Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-99
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Filing of papers and documents - Use as evidence
Official statutory text
When under any provision of this act or of any order, rule or
regulation made in pursuance of this act, any petition, motion,
return, pleading, report, statement, map or drawing is required to
be filed with the Commission, the same shall be deemed to be filed
when filed with the Secretary of the Commission. Duplicate copies
of all reports, statements, maps or drawings shall also be filed
with the Proration Umpire. The original or any copy of any such
reports, maps, drawings, statements or other documents duly
certified by the Secretary of the Commission, when the contents
thereof are material to the issues involved, shall be competent and
admissible in evidence in any proceedings and hearings therein
brought or had under the provisions of Section One (1) to Thirteen
(13), inclusive, of this act; and any such original or certified
copy thereof shall, in any proceeding upon complaint or prosecution
as for contempt against any person for violation of this act or of
any order, rule or regulation of the Commission, be competent and
admissible in evidence to establish admissions against interest made
by any defendant or defendants to such complaint or prosecution who
filed or caused to be filed such report, map, drawing, statement or
other document.
regulation made in pursuance of this act, any petition, motion,
return, pleading, report, statement, map or drawing is required to
be filed with the Commission, the same shall be deemed to be filed
when filed with the Secretary of the Commission. Duplicate copies
of all reports, statements, maps or drawings shall also be filed
with the Proration Umpire. The original or any copy of any such
reports, maps, drawings, statements or other documents duly
certified by the Secretary of the Commission, when the contents
thereof are material to the issues involved, shall be competent and
admissible in evidence in any proceedings and hearings therein
brought or had under the provisions of Section One (1) to Thirteen
(13), inclusive, of this act; and any such original or certified
copy thereof shall, in any proceeding upon complaint or prosecution
as for contempt against any person for violation of this act or of
any order, rule or regulation of the Commission, be competent and
admissible in evidence to establish admissions against interest made
by any defendant or defendants to such complaint or prosecution who
filed or caused to be filed such report, map, drawing, statement or
other document.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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