Okla. Stat. tit. 38, § 38-23.1
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 38, § 38-23.1, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 38, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 38,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
On-call system - Trailing docket system
Official statutory text
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 this section, “on-call system” means a
method whereby the chief judge of a district court summonses a jury
panel to serve as potential jurors on a specific case.
C. Pursuant to summons for service on petit juries in the
district court, each qualified, nonexempt juror is retained for
service subject to call and is assigned to a judge or a case.
D. In those districts in which an on-call system is implemented
by order of the chief judge of the trial court, no person shall be
required to render service as a juror for more than one (1) day in a
calendar year, unless he or she is selected to serve in a trial or
is under consideration to serve in a trial and such consideration
covers a period of two (2) or more days. Once selected, a juror
shall serve on the jury for the duration of the trial unless excused
by the presiding judge.
E. In those districts in which a trailing docket system is
implemented by order of the chief judge of the trial court, no
person shall be required to render service as a juror for more than
five (5) days in a calendar year, unless he or she is selected to
serve in a trial or is under consideration to serve in a trial and
such consideration covers a period of five (5) or more days. Once
selected, a juror shall serve on the jury for the duration of the
trial, unless excused by the presiding judge.
F. For purposes of this section “trailing docket system” means
a method whereby the chief judge of the district court summonses a
jury panel to serve for a fixed number of days to determine the
outcome of all cases on the docket in sequential order.
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 this section, “on-call system” means a
method whereby the chief judge of a district court summonses a jury
panel to serve as potential jurors on a specific case.
C. Pursuant to summons for service on petit juries in the
district court, each qualified, nonexempt juror is retained for
service subject to call and is assigned to a judge or a case.
D. In those districts in which an on-call system is implemented
by order of the chief judge of the trial court, no person shall be
required to render service as a juror for more than one (1) day in a
calendar year, unless he or she is selected to serve in a trial or
is under consideration to serve in a trial and such consideration
covers a period of two (2) or more days. Once selected, a juror
shall serve on the jury for the duration of the trial unless excused
by the presiding judge.
E. In those districts in which a trailing docket system is
implemented by order of the chief judge of the trial court, no
person shall be required to render service as a juror for more than
five (5) days in a calendar year, unless he or she is selected to
serve in a trial or is under consideration to serve in a trial and
such consideration covers a period of five (5) or more days. Once
selected, a juror shall serve on the jury for the duration of the
trial, unless excused by the presiding judge.
F. For purposes of this section “trailing docket system” means
a method whereby the chief judge of the district court summonses a
jury panel to serve for a fixed number of days to determine the
outcome of all cases on the docket in sequential order.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?
Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.