Sections 1 through 9 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act".
§ 2611.3.Short Title
Chapter 40: Oklahoma Evidence Code · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 2611.3 gives the group of sections that follow -- covering how and when a child witness may testify by an alternative method -- the short title "Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act."
Full Text of § 2611.3
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2003, HB 1635, c. 405, §1, eff. 11/1/2003.
Plain-English Summary
This section does one job: it names Sections 1 through 9 of the enacting act the "Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act." Everything that follows in this batch -- the Act's definitions, its hearing procedure, the situations where alternative testimony is allowed, and the required contents of the court's order -- falls under that short title.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the "Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act"?
The short title Oklahoma law gives to Sections 1 through 9 of the 2003 act governing when and how a child witness may testify by a method other than in-person, face-to-face testimony.
Does Section 2611.3 itself set out any procedures?
No. It only supplies the Act's name; the substance -- definitions, hearing procedure, and standards -- follows in the sections after it.
Why would Oklahoma need a separate act for child witness testimony?
Because testifying in open court, face-to-face with a defendant, can traumatize some child witnesses, and the Act sets out when a court can allow testimony by some other method instead.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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