Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-782
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Nonresident witness - Application for commission to take
Official statutory text
testimony.
When a material witness for the defendant resides out of the
state the defendant may apply for an order that the witness be
examined on a commission to be issued under the seal of the court,
and the signature of the clerk, directed to some party designated as
commissioner, authorizing him to examine the witness upon oath or
interrogatories annexed thereto, and to take and certify the
deposition of the witness and return it according to the
instructions given with the commission.
When a material witness for the defendant resides out of the
state the defendant may apply for an order that the witness be
examined on a commission to be issued under the seal of the court,
and the signature of the clerk, directed to some party designated as
commissioner, authorizing him to examine the witness upon oath or
interrogatories annexed thereto, and to take and certify the
deposition of the witness and return it according to the
instructions given with the commission.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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