Okla. Stat. tit. 38, § 38-35
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 38, § 38-35, 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.
Civil liability - Damages
Official statutory text
Every person, firm or corporation who discharges an employee,
causes an employee to be discharged, takes other adverse action
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 38. Jurors Page 15
against an employee or requires an employee to use sick, annual or
vacation leave because of said employee’s absence from employment by
reason of said employee’s having been required to serve as a grand,
multicounty grand, or petit juror on a grand, multicounty grand, or
petit jury shall be liable to the employee in a civil action at law
for both actual and exemplary damages. Damages shall include all
pecuniary losses suffered including, but not limited to, lost
earnings, both past and future, the value of lost leave, mental
anguish and all reasonable damages incurred in obtaining other
suitable employment. The provisions of this section shall not
require an employer to pay an employee wages for the time the
employee is absent from employment for jury duty unless the employee
takes paid leave for that purpose. It shall be the decision of the
employee whether to use paid leave or take leave without pay for
absence from employment for jury duty.
causes an employee to be discharged, takes other adverse action
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 38. Jurors Page 15
against an employee or requires an employee to use sick, annual or
vacation leave because of said employee’s absence from employment by
reason of said employee’s having been required to serve as a grand,
multicounty grand, or petit juror on a grand, multicounty grand, or
petit jury shall be liable to the employee in a civil action at law
for both actual and exemplary damages. Damages shall include all
pecuniary losses suffered including, but not limited to, lost
earnings, both past and future, the value of lost leave, mental
anguish and all reasonable damages incurred in obtaining other
suitable employment. The provisions of this section shall not
require an employer to pay an employee wages for the time the
employee is absent from employment for jury duty unless the employee
takes paid leave for that purpose. It shall be the decision of the
employee whether to use paid leave or take leave without pay for
absence from employment for jury duty.
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.