Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1780: Trial time limits
Where this section sits in the code
- OK Code
- Title 12
A. 1. Each side shall be allowed no more than eight (8) hours
to complete jury selection, opening statements, presentation of
evidence, examination and cross-examination of witnesses, and
closing arguments. On motion and a showing of good cause by any
party, the court may extend the time limit to no more than twelve
(12) hours per side.
2. For purposes of this subsection, “side” means one or more
litigants who have common interests on the matters with which the
jury is concerned, and is not synonymous with “party”, “litigant”,
or “person”.
B. Time spent on objections, bench conferences, bills of
exception, and challenges for cause to a juror shall not be included
in the time limit set forth in subsection A of this section.
Collected 2026-09-14T18:32:36Z. Source file · JSON