Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-653: Time of application

A. Unless unavoidably prevented, an application for a new trial

by motion, if made, must be filed not later than ten (10) days after

the judgment, decree or appealable order prepared in conformance

with Section 696.3 of this title has been filed. More than ten (10)

days after the judgment, decree, or appealable order which conforms

with Section 696.3 of this title has been filed, an application for

a new trial by petition may be filed in conformance with the

provisions of Section 655 of this title.

B. If the moving party did not prepare the judgment, decree, or

appealable order, and Section 696.2 of this title required a copy of

the judgment, decree, or appealable order to be mailed to the moving

party, and the court records do not reflect the mailing of a copy of

the judgment, decree, or appealable order to the moving party within

three (3) days, exclusive of weekends and holidays, after the filing

of the judgment, decree, or appealable order, the motion for new

trial may be filed no later than ten (10) days after the earliest

date on which the court records show that a copy of the judgment,

decree, or appealable order was mailed to the moving party.

C. A motion for new trial filed after the announcement of the

decision on all issues in the case but before the filing of the

judgment or decree shall be deemed filed immediately after the

filing of the judgment or decree.

R.L. 1910, § 5035. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 54, § 1; Laws 1990, c.

251, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Laws 1991, c. 251, § 5, eff. June 1,

1991; Laws 1993, c. 351, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 343,

§ 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 102, § 1, eff. May 1, 1997;