Oklahoma § 12-655 - Petition for new trial on grounds discovered more than 10
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 12-655 — Petition for new trial on grounds discovered more than 10, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-655. Petition for new trial on grounds discovered more than 10
days after judgment, decree, or appealable order was filed.
Where the grounds for a new trial could not with reasonable
diligence have been discovered before but are discovered more than
ten (10) days after the judgment, decree, or appealable order was
filed, or where the impossibility of preparing a record for an
appeal, without fault of the complaining party, arose more than ten
(10) days after the judgment, decree, or appealable order was filed,
the application may be made by petition filed in the original case,
as in other cases, within thirty (30) days after such discovery or
occurrence; on which a summons shall issue, be returnable and
served, or publication made, as in the beginning of civil actions,
or service may be made on the attorney of record in the original
case. The facts stated in the petition shall be considered as
denied without answer, and the case shall be heard and summarily
decided after the expiration of twenty (20) days from the date of
service and not more than sixty (60) days after service, and the
witnesses shall be examined in open court, or their depositions
taken as in other cases; but no petition shall be filed more than
one (1) year after the filing of the final judgment.
R.L. 1910, § 5037. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 304, § 2, emerg. eff.
April 28, 1969; Laws 1990, c. 251, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Laws
1999, c. 293, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 12-655
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 12-655 cover?
Section 12-655 ("Petition for new trial on grounds discovered more than 10") 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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