It shall be the duty of the referees to sign any true exceptions taken to any order or decision by them made in the case, and return the same, with their report, to the court making the reference.
§ 616.Exceptions - Signature and Return With Report
Chapter 11: Trial · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 616 requires referees to sign any true exceptions taken to their orders or decisions during the reference and return those exceptions with their report to the court that ordered the reference.
Full Text of § 616
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5022.
Plain-English Summary
During a reference, a party may object, take exception, to something the referees order or decide. Section 616 makes it the referees' job to sign off on any true exceptions taken against them and send those exceptions along with their report back to the court that made the reference.
This keeps a record of disputed rulings inside the reference itself, so the court reviewing the referees' report can also see what the parties objected to along the way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has to sign an exception taken during a reference?
The referees must sign any true exceptions taken to an order or decision they made in the case.
What happens to exceptions taken during a reference?
The referees return them, signed, along with their report, to the court that ordered the reference.
Is this the same concept as the general definition of an exception in Section 631?
It applies that same concept to referees: an exception here is an objection to something a referee ordered or decided, documented and returned with the report.
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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