He shall keep the records and books and papers appertaining to the court and record its proceedings. He is directed to furnish without cost to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives such statistical and other information as the court or Legislature may require, including, but without being limited to, the number and classification of cases:
§ 33.Clerk to Keep Court Records, Books and Papers - Statistical and Other Information For Supreme Court, President Pro Tempore of Senate and Speaker of House
Chapter 2: General Provisions · Last amended July 1, 1981 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 33 requires the clerk to keep the court's records and record its proceedings, and to supply the Supreme Court and the legislature's presiding officers, free of charge, with statistics on cases filed, how cases were disposed of, and how many cases remain pending each term.
Full Text of § 33
1. Filed with the court;
2. Disposed of by the court, and the manner of such disposition; and
3. The number of cases pending before the court, at each term of the court.
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5333; Amended by Laws 1951, HB 554, p. 23, § 1; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 292, c. 272, § 2, emerg. eff. 7/1/1981.
Plain-English Summary
Section 33 covers two clerk duties. The first is basic custodianship: keep the court’s records, books, and papers, and record its proceedings as they happen. The second is a reporting duty that reaches beyond the courthouse — the clerk has to furnish statistical and other information to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House, whenever the court or the Legislature asks, and without charging for it.
The section spells out at least three categories that reporting has to cover: how many cases were filed, how those cases were disposed of and in what manner, and how many cases are still pending at each term of court. Section 35 imposes a nearly identical duty on clerks generally.
Frequently Asked Questions
What statistics must an Oklahoma court clerk report and to whom?
Section 33 requires the clerk to furnish the Supreme Court, the Senate's President Pro Tempore, and the House Speaker with information on cases filed, how they were disposed of, and how many remain pending each term.
Does the clerk charge for providing this statistical information?
No. Section 33 requires the clerk to furnish the information without cost.
What records is the clerk required to keep under Section 33?
The clerk keeps the records, books, and papers belonging to the court and records its proceedings.
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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