	          Tract006000/Block 1007
	          Tract006000/Block 1008
	          Tract006000/Block 1009
	          Tract006000/Block 1010
	          Tract006000/Block 1011
	          Tract006000/Block 1012
	          Tract006000/Block 1013
	          Tract006000/Block 1014
	          Tract006000/Block 1015
	          Tract006000/Block 4000
	          Tract006000/Block 4001
	          Tract006000/Block 4002
	          Tract006000/Block 4003
	          Tract006000/Block 4004
	          Tract006000/Block 4005
	          Tract006000/Block 4006
	          Tract006000/Block 4007
	          Tract006000/Block 4008
	          Tract006000/Block 4009
	          Tract006000/Block 4010
	          Tract006000/Block 4011
	          Tract006000/Block 4012
	          Tract006000/Block 5000
	          Tract006000/Block 5001
	          Tract006000/Block 5002
	          Tract006000/Block 5003
	          Tract006000/Block 5004
	          Tract006000/Block 5005
	          Tract006000/Block 5006
	          Tract006000/Block 5007
	          Tract006000/Block 5008
	          Tract006000/Block 5009
	          Tract006000/Block 5010
	          Tract006000/Block 5011
	          Tract006000/Block 5012
	VTD	27	Total	2,262
	VTD	28	(Part)
	          Tract006000/Block 3022
	VTD	28	Total	0
	VTD	31	230
	VTD	32	3,444
	VTD	33	2,270
	VTD	34	1,893
	VTD	35	1,956
	VTD	36	1,124
	VTD	37	1,571
	VTD	38	1,689
	VTD	39	1,960
	VTD	48	(Part)
	          Tract003200/Block 1000
	          Tract003200/Block 1001
	          Tract003200/Block 1002
	          Tract003200/Block 1003
	          Tract003200/Block 1004
	          Tract003200/Block 1005
	          Tract003200/Block 1006
	          Tract003200/Block 1007
	          Tract003200/Block 1008
	          Tract003200/Block 1009
	          Tract003200/Block 1010
	          Tract003200/Block 1011
	          Tract003200/Block 1012
	          Tract003200/Block 1013
	          Tract003200/Block 1086
	VTD	48	Total	160
	VTD	49	1,517
	VTD	50	2,134
	VTD	51	1,821
	VTD	52	2,267
	VTD	53	1,392
	VTD	54	1,379
	VTD	55	1,931
	VTD	56	3,733
	VTD	57	1,153
	VTD	70	1,272
	VTD	71	1,847
	VTD	72	1,547
	VTD	73	825
	VTD	74	1,922
	VTD	75	1,474
	VTD	76	1,826
	VTD	77	1,994
	VTD	78	1,187
	VTD	79	1,541
	VTD	80	1,961
	VTD	81	1,702
	VTD	82	2,500
	VTD	83	1,828
	VTD	84	1,373
	VTD	85	1,725
	VTD	86	2,374
	VTD	87	2,003
	VTD	88	856
	VTD	89	(Part)
	          Tract007000/Block 1000
	          Tract007000/Block 1001
	          Tract007000/Block 1009
	          Tract007000/Block 1010
	          Tract008502/Block 5002
	          Tract008502/Block 5003
	          Tract008502/Block 5004
	          Tract008502/Block 5005
	          Tract008502/Block 5006
	          Tract008502/Block 5007
	          Tract008502/Block 5008
	          Tract008502/Block 5012
	          Tract008502/Block 5013
	          Tract008502/Block 5014
	          Tract008502/Block 5015
	          Tract008502/Block 5016
	          Tract008502/Block 5017
	          Tract008502/Block 5018
	          Tract008502/Block 5019
	          Tract008502/Block 5020
	VTD	89	Total	952
	VTD	90	3,128
	VTD	91	937
	Tulsa County	Total	117,218
For District Number	1	Total Population:	117,218
District	02
Tulsa County (Part)
	VTD	116	1,669
	VTD	117	3,215
	VTD	118	5,408
	VTD	119	1,357
	VTD	124	2,108
	VTD	128	2,710
	VTD	134	(Part)
	          Tract007619/Block 2000
	          Tract007619/Block 2001
	          Tract007619/Block 2002
	          Tract007619/Block 2003
	          Tract007619/Block 2004
	          Tract007619/Block 2006
	          Tract007619/Block 2007
	          Tract007619/Block 2008
	          Tract007619/Block 2009
	          Tract007619/Block 2010
	          Tract007619/Block 2011
	          Tract007619/Block 2012
	          Tract007619/Block 2013
	          Tract007619/Block 2014
	          Tract007619/Block 2015
	          Tract007619/Block 2016
	          Tract007619/Block 2017
	          Tract007619/Block 3000
	          Tract007619/Block 3001
	          Tract007619/Block 3002
	          Tract007619/Block 3004
	          Tract007619/Block 3005
	          Tract007619/Block 3006
	          Tract007619/Block 3007
	          Tract007619/Block 3008
	          Tract007619/Block 3009
	          Tract007619/Block 3010
	          Tract007619/Block 3011
	          Tract007619/Block 3012
	          Tract007619/Block 3013
	          Tract007619/Block 3014
	          Tract007619/Block 3015
	VTD	134	Total	1,957
	VTD	135	3,581
	VTD	138	2,936
	VTD	150	3,021
	VTD	151	(Part)
	          Tract007411/Block 1000
	          Tract007411/Block 1001
	          Tract007411/Block 1002
	          Tract007411/Block 1003
	          Tract007411/Block 1004
	          Tract007411/Block 1005
	          Tract007411/Block 1006
	          Tract007411/Block 1007
	          Tract007411/Block 1008
	          Tract007411/Block 1009
	          Tract007411/Block 1010
	          Tract007411/Block 1011
	          Tract007411/Block 1012
	          Tract007411/Block 1013
	          Tract007411/Block 1014
	          Tract007618/Block 2000
	          Tract007618/Block 2001
	          Tract007618/Block 2002
	          Tract007618/Block 2003
	          Tract007618/Block 2004
	          Tract007618/Block 2007
	          Tract007618/Block 2008
	          Tract007618/Block 2009
	          Tract007618/Block 2010
	          Tract007618/Block 2011
	          Tract007618/Block 2012
	          Tract007618/Block 2013
	          Tract007618/Block 2014
	          Tract007618/Block 2015
	          Tract007618/Block 2016
	          Tract007618/Block 2017
	          Tract007618/Block 2018
	          Tract007618/Block 2019
	          Tract007618/Block 2020
	          Tract007618/Block 2021
	          Tract007618/Block 2022
	          Tract007618/Block 2023
	          Tract007618/Block 2024
	          Tract007618/Block 2025
	          Tract007618/Block 2026
	          Tract007618/Block 2027
	          Tract007618/Block 2028
	VTD	151	Total	4,745
	VTD	162	2,325
	VTD	165	1,291
	VTD	166	5,874
	VTD	167	4,044
	VTD	170	3,683
	VTD	172	67
	VTD	174	3,505
	VTD	175	2,222
	VTD	351	(Part)
	          Tract007702/Block 4000
	          Tract007702/Block 4001
	          Tract007702/Block 4002
	          Tract007702/Block 4007
	          Tract007702/Block 4010
	          Tract007702/Block 4011
	          Tract007702/Block 4012
	          Tract007702/Block 4013
	          Tract007702/Block 4014
	          Tract007702/Block 4015
	          Tract007702/Block 4025
	          Tract007702/Block 4092
	          Tract007801/Block 1000
	          Tract007801/Block 1001
	          Tract007801/Block 1002
	          Tract007801/Block 1003
	          Tract007801/Block 1004
	          Tract007801/Block 1005
	          Tract007801/Block 1006
	          Tract007801/Block 1007
	          Tract007801/Block 1008
	          Tract007801/Block 1009
	          Tract007801/Block 1010
	          Tract007801/Block 1011
	          Tract007801/Block 1012
	          Tract007801/Block 1013
	          Tract007801/Block 1014
	          Tract007801/Block 1015
	          Tract007801/Block 1016
	          Tract007801/Block 1017
	          Tract007801/Block 1018
	          Tract007801/Block 1019
	          Tract007801/Block 1020
	          Tract007801/Block 1021
	          Tract007801/Block 1022
	          Tract007801/Block 1023
	          Tract007801/Block 1024
	          Tract007801/Block 1025
	          Tract007801/Block 1026
	          Tract007801/Block 1027
	          Tract007801/Block 1028
	          Tract007801/Block 1029
	          Tract007801/Block 1030
	          Tract007801/Block 1031
	          Tract007801/Block 1032
	          Tract007801/Block 1033
	          Tract007801/Block 1034
	          Tract007801/Block 1035
	          Tract007801/Block 1036
	          Tract007801/Block 1037
	          Tract007801/Block 1038
	          Tract007801/Block 1039
	          Tract007801/Block 1040
	          Tract007801/Block 1041
	          Tract007801/Block 1042
	          Tract007801/Block 1043
	          Tract007801/Block 1998
	          Tract007801/Block 1999
	          Tract007801/Block 2000
	          Tract007801/Block 2001
	          Tract007801/Block 2002
	          Tract007801/Block 2003
	          Tract007801/Block 2004
	          Tract007801/Block 2005
	          Tract007801/Block 2006
	          Tract007801/Block 2007
	          Tract007801/Block 2008
	          Tract007801/Block 2009
	          Tract007801/Block 2010
	          Tract007801/Block 2011
	          Tract007801/Block 2012
	          Tract007801/Block 2013
	          Tract007801/Block 2014
	          Tract007801/Block 2015
	          Tract007801/Block 2016
	          Tract007801/Block 2017
	          Tract007801/Block 2018
	          Tract007801/Block 2019
	          Tract007801/Block 2020
	          Tract007801/Block 2021
	          Tract007801/Block 2022
	          Tract007801/Block 2023
	          Tract007801/Block 2024
	          Tract007801/Block 2025
	          Tract007801/Block 2026
	          Tract007801/Block 2027
	          Tract007801/Block 2028
	          Tract007801/Block 2029
	          Tract007801/Block 3019
	          Tract007801/Block 3020
	          Tract007801/Block 3021
	          Tract007801/Block 3022
	          Tract007801/Block 3023
	          Tract007801/Block 3024
	          Tract007801/Block 3025
	          Tract007801/Block 3026
	          Tract007801/Block 3027
	          Tract007801/Block 3028
	          Tract007801/Block 3029
	          Tract007801/Block 3030
	          Tract007802/Block 1000
	          Tract007802/Block 1001
	          Tract007802/Block 1002
	          Tract007802/Block 1003
	          Tract007802/Block 1004
	          Tract007802/Block 1005
	          Tract007802/Block 1006
	          Tract007802/Block 1007
	          Tract007802/Block 1008
	          Tract007802/Block 1009
	          Tract007802/Block 1010
	          Tract007802/Block 1011
	          Tract007802/Block 1012
	          Tract007802/Block 1013
	          Tract007802/Block 1014
	          Tract007802/Block 1015
	          Tract007802/Block 1016
	          Tract007802/Block 1017
	          Tract007802/Block 1018
	          Tract007802/Block 1019
	          Tract007802/Block 1020
	          Tract007802/Block 1021
	          Tract007802/Block 1022
	          Tract007802/Block 1023
	          Tract007802/Block 1024
	          Tract007802/Block 1025
	          Tract007802/Block 1026
	          Tract007802/Block 1027
	          Tract007802/Block 1028
	          Tract007802/Block 1029
	          Tract007802/Block 1030
	          Tract007802/Block 1031
	          Tract007802/Block 1032
	          Tract007802/Block 1033
	          Tract007802/Block 1034
	          Tract007802/Block 1998
	          Tract007802/Block 1999
	VTD	351	Total	3,925
	VTD	352	1,194
	VTD	353	1,097
	VTD	354	826
	VTD	401	922
	VTD	402	2,657
	VTD	403	4,161
	VTD	404	1,295
	VTD	405	6,565
	VTD	406	3,165
	VTD	407	1,719
	VTD	408	2,588
	VTD	451	2,508
	VTD	452	2,030
	VTD	453	2,552
	VTD	454	6,871
	VTD	455	4,438
	VTD	456	2,610
	VTD	457	2,614
	VTD	458	4,296
	VTD	459	1,583
	VTD	460	4,349
	VTD	461	3,897
	VTD	462	3,673
	VTD	463	2,242
	VTD	464	2,917
	VTD	465	3,607
	VTD	466	1,693
	VTD	467	4,147
	VTD	468	5,951
	VTD	650	1,243
	VTD	704	(Part)
	          Tract007624/Block 2995
	          Tract007624/Block 2996
	VTD	704	Total	0
	VTD	705	3,884
	Tulsa County	Total	152,937
For District Number	2	Total Population:	152,937
District	03
Tulsa County (Part)
	VTD	1	1,677
	VTD	10	3,796
	VTD	11	(Part)
	          Tract000500/Block 1000
	VTD	11	Total	0
	VTD	12	2,541
	VTD	122	262
	VTD	13	1,962
	VTD	14	2,832
	VTD	15	2,475
	VTD	154	2,185
	VTD	155	1,407
	VTD	159	(Part)
	          Tract002300/Block 1042
	          Tract002300/Block 1043
	          Tract002300/Block 1044
	          Tract002300/Block 1053
	          Tract002300/Block 1054
	          Tract002300/Block 1055
	          Tract002300/Block 1056
	          Tract002300/Block 1067
	          Tract002300/Block 1068
	          Tract002300/Block 1069
	          Tract002300/Block 1070
	          Tract002300/Block 1071
	          Tract002300/Block 1072
	          Tract002300/Block 1073
	          Tract002300/Block 1074
	          Tract002300/Block 1075
	          Tract002300/Block 1076
	          Tract002300/Block 1077
	          Tract002300/Block 1078
	          Tract002300/Block 1089
	          Tract002300/Block 1090
	VTD	159	Total	615
	VTD	2	4,308
	VTD	21	599
	VTD	22	(Part)
	          Tract011100/Block 1003
	          Tract011100/Block 1008
	          Tract011100/Block 1009
	          Tract011100/Block 1010
	          Tract011100/Block 1050
	          Tract011100/Block 1051
	          Tract011100/Block 1052
	          Tract011100/Block 1053
	VTD	22	Total	3
	VTD	24	(Part)
	          Tract000100/Block 1011
	VTD	24	Total	3
	VTD	3	3,378
	VTD	30	3,063
	VTD	4	2,666
	VTD	5	2,320
	VTD	552	(Part)
	          Tract009101/Block 2015
	          Tract009101/Block 2016
	          Tract009101/Block 2017
	          Tract009101/Block 2018
	          Tract009101/Block 2019
	          Tract009101/Block 2020
	          Tract009101/Block 2021
	          Tract009101/Block 2022
	          Tract009101/Block 2023
	          Tract009101/Block 2024
	          Tract009101/Block 2025
	          Tract009101/Block 2026
	          Tract009101/Block 2027
	          Tract009101/Block 2028
	          Tract009101/Block 2029
	          Tract009101/Block 2030
	          Tract009101/Block 2031
	          Tract009101/Block 2032
	          Tract009101/Block 2033
	          Tract009101/Block 2034
	          Tract009101/Block 2035
	          Tract009101/Block 2036
	          Tract009101/Block 2037
	          Tract009101/Block 2038
	          Tract009101/Block 2039
	          Tract009101/Block 2040
	          Tract009101/Block 2041
	          Tract009101/Block 2042
	          Tract009101/Block 2043
	          Tract009101/Block 2044
	          Tract009101/Block 2045
	          Tract009101/Block 3000
	          Tract009101/Block 3001
	          Tract009101/Block 3002
	          Tract009101/Block 3003
	          Tract009101/Block 3004
	          Tract009101/Block 3005
	          Tract009104/Block 2014
	          Tract009104/Block 2015
	VTD	552	Total	640
	VTD	6	2,792
	VTD	7	767
	VTD	757	2
	VTD	8	(Part)
	          Tract000200/Block 1000
	          Tract000200/Block 1001
	          Tract000200/Block 1002
	          Tract000200/Block 1003
	          Tract000200/Block 1004
	          Tract000200/Block 1005
	          Tract000200/Block 1006
	          Tract000200/Block 1007
	          Tract000200/Block 1008
	          Tract000200/Block 1009
	          Tract000200/Block 1010
	          Tract000200/Block 1011
	          Tract000200/Block 1012
	          Tract000200/Block 1013
	          Tract000200/Block 1014
	          Tract000200/Block 1015
	          Tract000200/Block 1016
	          Tract000200/Block 1017
	          Tract000200/Block 1018
	          Tract000200/Block 1019
	          Tract000200/Block 1020
	          Tract000200/Block 1021
	          Tract000200/Block 1022
	          Tract000200/Block 1023
	          Tract000200/Block 1024
	          Tract000200/Block 1025
	          Tract000200/Block 1026
	          Tract000200/Block 1027
	          Tract000200/Block 1028
	          Tract000200/Block 1029
	          Tract000200/Block 1030
	          Tract000200/Block 1031
	          Tract000200/Block 1032
	          Tract000200/Block 1033
	          Tract000200/Block 1034
	          Tract000200/Block 1035
	          Tract000200/Block 1036
	          Tract000200/Block 1037
	          Tract000200/Block 1038
	          Tract000200/Block 1039
	          Tract000200/Block 1040
	          Tract000200/Block 1041
	          Tract000200/Block 1042
	          Tract000200/Block 1043
	          Tract000200/Block 1044
	          Tract000200/Block 1045
	          Tract000200/Block 1046
	          Tract000200/Block 1047
	          Tract000200/Block 1048
	          Tract000200/Block 1049
	          Tract000200/Block 1050
	          Tract000200/Block 1051
	          Tract000200/Block 1052
	          Tract000200/Block 1053
	          Tract000200/Block 1054
	          Tract000200/Block 1055
	          Tract000200/Block 1056
	          Tract000200/Block 1057
	          Tract000200/Block 1058
	          Tract000200/Block 1059
	          Tract000200/Block 1060
	          Tract000200/Block 1061
	          Tract000200/Block 1062
	          Tract000200/Block 1063
	          Tract000200/Block 1064
	          Tract000200/Block 1065
	          Tract000200/Block 1066
	          Tract000200/Block 1067
	          Tract000200/Block 1068
	          Tract000200/Block 1069
	          Tract000200/Block 1070
	          Tract000200/Block 1071
	          Tract000200/Block 1072
	          Tract000200/Block 1073
	          Tract000200/Block 1074
	          Tract000200/Block 1075
	          Tract000200/Block 1076
	          Tract000200/Block 1077
	          Tract000200/Block 1078
	          Tract000200/Block 1079
	          Tract000200/Block 1080
	          Tract000200/Block 1081
	          Tract000200/Block 1082
	          Tract000200/Block 1083
	          Tract000200/Block 1084
	          Tract000200/Block 1085
	          Tract000200/Block 1086
	          Tract000200/Block 1098
	          Tract000200/Block 1099
	          Tract000200/Block 1100
	          Tract000200/Block 1101
	          Tract000200/Block 1104
	          Tract000200/Block 1105
	          Tract000200/Block 1106
	          Tract000200/Block 1107
	          Tract000200/Block 1109
	          Tract000300/Block 1000
	          Tract000300/Block 1001
	          Tract000300/Block 1002
	          Tract000300/Block 1003
	          Tract000300/Block 1004
	          Tract000300/Block 1005
	          Tract000300/Block 2000
	          Tract000300/Block 2001
	          Tract000300/Block 2002
	          Tract000300/Block 2003
	          Tract000300/Block 2004
	          Tract000300/Block 2005
	          Tract000300/Block 2006
	          Tract000300/Block 2013
	          Tract011100/Block 1004
	          Tract011100/Block 1005
	          Tract011100/Block 1006
	          Tract011100/Block 1007
	          Tract011100/Block 1045
	          Tract011100/Block 1046
	          Tract011100/Block 1048
	          Tract011100/Block 1049
	          Tract011100/Block 1107
	          Tract011100/Block 1108
	          Tract011100/Block 1109
	          Tract011100/Block 1110
	          Tract011100/Block 1111
	          Tract011100/Block 1112
	          Tract011100/Block 1113
	          Tract011100/Block 1114
	          Tract011100/Block 1115
	          Tract011100/Block 1116
	          Tract011100/Block 1117
	          Tract011100/Block 1999
	VTD	8	Total	2,502
	VTD	9	1,140
	Tulsa County	Total	43,935
For District Number	3	Total Population:	43,935
District	04
Tulsa County (Part)
	VTD	100	5,005
	VTD	101	2,839
	VTD	102	3,174
	VTD	103	3,339
	VTD	104	4,586
	VTD	105	2,774
	VTD	131	83
	VTD	132	1,603
	VTD	133	1,894
	VTD	134	(Part)
	          Tract007619/Block 2005
	          Tract007619/Block 3003
	VTD	134	Total	158
	VTD	136	3,013
	VTD	137	2,184
	VTD	151	(Part)
	          Tract007618/Block 1007
	          Tract007618/Block 1008
	          Tract007618/Block 1009
	          Tract007618/Block 1010
	          Tract007618/Block 2005
	          Tract007618/Block 2006
	VTD	151	Total	404
	VTD	152	3,185
	VTD	160	2,979
	VTD	168	1,959
	VTD	169	2,864
	VTD	22	(Part)
	          Tract011100/Block 1043
	VTD	22	Total	0
	VTD	23	1,917
	VTD	24	(Part)
	          Tract000100/Block 1000
	          Tract000100/Block 1001
	          Tract000100/Block 1002
	          Tract000100/Block 1003
	          Tract000100/Block 1004
	          Tract000100/Block 1005
	          Tract000100/Block 1006
	          Tract000100/Block 1007
	          Tract000100/Block 1008
	          Tract000100/Block 1009
	          Tract000100/Block 1010
	          Tract000100/Block 1012
	          Tract000100/Block 1013
	          Tract000100/Block 1014
	          Tract000100/Block 1015
	          Tract000100/Block 1016
	          Tract000100/Block 1017
	          Tract000100/Block 1018
	          Tract000100/Block 1019
	          Tract000100/Block 1020
	          Tract000100/Block 1021
	          Tract000100/Block 1022
	          Tract000100/Block 1023
	          Tract000100/Block 1024
	          Tract000100/Block 1025
	          Tract000100/Block 1026
	          Tract000100/Block 1027
	          Tract000100/Block 1028
	          Tract000100/Block 1029
	          Tract000100/Block 1030
	          Tract000100/Block 1031
	          Tract000100/Block 1032
	          Tract000100/Block 1033
	          Tract000100/Block 1034
	          Tract000100/Block 1035
	          Tract000100/Block 1036
	          Tract000100/Block 1037
	          Tract000100/Block 1038
	          Tract000100/Block 1039
	          Tract000100/Block 1040
	          Tract000100/Block 1041
	          Tract000100/Block 1042
	          Tract000100/Block 1043
	          Tract000100/Block 1044
	          Tract000100/Block 1045
	          Tract000100/Block 1046
	          Tract000100/Block 1047
	          Tract000100/Block 1048
	          Tract000100/Block 1049
	          Tract000100/Block 1050
	          Tract000100/Block 1051
	          Tract000100/Block 1052
	          Tract000100/Block 1053
	          Tract000100/Block 1054
	          Tract000100/Block 1055
	          Tract000100/Block 1056
	          Tract000100/Block 1057
	          Tract000100/Block 1058
	          Tract000100/Block 1059
	          Tract000100/Block 1060
	          Tract000100/Block 1061
	          Tract000100/Block 1062
	          Tract000100/Block 1063
	          Tract000100/Block 1064
	          Tract000100/Block 1065
	          Tract000100/Block 1066
	          Tract000100/Block 1067
	          Tract000100/Block 1068
	          Tract000100/Block 1069
	          Tract000100/Block 1070
	          Tract000100/Block 1071
	          Tract000100/Block 1072
	          Tract000100/Block 1073
	          Tract000100/Block 1074
	          Tract000100/Block 1075
	          Tract000100/Block 1076
	          Tract000100/Block 1077
	          Tract000100/Block 1078
	          Tract000100/Block 1079
	          Tract000100/Block 1080
	          Tract000100/Block 1081
	          Tract000100/Block 1082
	          Tract000100/Block 1083
	          Tract000100/Block 1084
	          Tract000100/Block 1085
	          Tract000100/Block 1086
	          Tract000100/Block 1087
	          Tract000100/Block 1088
	          Tract000100/Block 1089
	          Tract000100/Block 1090
	          Tract000100/Block 1091
	          Tract000100/Block 1092
	          Tract000100/Block 1093
	          Tract000100/Block 1094
	          Tract000100/Block 1095
	          Tract000100/Block 1096
	          Tract000100/Block 1097
	          Tract000100/Block 1098
	          Tract000100/Block 1099
	          Tract000100/Block 1100
	          Tract000100/Block 1101
	          Tract000100/Block 1102
	          Tract000100/Block 1103
	          Tract000100/Block 1104
	          Tract000100/Block 1105
	          Tract000100/Block 1106
	          Tract000100/Block 1107
	          Tract000100/Block 1108
	          Tract000100/Block 1109
	          Tract000100/Block 1110
	          Tract000100/Block 1111
	          Tract000100/Block 1112
	          Tract000100/Block 1113
	          Tract000100/Block 1114
	          Tract000100/Block 1115
	          Tract000100/Block 1116
	          Tract000100/Block 1117
	          Tract000100/Block 1118
	          Tract011100/Block 1015
	          Tract011100/Block 1016
	          Tract011100/Block 1018
	          Tract011100/Block 1019
	          Tract011100/Block 1020
	          Tract011100/Block 1021
	          Tract011100/Block 1022
	          Tract011100/Block 1023
	          Tract011100/Block 1024
	          Tract011100/Block 1025
	          Tract011100/Block 1026
	          Tract011100/Block 1027
	          Tract011100/Block 1028
	          Tract011100/Block 1029
	          Tract011100/Block 1030
	          Tract011100/Block 1031
	          Tract011100/Block 1032
	          Tract011100/Block 1033
	          Tract011100/Block 1034
	          Tract011100/Block 1035
	          Tract011100/Block 1036
	          Tract011100/Block 1037
	          Tract011100/Block 1038
	          Tract011100/Block 1039
	          Tract011100/Block 1040
	          Tract011100/Block 1041
	          Tract011100/Block 1042
	          Tract011100/Block 1054
	          Tract011100/Block 1055
	          Tract011100/Block 1056
	          Tract011100/Block 1057
	          Tract011100/Block 1058
	          Tract011100/Block 1059
	          Tract011100/Block 1060
	          Tract011100/Block 1061
	          Tract011100/Block 1062
	          Tract011100/Block 1063
	          Tract011100/Block 1064
	          Tract011100/Block 1065
	          Tract011100/Block 1066
	          Tract011100/Block 1067
	          Tract011100/Block 1068
	          Tract011100/Block 1069
	          Tract011100/Block 1070
	          Tract011100/Block 1071
	          Tract011100/Block 1072
	          Tract011100/Block 1073
	          Tract011100/Block 1074
	          Tract011100/Block 1075
	          Tract011100/Block 1076
	          Tract011100/Block 1077
	          Tract011100/Block 1078
	          Tract011100/Block 1079
	          Tract011100/Block 1080
	          Tract011100/Block 1081
	          Tract011100/Block 1082
	          Tract011100/Block 1083
	          Tract011100/Block 1084
	          Tract011100/Block 1085
	          Tract011100/Block 1086
	          Tract011100/Block 1087
	          Tract011100/Block 1088
	          Tract011100/Block 1089
	          Tract011100/Block 1090
	          Tract011100/Block 1091
	          Tract011100/Block 1092
	          Tract011100/Block 1093
	          Tract011100/Block 1094
	          Tract011100/Block 1095
	          Tract011100/Block 1096
	          Tract011100/Block 1097
	          Tract011100/Block 1098
	          Tract011100/Block 1099
	          Tract011100/Block 1100
	          Tract011100/Block 1101
	          Tract011100/Block 1102
	          Tract011100/Block 1103
	          Tract011100/Block 1104
	          Tract011100/Block 1105
	          Tract011100/Block 1106
	VTD	24	Total	2,794
	VTD	27	(Part)
	          Tract006000/Block 2004
	          Tract006000/Block 2005
	          Tract006000/Block 2006
	VTD	27	Total	116
	VTD	28	(Part)
	          Tract006000/Block 2000
	          Tract006000/Block 2001
	          Tract006000/Block 2002
	          Tract006000/Block 2003
	          Tract006000/Block 2007
	          Tract006000/Block 2008
	          Tract006000/Block 2009
	          Tract006000/Block 2010
	          Tract006000/Block 2011
	          Tract006000/Block 2012
	          Tract006000/Block 3000
	          Tract006000/Block 3001
	          Tract006000/Block 3002
	          Tract006000/Block 3003
	          Tract006000/Block 3004
	          Tract006000/Block 3005
	          Tract006000/Block 3006
	          Tract006000/Block 3007
	          Tract006000/Block 3008
	          Tract006000/Block 3009
	          Tract006000/Block 3010
	          Tract006000/Block 3011
	          Tract006000/Block 3012
	          Tract006000/Block 3013
	          Tract006000/Block 3014
	          Tract006000/Block 3015
	          Tract006000/Block 3016
	          Tract006000/Block 3017
	          Tract006000/Block 3018
	          Tract006000/Block 3019
	          Tract006000/Block 3020
	          Tract006000/Block 3021
	VTD	28	Total	2,349
	VTD	29	2,171
	VTD	40	1,543
	VTD	41	2,875
	VTD	42	1,336
	VTD	43	1,194
	VTD	44	3,183
	VTD	45	2,902
	VTD	501	2,132
	VTD	502	3,019
	VTD	503	2,249
	VTD	551	2,851
	VTD	552	(Part)
	          Tract005600/Block 1080
	          Tract009101/Block 1000
	          Tract009101/Block 1001
	          Tract009101/Block 2000
	          Tract009101/Block 2001
	          Tract009101/Block 2002
	          Tract009101/Block 2003
	          Tract009101/Block 2004
	          Tract009101/Block 2005
	          Tract009101/Block 2006
	          Tract009101/Block 2007
	          Tract009101/Block 2008
	          Tract009101/Block 2009
	          Tract009101/Block 2010
	          Tract009101/Block 2011
	          Tract009101/Block 2012
	          Tract009101/Block 2013
	          Tract009101/Block 2014
	VTD	552	Total	372
	VTD	553	1,347
	VTD	554	1,360
	VTD	58	3,794
	VTD	59	1,769
	VTD	60	2,834
	VTD	750	2,314
	VTD	751	3,947
	VTD	752	2,838
	VTD	753	2,722
	VTD	754	5,057
	VTD	755	4,720
	VTD	756	377
	VTD	8	(Part)
	          Tract011100/Block 1044
	          Tract011100/Block 1047
	VTD	8	Total	1
	VTD	89	(Part)
	          Tract008502/Block 5000
	          Tract008502/Block 5001
	          Tract008502/Block 5009
	          Tract008502/Block 5010
	          Tract008502/Block 5011
	VTD	89	Total	0
	VTD	900	2,852
	VTD	92	2,153
	VTD	93	1,113
	VTD	94	1,873
	VTD	95	1,986
	VTD	96	1,913
	VTD	97	3,968
	VTD	98	2,035
	VTD	99	2,299
	Tulsa County	Total	128,318
For District Number	4	Total Population:	128,318
District	05
Tulsa County (Part)
	VTD	106	2,067
	VTD	107	2,475
	VTD	108	2,177
	VTD	109	2,456
	VTD	110	1,654
	VTD	111	2,425
	VTD	112	3,088
	VTD	113	2,708
	VTD	139	1,841
	VTD	140	3,397
	VTD	141	2,184
	VTD	142	2,367
	VTD	143	1,983
	VTD	144	3,137
	VTD	145	2,309
	VTD	146	3,116
	VTD	147	2,601
	VTD	148	2,749
	VTD	149	3,322
	VTD	153	3,370
	VTD	156	(Part)
	          Tract004301/Block 1001
	          Tract004301/Block 1005
	          Tract004301/Block 1014
	          Tract004301/Block 1015
	          Tract004301/Block 1016
	          Tract004301/Block 1017
	          Tract004301/Block 1018
	          Tract004301/Block 1019
	          Tract004301/Block 1020
	          Tract004301/Block 1021
	          Tract004301/Block 1022
	          Tract004301/Block 1023
	          Tract004301/Block 1024
	          Tract004301/Block 1025
	          Tract004301/Block 1026
	          Tract004301/Block 1027
	          Tract004301/Block 1028
	          Tract004301/Block 1029
	          Tract004301/Block 1030
	          Tract004301/Block 1031
	          Tract004301/Block 1032
	          Tract004301/Block 1033
	          Tract004301/Block 1034
	          Tract004301/Block 1035
	VTD	156	Total	579
	VTD	158	146
	VTD	161	2,438
	VTD	176	1,442
	VTD	351	(Part)
	          Tract006706/Block 1000
	          Tract006706/Block 1001
	          Tract006706/Block 1002
	          Tract006706/Block 1040
	          Tract006706/Block 1041
	          Tract006706/Block 1042
	          Tract006706/Block 1043
	          Tract006706/Block 1044
	          Tract006706/Block 1045
	          Tract006706/Block 1046
	          Tract006706/Block 1047
	          Tract006706/Block 1048
	          Tract006706/Block 1049
	          Tract006706/Block 1050
	          Tract006706/Block 1051
	          Tract006706/Block 1052
	          Tract006706/Block 1053
	          Tract006706/Block 1054
	          Tract006706/Block 1055
	          Tract006706/Block 1056
	          Tract006706/Block 1057
	          Tract006706/Block 1058
	          Tract006706/Block 1059
	          Tract006706/Block 1060
	          Tract006706/Block 1061
	          Tract006706/Block 1065
	          Tract006706/Block 1066
	          Tract006706/Block 1067
	          Tract006706/Block 1068
	          Tract006706/Block 1069
	          Tract006706/Block 1070
	          Tract006706/Block 1071
	          Tract006706/Block 1072
	          Tract006706/Block 1073
	          Tract006706/Block 1074
	          Tract006706/Block 1075
	          Tract006706/Block 1076
	          Tract006706/Block 1980
	          Tract006706/Block 1981
	          Tract006706/Block 1982
	          Tract006706/Block 1983
	          Tract006706/Block 1996
	          Tract006706/Block 1997
	          Tract006706/Block 1998
	          Tract006706/Block 1999
	          Tract007638/Block 1988
	          Tract007802/Block 2087
	VTD	351	Total	412
	VTD	46	1,636
	VTD	47	1,861
	VTD	48	(Part)
	          Tract002500/Block 1194
	          Tract003200/Block 1014
	          Tract003200/Block 1015
	          Tract003200/Block 1016
	          Tract003200/Block 1017
	          Tract003200/Block 1018
	          Tract003200/Block 1019
	          Tract003200/Block 1020
	          Tract003200/Block 1021
	          Tract003200/Block 1022
	          Tract003200/Block 1023
	          Tract003200/Block 1056
	          Tract003200/Block 1057
	          Tract003200/Block 1058
	          Tract003200/Block 1059
	          Tract003200/Block 1060
	          Tract003200/Block 1061
	          Tract003200/Block 1062
	          Tract003200/Block 1063
	          Tract003200/Block 1064
	          Tract003200/Block 1065
	          Tract003200/Block 1066
	          Tract003200/Block 1067
	          Tract003200/Block 1068
	          Tract003200/Block 1069
	          Tract003200/Block 1074
	          Tract003200/Block 1075
	          Tract003200/Block 1076
	          Tract003200/Block 1077
	          Tract003200/Block 1078
	          Tract003200/Block 1079
	          Tract003200/Block 1082
	          Tract003200/Block 1083
	          Tract003200/Block 1084
	          Tract003200/Block 1085
	          Tract003300/Block 2005
	          Tract003300/Block 2006
	          Tract003300/Block 2007
	          Tract003300/Block 2008
	          Tract003300/Block 2009
	          Tract003300/Block 2010
	          Tract003300/Block 2011
	          Tract003300/Block 2012
	          Tract003300/Block 2013
	          Tract003300/Block 2014
	          Tract003300/Block 2015
	          Tract003300/Block 3000
	          Tract003300/Block 3001
	          Tract003300/Block 3002
	          Tract003300/Block 3003
	          Tract003300/Block 3004
	          Tract003300/Block 3005
	          Tract003300/Block 3006
	          Tract003300/Block 3007
	          Tract003300/Block 3008
	          Tract003300/Block 3009
	          Tract003300/Block 3010
	          Tract003300/Block 3011
	          Tract003300/Block 3012
	          Tract003300/Block 3013
	          Tract003300/Block 3014
	          Tract003300/Block 3015
	          Tract003300/Block 3016
	          Tract003300/Block 3017
	          Tract003300/Block 3018
	          Tract003300/Block 3019
	VTD	48	Total	2,020
	VTD	61	1,647
	VTD	62	998
	VTD	63	1,596
	VTD	64	2,027
	VTD	65	1,257
	VTD	66	1,554
	VTD	67	1,644
	VTD	68	1,441
	VTD	69	2,608
	VTD	701	3,699
	VTD	702	1,731
	VTD	703	3,039
	VTD	704	(Part)
	          Tract006706/Block 1003
	          Tract006706/Block 1004
	          Tract006706/Block 1036
	          Tract006706/Block 1037
	          Tract006706/Block 1038
	          Tract006706/Block 1986
	          Tract006706/Block 1987
	          Tract006706/Block 1990
	          Tract006706/Block 1991
	          Tract006706/Block 1992
	          Tract006706/Block 1993
	          Tract006706/Block 1994
	          Tract006706/Block 1995
	          Tract007638/Block 1036
	          Tract007638/Block 1037
	          Tract007638/Block 1984
	          Tract007638/Block 1985
	          Tract007638/Block 1986
	          Tract007638/Block 1987
	          Tract007638/Block 1989
	          Tract007638/Block 1990
	          Tract007638/Block 1991
	          Tract007638/Block 1992
	          Tract007638/Block 1993
	          Tract007638/Block 1994
	          Tract007638/Block 1995
	          Tract007638/Block 1996
	          Tract007638/Block 1997
	          Tract007638/Block 1998
	VTD	704	Total	59
	VTD	706	4,662
	VTD	801	2,304
	VTD	802	1,886
	VTD	851	2,338
	VTD	852	2,182
	VTD	853	2,558
	VTD	854	2,982
	VTD	855	2,742
	VTD	856	4,083
	VTD	857	1,086
	VTD	858	836
	VTD	871	2,145
	VTD	881	3,607
	VTD	882	2,220
	Tulsa County	Total	120,891
For District Number	5	Total Population:	120,891
Grand Total:										 563,299
Added by Laws 2002, c. 490, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2002.

§20‑92.16.  District No. 15.
District No. 15.  The counties of Wagoner, Cherokee, Adair, Muskogee and Sequoyah.  Said district shall have four (4) district judges to be nominated and elected as follows:  Candidates for office Nos. 1 and 4 shall be nominated and elected at large and legal residents of Muskogee County; a candidate for office No. 2 shall be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Wagoner or Cherokee County; and a candidate for office No. 3 shall be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Adair or Sequoyah County.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 16, eff. Dec. 1, 1980.

§20‑92.17.  District No. 16.
District No. 16.  The counties of Haskell, LeFlore and Latimer. Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 17, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.18.  District No. 17.
District No. 17.  The counties of Pushmataha, McCurtain and Choctaw.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 18, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.19.  District No. 18.
District No. 18.  The counties of McIntosh and Pittsburg.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 19, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.20.  District No. 19.
District No. 19.  The county of Bryan.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 20, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.21.  District No. 20.
District No. 20.  The counties of Love, Carter, Murray, Johnston and Marshall.  Said district to have two (2) district judges to be nominated and elected as follows:  One candidate to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Carter County, and one candidate to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Love, Murray, Johnston or Marshall County.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 21, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20-92.22.  District No. 21.
District No. 21.  The counties of Garvin, McClain and Cleveland.  Said district to have four (4) district judges nominated as follows:  Candidates for office Nos. 1, 3 and 4 shall be nominated and elected at large and legal residents of Cleveland County, and a candidate for office No. 2 shall be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Garvin or McClain county.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 22, eff. July 1, 1980.  Amended by Laws 2002, c. 426, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003.

§20-92.23.  District No. 22.
District No. 22.  The counties of Seminole, Hughes and Pontotoc.  Said district to have three (3) district judges to be nominated and elected as follows:  One candidate to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Pontotoc County; one candidate to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Seminole or Hughes County; and one candidate to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Seminole County.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 23, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.24.  District No. 23.
District No. 23.  The counties of Lincoln and Pottawatomie. Said district shall have two (2) district judges to be nominated and elected as follows:  One candidate to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Lincoln County, and one candidate to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Pottawatomie County.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 24, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.25.  District No. 24.
District No. 24.  The counties of Okfuskee, Okmulgee and Creek. Said district shall have five (5) district judges to be nominated and elected as follows:  One candidate to be nominated and elected at large and a legal resident of Okfuskee County; two (2) candidates to be nominated and elected at large and legal residents of Okmulgee County; and two (2) candidates to be nominated and elected at large and legal residents of Creek County, all of whom shall be elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 25, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.26.  District No. 25.
District No. 25.  The counties of Coal and Atoka.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 26, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20‑92.27.  District No. 26.
District No. 26.  The county of Canadian.  Said district shall have one district judge to be nominated and elected at large.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 27, eff. July 1, 1980.

§20-92.28.  Electoral divisions of District Nos. 7 and 14 - Description and maps.
The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and publish a description and maps of the respective electoral divisions of District Court Judicial District Numbers 7 and 14, translating the descriptions by official Census Tracts, Block Groups, and Census Blocks into commonly understood descriptions by metes and bounds with reference to well-recognized landmarks and boundaries.  Copies of the descriptions and maps shall be provided by the Department of Transportation to the State Election Board by February 1, 1994.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 362, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

§20-92i.  Candidate for district judge or associate district judge - Residency - Persons removed from judicial office or who resigned pending disciplinary proceedings.
To file as a candidate for the office of district judge or associate district judge, one must have been a registered voter and actual resident of the appropriate county for at least six (6) months prior to the first day of the filing period.  Should no one file for any such office, and should a vacancy thereby created be filled by appointment according to law, there shall be no such residency or durational registration requirement imposed on the appointee, providing said appointee is otherwise qualified, nor shall any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of district judge or associate district judge be required to comply with such residency or durational registration requirement in becoming a candidate for a full term following such appointment.  No one who has been removed from judicial office or who has resigned from office pending disciplinary proceedings shall qualify to file as a candidate for judicial office.
Added by Laws 1979, c. 170, § 1.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 339, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20‑95.1.  Places of holding district court.
A.  Unless and until the Supreme Court or the Presiding Judge of the judicial administrative district provides otherwise, the District Court shall hold court in the county seat of every county in the district, in any city where a Superior Court held sessions and at such other places within the district as the district and associate district judges shall prescribe.
B.  If a governing board of the Court Fund receives a request from a municipality that court be held within that municipality and the board determines that sufficient reasons exist for establishing a court and that sufficient funds and space for a court are made available by the municipality, the board may establish a court, presided over by a special judge, in that municipality.  The request to hold court in a municipality shall be included in the budget submitted by the governing board of the Court Fund to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and approved by the Chief Justice.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1999, c. 362, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1999.

§20‑95.2.  Holding court in more than one city in a county ‑ Name.
If the district court shall hold court in more than one city in a county, the court, when sitting in a particular city, may be designated as "The District Court of _______ County, ________ (name of city) Division".
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 3, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑95.3.  Time clerk's office open in cities other than county seat.
When not prescribed by the Supreme Court or the Presiding Judge of the judicial administrative district, the district court shall prescribe when the office of the court clerk shall be open for the transaction of business in cities other than the county seat.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 4, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑95.4.  Transfer of actions.
When the holding of court in a city other than the county seat is authorized, any action may, for the convenience of the parties and the witnesses and in the interest of justice, be transferred from the court docket in one city to the docket in another city within the county.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 5, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑95.5.  Petitions filed in city not the county seat ‑ Notice ‑ Liens.
A petition that is filed in a city that is not the county seat shall not charge third persons with notice of the pendency of the action until a notice of the filing of such action identifying the case and the court in which it is pending and giving the legal description of the land affected by the action has been recorded in the county clerk's office at the county seat of the county where the land is located.  A judgment that is rendered by the court in a city that is not the county seat shall not be a lien on real estate until a transcript of said judgment has been recorded in the county clerk's office at the county seat of the county where the land is located.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 6, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1978, c. 75, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1979, c. 128, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1979.

§20‑95.6.  Assignment and transfer of cases.
The judges in a judicial district may adopt local court rules regarding the assignment and transfer of cases between judges which will facilitate final dispositions, and nothing herein shall prevent a judge from transferring a case to another judge in the district who has consented to such transfer.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 7, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 7, eff. July 1, 1993.

§20‑95.7.  Continuing authority of Judge to whom case assigned.
A judge to whom a case has been assigned has continuing authority over it, including the determination of post‑trial motions, until its final disposition or until such case is removed from his jurisdiction by the appointing authority, and the judge may act in connection with such case at any place, except that a party who is entitled to be heard may object to attending a hearing at a place other than where the action is docketed.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 8, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑95.8.  Associate District Judges ‑ Hearing of cases
A.  An associate district judge may hear any case not assigned or assignable to him under local court rules (a) upon request of any party where the suit is uncontested or (b) where the parties agree in writing any time before trial to having the case heard by him.
B.  The provisions of this section shall not be interpreted as (a) invalidating any order signed by an associate district judge prior to the effective date of this act or as (b) requiring the judgment roll to affirmatively show compliance with any of the provisions hereof.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 9, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1976, c. 261, § 1, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976.

§20-95.9.  Temporary assignment of associate district judge or special judge to another county within judicial district.
The Chief Judge of a judicial district may temporarily assign an associate district judge or a special judge to another county within the judicial district to hear any matter which an associate district judge or special judge, respectively, may be assigned.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 9, eff. July 1, 1993.

§20-95.10.  Appointment of different judge in event of reversal or remand - Exception.
A.  Except as provided in subsection B of this section, in the event a civil case brought in a district court of the State of Oklahoma is appealed, and is subsequently reversed and remanded, in whole or in part, by final order of an appellate court of this state, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma may appoint a different district court judge or associate district court judge upon application to the Supreme Court pursuant to rules promulgated by the Court.
B.  If all parties are in agreement, the same district court judge or associate district court judge presiding in the case prior to appeal may preside over all proceedings in the case remanded to the district court.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 325, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.

§20‑96.  Jury sessions ‑ Motion and demurrer sessions ‑ When and how held.
Jury sessions of the district court may be held at any time upon order of a chief judge or of the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district.  A session for the hearing and disposition of motions and demurrers shall be held in each county at least once every thirty (30) days, and any motion or demurrer that has been on file for at least five (5) days shall be placed on the docket.  The date or dates of regular sessions for the hearing of motions and demurrers shall be fixed by any of the judges of the district court unless the district judges of the district court judicial district shall prescribe otherwise, provided that a judge may hear any matter in any case assigned to him more frequently than provided herein.
Added by Laws 1935, p. 29, § 2, emerg. eff. Jan. 16, 1935.  Amended by Laws 1969, c. 305, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 1969.

§20‑97.  Provisions of act severable.
The provisions of this act are severable, and if any part or provision thereof shall be held void, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions thereof.
Added by Laws 1933, c. 96, p. 183, § 7.

§20‑98.  Decision of cases pending on change of district.
In any county detached from one judicial district and added to another, if there be any case pending in the district court of such county which has at any time been tried by the judge of said court, and by him taken under advisement, and still undecided, it shall be the duty of the judge who tried said cause to make and render his finding and judgment therein and to determine all the motions therein, and to allow and settle the case made therein or dispose of such case in all respects as though said county had not been detached from his district.
R.L. 1910, § 1781.

§20‑101.  Two or more courts in county and district.
Two or more district judges may sit and hold court at the same time in the same county during term time; and regular terms, or adjourned terms of court in two or more counties in the same judicial district shall proceed until the same are adjourned sine die.
R.L. 1910, § 1796.

§20‑101.1.  Orders and other acts outside county in which cause pending.
A judge of the district court, when sitting in any county of the district, may make any order of a nature not requiring notice and hearing, in any cause pending in any county of the district; and he also may sign the journal entry of any order, judgment or decree theretofore made in any other county of the district if such journal entry be approved as to form by all parties affected thereby, or by their attorneys.  In the event of any such action being taken outside the county in which the cause is pending, the Judge shall make a minute of his action and forthwith transmit said minute to the court clerk of the county in which the action is pending.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 90, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1953.

§20‑103.1.  Temporary judge or judge pro tempore ‑ Authority ‑ Per diem and expenses.
A.  Any judge of the district court designated by the Chief Justice to hold court in another district, or appointed by the Chief Justice to hold court in another district when the public business shall require, or any judge pro tempore agreed upon by the parties or elected by the members of the bar of the district or designated by the chief judge of the district court and approved by the Chief Justice, shall have continuing authority, without further assignment, to make final disposition of any matter regularly submitted or tried before him during the term or period of time of his designation, appointment or election, including motions and petitions for new trial and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and of all applications and proceedings pertaining to the making, serving, amendment, settlement, signing, correcting, extending time and completing of case made, transcript, or original record for appeal, notwithstanding the term or period of time for which he was designated or appointed has expired; and when necessary for him to return to the district for the purpose of acting on such matters, his necessary travel expense shall be paid as provided by Section 105.1 of this title.  Judges pro tempore designated by the chief judge of a district court, shall receive per diem and expenses as approved by the Chief Justice to be paid from the Supreme Court Revolving Fund on claims filed with and approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts.
B.  When any judge of the district court has been lawfully designated or appointed and be sitting in any county of his own district, he may make any order of a nature not requiring notice and hearing in any cause theretofore heard, or being heard, by him in a district to which he has been properly designated or appointed; and he may sign the journal entry of any order, judgment or decree theretofore made by him, as such designated or appointed judge, if such journal entry be approved as to form by all parties affected thereby, or by their attorneys; and he may extend the time for the completion, serving, settling and signing of cases made, transcripts, or original record for appeal, and he may sign and settle any case made, transcript or original record for appeal, under the foregoing circumstances, if the parties affected thereby or their attorneys have stipulated that he may do so.  If any action is taken under the foregoing circumstances, the judge shall make a minute of his action and forthwith transmit said minute to the court clerk of the county in which the action is pending.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 89, § 1.  Amended by Laws 1963, c. 6, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 20, 1963; Laws 1979, c. 78, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 26, § 1, emerg. eff. April 6, 1981; Laws 1994, c. 225, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994.

§20‑104.  Reimbursement for expenses of district court judges, special justices, special judges and court reporters.
(a) When any judge of the district court is ordered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma or by the Presiding Judge of the Judicial Administrative District to perform duties or to attend or participate in a judicial conference outside the county of his residence, such judge shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expense as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act, necessarily incurred in complying with such order or orders.  He shall certify such expense to the Chief Justice, and, upon the latter's approval thereof, the State Treasurer shall issue his reimbursing warrant, to be paid out of any funds appropriated for such purpose.
(b) Whenever a member of the Bar who was appointed by the Governor to sit on the Supreme Court as a special justice or on the Court of Criminal Appeals as a special judge is required to travel in performance of his duties as such special justice or judge beyond the county of his residence, he shall be entitled to actual and necessary travel expense as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act, upon a claim approved by the Chief Justice and such special justice or judge shall be reimbursed for his travel and expenses to the same extent and in the same amount as a judge of the district court would have been authorized to receive under the law.
(c) Whenever a judge of the district court is assigned to serve a district court outside the district court judicial district such judge regularly serves, he shall be entitled to reimbursement as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act.  Travel claims for reimbursement shall be submitted to the Chief Justice for approval.  A court reporter assigned to serve outside the district court judicial district he regularly serves shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses in a like manner.
(d) Whenever a judge of the district court or a court reporter is assigned to serve at any place within the county designated for holding court sessions other than the courthouse of the county in which he is a resident judge or a resident court reporter of the district court, he shall be entitled to mileage for travel from the courthouse to such designated court location and back to the courthouse, as well as his travel from one designated court location to another designated court location within the county and back to the courthouse.  The mileage so traveled shall be paid in accordance with provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.  Travel claims for reimbursement shall be submitted to the Chief Justice for approval.
A district judge who is assigned to hold court at the courthouse of a county as well as at a place where formerly a superior court was held within the same county shall be entitled to mileage for necessary travel between the courthouse and the place where formerly a superior court was located, so long as district court sessions continue to be held at such place.  When two or more persons use the same motor vehicle for travel required in the performance of their duties either as a judge or as a court reporter, only one of them shall be entitled to claim mileage for such travel.  No mileage shall be paid for travel by a judge or by a court reporter between his place of residence and the courthouse of the district court of the county of which such judge or court reporter is a resident.
R.L. 1910, § 1784.  Amended by Laws 1947, p. 228, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 319, § 1; Laws 1970, c. 202, § 1, emerg. eff. April 14, 1970; Laws 1979, c. 78, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979.
NOTE:  Laws 1979, c. 47, § 9 repealed by Laws 1980, c. 290, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.

§20‑105.1.  Expenses of judges and court reporters within or without their district.
Reimbursement for necessary and actual expenses of judges of the district court and their court reporters, within their districts or when assigned outside their districts shall be as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.  Reimbursement for such expenses shall be from funds appropriated for such purpose upon claims submitted to and approved by the Chief Justice.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 358, § 2, emerg. eff. May 18, 1967.  Amended by Laws 1979, c. 78, § 3, eff. July 1, 1979.

§20‑106.1.  Court reporters ‑ Determination of number needed.
The Supreme Court, with the aid of the Administrative Director of the Courts, shall determine the number of full‑time and part‑time court reporters that may be appointed in each judicial administrative district of the state in the manner as hereinafter provided by this act.  In determining how many court reporters are needed in each administrative district the Supreme Court shall consider the following factors: (1) case loads in the administrative district; (2) the number of district judges, associate district judges and special judges in the administrative district; (3) the number of cities and towns within each administrative district in which regular court sessions are held and the distance in road miles between each; and (4) any other factor deemed relevant by the Supreme Court.  The Court may, as the need arises, increase or decrease the number of court reporters so authorized, and the Court may, where the business of a court requires it, authorize the presiding judge of the administrative district in which said court is located to employ a temporary court reporter.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 262, § 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑106.2.  Appointment of reporters ‑ Oath.
The Supreme Court shall certify in writing to the Presiding judge of each judicial administrative district, the number of full‑time and part‑time court reporters that may be appointed within said judicial administrative district, provided that each district judge shall have a court reporter, who shall serve at the pleasure of said district judge.
Each district judge shall appoint a court reporter, and additional court reporters within a judicial administrative district shall be appointed by the presiding judge of such district, to serve at his pleasure within the district.  Provided, all court reporters within such judicial administrative district may be assigned or transferred temporarily, according to need, by the presiding judge of the district.
Each court reporter appointed shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take the official oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and ability.  The oath of office shall be filed in the office of the Director.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 262, § 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑106.3‑1.  Former reporters for superior courts ‑ Enrollment without examination.
Any court reporter presently serving as a district court reporter who was engaged and serving as an official court reporter for a Superior Court at the time of their existence shall be entitled to enrollment as a certified shorthand reporter without examination.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 130, § 3, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.

§20-106.3B.  Persons qualified for appointment as court reporter.
Only the following persons may act and are eligible for appointment on a full‑time or part‑time basis as official court reporters for the courts, including the Workers' Compensation Court and the Corporation Commission:
a.  Persons now certified or hereafter certified by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters shall be given primary consideration for appointment;
b.  Persons who, prior to July 1, 1978, were licensed as licensed shorthand reporters by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters shall be given secondary consideration for appointment;
c.  Persons who, prior to July 1, 1978, were acting shorthand reporters under a certificate issued by the Chief Justice;
d.  When no person eligible for appointment as an official court reporter, as provided above, is available for appointment, a presiding judge or a district judge may make application to the Chief Justice to appoint a shorthand reporter on a temporary basis.  The Chief Justice may issue a temporary certificate valid for not more than twelve (12) months, upon payment of a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and a fee of Seventy‑five Dollars ($75.00) for the certified shorthand reporter examination which will be deposited with the Clerk of the Supreme Court.  The temporary certificate shall be nonrenewable, except in emergency situations as determined by the Chief Justice and for no longer than ninety (90) additional days.  Absent good cause shown as determined by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters, a temporary certificate holder shall sit for at least one Oklahoma certified shorthand reporter examination administered during the term of the temporary certificate.  The holder shall be required to transcribe the examination, and the results of such transcription shall be reported to the holder’s supervisory judge;
e.  The appointment of an official court reporter by a district or presiding judge shall be subject to the approval of the Chief Justice.  Before giving his approval to the appointment, the Chief Justice shall determine, with the aid of the Administrative Director of the Courts, that the appointing judge has given proper consideration to the statutory preference accorded herein to certified and licensed reporters; and
f.  A temporary court reporter, either while so serving or after the expiration of this appointment, shall be required to transcribe any testimony and other proceedings taken by him and to certify that the transcription is true and correct.  A transcript certified by a temporary court reporter shall have the same effect as one certified by a regular court reporter.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 290, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.  Amended by Laws 1986, c. 299, § 8, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 62, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 204, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 2007, c. 84, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.

§20-106.4.  Duties of reporter - Methods - Transcripts.
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.

§20‑106.4a.  Transcripts ‑ Access to copies ‑ Costs.
A transcript of the court reporter's notes, upon request and for the use of an indigent defendant or a district attorney, may not be charged to the court fund unless, before its preparation, the cost to be incurred was authorized by written judicial order.
When a judge authorizes or orders a transcript of the court reporter's notes of any proceeding to be prepared at the expense of the court fund, or where a prosecuting attorney orders such a transcript at public or court fund expense and the accused as an indigent is constitutionally entitled to a free copy of the transcript, a reporter shall prepare an original and two copies of the transcript so ordered and file it with the clerk of the trial court.  The court reporter shall immediately notify the district attorney and the defendant of the date the transcript was filed. The district attorney and the defendant shall have access to the copies of the transcript on such terms as the trial court may impose.  The chief judge may prescribe rules for access to or disposition of the copies of the transcript.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 269, § 5, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976.  Amended by Laws 1985, c. 112, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.

§20‑106.5.  Admissibility of transcripts as evidence.
Any transcript of notes, duly certified as correct by the reporter who took the evidence, and filed with the clerk of the court in which the cause was tried, shall be admissible as evidence in all cases, of like force and effect, as testimony taken in the cause by deposition, and subject to the same objection, a transcript of said notes may be incorporated into any appellate record.  If any reporter ceases to be the official reporter of the court, and thereafter makes a transcript of the notes taken by him while acting as official reporter, he shall swear to the transcript as true and correct and when so verified, the transcript shall have the same force and effect as if certified while he was an official reporter.  A transcript of the notes of any reporter of the State Industrial Court, when certified or verified by such reporter who took the evidence in any hearing before such Industrial Court or any official thereof in any proceedings pending before such court, shall have the same force and effect as a transcript by a court reporter above mentioned, when such transcript is offered as a deposition in evidence in any subsequent trial or proceedings before any court of record wherein the parties are the same as the parties who took part in the proceedings before the State Industrial Court; that is, the same parties as the claimant and respondent before the Industrial Court; provided that, if such party, who is claimant before the Industrial Court, is deceased, then the provisions hereof shall apply if the subsequent action is by the personal representative of such deceased party in an action for wrongful death.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 262, § 5, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20‑106.6.  Assignment of reporters ‑ Expenses.
The presiding judge may assign a court reporter to serve anywhere within the administrative district in which the court reporter is appointed.  A court reporter shall be paid travel expenses incurred in connection with his official duties outside the county wherein he resides.  No expenses shall be paid by the state to a court reporter for travel in his county of residence.  Expense vouchers shall be submitted to the Supreme Court for approval.  The expense vouchers or claims submitted to the Supreme Court shall have endorsed thereon the signed approval of the presiding judge of the district in which the court reporter incurred the expense for which claim is made.
The Supreme Court may, with the consent of the presiding judge of his district, assign a court reporter to temporary service outside his own administrative district.  A court reporter shall be paid travel expenses incurred in connection with his official duties during such periods of temporary assignment.  Whenever a court reporter is assigned to serve a district court outside his judicial administrative district, he shall submit a claim for his mileage, subsistence expense or per diem, as the case may be, to the court clerk in the county where he is assigned to serve and the claim, at the rate authorized by the state, shall, upon its approval by the chief judge, be paid by check or warrant drawn against the court fund.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 262, § 6.  Amended by Laws 1971, c. 142, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1971.

§20‑106.8.  Court reporters in county retirement system ‑ Option to join Public Employees Retirement System ‑ Credits.
Any court reporter who, on January 12, 1969, was a member of a county retirement system not participating in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall have the option to continue as a member of said county retirement system or to become a member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and shall be entitled to credit for all the years of prior service as a court reporter, but such court reporter shall not be entitled to participate in the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 328, § 5, emerg. eff. May 7, 1969.

§20-106.9.  Court reporters - Salaries.
A.  Until October 1, 2006, the salaries of all court reporters regularly engaged by the district court, the Workers’ Compensation Court, or the Corporation Commission shall be paid by the state, except as otherwise provided in this section.  Full-time court reporters regularly engaged by the district court, the Workers’ Compensation Court and the Corporation Commission who are certified shorthand reporters shall be paid Thirty-five Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($35,600.00) per year, payable monthly.  Effective October 1, 2006, the salaries of all court reporters regularly engaged by the district court, the Workers’ Compensation Court, or the Corporation Commission shall be paid by the state, except as otherwise provided in this section.  Full-time court reporters regularly engaged by the district court, the Workers’ Compensation Court and the Corporation Commission who are certified shorthand reporters shall be paid Thirty-nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty Dollars ($39,160.00) per year, payable monthly.
B.  In addition to their base salaries, official court reporters who are certified or licensed shorthand reporters and those acting shorthand reporters pursuant to paragraph c of Section 106.3B of this title shall be paid annually the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for each year of service to the district court, the Workers’ Compensation Court and the Corporation Commission, with a maximum of twenty (20) years of service only to be used for the purpose of longevity, not to exceed Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) per year, payable monthly.  For the purpose of payment for longevity, “years of service” is defined as all years served as a certified or licensed court reporter in the district court, the Workers’ Compensation Court and, the Corporation Commission after June 30, 1978.  Such longevity payments shall begin on July 1 of each year following completion of one (1) year’s service as defined herein.
C.  In addition to their base salaries, official court reporters who are certified shorthand reporters shall be paid the following:
1.  The sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per year, payable monthly, to any official court reporter who is a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), as recognized by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters.  To qualify as a RPR, an official court reporter shall have a proficiency level in reporting testimony and proceedings of a speed of not less than two hundred twenty-five (225) words per minute in taking a question-and-answer-type dictation, two hundred (200) words per minute in taking a jury charge and one hundred eighty (180) words per minute in taking literary material, shall pass a Written Knowledge Test with a score of at least seventy percent (70%), all as determined by an examination recognized by the Board, and shall complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education per three-year cycle commencing at the date of recognition;
2.  The sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per year, payable monthly, to any official court reporter who is a Registered Merit Reporter (RMR), as recognized by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters.  To qualify as a RMR, an official court reporter shall have a proficiency level in reporting testimony and proceedings of a speed of not less than two hundred sixty (260) words per minute in taking a question-and-answer-type dictation, two hundred forty (240) words per minute in taking a jury charge and two hundred (200) words per minute in taking literary material, shall pass a Written Knowledge Test with a score of at least seventy percent (70%), all as determined by an examination recognized by the Board, and shall complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education per three-year cycle commencing at the date of recognition;
3.  The sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per year, payable monthly, to any official court reporter who is a Registered Diplomat Reporter (RDR), as recognized by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters, and who completes thirty (30) hours of continuing education per three-year cycle commencing at the date of recognition;
4.  The sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per year, payable monthly, to any official court reporter who is a Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR), as recognized by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters, and who completes thirty (30) hours of continuing education per three-year cycle commencing at the date of recognition; or
5.  Any official court reporter who is the holder of more than one certification shall be compensated in the additional amounts specified in paragraphs 1 through 4 of this subsection for each certification up to a maximum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) per year over and above the reporter’s base salary, payable monthly.
D.  Court reporters temporarily employed by the district court, Workers’ Compensation Court, or Corporation Commission shall be compensated by the court fund of the court which they serve at the rate of Fifty-seven Dollars and sixty cents ($57.60) per day.  In addition, court reporters temporarily employed pursuant to this subsection who are required by the terms of their employment to travel outside their county of residence, shall receive reimbursement for mileage actually and necessarily traveled to and from the place of attendance at a rate not to exceed the rate of reimbursement specified in the State Travel Reimbursement Act for state employees.  Any travel reimbursement shall be paid from the court fund of the court where the service of the temporarily employed court reporter is provided.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 299, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1975, c. 297, § 8, emerg. eff. June 7, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 269, § 4, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976; Laws 1978, c. 228, § 3, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1979, c. 230, § 5, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 280, § 6, emerg. eff. June 11, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 281, § 6, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 357, § 6, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 203, § 38, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 302, § 6, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 264, § 6, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 264, § 37, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 340, § 2; Laws 1995, c. 328, § 6, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 57, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 311, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 37, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 418, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 343, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2004; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex.Sess., c. 36, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 84, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
NOTE:  Laws 1996, c. 300, § 5 amended the effective date of Laws 1996, c. 57, § 1 from January 1, 1997 to July 1, 1996.

§20‑106.10.  Establishing status of certain court reporters.
Full‑time official court reporters employed by the district court on the effective day of this act, who were so employed by the district court on January 1, 1969, are hereby granted the status of certified shorthand reporters in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 299, § 4, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974.

§20‑106.11.  Status of reporters employed by Corporation Commission.
Full‑time official court reporters employed on the effective date of this act by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission pursuant to a temporary certificate issued by the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court are hereby granted the status of a licensed shorthand reporter in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 297, § 7, emerg. eff. June 7, 1975.

§20‑106.12.  Status of certain court reporters.
Full‑time acting official court reporters employed by the district court on the effective date of this act who were so employed on October 6, 1969, are hereby granted the status of licensed shorthand reporter for the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 6, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977.

§20‑106.13.  District court shorthand reporters ‑ Status as certified shorthand reporters.
Full‑time licensed shorthand reporters employed by the district court on the effective date of this act, who were so employed by the district court on July 1, 1976, are hereby granted the status of certified shorthand reporters in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 302, § 7, operative July 1, 1988.

§20‑107.2.  Reports to Supreme Court ‑ Consolidated payroll ‑ Travel claims.
District courts and superior courts shall make reports to the Supreme Court in such manner as the Supreme Court may require to permit the Supreme Court to prepare a consolidated payroll for all district judges and court reporters and for all superior court judges and reporters in lieu of individual claims filed by judges and reporters.  Said consolidated payrolls to be approved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or by someone designated by the Supreme Court to approve said payrolls.  Travel claims of district judges and court reporters and superior court judges and reporters shall also be filed with the Supreme Court for audit and approval prior to being filed for payment.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 681, § 3, emerg. eff. May 31, 1949.

§20‑120.  Supervision of district courts by district judges.
Subject to the Constitutional administrative authority of the presiding judge of a judicial administrative district, the district judges of each district court judicial district shall have supervision of their respective district courts, including the power of assignment of associate district judges and special judges within their said districts.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 117, § 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20-120.1.  Repealed by Laws 1993, c. 298, § 11, eff. July 1, 1993.
§20‑121.1.  Qualifications for associate district judges.
No person shall be eligible for appointment to, or for election to, the office of associate district judge unless he has had a minimum of two (2) years of experience as a licensed practicing attorney, or as a judge of a court of record, or a combination thereof, within the State of Oklahoma.  Provided that this section shall not apply to any person who held the office of associate district judge on or before July 15, 1974.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 296, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1975, c. 45, § 1, emerg. eff. March 31, 1975.

§20-121.2.  Associate District Judges - Salary determination.
A.  For purposes of determining the salaries of Associate District Judges, the Federal Decennial Census shall be used to determine the population of the county.
B.  Provided, however, in those counties in which the population, according to the 1990 Federal Decennial Census, has fallen below the population threshold for salary determination, the salary of a sitting Associate District Judge shall not be lowered below the salary for the population threshold for salary determination based upon the population according to the 1980 Federal Decennial Census.
C.  Provided, however, in those counties in which the population, according to the 1980 and 1990 Federal Decennial Censuses, was below the population threshold for salary determination, but the population rose above the population threshold for salary determination between the 1980 and 1990 Federal Decennial Censuses, the salary of an Associate District Judge continuing in office or initially elected in 1994 shall not be lowered if the judge or predecessor of the judge received a salary increase during the time the population of the county rose above the threshold population.  Within forty-five (45) days after the effective date of this act, any judge who is subject to the provisions of this subsection and whose salary was reduced shall receive a one-time payment, in an amount equal to the difference of the amount of their base pay after the reduction and the amount their base pay would have been if the reduction had not occurred.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 285, § 7, eff. July 1, 1991.  Amended by Laws 1995, c. 197, § 1, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995.

§20-122.  Number of special judges in each judicial administrative district – Appointments - Vacancies.
The number of special judges that may be appointed in each judicial administrative district shall be determined as follows:
1.  A special judge shall be appointed on the basis of one special judge for each county within the administrative district with a population of at least twenty-four thousand (24,000), as determined by the 1960 Federal Decennial Census.  An additional special judge shall be appointed for each additional fifty thousand (50,000) in population in a county within the administrative district, as determined by the 1960 Federal Decennial Census.  Such appointment may be made from any county in the administrative district.  Such appointments shall be made by the district judges in their respective judicial administrative districts.  Any judge of a special sessions court shall be one of the special judges for the balance of his term and shall be within the number prescribed for said district.
2.  In addition to the special judges that may be appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this section, there shall be:
a.	one (1) special judge appointed in the Northwest-Panhandle Judicial Administrative District comprised of District Court Judicial Districts Numbers One (1), Two (2) and Four (4), to serve in Custer County;
b.	one (1) special judge appointed in the Oklahoma-Canadian Counties Judicial Administrative District comprised of District Court Judicial District Number Seven (7);
c.	three (3) special judges appointed in the Tulsa-Pawnee Counties Judicial Administrative District comprised of District Court Judicial District Number Fourteen (14);
d.	beginning January 11, 1999, one (1) special judge appointed in the Northeastern Judicial Administrative District comprised of District Court Judicial Districts Numbers Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12) and Thirteen (13), to serve in Rogers County;
e.	one (1) special judge appointed in the North Central Judicial Administrative District comprised of District Court Judicial District Numbers Eight (8), Nine (9) and Twenty-three (23), to serve in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties;
f.	beginning January 1, 2006, one (1) special judge appointed in the East Central Judicial Administrative District comprised of District Court Judicial District Numbers Fifteen (15), Eighteen (18) and Twenty-four (24), to serve in Pittsburg and McIntosh Counties; 
g.	beginning January 1, 2006, one (1) special judge appointed in the Northeastern Judicial Administrative District comprised of District Court Judicial District Numbers Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12) and Thirteen (13), to serve in Washington County; and
h.	beginning January 1, 2007, one (1) special judge appointed in the Southeastern Judicial Administrative District comprised of District Court Judicial District Numbers Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Nineteen (19), and Twenty-five (25), to serve in LeFlore County.
3.  If a vacancy occurs in the office of associate district judge, or if an associate district judge becomes unable to perform the duties of his office, as determined by the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district, a special judge may be appointed within the judicial administrative district to hold office for the duration of said vacancy or incapacity.  After the vacancy is filled, or after the associate district judge becomes able to perform the duties of his office, the special judge shall have the power to act in regard to any case which he has already tried, but the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district may transfer such a case to any other judge in the judicial administrative district.
4.  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may authorize the appointment of such additional special judges as may be necessary for the proper administration of justice.  Such additional special judges shall be appointed after application by a majority of the district judges of a judicial administrative district, stating the reason why an additional special judge is needed.  Such additional judges need not be based upon population figures.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 350, § 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1970, c. 285, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 1970; Laws 1985, c. 320, § 4, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1992, c. 335, § 27, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1998, c. 383, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1998; Laws 2005, c. 343, § 8, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 35, § 5, eff. July 1, 2006.

§20-123.  Jurisdiction of special judges.
A.  Special judges may hear and decide the following:
1.  Actions for the recovery of money where the amount claimed does not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and counterclaim or setoff does not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00);
2.  All uncontested matters, whether by default, agreement or otherwise, except that a nonlawyer special judge may not hear any uncontested matters, whether by default, agreement or otherwise, in actions for the recovery of money where judgment is sought for a greater sum than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);
3.  Actions for forcible entry and detainer except a nonlawyer special judge may not hear such actions if title to land or a boundary dispute is involved;
4.  Actions for replevin where the amount in controversy does not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), except that nonlawyer special judges may not hear such actions where the amount in controversy exceeds One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);
5.  Misdemeanors, except that special judges who are not lawyers may not hear criminal actions where the punishment prescribed by law exceeds a fine of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or imprisonment in a county jail for thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment except by written consent of all parties;
6.  Felonies involving a second and subsequent offense of driving, operating, or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance, including any controlled dangerous substance as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, to a degree that renders the defendant incapable of safely driving or operating a motor vehicle, except that nonlawyer special judges may not hear such matters;
7.  When there is no district or associate district judge present in the county or when they are disqualified, the issuance of a temporary injunction or restraining order, but this paragraph shall not embrace nonlawyer special judges;
8.  Issuance of writs of habeas corpus, but this paragraph shall not embrace nonlawyer special judges;
9.  Any matter, regardless of value, at any stage, whether intermediate or final, and whether or not title to property, real, personal, tangible, intangible, or any combination thereof, is to be determined, in a probate, divorce, domestic relations, custody, support, guardianship, conservatorship, mental health, juvenile, adoption, or determination of death proceeding, except that nonlawyer special judges may not hear such matters;
10.  An appeal from an order of the Department of Public Safety revoking a person's license to drive, except that nonlawyer special judges may not hear such matters;
11.  Other actions and proceedings, regardless of court rules, where the parties agree in writing, at any time before trial, to the action being heard by a special judge;
12.  Any postjudgment collection matter regardless of the amount of the judgment; and
13.  Youthful offender cases pursuant to the Youthful Offender Act.
B.  Special judges shall be authorized to serve as referee in any matter before the district court.
C.  A special judge may perform the duties of a magistrate in criminal cases.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 350, § 2.  Amended by Laws 1970, c. 79, § 1; Laws 1971, c. 143, § 1, operative July 1, 1971; Laws 1972, c. 109, § 1, emerg. eff. March 31, 1972; Laws 1973, c. 176, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1973; Laws 1974, c. 14, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1974; Laws 1978, c. 87, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1982, c. 201, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 277, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1985, c. 320, § 5, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 62, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 272, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 1989; Laws 1997, c. 224, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 268, § 13, eff. July 1, 1998.

§20‑124.  Objections to determinations by special judges ‑ Validity of orders and judgments.
All objections to the determination of an action by a special judge are waived unless made before the trial or hearing begins.  No order or judgment is void or subject to collateral attack merely because it was rendered by a special judge.
Added by 1968, c. 350, § 3, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

§20-125.  Office of secretary-bailiff - Creation - Appointment - Compensation and salary - Number - Retirement and other benefits – CLEET-certified.
A.  In all counties of the state there is created the office of secretary‑bailiff for district judges and associate district judges, with each such secretary‑bailiff to be appointed by order of the district judge or associate district judge to serve at the will of the appointing judge as an unclassified employee of the state exempt from the provisions of the Oklahoma Merit System of Personnel Administration.  The Chief Justice shall approve by administrative directive the number and assignments of secretary‑bailiffs in all counties of the state.  Each secretary‑bailiff shall be paid a salary pursuant to the salary schedule established by the annual appropriation for the district courts and in accordance with the job description for the position to which appointed.  In every county of the state each district judge and each associate district judge may by order appoint additional necessary court personnel subject to the approval of the Chief Justice.  A part‑time bailiff shall be paid out of the court fund of the county where appointed at the rate set by administrative directive for each hour that such person actually attends the court and performs services, or a pro rata fraction thereof for less than an hour of service.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each district judge and associate district judge may contract with the sheriff of the county to allow a deputy sheriff to provide bailiff service to the court.
B.  With the approval of the presiding judge, a special judge may appoint a secretary‑bailiff or other personnel in accordance with the administrative order of the Chief Justice.
C.  No judge shall engage more than one full‑time secretary‑bailiff at any given time except only during the progress of a jury trial, when a part‑time bailiff may be engaged subject to the approval of the Chief Justice.  In the latter event, no more than one additional bailiff shall be engaged to take charge of the jury.  The costs of meals and lodging of bailiffs ordered to keep a jury together during the process of a trial or after the jury retires for deliberation shall be lawfully paid from the court fund.
D.  A district judge who sits regularly in more than one county may employ only one full‑time secretary‑bailiff in the judicial district of the judge, and in any other county of the district the judge may engage a bailiff only on a part‑time basis when such judge sits in the county as a judge pursuant to the procedures set forth by the Chief Justice in the administrative directive.  The cost of the operation of the office of a district judge of a multi‑county judicial district, including the purchase of equipment and supplies, may be apportioned among the counties of that judicial district, or appropriate division of that district, based upon the percentage of revenue collected by the courts of the district.
E.  The Administrative Director of the Courts shall develop and promulgate job descriptions, salary schedules and time‑keeping forms for part‑time bailiff personnel.  The Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, through the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts, shall promulgate rules for the compensation for overtime for all secretary‑bailiff and part‑time bailiff personnel employed.
F.  Persons employed by a county that does not meet the requirements of Section 951 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and who serve as full‑time secretary‑bailiffs or full‑time bailiffs shall be eligible to participate in the state retirement system and state insurance programs and any other benefits as are provided to state employees in the unclassified service.  All part‑time bailiff personnel shall be compensated by the local court fund.
G.  On October 1, 1989, the position of full‑time bailiff shall be redesignated as the position of secretary‑bailiff in accordance with the job descriptions, salary schedules, and procedures approved by the Chief Justice.  Additional secretary‑bailiff positions shall be created as funding and employee positions are available.  Counties shall be allowed to provide additional support personnel to the judges sitting in such counties to the extent that funding is available.
H.  Any secretary-bailiff, who is CLEET-certified as a basic peace officer, shall have and exercise all the powers and authority of a peace officer.  The Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts shall promulgate rules which prescribe the duties for all CLEET-certified secretary-bailiffs.  The provisions of this subsection will not entitle a CLEET-certified secretary-bailiff to participate in the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System.
Added by Laws 1945, p. 91, § 1, emerg. eff. March 7, 1945.  Amended by Laws 1949, p. 191, § 1, emerg. eff. March 2, 1949; Laws 1953, p. 83, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1953; Laws 1957, p. 125, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1957; Laws 1959, p. 103, § 1, emerg. eff. July 15, 1959; Laws 1965, c. 239, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1965; Laws 1969, c. 219, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 1969; Laws 1971, c. 309, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971.  Renumbered from § 552 of Title 19 by Laws 1971, c. 309, § 3, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971.  Amended by Laws 1974, c. 150, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 8, § 1; Laws 1976, c. 260, § 1, operative July 1, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 230, § 6, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 280, § 7, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 240, § 3, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 362, § 1, emerg. eff. July 14, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 237, § 2, operative Aug. 1, 1985; Laws 1989, c. 275, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Laws 2003, c. 153, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 289, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-126.  Trial court administrators - Duties - Appointment - Qualifications - Salary.
A.  There are authorized to be appointed, two trial court administrators, one for the Oklahoma-Canadian Counties Judicial Administrative District and one for the Tulsa-Pawnee Counties Judicial Administrative District.  The duties of a trial court administrator shall be to assist the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district in the performance of his administrative duties.
B.  A trial court administrator shall be selected by the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district in which he is to be employed, subject to confirmation by a majority of the district and associate district judges in the judicial administrative district.  A trial court administrator shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the district and associate district judges in the judicial administrative district.
C.  To be eligible for appointment as a trial court administrator, a person shall possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications:
1.  Be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state;
2.  Have a bachelor's degree in court management, or an equivalent degree; or
3.  Have at least ten (10) years' experience in management with substantial supervisory responsibility; and
4.  Be a graduate of the Institute for Court Management.
D.  Each trial court administrator shall receive a salary equal to the salary received by a special judge.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 290, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 328, § 12, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996.

§20-127.  Judicial and District Attorney Redistricting Task Force - Members - Meetings - Staff.
A.  There is hereby created until November 30, 2008, the "Judicial and District Attorney Redistricting Task Force".  The task force shall study:
1.  The redistricting of judicial districts; and
2.  The redistricting of district attorney districts.
B.  The task force shall be composed of fourteen (14) members as follows:
1.  Five members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate as follows:
a.	two members of the Judiciary Committee,
b.	two members of the Senate, and
c.	one member of the Senate to serve as cochair of the task force;
2.  Five members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives as follows:
a.	two members of the Judiciary Committee,
b.	two members of the House of Representatives, and
c.	one member of the House of Representatives to serve as cochair of the task force;
3.  Two district judges appointed by the Supreme Court; and
4.  Two district attorneys appointed by the District Attorneys Council.
C.  The task force may meet as often as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon it.  Meetings shall be called jointly by the cochairs of the task force.  Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their service, but shall receive travel reimbursement as follows:
1.  Legislative members of the task force shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the provisions of Section 456 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
2.  Nonlegislative members of the task force shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
D.  Staff support for the task force shall be provided by the staffs of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives.  A quorum of the task force shall be required for any final action, and shall report its findings and recommendations to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by November 30, 2008.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 154, § 1.

§20-128.  Juvenile court case managers.
A.  Juvenile court case managers may be appointed in any county pursuant to subsection C of this section.
B.  The duties of the juvenile court case managers shall be:
1.  To assist judges with juvenile docket responsibilities in the appointing county by insuring that juvenile cases proceed through the court process in a timely and effective manner by accurately tracking cases, insuring consistent data entry, conducting review of open cases and monitoring open case reports to insure compliance with all federal and state statutory requirements;
2.  To increase the amount of information available to the court for its consideration by acting as liaison between parties, attorneys and other professionals and the judges;
3.  To encourage accountability and communication among professionals, parties, participants and attorneys; and
4.  To perform any other duties necessary to assist the court in carrying out its judicial functions under Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C.  Juvenile court case managers shall be selected by the chief of the juvenile division of the district court subject to the approval of the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.  Juvenile court case managers shall serve at the pleasure of the chief of the juvenile division.
D.  To be eligible for appointment as a juvenile court case manager, a person shall possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications:
1.  Be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state with at least two (2) years experience in juvenile or family law; or
2.  Hold a bachelor’s degree in the social sciences or related field from an accredited college or university and three (3) years experience working with court procedures, juvenile law or social work.  A master’s degree in social sciences may substitute for one year of the required experience.
E.  Each juvenile court case manager shall receive a salary to be determined by the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court to be paid from the local court fund pursuant to paragraph 21 of subsection B of Section 1304 of this title.
F.  The juvenile divisions of the district courts located in two or more adjoining counties may enter into an agreement to employ a single juvenile court case manager to serve the needs of the juvenile court judges in those counties.  Such juvenile court case manager shall be employed and serve in the same manner as those employed for individual counties.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 81, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.  Amended by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 115, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.

§20‑641.  Transfer on creation or alteration of county.
Whenever part of a county has been transferred to another county, or a new county has been created out of an existing county, as provided by law, all civil, criminal, probate and other causes pending in the district and county courts of the original county, shall be transferred to the county as would be proper venue for such action or proceeding had the same been commenced after attaching said part of a county to an existing county, or creating said new county; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to counties in which there is at present pending a court action to determine the legality of the transfer or transferring of any territory from one county to another county, or the creation of a new county, until the matter has been finally determined by the courts.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 8, p. 8, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 6, 1913.

§20‑642.  Procedure for transfer.
Upon showing by the plaintiff or defendant in all civil and criminal cases; or some interested person in probate matters, being filed by the clerk of the court, that the venue of said cause is in some other county as provided by the preceding section, the court shall order the transfer of such case or probate matter to such other county; and, upon such order being made, the clerk of the court shall prepare a transcript of all the papers filed, orders entered and a bill of the costs accrued, and shall forthwith transmit the said files and transcript of said cause by registered mail, to the court or clerk of the court of the proper county.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 8, p. 8, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 6, 1913.

§20‑643.  Jurisdiction assumed.
The court to which any action or proceeding has been transferred under the provisions of this act shall take jurisdiction thereof and shall proceed therein in all respects as if such action or proceeding had been originally commenced in said court.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 8, p. 9, § 3, emerg. eff. Feb. 6, 1913.

§20‑644.  Courts or counties abolished or abandoned ‑ Courts declared invalid ‑ Transfer of pending cases.
Whenever any court is heretofore or may hereafter be created and thereafter abandoned, or where any county is heretofore or hereafter abandoned, all civil or criminal cases, which may be filed in such created courts or in the courts of such created counties, shall be transferred to the court of said county wherein such court town is located, or, if the county is created and thereafter abandoned, the cases filed, and the dockets and records of said court are hereby transferred, and a new county created and thereafter abandoned, all cases filed in the district court or in the county court, shall be hereafter transferred into courts of such counties having jurisdiction over the territory formerly under the jurisdiction of such county and courts and such judge, of the newly organized county, or the county in which the territory of such courts was located, shall have complete jurisdiction over all cases therein pending and dispose of same as if said cases were originally filed in such court and dispose of things as fully and completely as if such court had original jurisdiction of said matter.  Whenever a court is created with jurisdiction concurrent to that of a district court and such newly created court is later abandoned, abolished, or declared invalid, all civil or criminal cases filed in such created court shall be transferred to the district court of the district wherein such created court exercised concurrent jurisdiction.  The transfer of said cases shall be accomplished forthwith under the direction of the district judge by the court clerk of the county in which said created court is later abandoned, abolished, or declared invalid, and said transfer to the district court shall have the same effect as if said cases had been originally filed in the said district court and no additional court costs shall be assessed for such transfer or docketing in the district court.  Said district court shall be the successor court for all purposes to the created court which was later abandoned, abolished, or declared invalid.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 35, p. 68, § 1.  Amended by Laws 1963, c. 77, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1963.

§20‑1002.  Destruction of files and records in misdemeanor and traffic cases.
That the court clerk of each district court is hereby directed and ordered to destroy, or sell for salvage, or give to any religious, fraternal or patriotic organization, for sale, all papers, files and records in misdemeanor and traffic cases, except docket books, in the Justice of the Peace Courts, County Courts, Special Sessions Courts or Common Pleas Courts and all papers, files and records in civil actions, except docket books, in the Justice of the Peace Courts and Special Sessions Courts after a period of five (5) years shall have elapsed since any pleading has been filed or action taken in said case.  That it shall be the duty of the presiding judge of the administrative district and of the presiding judge of the district court district to supervise and see that such action is taken by the court clerk.
Laws 1969, c. 287, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 1969. 
§20‑1003.  Purpose of act ‑ Permanent docket sheet.
It is the intent and purpose of this act to relieve counties of the burden of storing or keeping useless files and records where microfilm is not economically feasible.  It shall be the duty of the court clerk to record in a permanent docket book, or on a permanent docket sheet, the disposition of each case before disposing of the regular file, or make a notation "disposition unknown" on said docket sheet in all criminal cases except traffic offenses.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 287, § 2, emerg. eff. April 25, 1969.

§20-1005.  Disposal or destruction of court records - Storage on microfilm, optical disk or other medium.
A.  Unless there is an objection by the presiding administrative judge or the chief judge of the district court, the court clerk is authorized to dispose of the judicial records enumerated in this subsection by first offering all or part of the records to the Archives and Records Division of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries for preservation as historical research materials, and by destroying all those which are not accepted by the Division.  Nothing shall prohibit the presiding administrative judge or the chief judge of the district court from entering an order for the destruction of records prior to the time limits enumerated in this subsection for good cause shown.  In the record destruction process, any officer may rely upon computerized lists or other electronic data provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts or its OCIS/OSCN system.  For purposes of determining the time periods in this chapter, the officer may disregard entries or actions taken in the subject cases, such as accounting, internal electronic data or other nonjudicial entries.  The judicial records subject to disposal or destruction shall be:
1.  Domestic relations cases.  This shall include, but not be limited to, cases filed concerning divorce, separate maintenance, annulment, reciprocal actions for enforcement of support, child custody, domestic abuse, foreign judgments in domestic relations cases, income assignments relating to an order of support, paternity, appeal on administrative order relating to support or paternity, habeas corpus relating to children, and other domestic-related filings:
a.	domestic relations cases that have been dismissed and no pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case for more than one (1) year, and
b.	all domestic relations cases after a twenty-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case;
2.  Probate cases.  This shall include, but not be limited to, cases filed concerning the probating of estates, guardianships, conservatorships, protective services to the elderly, powers of attorney, and trusts:
a.	probate cases that have been dismissed and no pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case for more than one (1) year, and
b.	all probate cases after a twenty-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case;
3.  Actions brought for money judgment only in which a dismissal or release and satisfaction has been filed for more than one (1) year;
4.  Civil (CJ and CS) records of cases:
a.	civil (CJ and CS) cases that have been dismissed and no pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case for more than one (1) year, and
b.	all other civil (CJ and CS) cases after a ten-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case;
5.  Felony criminal records of unadjudicated cases and adjudicated cases:
a.	felony criminal cases that have been dismissed and no pleading or any action taken in the case for more than one (1) year,
b.	felony criminal records of adjudicated cases after a ten-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case, and
c.	felony criminal records of adjudicated cases, where the sentence imposed was death, life without parole, or life, after a fifty-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case;
6.  Misdemeanor records of unadjudicated cases and adjudicated cases:
a.	misdemeanor cases that have been dismissed and no pleading or any action taken in the case for more than one (1) year,
b.	misdemeanor records of adjudicated cases after a five-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case; and
7.  Juvenile cases.  This shall include, but not be limited to, cases filed concerning delinquents, children in need of supervision, deprived children, children in need of treatment, children in need of shelter, and other related juvenile filings:
a.	juvenile cases that have been dismissed and no pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case for more than one (1) year, and
b.	all juvenile cases after a twenty-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case.
B.  The judicial records and the appearance docket books or sheets on which they are entered, prior to their disposal or destruction, shall be stored on at least two microfilm records, optical disks, or other appropriate medium, one of which shall be placed in the Archives and Records Division of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries or in a bank or other appropriate local depository and the other shall be available for public use in the court clerk's office.  The copy in the Department of Libraries or other depository shall be available for replacement in case of functional failure of the one available for public use.  The cost of the storage medium and equipment for viewing and copying shall be paid out of the court fund, upon approval by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  Records reproduced from microfilm, optical disk, and other media produced pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be received in evidence and have the same legal efficacy as the original.
C.  Traffic cases.  The court clerk of each district court shall destroy the judicial records of traffic cases and the appearance docket books or sheets on which they are entered after a five-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case, except in the case of a conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any narcotic drug, which records shall be destroyed after a ten-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case.
D.  Records of criminal property cases brought pursuant to Section 1321 et seq. of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be subject to disposal or destruction after a two-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 210, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.  Amended by Laws 1972, c. 66, § 1, emerg. eff. March 28, 1972; Laws 1978, c. 23, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 61, § 1, Laws 1984, c. 20, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 154, § 1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1985; Laws 1993, c. 87, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 197, § 4, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 400, § 4, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 390, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 153, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 34, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1005.1.  Destruction of paper records after recording on other medium or passage of certain time.
A.  All paper records which have been recorded on microfilm, microfiche, compact disc, or any other recognized technological means may be destroyed after the respective case has been adjudicated.  With the exception of felony conviction records, probate, adoption, quiet title, ejectment, partition, marriage and divorce records, and Indian deed approval records, all court records which have not been recorded on microfilm, microfiche, compact disc, or any other recognized technological means and in which no activity has occurred for twenty-two (22) years, may be destroyed or may be given as historical research materials to an appropriate organization as determined by the court clerk of the district court.
B.  Small claims cases and justice of the peace court records shall not be subject to microfilm or other permanent recording requirements.  The court clerk of each district court shall destroy the judicial records of justice of the peace courts including docket books on which they are entered, and small claims cases including the docket books and sheets on which they are entered after a five-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 192, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 400, § 5, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 390, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.

§20-1006.  Destruction of certain records and reporter's notes - Limitations.
A.  Unless there is an objection by the chief judge of the district court, the court clerk is authorized to destroy all exhibits in all domestic relations cases in which there has been no activity for more than twenty (20) years, and exhibits in all other civil cases in which there has been no activity for more than ten (10) years.
B.  The chief judge may direct a court reporter to destroy a court reporter's notes after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of a proceeding, or, if a proceeding has not resulted in an appeal upon which a request has been made to transcribe the proceeding, all notes of a court reporter may be destroyed immediately upon completion of transcription of a proceeding.
C.  No pleadings or judgments shall be destroyed under the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 47, § 1, emerg. eff. March 30, 1971.  Amended by Laws 1995, c. 197, § 3, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 239, § 6, eff. July 1, 1997.

§20-1007.  Destruction or sale of documents by court clerk.
The court clerk in each county in Oklahoma is authorized to destroy or sell for salvage the documents mentioned in this section which have been on file or stored in the court clerk’s office for a period longer than the time specified below:
1.  One (1) year.  All marriage health certificates.
2.  Two (2) years.  All instruments relating to beer, bingo, process servers, foreign process servers, closing out sale, and pool hall licenses including the applications, affidavits of residence, orders for hearing, notices of hearing, affidavits of posting and mailing and duplicate beer license.
3.  Three (3) years.  All duplicate receipts, duplicate vouchers, mechanics' and materialmen's lien records, duplicate deposit tickets, jury lists, juror and witness certificates, court clerk's liens, court fund claims, jury and bailiff records, monthly reports, statutory bonds, cost bonds, paid claims, procedural bonds, court assignments, and court calendars including disposition docket books containing entries which have been posted to the case file docket sheet or computer printed docket sheet, appearance bonds and search warrants in instances where no charges are filed, purchase orders, court minutes and records pertaining to bondspersons’ licenses.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 202, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1971.  Amended by Laws 1989, c. 336, § 3, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 1993, c. 87, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 197, § 4, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 2002, c. 390, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 153, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

§20-1008.  Destruction of depositions.
In each county of this state, the court clerk is hereby authorized to destroy, from time to time, depositions taken in all civil cases, except adoptions, after a ten-year period, and depositions taken in domestic relations cases may be destroyed after a twenty-year period has elapsed since any pleading has been filed or any action taken in the case.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 175, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.  Amended by Laws 1995, c. 197, § 5, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995.

§20‑1009.  Destruction of office files of deceased attorneys.
Unclaimed office files of a deceased lawyer that pertain to litigation, as well as those unrelated to any litigation, may be destroyed by persons lawfully in their possession after the lapse of five (5) years from the death of the deceased lawyer.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 175, § 2, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972.

§20-1010.  Destruction of deceased court reporter's notes.
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.

§20-1011.  Removal of exhibits, notes and other materials from custody of court clerk - Storage of reporting notes.
A.  Unless otherwise ordered by a judge of the district court, each court reporter who has been employed by a district court of this state shall remove all exhibits, notes and other materials from the custody of the court clerk within thirty (30) days after termination of employment with that district court by the court reporter.  In the event that the court reporter fails to remove the property in a timely manner, the court clerk shall be authorized to destroy the materials after six (6) months have elapsed since termination of the court reporter’s employment.
B.  It shall be mandatory that the offering party in any case shall take possession of all exhibits offered in a case at the conclusion of an appeal, or after the appeal time has elapsed if no appeal is taken, except in capital murder and workers’ compensation cases.
C.  1.  The reporting notes of all certified shorthand reporters may be kept in any form of communication or representation including paper, electronic, or magnetic media or other technology capable of reproducing for transcription the testimony of the proceedings according to standards or guidelines for the preservation and reproduction of the medium adopted by the American National Standards Institute or the Association for Information and Image Management.  Reporting notes shall be stored in an environment free from excessive moisture, temperature variation and electromagnetic fields if stored on a medium other than paper.
2.  If the reporting notes are kept in any form other than paper, one duplicate backup copy of the notes shall be stored in a manner and place that reasonably assures its preservation.
3.  A periodic review of the media on which the reporting notes are stored shall be conducted to assure that a storage medium is not obsolete and that current technology is capable of accessing and reproducing the records for the required retention period.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 5, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.  Amended by Laws 2003, c. 183, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

§20‑1101.  Citation.
This act shall be known as "THE UNIFORM RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES."
Added by Laws 1968, c. 128, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1968.

§20-1101.1.  Establishment as qualified retirement plan under Internal Revenue Code.
A.  The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges is established as a qualified governmental retirement plan under Sections 401(a) and 414(d) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.  The Board shall administer the System in order to comply with the applicable provisions of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
B.  As used in Section 1101 et seq. of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, “federal Internal Revenue Code” means the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or 1986, as amended and as applicable to a governmental plan as in effect on July 1, 1999.
C.  For purposes of compliance with the federal Internal Revenue Code, the plan year for the System is the fiscal year beginning July 1 and the limitation year for purposes of Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code is the calendar year.
D.  Forfeitures arising from severance of employment, death, or for any other reason may not be applied to increase the benefits any member would otherwise receive under the System’s law.  However, forfeitures may be used to reduce the employer’s contribution.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 8, eff. July 1, 1999.

§20-1102.  Eligibility for retirement - Vacancies.
Any Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Workers' Compensation Court, Court of Appeals or District Court who serves as Justice or judge of any of said courts in the State of Oklahoma for a period of eight (8) years or longer and upon reaching or passing the age of sixty-five (65) years, or who serves for a period of ten (10) years or longer and upon reaching or passing the age of sixty (60) years, or whose sum of years of service and age equal or exceeds eighty (80), after completing eight (8) years of judicial service, shall be eligible to receive the retirement benefits herein provided, and, if such Justice or judge is still serving in such capacity when the above requirements are complied with, the Justice or judge may elect to retire and may elect whether such retirement shall become effective immediately or at a specified time within the term of the Justice or judge or at the expiration of the term of the Justice or judge, by filing a written declaration of the desire of the Justice or judge to retire with the Governor and the Court Administrator, and the Governor shall endorse approval of the Governor thereon if the conditions herein specified exist.  For the purpose of Section 1101 et seq. of this title, years to be credited for retirement shall be as follows:  Any Justice or judge who, at the time this act was originally passed in 1968, was serving as a Justice or judge of a court that is included in the State Supernumerary Judges Act shall receive credit for retirement under this act for each year said Justice or judge has served in any court of record, and any Justice or judge who, on January 12, 1969, was not serving as a Justice or judge of a court that was included in the State Supernumerary Judges Act shall receive credit for each year of service as a Justice or judge of a court of record, providing that the Justice or judge has served a period of two (2) years after assuming the office as a Justice or judge of one or more of the above-mentioned courts, and, in determining the periods of time above mentioned, a major fraction of a year shall count as a whole year.  Any Justice of the Supreme Court or Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Workers' Compensation Court, Court of Appeals, or District Court, who has not served as a Justice or judge of a court of record of the State of Oklahoma or a court that was a court of record of the State of Oklahoma for a period of eight (8) years, and who on January 13, 1969, was a member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, or the retirement system of any instrumentality of the state, or the retirement system of any county, shall not be required or permitted to become a member of, or participant in, The Uniform Retirement System for Judges and Justices provided for by Sections 1101 - 1107, inclusive, of this title, unless within ninety (90) days after May 7, 1969, the Justice or judge elected to so become and waived or forfeited any right to which the Justice or judge might have been entitled under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System or the retirement system of any instrumentality of the state, or of a county, except the right of a refund of any accumulated contributions of the Justice or judge without interest thereon.  No Justice of the Supreme Court or Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Workers' Compensation Court, Court of Appeals, or District Court, who has served as a Justice or judge of a court of record of the State of Oklahoma or a court that was a court of record of the State of Oklahoma for a period of eight (8) years or more prior to January 13, 1969, and who was a member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System or a county retirement system on January 12, 1969, and who on January 13, 1969, was a Justice or judge in any of the aforementioned courts, shall be required to make an election as to which retirement system the Justice or judge shall be a member of, and nothing in this act shall be construed so as to require any such Justice or judge to forfeit any right to which the Justice or judge might be entitled under the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System or county retirement system to which the Justice or judge may have a vested or contractual interest but the Justice or judge will be required to participate in The Uniform Retirement System for Judges and Justices provided by Sections 1101 - 1107, inclusive, of this title.  No Justice or judge of the above-mentioned courts shall be eligible to enter the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System after January 13, 1969.  Upon approval by the Governor of an election of any Justice or judge to retire as authorized by Section 1101 et seq. of this title, the office held by such Justice or judge shall become vacated immediately or at the specified time within the term of the Justice or judge, or at the expiration of the term of the Justice or judge in accordance with the election of the Justice or judge desiring retirement status, and any such vacancy so created shall be filled in the manner provided by law and the Constitution.  Provided, however, if any retired Justice or judge should be elected or appointed to any political or judicial office, the retirement compensation of the Justice or judge shall be suspended during the period of time that the Justice or judge holds such office and be reinstated upon leaving such office.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other provision of law to the contrary, a retired Justice or judge shall be permitted to be employed by any college or university within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as a full-time or part-time member of the faculty or as a teacher in any common school or career and technology education entity without suspension of retirement benefits.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 128, § 2, emerg. eff. April 8, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1969, c. 328, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1969; Laws 1970, c. 219, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970; Laws 1988, c. 267, § 18, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1992, c. 376, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 351, § 4, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 419, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 438, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 464, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

§20‑1102.1.  Suspension of retirement compensation prohibited under certain circumstances.
The retirement compensation of any retired Justice or judge shall not be suspended during the period of time that he holds any political or judicial office unless the compensation for said office is paid from fees, levies or taxes imposed by the State of Oklahoma or any political subdivision thereof.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 124, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1983.

§20-1102.2.  Military service credit.
A.  Any active member of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges who served in the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined in paragraph (23) of Section 902 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, prior to membership in the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall be granted service credit, not to exceed five (5) years, for those periods of active military service during which the member was a war veteran.  Any active member of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges whose initial membership in the System began on or after July 1, 2000, may receive up to five (5) years of prior military service credit as otherwise provided in this section, only upon payment of the amount determined by the Board pursuant to Section 1103G of this title.  For a person becoming a member of the System on or after July 1, 2003, if the military service credit authorized by this section is used to compute the retirement benefit of the member and the member retires from the System, such military service credit shall not be used to compute the retirement benefit in any other retirement system created pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes and the member may receive credit for such service only in the retirement system from which the member first retires.
B.  Effective December 12, 1994, and thereafter, a leave of absence on account of a period of qualified military service in the uniformed services of the United States within the meaning of Section 414(u)(5) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, followed by a return to service as a Justice or judge within ninety (90) days after completion of the period of service may be eligible for service credit under this System.  Notwithstanding any provision of this plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and service credit with respect to qualified military service will be allowed in accordance with Section 414(u) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 236, § 159, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1990, c. 340, § 16, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1998, c. 419, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 257, § 10, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 311, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 406, § 14, eff. July 1, 2003.

§20-1102A.  Disability retirement - Amount - Survivor benefits - Determination of benefits.
A.  Any Justice or judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Appeals, Workers’ Compensation Court or district court who has reached the age of fifty-five (55) years and has served as Justice or judge of any of the named courts in the State of Oklahoma for a period of fifteen (15) continuous years or longer, next preceding application for disability retirement, may receive as retirement disability compensation a maximum monthly benefit in an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the average monthly salary received by the member when the member served as a Justice or judge based on the last three (3) years of active service multiplied by the total number of years of service on the named courts.  But in no event may such retirement disability of a Justice or judge who incurs a disability before July 1, 2004, exceed seventy percent (70%) or one hundred percent (100%), for a Justice or judge who incurs a disability after June 30, 2004, of the average monthly salary based on the highest three (3) years of active service and found applicable to such Justice or judge at the time of retirement, when such Justice or judge is ordered to retire from office with compensation by the Court on the Judiciary for the reason of physical disability preventing the proper performance of official duty.  The decree of the Court on the Judiciary shall set forth the amount of compensation the Justice or judge so retired shall receive, which compensation shall be payable out of the State Judicial Retirement Fund.  The only optional form of benefit payment available for disability benefits is Option A, as provided for in Section 3 of this act.  Option A must be elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this act.  Benefit payments shall cease upon the member's recovery from disability prior to the normal retirement date.  Future benefits, if any, shall be paid based upon length of service and compensation as of the date of disability.  In the event that disability ceases and the member returns to employment within the System, credited service to the date of disability shall be restored, and future benefits shall be determined accordingly.
B.  For members of the System who are married on September 1, 2005, and who are still making the additional three percent (3%) surviving spouse contributions as of that date, the surviving spouse benefit shall be as follows:
1.  The surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or judge having at least eight (8) years of service shall be entitled to receive survivor benefits in the amount herein prescribed, if married to the decedent ninety (90) days prior to the termination of the member’s employment as a Justice or judge and has been so married to the member continuously for a period of at least three (3) years immediately preceding his death, provided that the required additional contributions are made;
2.  Survivor benefits shall be payable in accordance with Section 1001 et seq. of this title if the surviving spouse has then attained the age of sixty (60) years or, if then under such age, immediately upon his attainment of that age or if the surviving spouse is disabled or when the deceased member served for a minimum of ten (10) years and the Workers’ Compensation Court determines that the death arose out of and in the course of employment or when the deceased member would have met the requirements for retirement, whichever occurs first;
3.  The amount of the benefits the surviving spouse may receive shall be as follows:
a.	fifty percent (50%) of the amount of benefits the deceased Justice or judge was receiving immediately prior to the member’s death, or
b.	fifty percent (50%) of the amount the deceased Justice or judge would have been entitled to receive on the date of the member’s death, the annual rate of such benefits to be determined without regard to whether the deceased Justice or judge had attained minimum retirement age at the time of the member’s death, and
c.	such additional amounts as the surviving spouse is eligible for in accordance with Section 1103A of this title; or
4.  In lieu of the benefits and provisions provided in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, of this subsection, the members described in this subsection may elect upon retirement an Option A or B as provided in Section 3 of this act.
C.  Members who are single as of September 1, 2005, and who made the additional three percent (3%) spousal contribution at any time prior to that date, may apply to receive a refund or transfer of such additional contributions and an unreduced retirement benefit.  To receive this refund, the qualifying member must file an application for the refund with the System by December 1, 2005.  The applicable contributions shall be transferred pursuant to this subsection and the procedures established by the Board.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the excess contributions which were paid on a pretax basis and considered as picked up under the provisions of Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be transferred directly to an account established for the employee in the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Savings Incentive Plan, created under 401 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The excess contributions which were paid on an after-tax basis and not considered picked up under the provisions of Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be transferred to the Deferred Compensation Plan created under 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The provisions for refund or transfer contained in this subsection shall not take effect until the Board receives official written notice that this distribution satisfies the tax qualification requirements for governmental plans applicable to such refunds or transfers as specified in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and as applicable to governmental plans and the relevant regulatory provisions and guidance related thereto.  The application and receipt of a refund under this subsection shall operate as an irrevocable waiver of any survivor benefit available under this act.  In lieu of receiving a refund of contributions the member may elect at retirement to have a survivor option as provided in Section 3 of this act with a reduced benefit.  The Board of Trustees of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.
D.  Single members at the time of retirement who never made the additional three percent (3%) spousal contribution, as provided in Section 1103 of this title, shall receive an unreduced retirement benefit or may elect at retirement to have a survivor option as provided in Section 3 of this act with a reduced benefit.  The Board of Trustees of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.
E.  Members who are married as of September 1, 2005, but who are not paying the additional three percent (3%) surviving spousal contribution as a result of waiver and consent of the spouse, shall be eligible for a survivor option as provided in Section 3 of this act.
F.  Members who join the system after August 31, 2005, shall be eligible for a survivor option as provided in Section 3 of this act.
G.  Any Justice, judge or surviving spouse meeting the requirements for disability retirement benefits as provided in this section may make application to the Court on the Judiciary for a determination of disability retirement benefits.  The Justice, judge or surviving spouse making application shall be required by the Court on the Judiciary to be examined by two recognized physicians selected by the Court to determine the extent of disability of such applicant.  The examining physicians shall furnish the Court a detailed written report of the disability of the examined applicant.  The Court shall then determine whether the applicant, if the member is a Justice or judge, has a disability preventing the proper performance of the member’s official duties.  If the applicant is a surviving spouse the court shall determine whether such surviving spouse is disabled.  If the Court determines that the applicant is disabled, the Court shall order disability retirement benefits as provided by this section.  The Court shall require all persons receiving disability benefits to submit to a physical examination once each year for the three (3) years following the start of disability benefits.  The Court shall select two physicians to examine such persons and if they are found no longer disabled by the examining physicians the Court shall terminate such disability benefits.  The Justice, judge or surviving spouse shall then be entitled to receive such other benefits as they may be entitled to by law.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 104, § 1, eff. July 1, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1974, c. 247, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974; Laws 1979, c. 255, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1982, c. 360, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1989, c. 224, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 1995, c. 318, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 257, § 9, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 536, § 6, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 464, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

§20‑1102B.  Benefits for surviving spouse of certain Justices or judges.
A.  Any retired Justice or judge who, on the effective date of this act, is receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement System, may bring his spouse under the survivor benefit provisions of the Judicial Retirement Act by filing a written statement with the director of the System within thirty (30) days from the effective date of this act declaring himself willing to accept a ten percent (10%) reduction of the retirement benefits to which he is entitled.
B.  Any retired Justice or judge who was a member of the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement System on January 14, 1969, and who died while in active service before June 22, 1974, or died in retirement status between January 14, 1969, and the effective date of this act shall be considered to have brought his spouse under the survivor benefit provisions of the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement System.  The surviving spouse of such Justice or judge, when otherwise eligible, shall be entitled, from and after the effective date of this act, to survivor benefits upon payment to the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement System of that amount of additional contributions which the deceased Justice or judge would have been required to make had the law permitted him to elect on January 13, 1969, to bring his spouse under the survivor benefit provisions of the Judicial Retirement System.  If the contributions made to the System by such deceased Justice or judge while alive were refunded to his surviving spouse upon his death, the surviving spouse must also repay the amount thereof to the System when applying for benefits under the provisions hereof.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 120, §1.

§20-1102C.  Retirement benefit options.
A.  Except as otherwise provided for in this section and Section 1104.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, members who join the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges on September 1, 2005, or thereafter, may elect to have the retirement benefit paid under one of the options provided in this section in lieu of having it paid in the form stated in Section 1104 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  The election of an option must be made prior to the member’s retirement date or to receipt of a benefit after termination of service with a vested benefit.  A specific person must be designated as joint annuitant at the time of the election of Option A or B.  Election of an option is available with respect to the vested benefit.  All retirement benefits of a married member shall be paid pursuant to the Option A plan as provided for in this section unless the spouse of a member consents in writing for the unreduced benefits to be paid as provided for in Section 1104 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes or pursuant to Option B as provided for in this section.
B.  The amount of retirement benefit payable under an option shall be based on the age and sex of the member and the age and sex of the joint annuitant at the retirement date, and shall be such amount as to be the actuarial equivalent of the retirement benefit otherwise payable under Section 1104 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C.  The retirement options are:
Option A.  Joint and one-half to joint annuitant survivor.  A reduced retirement benefit is payable to the retiree during his or her lifetime with one-half (1/2) of that amount continued to the joint annuitant during such joint annuitant's remaining lifetime, if any, after the death of the retiree.  If the named joint annuitant dies at any time after the member's retirement date, but before the death of the retiree, the retiree shall return to the unreduced retirement benefit, including any postretirement benefit increases, the member would have received had the member not selected Option A.  The benefit shall be determined at the date of death of the named joint annuitant.  This increase shall become effective the first day of the month following the date of death of the named joint annuitant, and shall be payable for the retiree's remaining lifetime.  The retiree shall notify the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges of the death of the named joint annuitant in writing.  In the absence of the written notice being filed by the member notifying the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges of the death of the named joint annuitant within six (6) months of the date of death, nothing in this subsection shall require the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges to pay more than six (6) months of retrospective benefits increase.
Option B.  Joint and survivor.  A reduced retirement benefit is payable to the retiree during his or her lifetime with that amount continued to the joint annuitant during the joint annuitant's remaining lifetime, if any, after the death of the retiree.  If the named joint annuitant dies at any time after the member's retirement date, but before the death of the retiree, the retiree shall return to the unreduced retirement benefit, including any postretirement benefit increases, the member would have received had the member not selected Option B.  The benefit shall be determined at the date of death of the named joint annuitant.  This increase shall become effective the first day of the month following the date of death of the named joint annuitant, and shall be payable for the retiree's remaining lifetime.  The retiree shall notify the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges of the death of the named joint annuitant in writing.  In the absence of such written notice being filed by the member notifying the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges of the death of the named joint annuitant within six (6) months of the date of death, nothing in this subsection shall require the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges to pay more than six (6) months of retrospective benefits increase.
D.  If a member who is eligible to retire in accordance with the provisions of this section or Section 1104 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes but is not actually retired or is eligible to vest or has elected a vested benefit dies, the member's spouse may elect to receive benefits as a joint annuitant under Option B, calculated as if the member retired on the date of death, in lieu of receiving the member's accumulated contributions.  However, no benefits shall be payable before the date the deceased member would have met the requirements for a normal or early retirement.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be applicable to a surviving spouse of a deceased member who died prior to the effective date of this act, but only if no benefits or distributions have been previously paid.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

§20-1103.  Contributions - Oklahoma Judicial Retirement Fund - Returns.
A.  Effective September 1, 2005, each Justice or judge who is a member of The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall have eight percent (8%) of his or her current monthly salary withheld by the State of Oklahoma and deposited in a fund in the State Treasury which is hereby created and shall be known as the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement Fund.  If a Justice or judge shall cease to be a Justice or judge of the above-mentioned courts, for any reason, before he or she has accumulated eight (8) years of accredited service, or dies after he or she has accumulated eight (8) years’ service and having no survivor benefit, then all the contributions retained from his or her salary shall be paid to him or her or his or her named beneficiary, or his or her estate in case of no named beneficiary, and he or she shall have no further claim against the State of Oklahoma for retirement pay for his or her services to date.
B.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the compensation taken into account for any judge or Justice in determining contributions or benefit accruals for any plan year is limited to the annual compensation limit under Section 401(a)(17) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
C.  Upon death of a retired judge who has no survivor benefits, there shall be paid to his or her named beneficiary, or his or her estate in case of no named beneficiary, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of his or her accumulated contributions over the sum of all retirement benefit payments made.
D.  Upon the death of a retired member, the benefit payment for the month in which the retired member died, if not previously paid, shall be made to the estate of the member or to the member’s beneficiary if there is no estate.  Such benefit payment shall be made in an amount equal to a full monthly benefit payment regardless of the day of the month in which the retired member died.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 128, § 3, emerg. eff. April 8, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1969, c. 328, § 2, emerg. eff. May 7, 1969; Laws 1974, c. 247, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974; Laws 1976, c. 271, § 13, emerg. eff. June 15, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 255, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1998, c. 419, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 257, § 11, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 539, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 464, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

§20-1103.1.  Additional contributions - Minimum funded ratio—Reporting.
A.  On and after January 1, 2001, the Administrative Director of the Courts, in addition to the members’ contributions, shall transfer monthly amounts for deposit in the State Judicial Retirement Fund as set out in Section 1309 of this title equal to two percent (2.0%) of the monthly total actual paid gross salaries of the members of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges.  Effective July 1, 2005, such amounts transferred by the Administrative Director of the Courts shall be as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending	Percentage of Contribution
June 30, 2006	3.0%
June 30, 2007	4.0%
June 30, 2008	5.5%
June 30, 2009	7.0%
June 30, 2010	8.5%
June 30, 2011	10.0%
June 30, 2012	11.5%
June 30, 2013	13.0%
June 30, 2014	14.5%
June 30, 2015	16.0%
June 30, 2016	17.5%
June 30, 2017	19.0%
June 30, 2018	20.5%
June 30, 2019 and thereafter	22.0%
B.  Regardless of the contribution rate as set out in subsection A of this section, the State Judicial Retirement Fund should have a funded ratio at or near ninety percent (90%) or be receiving sufficient contributions to amortize any unfunded liability of the fund according to the amortization schedule adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.  The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System is authorized to establish and adjust the employer contribution rate annually, upon the consideration of an actuarial recommendation, at the actuarially required employer contribution rate.  If a possible increase in any given year to the full actuarially required rate is in excess of three percent (3%) of compensation, the Board may adopt a plan to raise the contribution rates over a period of up to five (5) years until reaching the full actuarially required rate.  The Board may consider the availability of funds to the Administrative Director of the Courts, the Court of Civil Appeals, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Workers’ Compensation Court, in establishing the annual contribution rate.  The Board of Trustees shall make an annual report concerning its decision to increase the contribution rate.  The report shall be distributed to the Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Legislative Service Bureau, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
C.  The Administrative Director of the Courts shall remit to the System all required retirement contributions due on a monthly basis.  All required court and employee contributions and supporting documentation are due and must be received by the System on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month for which the contributions are due.  Court and employee contributions remitted to the System after thirty (30) days from the above due date shall be subject to a monthly late charge of one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the unpaid balance to be paid by the Administrative Director of the Courts to the System.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 12, eff. July 1, 1999.  Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 438, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 536, § 7, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 420, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.

§20-1103.2.  Limit on employee contributions – Purchase of service credit - Rollovers.
A.  Subject to the provisions of this section, employee contributions made to the System shall not exceed the maximum annual additions permissible under Section 415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Board may modify a request by a member to make contributions to the System if the amount of the contributions would exceed the limits under Section 415(c) or Section 415(n) of the federal Internal Revenue Code subject to the following:
1.  Where the System’s law requires a lump sum payment, for the purchase of service credit, the Board may establish a periodic payment plan in order to avoid a contribution in excess of the limits under Section 415(c) or 415(n) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.  The Board may by rule adopt a procedure for the pick-up of contributions for the purchase of service.  However, the implementation of the pick-up is subject to a favorable ruling by the Internal Revenue Service; and
2.  An eligible member in the System, as defined by Section 1526 of the federal Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, may purchase service credit without regard to the limitations of Section 415(c)(1) of the federal Internal Revenue Code as provided by state law in effect on August 5, 1997.
B.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Board may by rule permit the System to accept rollovers for the purchase of service.
C.  If the Board’s options under subsection A or B of this section will not avoid a contribution in excess of the limits under Section 415(c) or 415(n) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, the Board shall reduce or deny the contributions.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 13, eff. July 1, 1999.

§20-1103.3.  Deduction of employee contributions – Picked up contributions.
A.  Employee contributions shall be deducted by the employer for such benefits as the Board is authorized to administer as provided for by law.  Employee and employer contributions shall be remitted monthly, or as the Board may otherwise provide, to the Executive Director for deposit in the State Judicial Retirement Fund.
B.  The employer shall pick up under the provisions of Section 414(h)(2) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and pay the contribution which the member is required by law to make to the System for all compensation earned after December 31, 1999.  Although the contributions so picked up are designated as member contributions, such contributions shall be treated as contributions being paid by the participating employer in lieu of contributions by the member in determining tax treatment under the federal Internal Revenue Code and such picked up contributions shall not be includable in the gross income of the member until such amounts are distributed or made available to the member or the beneficiary of the member.  The member, by the terms of this System, shall not have any option to choose to receive the contributions so picked up directly and the picked up contributions must be paid by the participating employer to the System.
C.  Member contributions which are picked up shall be treated in the same manner and to the same extent as member contributions made prior to the date on which member contributions were picked up by the participating employer.  Member contributions so picked up shall be included in gross salary for purposes of determining benefits and contributions under the System.
D.  The employer shall pay the member contributions from the same source of funds used in paying salary to the member, by effecting an equal cash reduction in gross salary of the member.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999.

§20-1103A.  Survivor benefits for spouse.
A.  Effective October 1, 2004, any surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or judge shall be eligible to receive an additional monthly survivor benefit provided:
1.  The Justice or judge retired or died on or after July 1, 1999;
2.  The Justice or judge paid the required contributions to provide the survivor benefits as set forth in Section 1103 of this title prior to July 1, 1999;
3.  Those required additional contributions have not been refunded to the Justice or judge or to a beneficiary;
4.  The Justice or judge and the surviving spouse remained continuously married; and
5.  The Justice or judge continued to make such required contributions to provide the survivor benefits up to the time of retirement or death.
The additional amounts described in subsection B of this section shall not be made to the surviving spouse if the member elects an Option A or Option B survivor option pursuant to Section 3 of this act.
B.  Any eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or judge, as described in subsection A of this section, shall receive an additional monthly survivor benefit, based upon the length of payments of the required contributions to provide the survivor benefits as set forth in Section 1103 of this title which were made prior to July 1, 1999, as follows:
	Length of Payments	Survivor Benefit % Increase
1 month - 9 years, 11 months	5%
10 years - 19 years, 11 months	10%
20 years or more	15%
C.  The survivor benefit increase shall be in addition to the fifty percent (50%) survivor benefit otherwise payable pursuant to Section 1102A of this title.  An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or judge who, on September 30, 2004, is receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall be entitled to receive the survivor benefit increase set forth above beginning with the October 1, 2004, monthly benefit payment.  An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased Justice or judge who begins receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges after September 30, 2004, shall be entitled to receive the survivor benefit increase set forth above beginning with the first month of survivor benefit payments.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 247, § 3, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 15, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 536, § 8, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 464, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

§20-1103B.  Repealed by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 46, eff. July 1, 1999.
§20‑1103C.  Reinstatement of service credit.
A Justice or judge whose employment as such has terminated and who has withdrawn his contributions made to the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement Fund may, upon return to service as a Justice or judge with participation in the System, procure reinstatement of service credit for the years during which contributions were made and withdrawn by paying the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement Fund the full amount of contributions previously withdrawn with interest thereon at the annual percentage rate of ten percent (10%) from the date of withdrawal.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 138, § 2, operative July 1, 1976.  Amended by Laws 1993, c. 322, § 8, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1999, c. 257, § 16, eff. July 1, 1999.

§20‑1103D.  State Supernumerary Judges ‑ Abolition.
The abolition of the office of State Supernumerary Judges, heretofore effective January 13, 1969, shall continue in full force and effect, and nothing in this act shall be interpreted to allow any judge to hereafter act in such a capacity or be paid any remuneration or compensation therefor.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 138, § 3, operative July 1, 1976.

§20‑1103E.  Death benefit.
Upon the death of a retired member, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall pay to the beneficiary of the member or if there is no beneficiary or if the beneficiary predeceases the member, to the estate of the member, the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) as a death benefit for those retired members who died prior to July 1, 1999.  For those retired members who die on or after July 1, 1999, the sum shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).  The benefit payable pursuant to this section shall be deemed, for purposes of federal income taxation, as life insurance proceeds and not as a death benefit if the Internal Revenue Service approves this provision pursuant to a private letter ruling request which shall be submitted by the board of trustees of the System for that purpose.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 236, § 157, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1999, c. 167, § 4, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 352, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002.

§20‑1103F.  Credit for service accumulated in other retirement systems.
A member of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges may receive credit for those years of credited service accumulated by the member while a member of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, the Teacher's Retirement System of Oklahoma or the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, if the member is not receiving or eligible to receive retirement credit or benefits from said service in any other public retirement system.  To receive the service credit, the member shall pay the amount determined by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 1103G of this title.  Said service of the member shall not alter the member's vesting requirements.  The service will be added after the member reaches vesting date.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 236, § 158, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1989, c. 224, § 2, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 340, § 18, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 322, § 9, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993.

§20-1103G.  Service credit - Computation of purchase price.
A.  The Board of Trustees shall adopt rules for computation of the purchase price for service credit.  These rules shall base the purchase price for each year purchased on the actuarial cost of the incremental projected benefits to be purchased.  The purchase price shall represent the present value of the incremental projected benefits discounted according to the member's age at the time of purchase.  Incremental projected benefits shall be the difference between the projected benefit said member would receive without purchasing the service credit and the projected benefit after purchase of the service credit computed as of the earliest age at which the member would be able to retire.  Said computation shall assume an unreduced benefit and be computed using interest and mortality assumptions consistent with the actuarial assumptions adopted by the Board of Trustees for purposes of preparing the annual actuarial evaluation.
B.  In the event that the member is unable to pay the purchase price provided for in this section by the due date, the Board of Trustees shall permit the members to amortize the purchase price over a period not to exceed sixty (60) months.  Said payments shall be made by payroll deductions unless the Board of Trustees permits an alternate payment source.  The amortization shall include interest in an amount not to exceed the actuarially assumed interest rate adopted by the Board of Trustees for investment earnings each year.  Any member who ceases to make payment, terminates, retires or dies before completing the payments provided for in this section shall receive prorated service credit for only those payments made, unless the unpaid balance is paid by said member, his or her estate or successor in interest within six (6) months after said member's death, termination of employment or retirement, provided no retirement benefits shall be payable until the unpaid balance is paid, unless said member or beneficiary affirmatively waives the additional six-month period in which to pay the unpaid balance.  The Board of Trustees shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.
C.  Current contributing members who, as former members, withdrew their accumulated contributions, may amortize the cost of returning the withdrawn contributions over a period of not to exceed sixty (60) months.  Said payments shall be made by payroll deductions unless the Board of Trustees permits an alternate payment source.  The amortization shall include interest in an amount not to exceed the actuarially assumed interest rate adopted by the Board of Trustees for investment earnings each year.  Any member who ceases to make payments, terminates, retires or dies before completing the payments provided in this subsection shall be refunded all related payments made, and all related credited service and other related benefits shall be canceled unless the unpaid balance is paid by said member, his or her estate or successor in interest within six (6) months after said member’s death, termination of employment or retirement.  No retirement benefits shall be payable until the unpaid balance is paid, unless said member or beneficiary affirmatively waives the additional six-month period in which to pay the unpaid balance.  The Board of Trustees shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 340, § 19, eff. July 1, 1990.  Amended by Laws 1993, c. 322, § 6, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1999, c. 257, § 17, eff. July 1, 1999.

§20-1103H.  Study on restructuring the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges.
On or before November 1, 2004, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall conduct a study pursuant to this section.  The study shall focus on restructuring the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges to create a uniform contribution rate for all members of the System for the purpose of providing survivor benefits.  The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall issue a report based on the findings of the study and shall include any recommendations for the implementation of a uniform contribution rate.  The report shall be delivered to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chair of the Retirement and Group Health Committee of the Senate, the Chair of the Retirement Laws Committee of the House of Representatives and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than December 1, 2004.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 536, § 9, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20-1104.  Retirement compensation.
Each justice or judge who is a member of The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges upon retirement after June 30, 2004, shall be entitled to receive as retirement compensation, until changed by the Legislature, an annual amount, each monthly payment of which shall be in an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the average monthly salary received by him or her as a justice or judge based on the highest three (3) years of active service multiplied by the number of total years of service and reduced according to the elected survivor option, if any.  The amounts of compensation reported to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System for the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, by the Office of Personnel Management prior to June 30, 2004, may be conclusively presumed as valid regarding the source of the compensation reported as salary for purposes of the accuracy of the employees’ contributions and the computation of salary for the calculation of benefits.  This presumption shall not include any computation error made by the Office of Personnel Management or the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System on behalf of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges.  Provided, however, that no justice or judge retiring after June 30, 2004, may receive a monthly retirement benefit in excess of one hundred percent (100%) of the average monthly salary based on the highest three (3) years of active service and found applicable to such justice or judge at the time of retirement.  Retirement compensation shall be payable monthly out of the State Judicial Retirement Fund by warrants prepared by the Executive Director of the Public Employees Retirement System and issued by the State Treasurer.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 128, § 4, emerg. eff. April 8, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1969, c. 328, § 3, emerg. eff. May 7, 1969; Laws 1971, c. 312, § 8, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971; Laws 1979, c. 255, § 3, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1982, c. 360, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1995, c. 318, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 323, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 419, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 438, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 536, § 10, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 464, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

§20-1104.1.  Maximum benefits permitted – Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangements.
A.  Benefits payable from the System may not exceed the maximum benefits specified by Section 415(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
B.  Subject to approval by the Internal Revenue Service, the Board may establish and maintain a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement under Section 415(m) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.  The Board may establish by rule the necessary and appropriate procedures for the administration of such benefit arrangement under the federal Internal Revenue Code.  If the amount of any annual benefit would exceed the limitations imposed by Section 415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, that excess amount may be paid from this benefit arrangement.  The amount of any contribution that would exceed the limitations imposed by Section 415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code would be credited to this benefit arrangement.  If established, the qualified excess benefit arrangement must be a separate portion of the retirement plan.  The qualified excess benefit arrangement is subject to the following requirements:
1.  The benefit arrangement shall be maintained solely for the purpose of providing to members in the retirement plan that part of the member’s annual benefit otherwise payable under the terms of the act that exceed the limitation on benefits imposed by Section 415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code; and
2. Members do not have an election, directly or indirectly, to defer compensation to the excess benefit arrangement.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 18, eff. July 1, 1999.

§20-1104.2.  Distribution requirements.
A.  All benefits paid from the System shall be distributed in accordance with the requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and the regulations under that section.  In order to meet these requirements, the System shall be administered in accordance with the following provisions:
1.  Distributions of a member’s benefits must begin by the later of the April 1 following the calendar year in which a member attains age seventy and one-half (70 1/2) or the April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the member retires;
2.  The life expectancy of a member or a member’s spouse may not be recalculated after the benefits commence;
3.  If a member dies before the distribution of the member’s benefits has begun, distributions to beneficiaries must begin no later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the member died; and
4.  The amount of benefits payable to a member’s beneficiary may not exceed the maximum determined under the incidental death benefit requirement of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
B.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 1102 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, distributions from the System may be made only upon retirement, separation from service, disability or death.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 257, § 19, eff. July 1, 1999.

§20‑1104A.  Accrual of retirement benefits ‑ Increase of benefits ‑ Minimum amount.
A.  Retirement benefits shall accrue from the first day of the month coinciding with or following retirement and ending on the last day of the month in which death occurs or the actuarial equivalent thereof paid in such manner as specified by the member pursuant to this act or as otherwise allowed to be paid at the discretion of the board.
B.  Any Justice or judge or surviving spouse of a deceased judge who, on July 1, 1979, is receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall be entitled to receive an increase of ten percent (10%) of such benefits as of June 30, 1979.
C.  The retirement compensation payable to a Justice or judge who was a member of The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges on June 30, 1979, shall not be less than the retirement compensation that would have been payable had the provisions of the System on such date have continued without change including the ten percent (10%) increase provided in this section.
Added by Laws 1979, c. 255, § 4, eff. July 1, 1979.

§20‑1104B.  Per diem and mileage.
A.  Any Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, or Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals who is retired pursuant to the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, Section 1101 et seq. of this title, may apply to the Supreme Court for senior status.
B.  Any District Judge, Associate District Judge, or Judge of the Workers' Compensation Court who is retired pursuant to the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, Section 1101 et seq. of this title, may apply to the Supreme Court for active duty assignments.
C.  The Supreme Court may assign duties to Senior Justices and Judges and to Active Retired Judges.  These duties may include, but shall not be limited to, settlement efforts, consideration of motions, consideration of special proceedings, administrative duties, and research and writing of opinions.  These duties may or may not include courtroom participation.
D.  It shall be the duty of the Supreme Court to annually certify the status of Senior Justices and Judges and Active Retired Judges.
E.  The Supreme Court may make any appropriate order regarding office space, necessary equipment, and support staff as appropriate for Senior Justices and Judges and Active Retired Judges.
F.  Any retired Justice or judge who is assigned and who performs active duty after retirement shall receive not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per diem plus necessary expenses which are reimbursable pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act as determined by the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 280, § 4, emerg. eff. June 11, 1980.  Amended by Laws 1985, c. 320, § 6, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1991, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 327, § 9, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 321, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.

§20‑1104D.  Increase in benefits for certain judges.
Any justice or judge or surviving spouse of a deceased justice or judge who, on September 30, 1982, is receiving benefits from The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall be entitled to receive an increase of ten percent (10%) of such benefits beginning October 1, 1982.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 316, § 5, eff. July 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Title 74, § 930.2 and amended by Laws 1982, c. 360, §§ 3, 4.

§20‑1104E.  Increase in retirement benefits.
Every person receiving retirement benefits from the System as of June 30, 1993, shall receive on July 1, 1994, an increase in retirement benefits to be computed as follows:
1.  Multiply Seven Hundred Eighty Dollars ($780.00) by four percent (4%);
2.  Multiply the sum of paragraph 1 by the number of years of credited service of the member;
3.  Divide the sum of paragraph 2 by twelve (12) and this shall be the increase in the monthly retirement benefit;
4.  This increase shall be adjusted to reflect any options selected by the member at the time of retirement.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 335, § 8, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985.  Amended by Laws 1990, c. 340, § 20, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 383, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994.

§20-1104F.  Benefit increase.
Any person receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges as of June 30, 1999, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2000, shall receive a three percent (3%) increase in said benefits on July 1, 2000.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 377, § 4, eff. July 1, 2000.

§20-1104G.  Increase in benefits - Amount.
Any person receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges as of June 30, 2001, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2002, shall receive a five percent (5%) increase in said benefits on July 1, 2002.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 394, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002.

§20-1104H.  Uniform Retirement System for Justices - Increase in benefits.
Any person receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges as of June 30, 2003, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2004, shall receive a four-percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2004.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 536, § 11, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20-1104I.  Increase in benefits - July 1, 2006.
Any person receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges as of June 30, 2005, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2006, shall receive a four-percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2006.
Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 46, § 7, eff. July 1, 2006.

§20-1104J.  Increase in benefits - July 1, 2008 - Offset.
Any person receiving benefits from the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges as of June 30, 2007, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2008, shall receive a four-percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2008.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 415, § 3, eff. July 1, 2008.

§20‑1105.  Office of State Supernumerary Judges abolished ‑ Retirement of Justices or Judges.
From and after January 13, 1969, former supernumerary judges shall become and be known as retired Justices or judges, as the case may be.  They shall receive as retirement compensation, an amount equal to the benefits received by them before that date, payable monthly by the Judicial Retirement System.  A former supernumerary Justice or judge who stands assigned by the Supreme Court to active judicial service duty shall receive as his annual retirement compensation, an amount equal to seventy‑five percent (75%) of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($17,500.00) payable monthly, for so long as he continues in full‑time active duty under such assignment.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 128, § 5.  Amended by Laws 1976, c. 138, § 1, operative July 1, 1976.

§20‑1107.  Assignment of certain retired Justices and judges to judicial duties.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary as set forth in Senate Bill No. 494, of the Second Session of the Thirty‑first Oklahoma Legislature, Justices or judges holding a supernumerary status, prior to the enactment of said Senate Bill No. 494, may, upon written application to the Court Administrator, be assigned judicial duties by the Supreme Court.
Any judge or Justice retired under the provisions of said Senate Bill No. 494 may, upon written application to the Court Administrator, be assigned judicial duties by the Supreme Court. Provided, such application for assignment or the actual assignment for judicial duty shall not constitute the creation of a public office under the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 315, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1968.

§20-1108.  Management of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges and the State Judicial Retirement Fund - Retirement Medical Benefit Fund - Reports.
A.  The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall have the responsibility for management of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges and the State Judicial Retirement Fund.  All benefits payable under The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, refunds of contributions and overpayments, purchases or investments under the law, and all expenses in connection with the System shall be paid from the Oklahoma Judicial Retirement Fund.  The State Judicial Retirement Fund shall be invested and managed in the same manner as now or hereinafter provided by law for the investment and management of funds belonging to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.  The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall be an instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma.  The System shall be vested with the powers and duties specified in this act and such other powers as may be necessary to enable it, its officers, employees, and agents to carry out fully and effectively the purposes and intent of this act.
1.  The Board shall distribute the corpus and income of the System to the members and their beneficiaries in accordance with the System’s law.  At no time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to members and their beneficiaries shall any part of the corpus and income be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries.
2.  The Board may not engage in a transaction prohibited by Section 503(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
3.  The Board shall be responsible for the policies and rules for the general administration of the System, subject to the provisions of this act.  Except as specifically provided in this act, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges shall generally be managed in the same manner as now or hereinafter provided by law or by rule for the management of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.
4.  The Board shall establish rules for the administration of the System and for the transaction of its business consistent with law, which rules shall be promulgated in compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
5.  The Board may adopt all necessary actuarial tables to be used in the operation of the System as recommended by the actuary and may compile such additional data as may be necessary for required actuarial valuation calculations.
6.  All decisions of the Board as to questions of fact shall be final and conclusive on all persons except for the right of review as provided by law and except for fraud or such gross mistake of fact as to have effect equivalent to fraud.
7.  Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement, or who shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record necessary for carrying out the intent of this act for the purpose of committing fraud, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not exceeding one (1) year.  Should any error in any records of the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges result in any member or beneficiary receiving more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the Board shall correct such error, and, as far as practicable, make future payments in such manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was entitled shall be paid, and to this end, may recover any overpayments.
B.  The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall compile a quarterly financial report of all the funds of the State Judicial Retirement Fund on a fiscal year basis.  The report shall be compiled pursuant to uniform reporting standards prescribed by the Oklahoma State Pension Commission for all state retirement systems.  The report shall include several relevant measures of investment value, including acquisition cost and current fair market value with appropriate summaries of total holdings and returns.  The report shall contain combined and individual rate of returns of the investment managers by category of investment, over periods of time.  The Board of Trustees shall include in the quarterly reports all commissions, fees or payments for investment services performed on behalf of the Board of Trustees with respect to the State Judicial Retirement Fund.  The report shall be distributed to the Governor, the Oklahoma State Pension Commission, the Legislative Service Bureau, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.  In lieu of compiling and distributing the quarterly report, the Board may provide the Pension Commission with direct access to the same data from the custodian bank for the System.
C.  There is hereby created the Retirement Medical Benefit Fund.  The fund shall be maintained as a subaccount of the State Judicial Retirement Fund.  The Retirement Medical Benefit Fund is composed of all assets which may be contributed to this subaccount to pay the retirement system’s portion of the monthly retiree health insurance premium benefit described by Section 1316.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  All such allocated assets and any earnings thereon in the Retirement Medical Benefit Fund shall be held for the exclusive purpose of providing retiree medical benefits.  The Retirement Medical Benefit Fund is to be administered in accordance with the requirements of Section 401(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.  The Board of Trustees may promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the funding and administration of the fund pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
D.  After July 1 and before December 1 of each year, the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall publish widely an annual report presented in simple and easily understood language pursuant to uniform reporting standards prescribed by the Oklahoma State Pension Commission for all state retirement systems.  The report shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Oklahoma State Pension Commission and the members of the System.  The annual report shall cover the operation of the System during the past fiscal year, including income, disbursements, and the financial condition of the System at the end of the fiscal year.  The annual report shall also contain the information issued in the quarterly reports required pursuant to subsection B of this section as well as a summary of the results of the most recent actuarial valuation to include total assets, total liabilities, unfunded liability or overfunded status, contributions and any other information deemed relevant by the Board of Trustees.  The annual report shall be written in such a manner as to permit a readily understandable means for analyzing the financial condition and performance of the System for the fiscal year.  In order to standardize the information and analysis of the financial condition of the System, the Board shall provide information regarding the financial and actuarial condition of the System using assumptions or requirements as hereinafter required for the report stating the condition of the System as of July 1, 2002, and for each subsequent reporting date, which information shall be contained in an appendix or addendum to the annual report.  For purposes other than the reporting requirements contained in the appendix or addendum, all actuarial and economic assumptions shall be those assumptions adopted by the System in its annual actuarial valuation.  The appendix or addendum shall contain a statement of the financial condition of the System:
1.  Using an assumed rate of return of seven and one-half percent (7.5%), net of investment expenses, per annum, compounded annually;
2.  Using an actuarial assumption regarding cost-of-living adjustments for the System of two percent (2%) annually;
3.  That relies upon the use of appropriate preretirement, postretirement and disability retirement information using generational projections taken from the RP-2000 Mortality Tables, published by the Society of Actuaries;
4.  Which accurately and completely summarizes all sources of system assets, other than employee contributions, which shall include, but not be limited to, the total of all employer contributions, any dedicated tax or fee revenue of whatever kind or however denominated, and the total amount of any other source of revenue which accrues to the System, other than return on investments, such as federal monies used for the purpose of making employer contributions; and
5.  Using an assumption that the unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities of the System are amortized over a period of thirty (30) years, in a manner consistent with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement Number 25.
E.  The Board shall adopt a cost of living adjustment actuarial assumption in its annual actuarial valuation report.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 328, § 4, emerg. eff. May 7, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1983, c. 6, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1983; Laws 1988, c. 321, § 19, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1995, c. 81, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 55, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 257, § 20, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 391, § 5, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 406, § 15, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 536, § 12, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2008, c. 415, § 11, eff. July 1, 2008.

§20-1108A.  Claims for payment of death benefit, unpaid accumulated contributions or final monthly benefit - Limitation.
All claims for payment of the death benefit, unpaid accumulated contributions of a deceased member or the final monthly benefit must be made within three (3) years of the date of death of the member.  If no claim is made within three (3) years, payment of these monies shall no longer be due and all such monies shall be forfeited to the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges in the State Judicial Retirement Fund.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 322, § 10, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993.

§20‑1109.  "Justice or judge" to include Administrative Director of the Courts.
The term "Justice or judge," as used in connection with judicial retirement, shall include the Administrative Director of the Courts.  The person holding that constitutional office at the effective date of this act may secure credit for his prior years of service with the judiciary by paying, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this act, the amount of contributions he would have paid to the Judicial Retirement System had he been a member thereof since January 13, 1969.  He shall not participate in any other state retirement system but may withdraw all his contributions paid to the general employees retirement system.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 247, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.

§20‑1110.  Termination of plan.
(1)  In the event a plan of the Retirement System is terminated or in the event of complete discontinuation of contributions or is partially terminated, the right of all participants or in the event of partial termination the rights of the affected participants, whether retired or otherwise, shall become fully vested.
(2)  In the event of termination of the plan, the board of trustees shall distribute the net assets of the fund, allowing a period of not less than six (6) nor more than nine (9) months for dissolution of disability claims, as follows:
(a)  First, accumulated contributions shall be allocated to each respective participant, former participant, retired member, joint annuitant or beneficiary then receiving payments.  If these assets are insufficient for this purpose, they shall be allocated to each such person in the proportion which his accumulated contributions bear to the total of all such participants' accumulated contributions.  For purposes of this section, contribution means payment into the System by an employer or employee for the benefit of an individual employee.
	(b)  The balance of such assets, if any, remaining after making the allocations provided in subparagraph (a) of this section shall be disposed of by allocating to each person then having an interest in the fund the excess of his retirement income under the plan less the retirement income which is equal to the actuarial equivalent of the amount allocated to him under subparagraph (a) of this section.  Such allocation shall be made with the full amount of the remaining assets to be allocated to the persons in each group in the following order of precedence:
(i)  those retired members, joint annuitants or beneficiaries receiving benefits,
(ii)  those members eligible to retire,
(iii)  those members eligible for early retirement,
(iv)  former participants electing to receive a vested benefit, and
(v)  all other members.
In the event the balance of the fund remaining after all allocations have been made with respect to all retirement income in a preceding group is insufficient to allocate the full actuarial equivalent of such retirement income to all persons in the group for which it is then being applied, such balance of the fund shall be allocated to each person in such group in the proportion which the actuarial equivalent of the retirement income allocable to him pursuant to such group bears to the total actuarial equivalent of the retirement income so allocable to all persons in such group.
Provided no discrimination in value results, the board of trustees shall distribute the amounts so allocated in one of the following manners as the board of trustees in their discretion may determine:
(i)  by continuing payment of benefits as they become due, or
(ii) by paying, in cash, the amount allocated to any such person.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 279, § 1, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978.  Amended by Laws 1979, c. 255, § 5, eff. July 1, 1979.

§20-1111.  Certain benefits and rights of retired justices and judges exempt from process - Exception of qualified domestic orders.
A.  Except as otherwise provided by this section, any annuity, benefit, fund, property or right created by or accruing to any person under any provision of The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges is hereby made and declared exempt from and not subject to execution, garnishment, or attachment or any other process or claim whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except as specifically provided by said act.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees may offset any benefits of a member or beneficiary to pay a judgment or settlement against a member or beneficiary for a crime involving the System, for a fraud or breach of the member’s fiduciary duty to the System, or for funds or monies incorrectly paid to a member or a beneficiary, provided such offset is in accordance with the requirements of Section 401(a)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The offset applies to any benefits which may otherwise be payable to a member or beneficiary from any plan or fund which is administered by the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.
B.  1.  The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to a qualified domestic order as provided pursuant to this subsection.
2.  The term “qualified domestic order” means an order issued by a district court of this state pursuant to the domestic relation laws of the State of Oklahoma which relates to the provision of marital property rights to a spouse or former spouse of a member or provision of support for a minor child or children and which creates or recognizes the existence of the right of an alternate payee, or assigns to an alternate payee the right, to receive a portion of the benefits payable with respect to a member of the System.
3.  For purposes of the payment of marital property, to qualify as an alternate payee, a spouse or former spouse must have been married to the related member for a period of not less than thirty (30) continuous months immediately preceding the commencement of the proceedings from which the qualified domestic order issues.
4.  A qualified domestic order is valid and binding on The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges and the related member only if it meets the requirements of this subsection.
5.  A qualified domestic order shall clearly specify:
a.	the name and last-known mailing address (if any) of the member and the name and mailing address of the alternate payee covered by the order,
b.	the amount or percentage of the member’s benefits to be paid by The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges to the alternate payee,
c.	the number of payments or period to which such order applies,
d.	the characterization of the benefit as to marital property rights or child support, and
e.	each plan to which such order applies.
6.  A qualified domestic order meets the requirements of this subsection only if such order:
a.	does not require the System to provide any type or form of benefit, or any option not otherwise provided under state law as relates to The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges,
b.	does not require The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges to provide increased benefits, and
c.	does not require the payment of benefits to an alternate payee which are required to be paid to another alternate payee pursuant to another order previously determined to be a qualified domestic order or an order recognized by The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges as a valid order prior to the effective date of this act.
7.  A qualified domestic order shall not require payment of benefits to an alternate payee prior to the actual retirement date or withdrawal of the related member and shall not attach to or require the payment of any amount of benefits related to a deferred compensation plan or program authorized by Section 1701 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
8.  The obligation of The Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges to pay an alternate payee pursuant to a qualified domestic order shall cease upon the death of the related member.
9.  This subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C.A. Section 1001, et seq., as amended from time to time, or rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and court cases interpreting said act.
10.  The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.
11.  An alternate payee who has acquired beneficiary rights pursuant to a valid qualified domestic order must fully comply with all provisions of the rules promulgated by the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to this subsection in order to continue receiving his or her benefit.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 185, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1993, c. 322, § 7, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 198, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 536, § 13, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20-1201.  Establishment - Free use.
A.  A county law library may be established in each county of this state.  Law libraries in counties having a population of less than three hundred thousand (300,000) shall be established and operated in accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Court.  Law libraries in counties having a population of three hundred thousand (300,000) or more shall be established and operated in accordance with Section 1202 et seq. of this title.
B.  County law libraries shall be open to the judges of the state, to state officials, to all the judges of the district, to all county officials, to the members of the Bar, and to the inhabitants of the county, free of charge under proper regulation provided, the Administrative Director of the Courts with approval of the Chief Justice shall establish uniform reasonable charges for the use of services and equipment, including, but not limited to, computer-assisted research, computers, facsimile machines, copiers, and telephone lines.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 27, § 2, emerg. eff. Dec. 16, 1936.  Amended by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 1.  Renumbered from § 812 of Title 19 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.  Amended by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995.

§20-1202.  Quarterly transfer of money to Law Library Fund - Purchases - Branch libraries.
A.  1.  Unless the board of law library trustees in a county having a population of three hundred thousand (300,000) or more shall direct that no disbursement be made or that a lesser amount than provided in this section be transferred, the court clerk, within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter, shall transfer to the Law Library Fund the funds collected for credit to the Law Library Fund pursuant to Sections 152 and 153 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
2.  In counties having a population of less than three hundred thousand (300,000), monies which are deposited into the county Law Library Fund shall be transferred on a quarterly basis to the Law Library Revolving Fund established under the authority of the Supreme Court.
B.  Monies in the Law Library Fund may be expended for the purchase of books, periodicals, and other related materials and legal research services and for the establishment and maintenance of law libraries.
C.  A law library may be established at the county seat of a county at a suitable place provided by the county commissioners of the county.  The county commissioners may additionally provide a place designated by the board of law library trustees in counties having a population of three hundred thousand (300,000) or more or by the Supreme Court in all other counties elsewhere in the county than the county seat and there establish a branch library of the law library.  The law library and any branch law library shall be governed and controlled and funds expended by the board of trustees or by the Supreme Court as provided by law.
Added by Laws 1936, p. 27, § 3, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Renumbered from § 813 of Title 19 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.  Amended by Laws 1972, c. 95, § 1, operative April 1, 1972; Laws 1974, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 55, § 10, emerg. eff. April 9, 1975; Laws 1975, c. 293, § 8, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 253, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 112, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 242, § 2, operative July 1, 1981; Laws 1983, c. 273, § 6, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1990, c. 109, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1995, c. 286, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.

§20-1203.  Law Library Fund - Use.
All money collected for credit to the Law Library Fund shall be paid by the court clerk to the county treasurer.  The money shall be kept in a separate account to be known as the "Law Library Fund".  It shall be treated as a continuing fund.  It shall neither be diverted to any other account nor be used for any purpose other than those specified in Section 1202 of this title.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 95, § 2, operative April 1, 1972.  Amended by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995.

§20‑1204.  Board of Law Library Trustees.
The management of said library shall be under a board of law library Trustees, consisting of five (5) members, to be chosen in the manner hereinafter provided, to‑wit:
(a) In counties having two or more district judges, two district judges of the county, who shall be selected by the district judges of said county, in counties having only one district judge, such district judge and the associate district judge of the county.
(b) The district attorney for the district that includes the county in which the law library is located, or an assistant district attorney who is designated by the district attorney.
(c) Two members of the county bar association who shall be chosen by the members thereof.
The present members of the board of law library trustees shall remain in office until the expiration of their terms of office.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 28, § 5, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 815 by Laws 1968, c. 138, §2.  Amended by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.

§20‑1205.  Officers of Board of Law Library Trustees.
The officers of said board of law library Trustees shall consist of a president and secretary, who shall be elected by members of the board.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 28, § 6, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 816 by Laws 1968, c. 138, §10.

§20‑1206.  Terms of trustees.
The four elective members of said board of trustees shall hold office for two (2) years, except the members of the first board, who shall be divided into two classes, with two trustees in each class, one class holding office for one (1) year and the other class holding office for two (2) years.
Immediately after the selection and election of said trustees they shall be divided into said classes by lot.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 28, § 7, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 817 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.

§20‑1207.  Trustees ‑ Honorary office.
The office of trustee shall be honorary, without salary or other compensation.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 28, § 8, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 818 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.

§20‑1208.  Powers of Board of Law Library Trustees.
Such board of trustees, by a majority vote of all their members, shall have power:
First:  To make and enforce all rules, regulations and bylaws necessary for the administration, government and protection of such library, and all property belonging thereto, or that may be loaned, devised, bequeathed or donated to the same.
Second:  To remove any trustee for just cause, and fill all vacancies that may from any cause occur on the board.
Third:  To define the powers and prescribe the duties of its officers, and to provide for the time and manner of their selection.  Fourth:  To elect all necessary subordinate officers, including a librarian and such assistants as may be necessary, and to prescribe their duties and fix the salary of same, and at their pleasure remove any such officer or assistant.
Fifth:  To purchase books, journals, publications, and other personal property, the title to which shall be in the county.
Sixth:  To order the drawing and payment, upon properly authenticated vouchers, duly certified by the president and secretary, of money from the Law Library Fund, for any liability or expenditure herein authorized, and generally to do all that may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 28, § 9, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 819 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.

§20‑1209.  Claims, orders and demands ‑ Filing ‑ Payment ‑ Contracts ‑ Limitation.
The claims, orders and demands of the trustees of any such law library when duly made and authenticated as above provided shall be filed with the county clerk and considered and disposed of by the treasurer of such county out of the library fund, of which full entry and record shall be kept as in other cases.  Provided that no contracts shall be entered into for any fiscal year in excess of the amount received the preceding fiscal year from such fund and such surplus as may remain on hand for such preceding year.  Provided further that in order to determine said amount or limitation during the first year that this act is made operative in any county the amount to be contracted for shall not exceed the fund or amount which would have been raised under this act had it been in operation the year preceding the time it becomes effective.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 29, § 10, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 819, by Laws 1968, c. 138, §10.

§20-1210.  Reports - Filing.
The board of trustees, on August 1 of each year, shall prepare the following reports, a copy of which shall be filed with the Administrative Director of the Courts:
1.  A financial report showing the receipts and disbursements of money and the total amount in the fund at the end of the fiscal year, such report to be made on a form prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector; and
2.  An inventory report of all property, number of books, periodicals, and other publications on hand, the number added by purchase, gift or otherwise during the year, the number lost or missing, and such other information as is requested by the Administrative Director of the Courts.
The Administrative Director of the Courts may require additional reports when deemed necessary in the discharge of the Administrative Director of the Courts duties.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 29, § 11, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Amended by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 3.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 821 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.  Amended by Laws 1972, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. March 28, 1972; Laws 1979, c. 112, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1989, c. 353, § 14; Laws 2003, c. 184, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

§20‑1211.  Meetings of board of law library trustees.
The board of trustees shall meet once each month and at such other times as they may appoint, at a place to be appointed for that purpose.  A majority of all their number shall constitute a quorum for business.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 29, § 12, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Renumbered from § 822 of Title 19 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.  Amended by Laws 1979, c. 112, § 3, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1999, c. 90, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999.

§20-1212.  Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 1995.
§20‑1213.  Acceptance of Act by resolution ‑ Discontinuance.
In order for this act and the provisions thereof to apply and to be put in force and effect in any county, it shall be necessary for the governing board of the court fund of such county to adopt a resolution to that effect; and when such resolution shall be adopted, this act shall be in full force and effect as to such county, provided that the board of library trustees of such county created by this act is hereby empowered at its discretion to discontinue the operation of this act in said county.
Added by Laws 1936, Ex.Sess., p. 29, § 14, emerg. eff. Dec. 15, 1936.  Amended by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 4.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 824 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.

§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.
The board of law library trustees of any county law library in the State of Oklahoma, by a majority vote, is hereby authorized to transfer to the court fund of such county, from time to time, such unallocated monies in the law library fund of the county as may be deemed unnecessary by said board for the purchase of law books and periodicals for said library, and for the proper maintenance thereof.  The provisions of this act shall not apply to counties having a population in excess of one hundred eighty‑five thousand (185,000) according to the last preceding Federal Census.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 80, § 1, emerg. eff. March 22, 1943.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 826 by Laws 1968, c. 138, §10.

§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.
The board of law library trustees, in addition to the duties and authority now provided by law may acquire photographic or chemical reproduction apparatus for use in conjunction with the service now furnished the public in said law library.  They are given the right to make rules consistent herewith for the operation of said apparatus, and said law library.
Added by Laws 1957, p. 127, § 2.  Renumbered from Title 19, §830 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.

§20‑1220.  Counties in excess of 300,000 population ‑ National Association of Law Librarians ‑ Dues ‑ Conventions.
In all counties of this state having a population in excess of three hundred thousand (300,000) according to the 1960 Federal Decennial Census or any subsequent Federal Decennial Census, the board of law library trustees in any county establishing a county law library, in addition to the duties and authority now provided by law, are hereby authorized, from the funds in its hands, to pay the annual dues of the librarian in the National Association of Law Librarians, and in addition thereto, the necessary expenses of such librarian in attending the annual conventions of such National Association of Law Librarians.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 188, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1963.  Renumbered from Title 19, § 831 by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 10.

§20‑1221.  Court clerk as custodian ‑ Duties.
Unless otherwise provided by the board of trustees, the court clerk shall serve as custodian of the county law library.  He shall make and maintain in his office a complete inventory of all the books, periodicals and other property of the law library; he shall make such reports as are required by the board of trustees and the Administrative Director of the Courts; and he shall service the volumes of the county law library with current pocket parts and supplements.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 138, § 5.

§20-1224.  Transfer of surplus funds from Law Library Fund.
On August 1 each year the board of trustees shall transmit to the Supreme Court for deposit in the State Judicial Revolving Fund all funds on deposit in the law library fund in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the income to such Fund during the preceding fiscal year, the existing surplus on hand on the effective date of this act being excluded.
Added by 1975, c. 55, § 11, emerg. eff. April 9, 1975.  Amended by  Laws 1979, c. 112, § 4, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 2004, c. 443, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20‑1225.  Enforcement of provisions.
The State Auditor and Inspector shall enforce all of the provisions of this act and report any violations thereof to the Chief Justice, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.
Added by 1975, c. 55, § 12, emerg. eff. April 9, 1975.  Amended by  Laws 1979, c. 30, § 85, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.

§20-1226.  Amount of transfers to fund specified.
A.  At the request of the board of trustees of the law library in a county having a population of three hundred thousand (300,000) or more, the presiding judge of an administrative district, with the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, shall be authorized to transfer up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per fiscal year from the court fund of the county in which the law library is located to the Law Library Fund of that county.
B.  In counties having a population of less than three hundred thousand (300,000), the court fund of the county in which a law library is located shall annually transfer to the Law Library Revolving Fund the following amounts:
1.  In counties having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000), the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00); and
2.  In counties having a population of ten thousand (10,000) or more, but less than thirty thousand (30,000), the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00); and
3.  In counties having a population of thirty thousand (30,000) or more, but less than three hundred thousand (300,000), the sum of Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00).
Added by Laws 1975, c. 293, § 9, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975.  Amended by Laws 1977, c. 105, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1977; Laws 1979, c. 113, § 1, operative July 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 242, § 3, operative July 1, 1981; Laws 1995, c. 286, § 5, eff. July 1, 1995.

§20-1227.  Law Library Revolving Fund - Authorized expenditures.
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Supreme Court to be designated the "Law Library Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies collected by the clerks of the district court for law libraries as prescribed by law, the sales of any law library books or equipment, charges for services, gifts, grants, private donations, and federal funding.  All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court upon approval of the Chief Justice for:
1.  The payment of charges due and owing by county law libraries at the time this statute is enacted;
2.  The purchase of books, journals, publications, computer-assisted research devices and services, computer equipment and maintenance, communication charges, and other necessary equipment, services, and fixtures;
3.  The payment of the salaries and benefits of personnel to administer the law libraries and assist in the purchase, sale, and inventory of books and equipment and the payment of all bills due and owing by county law libraries.  Without regard for the county in which bills were incurred or monies accrued, all monies received in the fund shall be combined and all bills paid from this fund;
4.  The payment of incidental expenses as established in rules promulgated by the Supreme Court;
5.  The payment of expenses occurring as the result of a natural disaster, accident, or equipment malfunction which is not reasonably foreseeable;
6.  No initial orders or renewals for printed materials not previously on subscription may be placed after July 1, 1997; and
7.  On or before August 1, 1997, the Administrative Director of the Courts shall solicit proposals for electronic research services to be provided to county law libraries if funds are available.  Such proposals shall provide both compact disc and Internet access capabilities.
Expenditures from this fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 14, eff. July 1, 1995.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 400, § 6, eff. July 1, 1997.

§20‑1301.  Deposit of fees, fines, costs and forfeitures - Bond.
All fees, fines, costs and forfeitures shall, when collected by the court clerk, be deposited in a fund in the county treasury designated "The Court Fund", and shall be used, from year to year, in defraying the expenses of holding court in said county.  The county treasurer shall act as an agent of the state in the care and handling of the Court Fund, but the treasurer's bond shall cover the treasurer's obligations in regard to this fund.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 412, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1993, c. 227, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993.

§20-1302.  Governing board of Court Fund.
The governing board of the Court Fund created by Section 1 of this act shall be a district judge, an associate district judge and the clerk of the court of the county where the fund is established.  If there is more than one district judge in the judicial district, the district judge shall be the judge who resides in that county. If no district judge resides in that county, it shall be the judge who was nominated from that county.  If several judges were nominated from or reside in that county, it shall be the one selected by all district judges in the judicial district.  The associate district judge shall be the associate district judge elected from the county. If there are several such judges, it shall be the one selected by all such associate district judges.  The membership of the governing board shall remain as presently constituted by law until January 13, 1969, and the provisions of this section shall become effective January 13, 1969.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 412, § 2, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968.

§20-1304.  Claims allowable - Approval - Limitation on courthouse building.
A.  Claims against the court fund shall include only expenses lawfully incurred for the operation of the court in each county.  Payment of the expenses may be made after the claim is approved by the district judge who is a member of the governing board of the court fund and either the local court clerk or the local associate district judge who is a member of the governing board.  No expenditures falling into any category listed in paragraphs 1, 5, 6, 7 and 13 of subsection B of this section, may be made without prior written approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  The Supreme Court may provide by rule the manner in which expenditures in the restricted categories shall be submitted for approval.  When allowing the expenditures in paragraphs 6 and 7 of subsection B of this section, the Chief Justice shall direct that resort first be had to the surplus funds in the court fund in the county involved.
B.  The term "expenses" shall include the following items and none others:
1.  Compensation of bailiffs and employees of the court fund;
2.  Juror fees and mileage, as well as overnight accommodation and food expense for jurors kept together as set out in Section 81 et seq. of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3.  Witness fees and mileage for witnesses subpoenaed by the defense as set out in Section 81 et seq. of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes, except that expert witnesses for county indigent defenders shall be paid a reasonable fee for their services;
4.  Office supplies, books for records, postage, and printing;
5.  Furniture, fixtures, and equipment;
6.  Renovating, remodeling, and maintenance of courtrooms, judge's chambers, clerk's offices, and other areas primarily used for judicial functions;
7.  Rent for courtroom facilities outside the courthouse;
8.  Judicial robes;
9.  Attorney fees for indigents in the trial court and on appeal;
10.  Compensation or reimbursement for services provided in connection with an adult guardianship proceeding as provided by Section 4‑403 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  Compensation from the court fund for attorneys appointed pursuant to the Oklahoma Guardianship Act shall be substantially the same as for attorneys appointed in juvenile proceedings pursuant to Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.  The compensation, if any, for guardians ad litem appointed pursuant to the Oklahoma Guardianship Act shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00);
11.  Transcripts ordered by the court;
12.  Necessary telephone expenses, gas, water, and electrical utilities for the part of the county courthouse occupied by the court and other areas used for court functions;
13.  Security expenses for the part of the county courthouse occupied by the court and other areas used for court functions;
14.  The cost of publication notice in juvenile proceedings as provided in Section 1-4-304 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes and in termination of parental rights proceedings brought by the state as provided in Section 1-4-905 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
15.  Interpreter fees;
16.  Necessary travel expenses of the office of county indigent defender approved by the court fund governing board;
17.  Rent for county indigent defender's office outside of the county courthouse;
18.  Computer equipment for county indigent defender's office;
19.  Reasonable compensation for expert, investigative, or other services authorized by the court for indigent defendants not represented by a county indigent defender or the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, if requested;
20.  Necessary training for the judges and court personnel on the court integrated computer system; and
21.  Any other expenses now or hereafter expressly authorized by statute.
C.  Nothing in Section 1301 et seq. of this title shall prevent the construction of additional courtrooms within existing courthouse facilities, from funds other than the court fund.
D.  Items of equipment, furniture, fixtures, printing, or supplies that are available in the quantities desired from a contract vendor's list for order or purchase by the court fund through the facilities of the Central Purchasing Division of the Department of Central Services may not be purchased by any court fund at prices higher than those approved by the Director of Central Purchasing.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 412, § 4, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1971, c. 288, § 1, emerg. eff. June 19, 1971; Laws 1974, c. 205, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 55, § 6, emerg. eff. April 9, 1975; Laws 1986, c. 206, § 1, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 147, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 329, § 127, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 194, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1992, c. 282, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 227, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 343, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 78, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 400, § 7, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 359, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 390, § 6, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 116, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.

§20‑1304A.  Publication of court dockets in certain counties ‑ Payment of expenses.
In each county with a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, the chief judge of the district court may, with the concurrence of the majority of the district judges regularly serving in the county, authorize the publication of court dockets in a daily newspaper designated by order of such judges, which newspaper is qualified by law to publish legal notices.  The cost of such service shall be paid for by the court clerk out of the court fund on a monthly basis.  It shall be computed by multiplying the number of all civil cases filed during the preceding month, save and except small claims suits and juvenile, mental health, habeas corpus and paternity proceedings, by the sum of Three Dollars ($3.00).  The amount so computed shall be paid to the designated newspaper publisher upon a verified claim presented to the court clerk.  The newspaper designated under the provisions of this act shall publish daily a docket that shall include jury, nonjury, motion and demurrer, criminal and civil dockets as well as all such other proceedings of the district court sitting in the county as the chief judge, with a concurrence of the majority of the district judges regularly serving in the county, may order.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 114, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1974.

§20‑1305.  Quarters for special judges.
No charge shall be made by any city or town in the state for the use of municipally‑owned quarters by a special judge.  A majority of the governing board of the court fund may authorize the use of money from the court fund to rent privately‑owned quarters for special judges in counties of over three hundred thousand (300,000) according to the latest Federal Census.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 412, § 5, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968.

§20-1306.  Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 1995.
§20-1307.  Report of receipts, expenses and transfers.
A.  Within thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter of every fiscal year, the court clerk of each county shall report to the Administrative Director of the Courts, in the manner prescribed by law for the reporting of information by agencies to the Office of State Finance pursuant to Section 41.1 et seq. of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the:
1.  Gross receipts to the court fund during the preceding quarter;
2.  Total amount of expenses paid during the preceding quarter, including, but not limited to, bond and interest expense and payments to the county general fund; and
3.  Total amount of money transferred or to be transferred to the State Judicial Revolving Fund for the entire past fiscal year as set forth in Section 1308 of this title.
B.  The Administrative Director of the Courts shall subsequently report the information required by subparagraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of this section within ten (10) days after receipt of the information to the Office of State Finance in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures of the Office of State Finance for reporting by state agencies pursuant to the provisions of Section 41.1 et seq. of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C.  The information required by this section for reporting by court clerks pursuant to subsection A of this section and for reporting by the Administrative Director of the Courts pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be in a form that separates fines, fees, forfeitures and other sources of revenue.  The information shall also indicate the amount of receipts used for local court expenses and the amount deposited into the State Judicial Revolving Fund.
D.  A ceiling on the amount of local court funds to be allocated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the local court budgets shall be established in the annual appropriation to the courts.
E.  Not later than December 1 and February 1 of each year, the Administrative Director of the Courts shall provide an estimate of the amount of funds to accrue to the State Judicial Revolving Fund in the subsequent fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 412, § 7, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1973, c. 236, § 11, emerg. eff. May 24, 1973; Laws 1975, c. 55, § 7, emerg. eff. April 9, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 212, § 14, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1991, c. 238, § 28, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 303, § 24, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 225, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 193, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 339, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 323, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 19, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 390, § 7, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 443, § 5, eff. July 1, 2004.

§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.
Clerks in counties having a population of less than seventy thousand (70,000) must transmit each quarter for deposit in the State Judicial Revolving Fund the amount by which the receipts deposited in the court fund for the quarter, including the interest earned on the court fund, exceeds the expenses for the quarter, provided the court clerk shall retain from the excess amount a sum equal to twenty percent (20%) of the expenses for the quarter.  Clerks in counties having a population of seventy thousand (70,000) or more shall transmit each month for deposit in the State Judicial Revolving Fund the amount by which the receipts deposited in the court fund for the reporting period for the report required by Section 1307 of this title, including interest earned on the court fund, exceeds the expenses for the reporting period, provided the clerk shall retain from the excess amount a sum equal to twenty percent (20%) of the expenses for the reporting period.  Within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year, the court clerk, in addition to the other amounts due hereunder, shall transmit to the Supreme Court for deposit in the State Judicial Revolving Fund an amount equal to the gross receipts for the entire past fiscal year less the total amount of expenses, as defined in subsection A of Section 1307 of this title, and less the transfers made for the past fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 412, § 9, emerg. eff. April 7, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1970, c. 153, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1970; Laws 1973, c. 236, § 12, emerg. eff. May 24, 1973; Laws 1975, c. 55, § 8, emerg. eff. April 9, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 212, § 15, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 160, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1991, c. 286, § 17, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 303, § 26, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 225, § 6, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 193, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 323, § 3, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 2, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 19, 1998; Laws 1998, c. 51, § 14, emerg. eff. April 2, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 443, § 6, eff. July 1, 2004.

NOTE:  Laws 1991, c. 238, § 29 repealed by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 31, eff. July 1, 1992.

§20-1309.  Time allowed for transfer of remittances to proper fund.
All remittances transmitted to the Supreme Court for deposit to the State Judicial Revolving Fund and to the State Judicial Retirement Fund shall be placed by the Administrative Director of the Courts in a clearing account and thence transferred to the proper fund after refunds directed by the State Auditor and Inspector have been effected or thirty (30) days of receipt, whichever is the shorter period of time.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 128, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 1975.  Amended by Laws 1978, c. 212, § 16, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1979, c. 30, § 86, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979; Laws 1994, c. 225, § 7, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 323, § 4, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 257, § 21, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 443, § 7, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20-1310.  Repealed by Laws 2004, c. 443, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
§20-1310.1.  Supreme Court Revolving Fund - Creation.
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Supreme Court, to be designated the "Supreme Court Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes specified in this section.  All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court for refunds to bondsmen and for the purpose of paying expenses authorized by Section 1809 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Sections 103.1, 1311, 1507 and 1660 of this title, and Sections 562 and 1355.13A of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and to make any other expenditures determined by the State Supreme Court to be necessary due to unforeseen emergencies impacting the operation of state courts, as well as nonrecurring expenditures to perform the duties imposed upon the State Supreme Court or Court of Civil Appeals by law.  Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 225, § 9, eff. July 1, 1994.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 383, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1998; Laws 1998, c. 418, § 69, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2003, c. 5, § 1, emerg. eff. March 28, 2003.

§20-1310.2.  State Judicial Revolving Fund.
A.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Supreme Court to be designated the “State Judicial Revolving Fund”.  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all receipts designated for deposit thereto pursuant to law and monies appropriated by the Legislature for deposit thereto.  All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted by the Supreme Court as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the district courts by law, and upon the Supreme Court and Court of Civil Appeals pursuant to Section 1310.1 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.  The Supreme Court is hereby authorized to transfer funds from the State Judicial Revolving Fund to the district courts for duties imposed by law.
B.  On the effective date of this act, the Director of State Finance shall transfer all unbudgeted funds from the State Judicial Fund to the State Judicial Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 443, § 9, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20-1310.3.  Supreme Court Administrative Revolving Fund.
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Supreme Court to be designated as the “Supreme Court Administrative Revolving Fund”.  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies transferred by the Supreme Court from legislative appropriations in any given fiscal year or years.  All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court for duties imposed upon the Supreme Court by law.  Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 233, § 7, eff. July 1, 2008.

§20‑1311.  Transfer of funds for jury trials.
When the court fund in any county becomes so exhausted that it appears that a party cannot procure an immediate trial by jury, the Administrative Director of the Courts upon the request of the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district and upon the approval by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, shall transfer from the Supreme Court Revolving Fund to the court fund of said county an amount that will be sufficient to permit an immediate jury trial of all cases that are triable by a jury and that are ready for trial.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 412, § 12, emerg. eff. May 17, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1994, c. 225, § 10, eff. July 1, 1994.

§20‑1312.  Audit of court fund and law library fund.
The court fund of the district court as well as the law library fund in every county of this state shall be audited at least once every two (2) fiscal years by the State Auditor and Inspector or by his duly appointed deputy or deputies and all of the books, records and accounts thereof shall be thoroughly inspected.
A copy of the audit report for each local court fund and each law library fund shall be filed by the State Auditor and Inspector with the following officers not later than the first day of July commencing July 1, 1972:  Administrative Director of the Courts, Attorney General, Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees and Director of Finance.
The State Auditor and Inspector shall prescribe the proper forms for both the audit and the financial report required to be filed by the board of law library trustees.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 265, § 1.  Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 87, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.

§20-1313.2.  Definitions - Fees in addition to fine.
A.  As used in this section:
1.  “Convicted” means any final adjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and any deferred or suspended sentence or judgment;
2.  “Court” means any state or municipal court having jurisdiction to impose a criminal fine or penalty; and
3.  “DNA” means Deoxyribonucleic acid.
B.  Any person convicted of an offense, including traffic offenses but excluding parking and standing violations, punishable by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay Nine Dollars ($9.00) as a separate fee, which fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense.
C.  1.  Any person convicted of any misdemeanor or felony offense shall pay a Laboratory Analysis Fee in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for each offense if forensic science or laboratory services are rendered or administered by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, by the Toxicology Laboratory of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner or by any municipality or county in connection with the case.  This fee shall be in addition to and not a substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for this offense.
2.  The court clerk shall cause to be deposited the amount of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) as collected, for every conviction as described in this subsection.  The court clerk shall remit the monies in the fund on a monthly basis directly either to:
a.	the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation who shall deposit the monies into the OSBI Revolving Fund provided for in Section 150.19a of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes for services rendered or administered by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,
b.	the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who shall deposit the monies into the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Toxicology Laboratory Revolving Fund provided for in Section 954 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes for services rendered or administered by the Toxicology Laboratory of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, or
c.	the appropriate municipality or county for services rendered or administered by a municipality or county.
3.  The monies from the Laboratory Analysis Fee Fund deposited into the OSBI Revolving Fund shall be used for the following:
a.	providing criminalistic laboratory services,
b.	the purchase and maintenance of equipment for use by the laboratory in performing analysis,
c.	education, training, and scientific development of Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation personnel, and
d.	the destruction of seized property and chemicals as prescribed in Sections 2-505 and 2-508 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D.  Upon conviction or bond forfeiture, the court shall collect the fee provided for in subsection B of this section and deposit it in an account created for that purpose.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection E of this section, monies shall be forwarded monthly by the court clerk to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training.  Beginning July 1, 2003, deposits shall be due on the fifteenth day of each month for the preceding calendar month.  There shall be a late fee imposed for failure to make timely deposits; provided, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, in its discretion, may waive all or part of the late fee.  Such late fee shall be one percent (1%) of the principal amount due per day beginning from the tenth day after payment is due and accumulating until the late fee reaches one hundred percent (100%) of the principal amount due.  Beginning on July 1, 1987, ninety percent (90%) of the monies received by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training from the court clerks pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the CLEET Fund, and ten percent (10%) shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.  Beginning January 1, 2001, sixty and fifty-three one-hundredths percent (60.53%) of the monies received by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training from the court clerks pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the CLEET Fund created pursuant to subsection G of this section, five and eighty-three one-hundredths percent (5.83%) shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund and thirty-three and sixty-four one-hundredths percent (33.64%) shall be deposited in the CLEET Training Center Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3311.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  Along with the deposits required by this subsection, each court shall also submit a report stating the total amount of funds collected and the total number of fees imposed during the preceding quarter.  The report may be made on computerized or manual disposition reports.
E.  Any municipality or county having a basic law enforcement academy approved by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training pursuant to the criteria developed by the Council for training law enforcement officers shall retain from monies collected pursuant to subsections A through D of this section, Two Dollars ($2.00) from each fee.  These monies shall be deposited into an account for the sole use of the municipality or county in implementing its law enforcement training functions.  Not more than seven percent (7%) of the monies shall be used for court and prosecution training.  The court clerk of any such municipality or county shall furnish to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training the report required by subsection D of this section.
F.  1.  Any person entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or is found guilty of the crime of misdemeanor possession of marijuana or drug paraphernalia shall be ordered by the court to pay a five-dollar fee, which shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense.
2.  The court clerk shall cause to be deposited the amount of Five Dollars ($5.00) as collected, for every adjudicated or otherwise convicted person as described in this subsection.  The court clerk shall remit the monies in the fund on a monthly basis directly to the Bureau of Narcotics Drug Education Revolving Fund.
G.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to be designated the “CLEET Fund”.  The fund shall be subject to legislative appropriation and shall consist of any monies received from fees and receipts collected pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, reimbursements for parts used in the repair of weapons of law enforcement officers attending the basic academies, gifts, bequests, contributions, tuition, fees, devises, and the assessments levied pursuant to the fund pursuant to law.
H.  1.  Any person convicted of a felony offense shall pay a DNA fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).  This fee shall not be collected if the person has a valid DNA sample in the OSBI DNA Offender Database at the time of sentencing.
2.  The court clerk shall cause to be deposited the amount of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) as collected, for every felony conviction as described in this subsection.  The court clerk shall remit the monies in said fund on a monthly basis directly to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation who shall deposit the monies into the OSBI Revolving Fund provided for in Section 150.19a of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes for services rendered or administered by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
3.  The monies from the DNA sample fee deposited into the OSBI Revolving Fund shall be used for creating, staffing, and maintaining the OSBI DNA Laboratory and OSBI Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Database.
I.  It shall be the responsibility of the court clerk to account for and ensure the correctness and accuracy of payments made to the state agencies identified in Sections 1313.2 through 1313.4 of this title.  Payments made directly to an agency by the court clerk as a result of different types of assessments and fees pursuant to Sections 1313.2 through 1313.4 of this title shall be made monthly to each state agency.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 223, § 18, operative July 1, 1986.  Amended by Laws 1987, c. 190, § 1, emerg. eff. June 29, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 74, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 71, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 40, § 3, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 9, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1997, c. 260, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 386, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 316, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 132, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2001, c. 258, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 22, § 5, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 224, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 471, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 5, § 7, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2004, c. 291, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 441, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2008, c. 437, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 442, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
NOTE:  Laws 2001, c. 225, § 1 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 22, § 34, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002.  Laws 2003, c. 461, § 1 repealed by Laws 2003, c. 471, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003.  Laws 2003, c. 319, § 7 repealed by Laws 2004, c. 5, § 8, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004.

§20-1313.3.  Fingerprinting fee - Deposits - Definitions.
A.  In addition to the fees imposed by Sections 1313.2 and 1313.4 of this title, any person convicted of any offense, including traffic offenses but excluding parking and standing violations, punishable by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a fingerprinting fee in the amount of Five Dollars ($5.00) for each offense for the A.F.I.S. Fund created by Section 150.25 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  The fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for the offense.  The fee shall be collected at the same time as the fees provided for in Section 1313.2 of this title.  Four Dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) of each fee received pursuant to this section shall be paid directly to the A.F.I.S. Fund and the balance shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund by the court clerk.  The payments shall be made to the appropriate fund by the court clerk on a monthly basis as set forth by subsection H of Section 1313.2 of this title.
B.  As used in this section:
1.  “Convicted” means any final adjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and any deferred judgment or suspended sentence; and
2.  “Court” means any state or municipal court having jurisdiction to impose a criminal fine or penalty.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 282, § 1, operative July 1, 1990.  Amended by Laws 1994, c. 188, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 386, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 404, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 22, § 6, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 319, § 8; Laws 2004, c. 5, § 9, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2004, c. 556, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.

NOTE:  Laws 2001, c. 258, § 4 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 22, § 34, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002.  Laws 2003, c. 224, § 2 repealed by Laws 2004, c. 5, § 10, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004.

§20-1313.4.  Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund – Assessment – Collection.
A.  In addition to the penalty assessments and fees imposed by Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title, any person convicted of any offense, including traffic offenses, but excluding parking and standing violations, punishable by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration, or any person forfeiting any bond when charged with any offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a Forensic Science Improvement Assessment in the amount of Five Dollars ($5.00) for each offense.  The assessment shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided by law for the offense.  The assessment shall be collected at the time and in the manner as the fees provided in Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title.  Each municipal court clerk is authorized to retain five percent (5%) of the assessment collected by each municipal court clerk pursuant to the provisions of this section.  All court clerks shall send the assessments collected to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for deposit into the Forensic Science Improvement Revolving Fund created by Section 150.35 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes less any amount authorized to be retained.  The deposits of funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be due and payable as required in subsection H of Section 1313.2 of this title.  Any funds deposited as required by this section shall be listed as a separate item from other deposits made pursuant to Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title.
B.  As used in this section, “convicted” and “court” shall have the same meaning as defined by Section 1313.2 of this title.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 225, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001.  Amended by Laws 2003, c. 224, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003.

§20-1313.5.  Penalty assessment in addition to penalties for certain traffic offenses.
A.  As used in this section:
1.  “Convicted” means any final adjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and any deferred or suspended sentence or judgment; and
2.  “Court” means any district court having jurisdiction to impose a criminal fine or penalty.
B.  In addition to any other penalty assessment imposed by law, any person convicted of any traffic offense punishable pursuant to Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but excluding a conviction for a violation of Section 11-901, 11-902, 11-1112, 11-1114 or 12-417 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and excluding parking and standing violations, or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) as a separate penalty assessment.  The assessment and fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense.
C.  The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the penalty assessments provided for in Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title.  Each court clerk is authorized to retain all interest accrued thereon prior to the due date for deposits as provided in this subsection.  The court clerk shall deposit the fee collected pursuant to this section in the account provided for in subsection D of Section 1313.2 of this title, and the amounts imposed by this section shall be forwarded monthly in one check or draft to the Department of Public Safety to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund.
D.  The deposits required by this section shall be included in the report required by Section 1313.2 of this title and shall be listed as a separate item.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 435, § 12, eff. July 1, 2001.  Amended by Laws 2004, c. 354, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004.

NOTE:  Editorially renumbered from § 1313.4 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.

§20-1313.6.  Penalty assessment in addition to penalties for offenses punishable pursuant to Sections 11-901 and 11-902 of Title 47.
A.  As used in this section:
1.  “Convicted” means any final adjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and any deferred or suspended sentence or judgment; and
2.  “Court” means any district court having jurisdiction to impose a criminal fine or penalty.
B.  In addition to any other penalty assessment imposed by law, any person convicted of any offense punishable pursuant to Section 11-901 or 11-902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a fee of One Hundred Fifty-five Dollars ($155.00) as a separate penalty assessment.  The assessment and fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense.
C.  The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the penalty assessments provided for in Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title.  As an administrative fee for handling funds collected as a penalty assessment, each court clerk is authorized to retain all interest accrued thereon prior to the due date for deposits as provided in this subsection.  The court clerk shall deposit the fee collected pursuant to this section in the account provided for in subsection D of Section 1313.2 of this title, and the amounts imposed by this section shall be forwarded monthly in one check or draft to the Department of Public Safety to be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Patrol Vehicle Revolving Fund.
D.  The deposits required by this section shall be included in the report required by Section 1313.2 of this title and shall be listed as a separate item.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 435, § 13, eff. July 1, 2001.  Amended by Laws 2004, c. 354, § 3, eff. July 1, 2004.

NOTE:  Editorially renumbered from § 1313.5 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.

§20-1313.7.  Medical expense liability fee - Remission of fees to Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund - Criteria for use of monies.
A.  In addition to the fees imposed by Sections 1313.2 and 1313.3 of this title, any person convicted of any offense, excluding municipal ordinances, traffic offenses and parking and standing violations, but including violations of Section 11-902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, punishable by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more or by incarceration or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such offense, shall be ordered by the court to pay a medical expense liability fee in the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each offense to the Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund provided for in Section 746.1 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  The fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense.
B.  The county court clerk shall cause to be deposited the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) as collected, for every conviction as described in this subsection.  The county court clerk shall remit the monies in the fund on a monthly basis to the Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund.
The monies from the Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund shall be used when all of the following criteria are met:
1.  The county has not filed a claim against the fund in the previous twelve (12) months;
2.  A county jail in this state is determined to be liable for the medical expense or expenses of a state inmate or person in custody on state charges as provided by law.  The minimum expense amount that shall qualify for consideration is Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) per ailment or injury;
3.  The county clerk of the county makes a written claim to the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board regarding a county medical expense.  In addition to the written claim, all of the medical records and bills shall be submitted that relate to the medical expense under consideration; and
4.  It is determined that the state inmate or person in custody on state charges lacks the ability and resources to cover the medical expense or expenses.
C.  The Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund shall not pay any expenses in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per state inmate or person in custody on state charges.  The State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board shall pay valid requests for reimbursements quarterly based upon a pro rata share of available funds being distributed between all valid claims received within the preceding quarter.  In the event there are insufficient funds available to pay any outstanding requests, the Board shall pay such requests only after sufficient funds have accumulated.  Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require payment in full of any or all valid claims or the holding of any or all valid claims until sufficient funds have accumulated to pay the claims in full.
D.  If the state inmate or person in custody on state charges receives any type of compensation or award from a collateral source as a result of the ailment or injury which is paid by the Medical Expense Liability Revolving Fund, the state shall be subrogated to the rights of a claimant to receive or recover from a collateral source to the extent that medical expenses were awarded.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 319, § 5.  Amended by Laws 2005, c. 468, § 1, emerg. eff. June 9, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 139, § 3, eff. July 1, 2008.

§20‑1314.  Equipment ‑ Surplus property ‑ Microfilming and storage of records.
The Supreme Court may provide by rule for the following:
1.  The joint acquisition, maintenance and operation of equipment by two or more district courts or court clerks;
2.  The disposition of surplus property acquired from local court funds; and
3.  The guidelines and standards for the microfilming and storage of court records.
Added by Laws 1979, c. 42, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979.

§20-1315.  Oklahoma Court Information System - Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving Fund.
A.  1.  The Supreme Court, by and through the office of the Administrative Director of the Courts, shall establish a court information system to be designated the "Oklahoma Court Information System" for the purpose of providing data processing services to state agencies, boards, and commissions and other entities pursuant to contract.  The Administrative Director of the Courts may assess a reasonable fee for such services.
2.  Court clerks and judges of the district courts of this state shall utilize the case tracking, accounting, legal research, and other services of the “Oklahoma Court Information System” at the direction of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  The development and implementation of the system’s accounting, auditing, and financial reporting functions shall be subject to the approval of the State Auditor and Inspector.
B.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Supreme Court to be designated the "Oklahoma Court Information System Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received in payment of data processing services furnished pursuant to contract.  The Administrative Director of the Courts, at the end of each month, shall issue a statement of charges to each entity for which data processing services were furnished.  The cost for data processing services shall be recovered directly from the entity for which such services were furnished and shall not be prorated to or payable by those not receiving the services.  All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court for the acquisition, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of data processing equipment and software.  Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 206, § 11, emerg. eff. July 8, 1985.  Amended by Laws 1994, c. 57, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 359, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 404, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

§20-1315.1.  Management Information Services Division.
There shall be established a Management Information Services Division in the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts which shall be responsible for the implementation and management of the Oklahoma Court Information System.  The administrative head of the Division shall be the Project Manager who shall be selected by a committee composed of the State Auditor and Inspector of the State of Oklahoma, the Administrator of the Courts, and the President of the Oklahoma Court Clerks Association, subject to the approval of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 291, § 22, eff. July 1, 2001.

§20-1315.2.  Repealed by Laws 2002, c. 6, § 12, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002.
§20-1315.2a.  Court Information System - Accounting System.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court shall implement an accounting system for the Oklahoma Court Information System with the approval of the State Auditor and Inspector.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma Supreme Court implement changes to the Oklahoma Supreme Court Information System to enhance revenue collection by at least Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000.00) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 6, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002.

§20-1315.3.  Project manager for Oklahoma Court Information System.
The Supreme Court shall appoint within the Administrative Office of the Courts the position of Project Manager for the Oklahoma Court Information System.  The Project Manager shall have authority over all other employees of the Management Information System Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 8, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.

§20-1315.4.  Addition of counties to Oklahoma Court Information System networks.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, the Supreme Court shall limit the Oklahoma Court Information System network to Oklahoma, Tulsa, Garfield, Payne, Comanche, Cleveland, Canadian, and Rogers Counties.  However, any county court clerk may request to be added to the Oklahoma Court Information System network during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and the Supreme Court may add any requesting county to the network if it determines that the addition will not adversely impact operations in existing network counties.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 9, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.

§20-1315.5.  Joint development projects with computer software vendors.
The Supreme Court shall not enter into any joint development project with a vendor of computer software that requires county court clerk offices to use software that is not available to the general public, other than software that is essential for operation of the court’s case management application and related components.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 10, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.

§20-1315.6.  Contracts with county court clerks to reconcile funds paid on certain cases - Claims.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, the Administrative Office of the Courts may enter into contracts with county court clerks to reconcile funds paid on court cases from November 1, 1999, through November 1, 2001, where a county has not yet reconciled such funds.  Such contracts shall not exceed Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00).  Each contract shall be paid monthly as reimbursement for extraordinary services delivered by county employees to reconcile financial accounting of court cases.  Claims for payment shall be submitted by court clerks on a monthly basis on forms approved by the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 11, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.

§20-1315.7.  Monitoring of compliance with act.
A joint meeting of the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on the Judiciary and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary shall monitor compliance with Sections 1315.3 through 1315.7 of this title.  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall provide such assistance to the subcommittees as may be necessary.  At public meetings, the joint committee is authorized to take testimony from court clerks, the public and from the Supreme Court Technical Oversight Committee, and to make recommendations to the Supreme Court to resolve technical and policy problems that impact other elected officials and other state and federal agencies.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 12, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.  Amended by Laws 2009, c. 178, § 4.

§20-1316.  Appointment of law student clerks for Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals and district courts - Grants and Donations Revolving Fund.
A.  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is authorized to appoint law student clerks for the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, and the district courts.  All personnel appointed under this section shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  No personnel employed under the provisions of this section shall be employed for more than one thousand (1,000) hours per year.
B.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Supreme Court, to be designated the "Grants and Donations Revolving Fund".  The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Supreme Court, from gifts, grants, private donations, and federal funding for the payment of salaries and benefits for law student clerks for the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, or the district courts.  All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court for the purpose of the payment of salaries and benefits for law student clerks for the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, or the district courts.  Expenditures from the fund and personnel employed under the provisions of this section shall be exempt from full-time-equivalency and budgetary limitations.  Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of State Finance for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 335, § 28, eff. July 1, 1992.  Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§20‑1401.  Disqualification of trial judge.
A.  No judge of any court shall sit in any cause or proceeding in which he may be interested, or in the result of which he may be interested, or when he is related to any party to said cause within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity, or in which he has been of counsel for either side, or in which is called in question the validity of any judgment or proceeding in which he was of counsel or interested, or the validity of any instrument or paper prepared or signed by him as counsel or attorney, without the consent of the parties to said action entered of record.
B.  No judge of any court shall sit in any contested civil cause or proceeding if he is related to any attorney of record in such cause within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity without the consent of the parties in such cause or proceeding who have entered a formal appearance of record.  This disqualification shall not apply when an appearance is made by a party for the purpose of disclaiming any interest in such action or proceeding or waiving his right to appear and contest such cause or proceeding.
C.  No judge of any court shall sit in the trial or hearing of any criminal cause or proceeding if he is related to any attorney of record in such cause within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity without the consent of the parties who have made an appearance in such cause or proceeding entered of record.  This disqualification shall not apply to arraignments, the fixing of bail, or the acceptance of pleas.
D.  "Attorney of record" as used in this section shall include not only the attorney actually appearing in such action but any other attorney who is an associate or a member of a partnership or professional corporation with such appearing attorney.  However, "attorney of record" as the term relates to the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma, agency attorneys authorized by law, district attorney offices, municipal attorney offices and public defender offices shall mean only that attorney actually appearing in the cause or proceeding.
E.  The disqualifications provided for in this section shall not exclude the disqualifications at common law.
R.L. 1910, § 5812.  Renumbered from Title 22, § 571 by Laws 1969, c. 119, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1970, c. 295, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Laws 1984, c. 184, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1984; Laws 1989, c.371, § 12, operative July 1, 1989.

§20‑1402.  Disqualification of appellate judges.
No Justice of the Supreme Court of this State or Judge of the Criminal Court of Appeals shall participate in the decision of any cause in such Court appealed thereto from a lower court of said state, in which court such Justice or Judge was judge presiding at the trial of such cause; and the same qualifications shall apply to the members of the Supreme Court and the Criminal Court of Appeals, as to other courts of record; and, whenever any member of either of said Courts is disqualified, the same shall be entered of record in such Court and such disqualifications of such member shall forthwith be certified by the Clerk of such Court to the Governor of the state, who shall appoint some member of the Bar of the state, possessing the same qualifications as the members of such Court, to sit as special Judge in said cause.
R.L. 1910, § 5815.  Renumbered from Title 22, § 574 by Laws 1969, c. 119, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1969.

§20‑1403.  Disqualification of judge, claim of ‑ Mandamus.
Any party to any cause pending in a court of record may in term time or in vacation file a written application with the clerk of the court, setting forth the grounds or facts upon which the claim is made that the judge is disqualified, and request said judge so to certify, after reasonable notice to the other side, same to be presented to such judge, and upon his failure so to do within three (3) days before said cause is set for trial, application may be made to the proper tribunal for mandamus requiring him so to do.
R.L. 1910, § 5816.  Renumbered from Title 22, § 575 by Laws 1969, c. 119, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1969.

§20‑1404.  Additional grounds for removal of judicial officer.
A.  As used in this section, the term "judicial officer" includes the judges of all courts created by the state or municipalities of the state.
B.  In addition to the causes specified in Article VII‑A, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution, the acts and omissions enumerated below shall constitute grounds for the removal by the Court on the Judiciary of a judicial officer from his office, with or without disqualification to hold a judicial office in the future:
	1.  The acceptance of a fee, or gratuity, other than that specifically provided by law, for performing any act in a judicial officer's capacity as a judge.
2.  Continued willful failure of a judicial officer to comply with rules and directives of the Supreme Court, the presiding judge of his administrative district, or the chief judge of the judicial district.
3.  Participation by a judicial officer, while serving as such officer or while a candidate for judicial office, in any partisan political activity.  But the term "partisan political activity," as used herein, shall not include the attendance by a judicial officer or by a candidate for a judicial office at a political gathering, upon payment of a nominal admission fee, for the sole purpose of campaigning in his own behalf for a judicial office.
4.  Participation by a judicial officer, while serving as such officer or while a candidate for a judicial office, in any election campaign other than that for his own election to a judicial office.
5.  A judicial officer becoming a candidate for any nonjudicial office or for another judicial office whose term is to commence before the expiration of his present term of office; provided that no judge holding a nonelective judgeship shall become a candidate in a race in which the incumbent seeks to retain an elective judicial office unless he first resign his appointive judgeship.
6.  A judicial officer, while serving as such officer or while a candidate for a judicial office, making publicly known in his campaign material or speeches, or knowingly permitting others to make publicly known, either directly or by implication, his political party affiliation.
C.  Violation by a judicial officer of the Code of Judicial Conduct as adopted by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma on July 15, 1974, or as may be thereafter amended, may constitute grounds for the removal by the court on the judiciary of a judicial officer from office, with or without disqualification to hold a judicial office in the future.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 256, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1971, c. 86, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1973, c. 34, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1973; Laws 1974, c. 296, § 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974; Laws 1997, c. 239, § 8, eff. July 1, 1997.

§20-1404.1.  Candidate for judicial office - Standards of conduct - Removal - Disqualification.
A person who is not a judicial officer but is a candidate for a judicial office shall comply with the standards enumerated below, and any violation of these standards shall constitute grounds for the removal by the Court on the Judiciary of a person who is not a judicial officer elected to a judicial office with or without disqualification to hold a judicial office in the future.
1.  Participation, while a candidate for judicial office, in any partisan political activity.  The term "partisan political activity" as used in this paragraph shall not include attendance by a candidate for a judicial office at a political gathering, upon payment of a nominal admission fee, for the sole purpose of campaigning in his own behalf for a judicial office.
2.  Participation, while a candidate for a judicial office, in any election campaign other than that for his own election to a judicial office.
3.  While a candidate for a judicial office, making publicly known in his campaign material or speeches, or knowingly permitting others to make publicly known, either directly or by implication, his political party affiliation.
Added by Laws 1979, c. 29, § 1.

§20‑1405.  Justices of Supreme Court and Judges of Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Appeals ‑ Reimbursement of expenses for attending judicial conferences.
Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Appeals are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending judicial conferences which they are ordered to attend by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act.  They shall certify their expenses to the Chief Justice, and, upon the latter's approval thereof, the State Treasurer shall issue a reimbursing warrant, to be paid out of any funds appropriated for such purpose.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 319, § 2, emerg. eff. May 7, 1969.  Amended by Laws 1970, c. 202, § 2, emerg. eff. April 14, 1970; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 10, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979.

§20‑1406.  Approval of claims.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may authorize the Administrative Director to approve claims that the Chief Justice may approve.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 319, § 3, emerg. eff. May 7, 1969.

§20-1501.  State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters.
There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2012, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, Section 3901 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters which shall consist of five (5) members, all of whom shall be certified shorthand reporters.  The members shall be persons who have been, for at least five (5) years prior to their appointment to the Board, residents of this state and certified shorthand reporters.  All members shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and shall serve in staggered terms, each for a period of five (5) years except for the initial appointees.  No member may serve more than one term in succession.  The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman and a secretary.  Three members shall constitute a quorum.  The Board may adopt a seal for its official use.  All actions of the Board shall be supervised by the Supreme Court and be subject to approval by the Court.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 257, § 1, operative April 13, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1978, c. 228, § 4, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1984, c. 105, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1984; Laws 1992, c. 1, § 2, emerg. eff. March 10, 1992; Laws 1992, c. 128, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 130, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Laws 1996, c. 53, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2002, c. 176, § 1; Laws 2008, c. 15, § 1.

§20-1502.  Duties of Board.
A.  The State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters shall:
1.  Conduct preliminary investigations to determine the qualifications of applicants seeking to attain the status of certified shorthand reporters;
2.  Conduct at least once a year, at a place and time to be published by ample notice as directed by the Supreme Court, an examination of those persons who seek to attain the status of certified shorthand reporter.  The Board may also give examinations for a certificate of proficiency and for a certificate of merit;
3.  Recommend to the Supreme Court for official enrollment as certified shorthand reporters those persons who, on their examination, have established the requisite proficiency as set forth in Section 1503 of this title;
4.  Conduct proceedings, on reasonable notice, the object of which is to recommend to the Supreme Court the suspension, cancellation, revocation or reinstatement of the enrollment of a certified or licensed shorthand reporter or of the status of any acting shorthand reporter, regular or temporary, on the following grounds:
a.	a final conviction of a criminal offense which indicates a clear and rational likelihood that the reporter will not properly discharge the responsibilities of persons licensed under this act or Section 106.3B of this title,
b.	misrepresentation in obtaining licensure,
c.	any violation of or noncompliance with any rule or directive of the Supreme Court,
d.	fraud, gross incompetence, or gross or habitual neglect of duty,
e.	engaging in the practice of shorthand reporting using a method for which the reporter is not certified,
f.	engaging in the practice of shorthand reporting while certification is suspended,
g.	nonpayment of renewal dues, 
h.	failure to annually complete at least four (4) hours of continuing education approved by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters, or
i.	a violation of Section 1 of this act;
5.  Adopt, with the approval of the Supreme Court, examination standards and rules governing enrollment, discipline, suspension, cancellation and revocation proceedings and any other matter within the Board's cognizance; and
6.  Keep a current roll of certified shorthand reporters and a file on all disciplined certified shorthand reporters, official or unofficial, regular or temporary.
B.  In all hearings or investigations on revocation, cancellation or suspension of enrollment, each Board member shall be empowered to administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, and take evidence anywhere in the state, after giving reasonable notice to the party whose status is sought to be affected.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 257, § 2, operative April 13, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1978, c. 228, § 5, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 290, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1994, c. 130, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 311, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 237, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 80, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

§20-1503.  Examination for certification – Types of certification.
A.  Every applicant who seeks to be examined for enrollment as a certified shorthand reporter shall prove to the satisfaction of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters that he or she:
1.  Is of legal age;
2.  Meets the requisite standards of ethical fitness; and
3.  Has at least a high school education or its equivalent.
B.  The examination for certification in one or more authorized methods of shorthand reporting consists of two parts, designated Part 1 and Part 2 as follows:
1.  Part 1 consists of the test as authorized by the Supreme Court consisting of the following requirements: demonstrated proficiency in reporting testimony and proceedings at a speed of not more than two hundred (200) words per minute in taking a question‑and‑answer type dictation and at a speed of not more than one hundred eighty (180) words per minute in taking literary materials which shall be designed to test the ability of an applicant to accurately prepare a transcript of testimony and proceedings that is reasonably free from spelling errors.  The Board may not increase or decrease such minimum speed requirement, by rule or otherwise; and
2.  Part 2 is the Oklahoma Written Knowledge test which consists of not less than twenty-five multiple choice questions relating to Oklahoma law and court rules, duties of certified shorthand reporters, and general court procedure.  The examination shall be approved by the Supreme Court.  A person who has tested with the Board and successfully completed the written knowledge portion of the examination shall be allowed to retain the credit for that portion for two (2) years from the date passed, and shall not be required to retake that portion during the two-year period.
C.  An applicant who is academically dishonest when taking any authorized examination is disqualified and may not take the examination again until two (2) years have elapsed from the date of the examination at which the applicant was disqualified.
D.  A certification issued under this section must be for one or more of the following methods of shorthand reporting:
1.  Written shorthand;
2.  Machine shorthand; or
3.  Any other method of shorthand reporting authorized by the Supreme Court.
E.  No person may engage in shorthand reporting in this state unless the person is a licensed or certified shorthand reporter or otherwise authorized by law or the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 257, § 3, operative April 13, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1978, c. 228, § 6, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1992, c. 1, § 3, emerg. eff. March 10, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 130, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Laws 1995, c. 338, § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Laws 2003, c. 183, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 66, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1503.1.  Continuing education.
A.  Every certified shorthand reporter and every court reporter temporarily employed by the district court, Workers’ Compensation Court, or Corporation Commission shall annually complete at least four (4) hours of continuing education approved by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters.  Included in the four-hour minimum requirement for every official shorthand reporter and every court reporter temporarily employed by the district court, Workers’ Compensation Court, or Corporation Commission at least one (1) hour shall relate to Oklahoma court rules and procedures.  All four (4) hours of continuing education shall be approved by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters.
B.  A certified shorthand reporter or court reporter is exempt from the requirements of subsection A of this section if the reporter verifies under oath to the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters that he or she:
1.  Has attained the age of sixty-five (65) before or during the calendar year for which the reporter seeks an exemption;
2.  Is a member of the armed forces on full-time active duty during the entire calendar year for which the reporter seeks an exemption; or
3.  Has provided written verification by a licensed physician that a medical condition has prevented the court reporter from working in such capacity and completing continuing education for the calendar year for which the reporter seeks an exemption.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 311, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.  Amended by Laws 1999, c. 237, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 183, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 293, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.

§20-1504.  Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 130, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
§20-1505.  Licenses from other states – National certification.
A person holding a license from another state which is deemed by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters to be equivalent to that of an Oklahoma certified shorthand reporter, or holding current national certification as a shorthand reporter, or holding both an equivalent license from another state and national certification, may be enrolled without examination as an Oklahoma certified shorthand reporter upon satisfying the Board that the credentials of the applicant are in proper order and that the person is a resident of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 257, § 5, operative April 13, 1970.  Amended by Laws 2005, c. 66, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20‑1506.  Fees.
The State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters shall annually set and publish a fee schedule with approval of the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 257, § 6, operative April 13, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1978, c. 228, § 7, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 290, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1989, c. 204, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1992, c. 1, § 4, emerg. eff. March 10, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 130, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

§20-1507.  Deposit of fees - Withdrawals.
All fees authorized to be charged shall be paid to the Clerk of the Supreme Court who shall deposit them in the State Judicial Revolving Fund.  The Chief Justice shall be authorized to draw against the Supreme Court Revolving Fund such amounts as are lawfully claimed by the Board for its necessary supplies and expenses.  When performing essential duties each Board member shall be entitled to his actual expenses and shall receive, in addition thereto, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each full day of service or a fraction thereof for less than a day’s service.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 257, § 7, operative April 13, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1989, c. 204, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1994, c. 225, § 11, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 443, § 8, eff. July 1, 2004.

§20‑1508.  Metal seals ‑ Use of abbreviations ‑ Powers of certified reporters.
Every person enrolled as a certified shorthand reporter shall be entitled to use the abbreviation C.S.R. after his name and shall receive from the Board, without additional charge, a metal seal with his name and the words "Oklahoma Certified Shorthand Reporter".  Every person enrolled as a licensed shorthand reporter shall be entitled to use the abbreviation L.S.R. after his name and shall receive from the Board, without additional charge, a metal seal with his name and the words "Oklahoma Licensed Shorthand Reporter".  Court reporters holding a temporary certificate shall not be allowed the use of a seal.  The determination of the format and construction of the seal shall rest with the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma.  The Oklahoma Supreme Court shall determine the procedures to be used in the distribution of all shorthand reporter seals.  Certified shorthand reporters shall be authorized to issue affidavits in respect to their regular duties, to subpoena witnesses for depositions, administer oaths and affirmations with authority equal to that of a notary public, and to take depositions or other sworn statements.  Licensed shorthand reporters shall have the same authority while employed as official court reporters.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 257, § 8, operative April 13, 1970.  Amended by Laws 1989, c. 204, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1992, c. 1, § 5, emerg. eff. March 10, 1992.

§20-1512.  Videotape transcripts.
The Supreme Court is authorized to establish a pilot project for use of videotape equipment in courtrooms for production of videotape records for transcripts where court reporters are not available, if the Supreme Court has funds available that can be used for this purpose.  The Administrative Office of the Courts shall promulgate rules for the use of video equipment in courtrooms.  Rules for use of video equipment in courtrooms must have the approval of the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 239, § 7, eff. July 1, 1997.

§20-1513.  Prohibited acts - Penalties.
A.  A court reporter or owner of a court reporting firm shall not:
1.  Enter into any contract or relationship that compromises the impartiality of court reporters or that may result in the appearance that the impartiality of a court reporter has been compromised;
2.  Enter into a blanket contract, other than with a court or governmental agency, under which the court reporter or owner of a court reporting firm agrees to perform all court reporting services in two or more cases at a rate of compensation fixed in the contract;
3.  Enter into a contract that requires a court reporter to provide any service that is not available to all parties to an action; or
4.  Enter into a contract that gives or appears to give an exclusive advantage to any party to an action.
B.  A violation of this section shall be grounds for the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters to refuse to renew the enrollment of a certified or licensed court reporter.  A willful violation of this section shall be grounds for the Board to suspend, cancel, or revoke the enrollment of a certified or licensed court reporter.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 80, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

§20-1601.  Short title.
Short Title.  This act may be cited as the Revised Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 1, operative July 1, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1601.1.  Definitions.
	Definitions.  As used in this act:
1.  "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and
2.  "Tribe" means a tribe, band, or village of native Americans which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1601.2.  Power to certify.
Power to Certify.  The Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeals of this state, on the motion of a party to pending litigation or on its own motion, may certify a question of law to the highest court of another state, or of a federally recognized Indian tribal government, or of Canada, a Canadian province or territory, Mexico, or a Mexican state if:
1.  The pending litigation involves a question to be decided under the law of the other jurisdiction;
2.  The answer to the question may be determinative of an issue in the pending litigation; and
3.  The question is one for which an answer is not provided by a controlling appellate decision, constitutional provision, or statute of the other jurisdiction.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 9, operative July 1, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1991, c. 28, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 61, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from § 1609 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1602.  Power to answer.
Power to Answer.  The Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals may answer a question of law certified to it by a court of the United States, or by an appellate court of another state, or of a federally recognized Indian tribal government, or of Canada, a Canadian province or territory, Mexico, or a Mexican state, if the answer may be determinative of an issue in pending litigation in the certifying court and there is no controlling decision of the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals, constitutional provision, or statute of this state.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 2, operative July 1, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1991, c. 28, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 61, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1602.1.  Power to reformulate question.
Power to Reformulate Question.  The Supreme Court of this state may reformulate a question of law certified to it.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1603.  Repealed by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
§20-1603.1.  Certification order - Record.
Certification Order - Record.  The court certifying a question of law to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals of this state shall issue a certification order and forward it to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals of this state.  Before responding to a certified question, the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals of this state may require the certifying court to deliver all or part of its record to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals of this state.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1604.  Contents of certification order.
Contents of Certification Order.  A.  A certification order must contain:
1.  The question of law to be answered;
2.  The facts relevant to the question, showing fully the nature of the controversy out of which the question arose;
3.  A statement acknowledging that the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals of this state, acting as the receiving court, may reformulate the question; and
4.  The names and addresses of counsel of record and parties appearing without counsel.
B.  If the parties cannot agree upon a statement of facts, the certifying court must determine the relevant facts and state them as a part of its certification order.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 4, operative July 1, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1604.1.  Notice - Response.
Notice - Response.  The Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals of this state, acting as a receiving court, shall notify the certifying court of acceptance or rejection of the question and, in accordance with notions of comity and fairness, respond to an accepted certified question as soon as practicable.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1604.2.  Procedures.
Procedures.  After the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals of this state has accepted a certified question, proceedings shall be governed by the rules of the court.  The procedures for certification from this state to a receiving court are those provided in the rules and statutes of the receiving forum.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 10, operative July 1, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from § 1610 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1604.3.  Opinion.
Opinion.  The Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals of this state shall state in a written opinion the law answering the certified question and shall send a copy of the opinion to the certifying court, counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 8, operative July 1, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from § 1608 of this title by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20-1605.  Repealed by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
§20-1606.  Costs of certification.
Costs of Certification.  Fees and costs shall be the same as in civil appeals docketed before the Supreme Court and shall be equally divided between the parties unless otherwise ordered by the certifying court.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 6, operative July 1, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§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.
Uniformity of Application and Construction.  This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 22, § 11, operative July 1, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 61, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

§20‑1651.  Public policy.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state:
1.  To afford a means for efficiently and impartially investigating complaints by any person concerning the conduct of persons occupying positions subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary;
2.  To provide an agency which can determine whether such complaints should:
a.	be made the subject of action before the Court on the Judiciary for the purpose of removal, reprimand, or admonition, or
b.	be dismissed;
3.  To provide means for procuring necessary information to enable the agency to perform its functions, including the power to issue and enforce subpoenas to testify or to produce tangible evidentiary materials; and
4.  To better the administration of justice in this state through the means enumerated in Sections 1651 through 1662 of this title.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 239, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20-1652.  Council on Judicial Complaints.
A.  The Council on Judicial Complaints is an agency in the Executive Department.
B.  The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law.
C.  The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act when conducting, discussing, or deliberating any matter relating to a complaint received or filed with the Council.
D.  The Council shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act to the extent provided in paragraph 2 of Section 24A.3 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
E.  1.  Employees of the Council shall be in the unclassified service for the purposes of the Oklahoma Personnel Act.
2.  Employees shall be members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and shall be eligible to participate in employee benefit programs administered by the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board.
3.  Any person who is employed by the Council who is a state employee at the time he or she is hired by the Council shall retain and continue to accrue all state employee benefits without a break in service.
F.  The Council shall not be subject to the provisions of the Records Management Act nor to the rules of the Archives and Records Commission.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 2, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20-1653.  Membership.
A.  The Council on Judicial Complaints shall consist of three (3) members, only two of whom shall be members of the Bar of the State of Oklahoma and only two of whom shall constitute a quorum.  One member shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and one member shall be appointed by the President of the Oklahoma Bar Association.
B.  Members of the Council, during their terms of office, shall not be eligible for election or appointment to the Judicial Nominating Commission.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 3, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1975, c. 115, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1975; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 3, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20‑1654.  Tenure.
Of the members first appointed to the Council on Judicial Complaints, one shall serve for three (3) years and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified; one shall serve for four (4) years and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified; and one shall serve for five (5) years and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified.  The respective terms of the first members shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the Council, and the results thereof shall be certified to the Secretary of State and to the appointing authority for each individual member.  Thereafter, each appointee shall serve for a term of five (5) years and until a successor is selected and qualified.  No person shall be eligible to serve more than two terms on the Council.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1979, c. 29, § 2; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998.

§20-1655.  Administrative Director.
There is created the position of Administrative Director to the Council on Judicial Complaints who shall be a state employee hired by the Council.  The Administrative Director shall receive and file all complaints received concerning the conduct of persons occupying positions in the judicial department of the government and subject to the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary.  The Administrative Director shall notify the members of the Council of each complaint filed with the Director.  The Administrative Director shall attend all meetings and hearings of the Council, keep its records, prepare reports required by statute, approve claims for payment as directed by the chair, and perform other tasks as the Council shall direct.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 5, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1992, c. 338, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 4, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20-1656.  Oath - Officers – Rules - Reports.
A.  The members of the Council on Judicial Complaints shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office.
B.  The Council shall elect a chair and vice-chair.  The chair and vice-chair shall serve for terms of office set by the Council, not to exceed their terms as members of the Council.
C.  The Council shall adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
D.  The Council shall provide to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives quarterly reports of the number of judicial complaints filed, dismissed, and referred for further disciplinary action.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 6, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 5, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20-1657.  Compensation - Travel expenses.
The members of the Council on Judicial Complaints shall receive for their services the sum of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) for each day, or fraction thereof, of attendance at its session or other official business of the Council, and reimbursement for travel expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 7, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 412, § 15, eff. July 1, 2000.

§20-1658.  Investigation of complaints.
A.  The Council on Judicial Complaints shall promptly investigate all complaints received by it, and shall determine the proper disposition thereof, as provided in Sections 1651 through 1661 of this title.
B.  The Council shall have power to hold hearings, administer oaths or affirmations, receive testimony and other evidence, and issue and serve or cause to be served subpoenas requiring testimony or the production of books, records, papers or other tangible evidence.
C.  1.  Subject to funding limitations provided by law, the Council, as needed, may retain, by contract, a court reporter and, as needed, may retain an attorney by contract with either the Office of the Attorney General or other counsel.
2.  No person acting as counsel to the Council on Judicial Complaints shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Judicial Nominating Commission during the term of his or her employment or contract for services.
D.  The Council is hereby authorized to require in aid of its investigatory functions the services of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as provided for in Section 150.34 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes or of any governmentally supported investigatory agency or, upon authorization of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association, of the services of the Oklahoma Bar Association.
E.  In the event of contemptuous refusal to obey its lawful orders, the Council may take steps necessary to maintain order in its session; as to contempts not affecting the maintenance of order, it shall certify the matter to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, which shall assign the case for trial and appropriate disposition to a judge of a district court.  In a contempt proceeding in district court, the counsel for the Council on Judicial Complaints shall act as prosecutor against the alleged contemnor.
F.  1.  All proceedings under this section shall be held in secrecy to the same extent as proceedings before a grand jury.
2.  A complainant or a witness appearing before the Council who reveals or causes to be revealed to the public any information about a proposed or pending judicial complaint shall be subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).  The Council on Judicial Complaints shall promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act governing proceedings under this subsection.
3.  In addition to the fine provided for in paragraph 2 of this subsection, any judicial officer who reveals or causes to be revealed any information about a proposed or pending judicial complaint shall be subject to public reprimand by the Court on the Judiciary.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 8, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 239, § 10, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 7, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 6, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20‑1659.  Filing of petition invoking jurisdiction of Court on the Judiciary.
In the event the Council on Judicial Complaints finds that the complaint should be made the subject of proceedings before the Court on the Judiciary, it shall forward all papers concerning the same, together with its findings, to either the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice thereof, the Governor, the Attorney General, the Executive Secretary of the Oklahoma Bar Association, or the House of Representatives, who shall promptly file a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the trial division of the Court on the Judiciary in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 4 of Article 7-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma; provided, however, filing by the Executive Secretary of the Oklahoma Bar Association shall be at the direction of the majority of the members of the Executive Council or by resolution of the House of Delegates of the Oklahoma Bar Association.  Thereafter, the matter shall proceed in accordance with the applicable constitutional provisions, statutes, and rules of the Court on the Judiciary.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 9, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 8, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 7, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20‑1660.  Expenses.
All expenses of the Council on Judicial Complaints shall be approved by the chair of the Council on Judicial Complaints, by the Council on Judicial Complaints upon a majority vote of its members, or by the Administrative Director as directed by the chair.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 10, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1994, c. 225, § 12, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 368, § 9, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 8, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20‑1661.  Disqualification of council member.
If, in any matter pending before the Council, a council member is disqualified to act for a reason that would disqualify a judicial officer from sitting in a matter, the Council may proceed to consider the matter, if a quorum is present, or may certify to the officer having the appointment of that member, who shall thereupon immediately appoint a special member to sit in that case, only.  If the appointing officer makes no appointment within ten (10) days after the mailing of the certification of disqualification to the appointing officer, the Council shall appoint a special member.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 11, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1999, c. 423, § 9, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

§20-1662.  Office supplies - Transfer of office materials.
A.  The Council on Judicial Complaints may rent office space from the Oklahoma Bar Association or shall be assigned office space by the Department of Central Services pursuant to Section 94 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B.  All records, furnishings, equipment, and supplies of the Supreme Court used by the Council on Judicial Complaints are hereby transferred to the Council on Judicial Complaints.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 10, eff. July 1, 1998.

§20-1701.  State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters.
A.  There is hereby created the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters which shall consist of five (5) members, four of whom shall be certified courtroom interpreters and at least one of whom shall be a qualified interpreter as defined in Section 2408 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at least one of whom shall be certified in Spanish, and at least one of whom shall be certified in Vietnamese.  The Board shall also consist of one member who shall be a licensed attorney or judge and who shall not be required to be a certified courtroom interpreter or translator.  The members shall be persons who have been, for at least two (2) years prior to their appointment to the Board, residents of this state and, except for the attorney or judge member, certified courtroom interpreters.  All members shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and shall serve in staggered terms, each for a period of five (5) years except for the initial appointees who shall serve terms pursuant to subsection B of this section.  No member may serve more than two terms in succession.  The Board shall elect from its membership a chair and a secretary.  Three members shall constitute a quorum.  The Board may adopt a seal for its official use.  All actions of the Board shall be supervised by the Supreme Court and be subjected to approval by the Court.  All members shall be required to maintain their certification during their time on the Board.
B.  The initial members of the Board shall serve as follows:
1.  The members constituting the initial Board under this act shall be certified as a courtroom interpreter or translator in another state or under the federal system until obtaining, during their first year of service, certification in this state; and
2.  The initial appointees shall serve for staggered terms:  one member shall serve for one (1) year, one member shall serve for two (2) years, one member shall serve for three (3) years, one member shall serve for four (4) years, and one member shall serve for five (5) years.  Thereafter, all terms shall be for five (5) years.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1702.  Duties and powers of Board.
A.  The State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters shall:
1.  Determine and establish levels of interpreter or translator certifications and specialization certificates to meet the needs of a variety of court proceedings, as the Board deems necessary and appropriate;
2.  Conduct preliminary investigations to determine the qualifications of applicants seeking to attain the status of certified courtroom interpreter or translator;
3.  Conduct at least once a year, at a place and time to be published by reasonable notice as directed by the Supreme Court, an examination of those persons who seek to attain the status of certified courtroom interpreter or translator, or contract for such examination.  The Board shall also include an examination of interpreter or translator ethics as a condition of attaining the status of certified courtroom interpreter or translator;
4.  Recommend to the Supreme Court for official enrollment as certified courtroom interpreter or translator those persons who, on their examination, have established the requisite proficiency as set forth in Section 3 of this act;
5.  Conduct proceedings, on reasonable notice, the object of which are to recommend to the Supreme Court the suspension, cancellation, revocation, or reinstatement of the enrollment of a certified courtroom interpreter or translator or of the status of any acting courtroom interpreter or translator, regular or provisional, on the following grounds:
a.	a final conviction of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude,
b.	misrepresentation in obtaining licensure,
c.	any violation of or noncompliance with any rule or directive of the Supreme Court,
d.	fraud, gross incompetence, or gross or habitual neglect of duty,
e.	engaging in the practice of courtroom interpreting or translating using a method for which the interpreter or translator is not certified,
f.	engaging in the practice of courtroom interpreting or translating while certification is suspended,
g.	nonpayment of renewal dues, or
h.	failure to annually complete at least eight (8) hours of continuing education approved by the State Board of Examiners of Courtroom Interpreters;
6.  Adopt, with the approval of the Supreme Court, examination standards and rules governing enrollment, discipline, suspension, cancellation, and revocation proceedings and any other matter within the Board’s cognizance; and
7.  Keep a current roll of certified courtroom interpreters and a file on all disciplined certified courtroom interpreters, official or unofficial, regular or provisional.
B.  In all hearings or investigations on revocation, cancellation, or suspension of enrollment, each Board member shall be empowered to administer oaths or affirmations, subpoena witnesses, and take evidence anywhere in the state, after giving reasonable notice to the party whose status is sought to be affected.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1703.  Application for certification - Examination - Certified methods of interpreting or translating.
A.  Every applicant who seeks to be examined for enrollment as a certified courtroom interpreter or translator shall prove to the satisfaction of the State Board of Examiners of Courtroom Interpreters that he or she:
1.  Is of legal age;
2.  Meets the requisite standards of ethical fitness as established by the Board pursuant to the recommendation of the State Ethics Commission; and
3.  Has at least a high school education or its equivalent.
B.  The examination for certification for the level for which applied in one or more authorized methods or languages of courtroom interpreting or translating shall consist of three parts, designated as Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 as follows:
1.  Part 1 consists of proof of having passed the Oklahoma Courtroom Interpreter Examination for the level for which the individual has applied or an equivalent test as authorized by the Supreme Court consisting of the following requirements:  demonstrated proficiency in interpreting or translating from the source language to the target language at a level of at least eighty percent (80%) proficiency, and demonstrated proficiency in interpreting or translating from the target language to the source language at a level of at least eighty percent (80%) proficiency.  This test shall include legal terminology and shall involve scenarios related to courtroom interpreting or translating such as opening statements, closing arguments, witness examinations, and evidence translation;
2.  Part 2 consists of a written exam of not less than twenty-five multiple choice questions relating to the ethical responsibilities of courtroom interpreters; and
3.  Part 3 is the Oklahoma Written Knowledge Test for Courtroom Interpreters which consists of not less than twenty-five multiple choice questions relating to Oklahoma law and court rules, duties of courtroom interpreters, and general court procedure.  The examination shall be approved by the Supreme Court.  A person who has tested with the Board and successfully completed the written knowledge portion of the examination shall be allowed to retain the credit for that portion for one (1) year from the date passed, and shall not be required to retake that portion during the one-year period.
C.  An applicant who is academically dishonest when taking any authorized examination is disqualified and may not take the examination again until five (5) years have elapsed from the date of the examination at which the applicant is disqualified.
D.  A certification issued under this section must be for one or more of the following methods of courtroom interpreting or translating:
1.  Translation of written text;
2.  Interpretation of spoken words; or
3.  Any other method of interpreting or translating authorized by the Supreme Court.
E.  Effective January 1, 2006, no person may engage in courtroom interpreting or translating unless the person is a certified courtroom interpreter or translator; provided, however, nothing shall preclude the Board from issuing provisional certificates pursuant to its rules.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1704.  Continuing education - Exemptions.
A.  Every certified courtroom interpreter or translator and every courtroom interpreter or translator temporarily employed by a court of competent jurisdiction shall annually complete at least eight (8) hours of continuing education approved by the State Board of Examiners of Courtroom Interpreters, which shall include at least two (2) hours which relate to Oklahoma court rules and procedures.
B.  A certified courtroom interpreter or translator is exempt from the requirement of subsection A of this section if the interpreter or translator verifies under oath to the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters that such person:
1.  Is a member of the armed forces on full-time active duty during the entire calendar year for which the interpreter or translator seeks an exemption; or
2.  Has provided written verification by a licensed physician that a medical condition has prevented the court interpreter or translator from working in such capacity and completing continuing education for the calendar year for which the interpreter or translator seeks an exemption.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1705.  Certification from other states.
A person holding a license from another state which is deemed by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters to be equivalent to that of an Oklahoma certified courtroom interpreter or translator may be enrolled without examination as an Oklahoma certified courtroom interpreter or translator upon payment of fees established by the Board, satisfying the Board that such person’s credentials are in proper order and that he or she is a resident of Oklahoma.  The court may utilize a person certified in another state to serve as an interpreter or translator for a particular case provided such person has registered in accordance with the rules of the Board.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1706.  Certification from other national entities.
A person holding a license from a national entity which is deemed by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters to be equivalent to that of an Oklahoma certified courtroom interpreter or translator may be enrolled without examination as an Oklahoma certified courtroom interpreter or translator upon satisfying the Board that such person’s credentials are in proper order and that he or she is a resident of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1707.  Fees.
A.  The State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters shall annually set and publish a fee schedule with approval of the Supreme Court.
B.  All fees authorized to be charged shall be paid to the Clerk of the Supreme Court who shall deposit such fees in the State Judicial Fund.  The Chief Justice shall be authorized to draw against the Supreme Court Revolving Fund such amounts as are lawfully claimed by the Board for its necessary supplies and expenses.  When performing essential duties, each Board member shall be entitled to such member’s expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act and shall receive, in addition thereto, the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each full day of service or a fraction thereof for less than a day’s service or any other amount that is established by the Legislature.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1708.  Use of C.C.I. abbreviation.
Every person enrolled as a certified courtroom interpreter or translator shall be entitled to use the abbreviation C.C.I. after his or her name.  Courtroom interpreters holding a provisional certification shall not be allowed the use of the abbreviation.  Certified courtroom interpreters shall be authorized to interpret or translate all proceedings related to the case to which he or she has been assigned.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1709.  Conflicts of interest.
A.  A courtroom interpreter or translator or owner of a courtroom interpreter or translator firm shall not enter into any contract or relationship that compromises the impartiality of courtroom interpreters or that may result in the appearance that the impartiality of a courtroom interpreter or translator has been compromised.
B.  A violation of this section shall be grounds for the State Board of Examiners of Courtroom Interpreters to refuse to renew the enrollment of a certified courtroom interpreter or translator.  A willful violation of this section shall be grounds for the Board to suspend, cancel, or revoke the enrollment of a certified courtroom interpreter or translator.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20-1710.  Good cause for services of non-certified persons.
When good cause is shown and the court has determined that it would not be practical, within a reasonable time frame, to secure the services of an individual certified under this act, the court may utilize the services of a non-certified person.  For purposes of this section, “good cause” means that due to the nature of the hearing, and time being of the essence, the securing of a certified interpreter or translator would not be possible due to the time, distance, or availability of a certified interpreter or translator.  The court shall make a specific finding as to the good cause for the emergency circumstances.  In addition, the non-certified person shall have reasonably demonstrated to the court and the parties such person’s proficiency for the purposes of that hearing.  It is also mandatory that the proceedings are audio taped, and in the event of deaf or hard of hearing individuals, audio and video taped.  The recording shall be labeled and remain an official part of the record.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.

§20‑3001.1.  Setting aside judgment on ground of misdirection of jury or error in pleading or procedure.
No judgment shall be set aside or new trial granted by any appellate court of this state in any case, civil or criminal, on the ground of misdirection of the jury or for error in any matter of pleading or procedure, unless it is the opinion of the reviewing court that the error complained of has probably resulted in a miscarriage of justice, or constitutes a substantial violation of a constitutional or statutory right.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 9, § 1.

§20‑3002.  Designation of parties to appeals ‑ Position in caption.
The designation of parties in the caption of any cause appealed to the Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeals shall correspond with the sequence in which the designation of the parties appeared in the trial court case.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 263, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1971.

§20-3003.  Persons subject to order restricting right to vote - Notification of secretary of county election board.
A.  The clerk of the district court shall notify the secretary of the county election board of the name of each person who is the subject of an order by the district court restricting, limiting, suspending, or otherwise altering their right to vote.
B.  The clerk of the district court shall notify the secretary of the county election board of the name of each person whose right to vote has been reinstated or otherwise modified.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 343, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

§20-3004.  Electronic filing of documents.
The Supreme Court is authorized to provide for electronic filing of documents in the Supreme Court and the district courts.  The Administrative Office of the Courts shall promulgate rules for the filing of documents transmitted by electronic device.  Rules for electronic filing must have the approval of the Supreme Court.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 239, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997.