Okla. Stat. tit. 38, § 38-23.1: On-call system - Trailing docket system
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- OK Code
- Title 38
A. In those district courts in which an on-call system is
implemented by order of the chief judge of the district court, each
juror retained for services subject to call shall be required to
contact a center for information as to the time and place of his or
her next assignment.
B. For purposes of this section, “on-call system” means a
method whereby the chief judge of a district court summonses a jury
panel to serve as potential jurors on a specific case.
C. Pursuant to summons for service on petit juries in the
district court, each qualified, nonexempt juror is retained for
service subject to call and is assigned to a judge or a case.
D. In those districts in which an on-call system is implemented
by order of the chief judge of the trial court, no person shall be
required to render service as a juror for more than one (1) day in a
calendar year, unless he or she is selected to serve in a trial or
is under consideration to serve in a trial and such consideration
covers a period of two (2) or more days. Once selected, a juror
shall serve on the jury for the duration of the trial unless excused
by the presiding judge.
E. In those districts in which a trailing docket system is
implemented by order of the chief judge of the trial court, no
person shall be required to render service as a juror for more than
five (5) days in a calendar year, unless he or she is selected to
serve in a trial or is under consideration to serve in a trial and
such consideration covers a period of five (5) or more days. Once
selected, a juror shall serve on the jury for the duration of the
trial, unless excused by the presiding judge.
F. For purposes of this section “trailing docket system” means
a method whereby the chief judge of the district court summonses a
jury panel to serve for a fixed number of days to determine the
outcome of all cases on the docket in sequential order.
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