The general mode of summoning the jury is such as is or may be provided by law.
§ 571.Summoning Jury
Chapter 11: Trial · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 571 states that juries in Oklahoma civil trials are summoned by whatever general method other Oklahoma law provides or may provide, rather than prescribing its own summons procedure within the Code of Civil Procedure.
Full Text of § 571
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4996.
Plain-English Summary
This section doesn't set out how a jury venire gets assembled; it defers entirely to whatever law governs jury summoning elsewhere. Chapter 11 picks up the process after summoning, covering how jurors are challenged, selected, and sworn once they've already been called to court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this Code section explain how Oklahoma jurors get summoned?
No. It says the general mode of summoning is whatever other law provides or may provide.
What does Chapter 11 cover instead of the summons process?
How jurors already summoned are challenged, selected, sworn, and how the trial and verdict proceed from there.
Why would a procedure code leave out how jurors are summoned?
The mechanics of assembling a jury pool are handled by separate law, so this section points to that law instead of duplicating it.
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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