The record shall be made up from the petition, the process, return, the pleadings subsequent thereto, reports, verdicts, orders, judgments, and all material acts and proceedings of the court; but if the items of an account, or the copies of papers attached to the pleadings, be voluminous, the court may order the record to be made by abbreviating the same, or inserting a pertinent description thereof, or by omitting them entirely. Evidence must not be recorded.
§ 32.1.Material For Record
Chapter 2: General Provisions · Last amended March 31, 1972 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 32.1 defines what makes up the official court record — the petition, process, return, later pleadings, reports, verdicts, orders, and judgments — and lets the court abbreviate, describe, or omit voluminous attachments, while excluding evidence from the record entirely.
Full Text of § 32.1
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5146; Renumbered from 12 O.S. § 704 by Laws 1972, HB 1602, c. 119, § 5, emerg. eff. 3/31/1972.
Plain-English Summary
Section 32.1 defines what belongs in the official record the clerk assembles: the petition, the process and its return, every pleading filed after that, reports, verdicts, orders, and judgments, plus the material acts and proceedings the court takes. When an account or a paper attached to a pleading runs long, the court doesn’t have to copy all of it into the record — it can abbreviate the material, insert a description instead, or leave it out entirely.
One thing never goes in the record under this section: evidence. Testimony and exhibits are handled separately from the formal record the clerk builds under Section 24’s journal requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What documents make up the official court record in Oklahoma?
Section 32.1 lists the petition, the process and return, subsequent pleadings, reports, verdicts, orders, judgments, and the material acts and proceedings of the court.
Can a court leave out a long account or attachment from the record?
Yes. Section 32.1 lets the court abbreviate voluminous items of an account or papers attached to the pleadings, insert a pertinent description of them, or omit them entirely.
Is evidence part of the official court record under Section 32.1?
No. Section 32.1 states plainly that evidence must not be recorded.
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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