Oklahoma § 22-765 Order for examination - Testimony by alternative method.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 22-765 — Order for examination - Testimony by alternative method.

Oklahoma § 22-765

Title 22Criminal Procedure

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-765 (2026).

Text

If the court or judge is satisfied that the examination of the witness is necessary an order must be made that the witness be examined conditionally at a specified time and place, and that a copy of the order be served on counsel for the opposing party within a specified time before that fixed for the examination. If the witness is a child as defined by Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes or a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the court can allow the witness to testify through an alternative method pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act or Section 2611.2 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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If the court or judge is satisfied that the examination of the witness is necessary an order must be made that the witness be examined conditionally at a specified time and place, and that a copy of the order be served on counsel for the opposing party within a specified time before that fixed for the examination. If the witness is a child as defined by Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes or a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10-103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the court can allow the witness to testify through an alternative method pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act or Section 2611.2 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 6029. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 292, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 445, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2022, c. 104, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.