§38-107. Presentation of certified petition to presiding district judge – Determination of sufficiency – Order.
Upon receipt by the court clerk of a certification of the number of qualified electors who have signed a petition for grand jury, the presiding district judge shall determine whether or not that number meets the requirement of a grand jury petition pursuant to Section 18 of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution. Should such […]
§38-108. Civil liability of petitioners.
Any person responsible for the creation, drafting or circulating of a grand jury petition may be held liable for civil damages for libel or slander due to any false allegation made in the body of said petition, if such allegations are proven to be made with malice and with an ulterior or illicit purpose. Laws […]
§38-20.1. Jury panel – Oath or affirmation.
A. Each member of the general jury panel, when reporting for duty as provided for in Section 20 of this title, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation which shall be in substantially the following form: OATH I, the undersigned, do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United […]
§38-105. Removal of name from petition – Request.
Any person who signs a grand jury petition and subsequently desires to have his or her name removed from such petition may, at any time prior to a determination by the election board of the number of signatures on the petitions, have his or her name removed from said petition by filing a request for […]
§38-21. Drawing of names – Additional drawings – Period of service.
If a grand jury is ordered, the number stated in the judge’s order, not to exceed one hundred, shall be summoned as grand jurors, and the grand jury shall be impaneled from said persons. The judge of the district court shall order the court clerk, one of his or her deputies or the court administrator […]
§38-106. Filing completed petition – Duties of court clerk and election board.
Upon the obtaining of the signatures, and within the forty-five day time limitation provided in Section 3 of this act, the completed petitions shall be filed with the court clerk. The court clerk shall copy said petitions and deliver the originals on the next business day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, to the election board. […]
§38-22. Deficiency of jurors.
In the event of a deficiency of jurors at any given time to meet the needs of the district court, the presiding judge or chief judge, or other district court judge acting as his or her designee, having control of the general panel shall direct the court clerk or trial court administrator to request from […]
§38-23. Juries – Standard form of summons – Service.
A. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall develop a standard form to be used as a summons for service on the grand and petit juries in the district courts of this state. The standard form shall include the time, place and the name of the court where said jurors are required to attend. B. […]
§38-23.1. On-call system – Trailing docket system.
A. In those district courts in which an on-call system is implemented by order of the chief judge of the district court, each juror retained for services subject to call shall be required to contact a center for information as to the time and place of his or her next assignment. B. For purposes of […]
§38-28. Qualifications and exemptions.
A. It is the policy of this state that all citizens qualified for jury service pursuant to this section have an obligation to serve on petit juries when summoned by the courts of this state, unless excused. B. All citizens of the United States, residing in this state, having the qualifications of electors of this […]