Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-91.7c

Restrictions.

A. In an action where damages are requested under subsection B

or C of this section, the amount in controversy shall be at least

Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00).

B. When a business court division is created pursuant to

Section 91.7 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, certain cases,

excluding arbitration cases, filed on or after January 1, 2026, may

be assigned to the business court docket. The business court shall

have the power to grant any relief that may be granted by a district

court and may exercise concurrent jurisdiction and the powers of a

court of equity, to the extent that such powers are exercised.

Notwithstanding the amount in controversy, where equitable relief is

requested in a business dispute, a business court may hear an

action:

1. Arising under the Uniform Arbitration Act, Section 1851 et

seq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Arising under the Uniform Commercial Code, Section 1-101 et

seq. of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Arising under the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, Section

1001 et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Arising under the Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Act,

Section 2000 et seq. of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Arising under the Oklahoma Revised Uniform Partnership Act,

Section 1-100 et seq. of Title 54 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Arising under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2010,

Section 500-101A et seq. of Title 54 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Arising under the Oklahoma Uniform Securities Act of 2004,

Section 1-101 et seq. of Title 71 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. Arising under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Section 85 et

seq. of Title 78 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Shareholder and unitholder derivative actions;

10. That relates to the internal affairs of businesses

including, but not limited to, rights or obligations between or

among business participants regarding the liability or indemnity of

business participants, officers, directors, managers, trustees,

controlling shareholders or members, or partners;

11. Where the complaint includes a professional malpractice

claim arising out of a business dispute;

12. Involving tort claims between or among two or more business

entities or individuals as to their business or investment

activities relating to contracts, transactions, or relationships

between or among such entities or individuals;

13. For breach of contract, fraud, or misrepresentation between

businesses arising out of business transactions or relationships;

14. Arising from e-commerce agreements, technology licensing

agreements including, but not limited to, software and biotechnology

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license agreements, or any other agreement involving the licensing

of any intellectual property right including, but not limited to, an

agreement relating to patent rights; and

15. Involving commercial real property.

C. A business court shall have jurisdiction to hear complex

cases. For purposes of this act, “complex case” means an action

that requires exceptional judicial management to avoid placing

unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants, expedite the

case, keep costs reasonable, and promote effective decision-making

by the court, parties, and counsel. In deciding whether an action

is a complex case, the court shall consider factors including, but

not limited to, whether the action is likely to involve:

1. Numerous hearings, and pretrial and dispositive motions

raising difficult or novel legal issues that will be time-consuming

to resolve;

2. Management of a large number of witnesses or a substantial

amount of documentary evidence;

3. Management of a large number of separately represented

parties;

4. Multiple expert witnesses;

5. Coordination with related actions pending in one or more

courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal

court;
fficult or novel legal issues that will be time-consuming

to resolve;

2. Management of a large number of witnesses or a substantial

amount of documentary evidence;

3. Management of a large number of separately represented

parties;

4. Multiple expert witnesses;

5. Coordination with related actions pending in one or more

courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal

court;

6. Substantial post-judgment judicial supervision; or

7. Legal or technical issues of complexity.

D. An action is presumptively a complex case, subject to

rebuttal, if it involves one or more of the following types of

claims:

1. Antitrust or trade regulation claims;

2. Intellectual property matters including, but not limited to,

trade secrets, copyrights, and patents;

3. Securities claims or investment losses involving more than

two parties;

4. Environmental or toxic tort claims involving more than two

parties;

5. Ownership or control of business claims;

6. Insurance coverage claims;

7. Construction defect claims involving many parties or

structures;

8. Product liability claims; or

9. Mass tort claims.

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to include individual

consumer claims or transactions involving a retail customer of goods

or services who uses or intends to use such goods or services

primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; provided,

however, this paragraph shall not be construed to preclude the court

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from exercising jurisdiction over mass actions or class actions

involving such individual consumer claims.

E. A business court shall have supplemental jurisdiction over

any other claim related to a case or controversy within the court’s

jurisdiction that forms part of the same case or controversy. If a

party objects to the business court’s supplemental jurisdiction over

other claims, the business court judge may remand those claims to

the district court.

F. A business court shall not have authority to exercise

jurisdiction over claims arising under federal or state law, as

applicable, involving:

1. The Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, Section 751 et seq. of

Title 15 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Against a governmental entity or political subdivision under

Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes or under The Governmental Tort

Claims Act, Section 151 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

3. Guardianship matters under Title 30 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

4. Probate matters under Title 58 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. A deceptive trade practice as set forth in Section 53 of

Title 78 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to the extent such matter is not

a business dispute;

6. Residential landlord and tenant;

7. Personal injury and wrongful death;

8. Domestic relations;

9. Foreclosures;

10. Individual consumer claims or transactions involving a

retail customer of goods or services who uses or intends to use such

goods or services primarily for personal, family, or household

purposes; provided, however, this paragraph shall not be construed

to preclude the court from exercising jurisdiction over mass actions

or class actions involving such individual consumer claims;

11. Collections in matters involving a corporation or other

entity subject to the farming and ranching statutes of this state or

an individual farmer; or

12. Cases that would generally be considered consumer

transactions or human relation matters.