Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of the court shall not be necessary; but for all purposes for which an exception has heretofore been necessary at the trial of a cause it shall be sufficient that a party, at the time the ruling or order of the court is made or sought, makes known to the court the action which he desires the court to take or his objection to the action of the court and his grounds therefor.
§ 630.Formal Exceptions Unnecessary - What Acts Sufficient
Chapter 11: Trial · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 630 abolishes the need for formal exceptions to a court's rulings and orders, making it enough that a party states, at the time of the ruling, what action it wants the court to take or its objection and the grounds for it.
Full Text of § 630
Amendment History
Laws 1951, HB 142, p. 25, § 1.
Plain-English Summary
Older procedure demanded a formal exception, a set ritual phrase, to preserve an objection for review. Section 630 does away with that formality. It's now enough for a party, at the moment the court makes or is asked to make a ruling, to tell the court plainly what action it wants taken, or to state its objection and the grounds behind it.
This modernizes the older exception practice defined in Section 631 without repealing the concept outright; a party still needs to put its objection and reasoning on the record, just not through the old formal ritual.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I still need to take a formal exception to preserve an objection at trial?
No, Section 630 says formal exceptions to a court's rulings or orders are unnecessary.
What do I have to do to preserve an objection now?
Make known to the court, at the time of the ruling, the action you want taken or your objection and the grounds for it.
Does this section eliminate the concept of an exception entirely?
No, it removes the formal ritual an exception once required while keeping the underlying need to state an objection and its grounds on the record.
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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