Oklahoma Statutes

§ 12-23 — Appearance docket.

Oklahoma § 12-23
JurisdictionOklahoma
Title 12Civil Procedure

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Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-23 (2026).

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On the appearance docket he shall enter all actions in the order in which they are brought, the date of the summons, the time of the return thereof by the officer, and his return thereon, the time of filing the petition, and all subsequent pleadings and papers, and an abstract of all judgments and orders of the court. An abstract shall contain a very brief description of the order or judgment rendered. It must not be encumbered with a detailed recital of the terms. Proceedings other than those which culminated in an order or judgment shall not be abstracted into the appearance docket. Either the judge or the clerk may prepare an appearance docket entry in the form of a minute, or the content of the entry may be dictated either by the judge or the clerk into an electronic recording device.

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Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 5323. Amended by Laws 1972, c. 119, § 1, emerg. eff. March 31, 1972.

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