Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-765
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Order for examination - Testimony by alternative method
Official statutory 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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 237
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.
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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 237
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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