OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT RULES
PART I RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION
RULE 1.1. TITLE, CITATION, SCOPE, EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES AND UNSETTLED PROCEDURE (a) Title and Citation. These rules shall be known as the Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules, and may be cited "Okla.Sup.Ct.R. [Rule Number]."
(b) Scope and Effective Date. These rules govern proceedings in the Oklahoma Supreme Court and in the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. These rules also have application to certain proceedings in lower tribunals which are incident to appeal or review from decisions of such tribunals.
The rules of general application, Part I of these Rules, shall apply to all proceedings before the Court of Civil Appeals and the Supreme Court.
These rules shall govern all proceedings commenced in the Oklahoma Supreme Court on and after January 1, 1997. In proceedings pending on the effective date, the parties shall comply with these rules to the extent possible.
(c) Unsettled Procedure. Any point of practice or procedure which stands unsettled by statutory or decisional law and is not specifically addressed by these rules will be resolved by the Supreme Court as the orderly administration of legal process may require.
Historical Data Adopted by order of the Supreme Court, eff. Jan 1, 1997. Amended by order of the Supreme Court, 1999 OK 4, eff. March 29, 1999, superseded rule available.