Oklahoma § 20-95.1 - Places of holding district court
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 20-95.1 — Places of holding district court, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-95.1. Places of holding district court
A. Unless and until the Supreme Court or the presiding judge of
the judicial administrative district provides otherwise, and
excluding any business courts established pursuant to Section 91.7
of this title, the district court shall hold court in the county
seat of every county in the district, in any city where a superior
court held sessions and at such other places within the district as
the district and associate district judges shall prescribe.
B. If a governing board of the court fund receives a request
from a municipality that court be held within that municipality and
the board determines that sufficient reasons exist for establishing
a court and that sufficient funds and space for a court are made
available by the municipality, the board may establish a court,
presided over by a special judge, in that municipality. The request
to hold court in a municipality shall be included in the budget
submitted by the governing board of the court fund to the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court and approved by the Chief Justice.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by
Laws 1999, c. 362, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 316,
§ 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2025.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 20-95.1
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Section 20-95.1 ("Places of holding district court") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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