Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-588
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Recording of grand or petit jury proceedings - Listening
Official statutory text
or observing - Penalty.
If any person, firm or corporation shall knowingly and
willfully, by means of any device whatsoever, records or attempts to
record the proceedings of any grand or petit jury in any court of
the State of Oklahoma while such jury is deliberating or voting or
listens to or observes, or attempts to listen to or observe, the
proceedings of any grand or petit jury of which he is not a member
in any court of the State of Oklahoma while such jury is
deliberating or voting shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense
and shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
or imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section
20N of this title, or both. Provided, however, that nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit the taking of notes by a
grand juror in any court of the State of Oklahoma in connection with
and solely for the purpose of assisting him in the performance of
his duties as such juror.
If any person, firm or corporation shall knowingly and
willfully, by means of any device whatsoever, records or attempts to
record the proceedings of any grand or petit jury in any court of
the State of Oklahoma while such jury is deliberating or voting or
listens to or observes, or attempts to listen to or observe, the
proceedings of any grand or petit jury of which he is not a member
in any court of the State of Oklahoma while such jury is
deliberating or voting shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense
and shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
or imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section
20N of this title, or both. Provided, however, that nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit the taking of notes by a
grand juror in any court of the State of Oklahoma in connection with
and solely for the purpose of assisting him in the performance of
his duties as such juror.
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