{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-3228","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-3228","heading":"Persons before whom depositions may be taken","body":"A. DEPOSITIONS TAKEN WITHIN OKLAHOMA. Within this state,\n\ndepositions shall be taken before an officer authorized to\n\nadminister oaths by the laws of the place where the examination is\n\nheld, or before a person appointed by the court in which the action\n\nis pending. A person so appointed has power to administer oaths and\n\ntake testimony.\n\nThe term officer as used in Sections 3230 through 3232 of this\n\ntitle includes a person appointed by the court or designated by the\n\nparties under Section 3229 of this title; except that on and after\n\nJanuary 1, 1990, depositions taken within this state shall only be\n\ntaken by an officer who is either a certified shorthand reporter\n\n(CSR) or a licensed shorthand reporter (LSR); provided however, on\n\nand after the effective date of this act, any person who was taking\n\ndepositions by the steno-mask method of reporting within this state\n\nprior to January 1, 1990, may continue to take depositions within\n\nthis state if the person provides to the State Board of Examiners of\n\nOfficial Shorthand Reporters or successor entity of the Board a\n\ncertification, signed by a judge of the district court and by an\n\nattorney licensed to practice law in this state, declaring that the\n\nperson has taken depositions that were admitted into evidence in any\n\ncourt of this state. The certification shall be submitted within\n\nthirty (30) days of the effective date of this act to the State\n\nBoard of Examiners of Official Shorthand Reporters or successor\n\nentity of the Board who shall issue said person a certificate as an\n\nacting court reporter permitting the person to take depositions or\n\nother sworn statements, subpoena witnesses for depositions, issue\n\naffidavits in respect to the regular duties of the person, and\n\nadminister oaths and affirmations with authority equal to that of a\n\nnotary public.\n\nB. DEPOSITIONS TAKEN OUTSIDE OF OKLAHOMA. Depositions may be\n\ntaken outside of Oklahoma:\n\n1. On notice before a person authorized to administer oaths in\n\nthe place in which the examination is held, either by the law\n\nthereof or by the law of this state; or\n\n2. Before a person commissioned by the court, and a person so\n\ncommissioned shall have the power by virtue of his commission to\n\nadminister any necessary oath and take testimony; or\n\n3. Pursuant to a letter rogatory.\n\nA commission or a letter rogatory shall be issued on application\n\nand notice and on terms that are just and appropriate. It is not\n\nrequisite to the issuance of a commission or a letter rogatory that\n\nthe taking of the deposition in any other manner is impracticable or\n\ninconvenient; and both a commission and a letter rogatory may be\n\nissued in proper cases. A notice or commission may designate the\n\nperson before whom the deposition is to be taken either by name or\n\ndescriptive title. Evidence obtained in response to a letter\n\nrogatory need not be excluded merely for the reason that it is not a\n\nverbatim transcript or that the testimony was not taken under oath\n\nor for any similar departure from the requirements for depositions\n\ntaken within this state.\n\nC. DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR INTEREST. No deposition shall be\n\ntaken before a person who is a relative or employee or attorney or\n\ncounsel of any of the parties, or is a relative or employee of such\n\nattorney or counsel, or is financially interested in the action.","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":"dc391cd7e687769911dc0f4e7412c9b92ad8853adaf1fc3e6dad288f3620b278","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-3227","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-3229"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}