The Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act applies to the testimony of a child witness in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding. However, the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act does not preclude, in a noncriminal proceeding, any other procedure permitted by law for a child witness to testify in a proceeding conducted pursuant to the Oklahoma Children's Code or the Oklahoma Juvenile Code.
§ 2611.5.Testimony to Which Act Applies - Other Procedures Not Precluded
Chapter 40: Oklahoma Evidence Code · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 2611.5 applies the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act to child witness testimony in both criminal and noncriminal proceedings, while leaving other lawful procedures for child testimony in Children's Code or Juvenile Code proceedings intact.
Full Text of § 2611.5
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2003, HB 1635, c. 405, §3, eff. 11/1/2003.
Plain-English Summary
The Act reaches a child witness's testimony in either a criminal or a noncriminal proceeding. But it doesn't crowd out other options in the noncriminal setting: Section 2611.5 preserves any other procedure the law already allows for a child witness to testify in a proceeding under the Oklahoma Children's Code or the Oklahoma Juvenile Code.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Act apply outside of criminal cases?
Yes. Section 2611.5 applies it to child witness testimony in both criminal and noncriminal proceedings.
Does the Act replace other procedures for child witnesses in juvenile court?
No. It doesn't preclude other lawful procedures for a child witness to testify in a proceeding under the Children's Code or the Juvenile Code.
What kinds of proceedings does the Act's definition of "noncriminal proceeding" cover?
Depositions, trials, and hearings before a court or an administrative agency with judicial or quasi-judicial powers, as defined in Section 2611.4.
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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