§ 3234.Production of Documents and Things and Entry Upon Land For Inspection and Other Purposes
Chapter 41: Discovery Code · Last amended January 1, 2019 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceLets a party request inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or entry onto land the other side controls, and sets response deadlines, objection rules, and default procedures for the form of electronic production.
A.IN GENERAL. A party may serve on any other party a request within the scope of Section 3226 of this title:
1.To produce and permit the requesting party or its representative to inspect, copy, test or sample the following items in the possession, custody or control of the responding party:
a.any designated documents or electronically stored information - including writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, sound recordings, images and other data or data compilations - stored in any medium from which information can be obtained either directly or, if necessary, after translation by the responding party into a reasonably usable form, or
2.To permit entry onto designated land or other property possessed or controlled by the responding party so that the requesting party may inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test or sample the property or any designated object or operation on it.
a.The request may be served, without leave of court, upon any party after the filing of a petition. The party to whom the request is directed shall respond in writing within thirty (30) days after being served. The thirty-day response period shall not commence until an answer to the petition is filed. However, upon leave of court or otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties subject to Section 3229 of this title, the response to the request may be required prior to the filing of an answer to the petition.
b.For each item or category, the response shall either state that inspection and related activities will be permitted as requested or state with specificity the grounds for objecting to the request, including the reasons. The responding party may state that it will produce copies of documents or of electronically stored information instead of permitting inspection. The production shall be completed no later than the time for inspection specified in the request, or another reasonable time specified in the response.
c.An objection shall state whether any responsive materials are being withheld on the basis of that objection. An objection to part of a request shall specify the part and permit inspection of the rest.
d.The response may state an objection to a requested form for producing electronically stored information. If the responding party objects to a requested form, or if no form was specified in the request, the party shall state the form or forms it intends to use.
e.Unless otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court, these procedures apply to producing documents or electronically stored information:
(1)a party shall produce documents as they are kept in the usual course of business or shall organize and label them to correspond to the categories in the request,
(2)if a request does not specify a form for producing electronically stored information, a party shall produce it in a form or forms in which it is ordinarily maintained or in a reasonably usable form or forms, and
(3)a party need not produce the same electronically stored information in more than one form.
C.NONPARTIES. A nonparty may be compelled to produce documents and tangible things or to permit an inspection as provided in Section 2004.1 of this title.
Amendment History
Amended by Laws 2018, c. 313, s. 2, eff. 1/1/2019.
Amended by Laws 2017, c. 378, s. 4, eff. 11/1/2017.
Added by Laws 1982, HB 1912, c. 198, § 11, eff. 10/1/1982; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1154, c. 129, § 10,
eff. 11/1/1989; Renumbered from 12 O.S. § 3211 by Laws 1989, HB 1154, c. 129, §14, eff. 11/1/1989;
Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1468, c. 351, §4, eff. 9/1/1993; Amended by Laws 2008, SB 1922, c. 394, §1,
eff. 11/1/2008; Amended by Laws 2010, SB 2039, c. 50, §7, eff. 11/1/2010.
Note
Laws 2017, c. 389, § 6 repealed by Laws 2018, c. 313, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
Plain-English Summary
Section 3234, paralleling FRCP 34, lets a party request that another party produce documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things in its possession, custody, or control for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling, or permit entry onto land or property it possesses or controls for inspection, measurement, survey, photography, testing, or sampling. The request must describe each item or category with reasonable particularity, specify a reasonable time, place, and manner, and may specify the form for producing electronically stored information.
A response is due thirty days after service, though that clock doesn't start until an answer to the petition is filed unless the court or the parties agree otherwise. For each item or category, the response must state that inspection will be permitted or state the grounds for objecting with specificity, including whether any responsive material is being withheld on that basis; an objection to part of a request must specify the part and allow inspection of the rest. Absent a stipulation or order otherwise, documents must be produced as kept in the ordinary course of business or organized to match the request's categories, and electronically stored information must be produced in the form specified, the form in which it's ordinarily maintained, or another reasonably usable form -- a party need not produce the same electronically stored information in more than one form. A nonparty may be compelled to produce documents or things, or permit an inspection, only by subpoena under Section 2004.1.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I ask the other side to produce?
Documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things for inspection, copying, testing, or sampling, or entry onto land or property they possess or control so you can inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample it.
How long does the other side have to respond?
Thirty days after service, but that period doesn't start until an answer to the petition is filed, unless the court grants leave or the parties agree in writing otherwise.
Can I specify the file format for electronically stored information?
Yes. The request may specify the form for producing it, and if the responding party objects to that form or none was specified, the response must state the form or forms it intends to use instead.
Does the other side have to organize the documents for me?
Yes, absent a stipulation or order otherwise -- documents must be produced as they're kept in the usual course of business or organized and labeled to match the categories in the request.
Can I get documents from someone who isn't a party to the case?
Yes, but only by compelling production through a subpoena under Section 2004.1, not through a request under this section.
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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