This chapter shall be known as the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of Oklahoma.
§ 1.Title of Chapter
Chapter 1: Preliminary Provisions · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1 names Title 12's procedural chapter the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of Oklahoma, the title courts and lawyers use when citing the state's civil procedure statutes.
Full Text of § 1
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4641.
Plain-English Summary
This section does one thing: it gives Title 12's procedural chapter its official name, the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of Oklahoma. Unlike states that build civil procedure from court-promulgated rules, Oklahoma writes its procedure directly into statute, and this line is where that statute names itself.
The provision traces to Oklahoma's 1910 Revised Laws and hasn't changed since. It creates no rights or duties of its own; it's a title section, the kind of housekeeping provision every code needs somewhere near the front.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Oklahoma call its civil procedure code?
The Code of Civil Procedure of the State of Oklahoma, under Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Where does this title come from?
It dates to Oklahoma's 1910 Revised Laws, § 4641, and has stood unamended since.
Does this section create any rights or duties?
No, it's purely a naming provision that establishes the code's official title.
Does Oklahoma have separate Rules of Civil Procedure like the federal courts?
Oklahoma's civil procedure lives directly in Title 12's statutes, which this section names the Code of Civil Procedure, rather than in a freestanding set of court-adopted rules.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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Also known as: Code of Civil Procedure of Oklahomawhat is Title 12 calledOkla. Stat. tit. 12 § 1name of Oklahoma's civil procedure code