{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-613","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-613","heading":"Reference by court, when","body":"When the parties do not consent, the court may, upon the\n\napplication of either, or of its own motion, direct a reference in\n\neither of the following cases: Where the trial of an issue of fact\n\nshall require the examination of mutual accounts, or when the\n\naccount is on one side only, and it shall be made to appear to the\n\ncourt that it is necessary that the party on the other side should\n\nbe examined as a witness to prove the account; in which case the\n\nreferees may be directed to hear and report upon the whole issue, or\n\nupon any specific question of fact involved therein; or where the\n\ntaking of an account shall be necessary for the information of the\n\ncourt before judgment, in cases which may be determined by the\n\ncourt, or for carrying a judgment into effect, or where a question\n\nof fact other than upon the pleadings, shall arise, upon motion or\n\notherwise, in any stage of an 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":"3f4a59a645a23ff8612c2178bcc1acea7ce574585b27eb0ff1f3feb8be50ab2c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-612","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-614"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}