{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2611.6","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2611.6","heading":"Hearing – Determination of whether to use alternative","body":"method testimony.\n\nA. The judge or presiding officer in a criminal or noncriminal\n\nproceeding may order a hearing to determine whether to allow a child\n\nwitness to testify by an alternative method. The judge or presiding\n\nofficer, for good cause shown, shall order the hearing upon motion\n\nof a party, a child witness, or an individual determined by the\n\njudge or presiding officer to have sufficient standing to act on\n\nbehalf of the child.\n\nB. A hearing to determine whether to allow a child witness to\n\ntestify by an alternative method shall be conducted on the record\n\nafter reasonable notice to all parties, any nonparty movant, and any\n\nother person the presiding officer specifies. The presence of the\n\nchild is not required at the hearing unless ordered by the judge or\n\npresiding officer. In conducting the hearing, the judge or\n\npresiding officer shall not be bound by rules of evidence except the\n\nrules of privilege.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"bafebd53a18f59eb6b2e2db7aee0188bad160a05a19da8680c6d5c6b6053a9b5","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2611.5","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2611.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}