The clerks of each of the courts shall exercise the powers and perform the duties imposed upon them by the statutes of this state and by the common law. The clerks of each of the courts of record shall 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:
§ 35.Powers and Duties of Clerks - 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 35 directs the clerks of every Oklahoma court to exercise the powers and duties the statutes and common law impose, and requires each court-of-record clerk to supply the Supreme Court and the legislature's presiding officers with statistics on cases filed, disposed of, and pending — free of charge.
Full Text of § 35
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, § 5335; Amended by Laws 1951, HB 554, p. 23, § 2; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 292, c. 272, § 3, emerg. eff. 7/1/1981.
Plain-English Summary
Section 35 opens with a general grant: the clerks of each Oklahoma court exercise whatever powers and duties the statutes and the common law give them. It then repeats, this time for the clerks of every court of record rather than just the district court clerk covered in Section 33, the duty to furnish the Supreme Court, the Senate’s President Pro Tempore, and the House Speaker with statistical information on request, without charge.
The reporting duty covers the same three categories as Section 33: cases filed with the court, how those cases were disposed of, and how many are pending at each term.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do Oklahoma court clerks get their powers and duties?
Section 35 says clerks exercise the powers and duties imposed on them by Oklahoma statutes and by the common law.
How is Section 35 different from Section 33?
Section 33 addresses the district court clerk's record-keeping and reporting duty; Section 35 extends a nearly identical statistical-reporting duty to the clerks of every court of record and adds a general statement of clerks' powers and duties under statute and common law.
Must clerks report case statistics to the legislature for free?
Yes. Section 35 requires clerks to furnish the required statistical and other information to the Supreme Court and the legislature's presiding officers without cost.
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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