This act applies to requests for discovery in cases pending on November 1, 2021.
§ 3257.Application of Act
Chapter 41A: Structured Settlement Protection Act of 2001 · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceApplies the interstate discovery act's procedures to any request for discovery made in a case already pending in an Oklahoma court on November 1, 2021, the act's effective date, and not just to cases filed afterward.
Full Text of § 3257
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2021, c. 184, s. 8, eff. 11/1/2021.
Plain-English Summary
Section 3257 answers a timing question directly: the act applies to discovery requests in cases pending on November 1, 2021, not just to cases filed afterward.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this act apply to a lawsuit that was already pending before November 1, 2021?
Yes. Section 3257 applies the act to requests for discovery in cases pending on that date.
What if my case was filed after the act took effect?
The act's discovery procedures apply to it as well; Section 3257 confirms coverage extends to cases already pending on the effective date, in addition to later ones.
Does this section change how discovery requests are made?
No, it only fixes when the act's procedures start applying -- Sections 3251 through 3256 govern the procedure itself.
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: uniform interstate depositions act effective date oklahoma12 O.S. § 3257does interstate discovery act apply to pending cases