Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-4A: "Court", "courts of the state", "courts in the state" and

"court clerk" defined.

As used in Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the term "court"

or "courts of the state" or "courts in the state" shall mean the

district court of the State of Oklahoma as defined in Section 91.1

of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the term "court clerk"

shall mean the clerk of the district court, except where a contrary

intention plainly appears.