The provisions of this article respecting trials by jury apply, so far as they are in their nature applicable, to trials by the court.
§ 662.Provisions Applicable to Trials By Court
Chapter 11: Trial · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 662 extends the article's jury-trial provisions to trials conducted by the court alone, so far as those provisions can naturally apply to a trial without a jury.
Full Text of § 662
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5039.
Plain-English Summary
Rather than write a whole separate set of rules for bench trials, Section 662 borrows from the jury-trial provisions already in this article. Those provisions apply to trials by the court too, wherever their nature lets them.
That qualifier, “so far as they are in their nature applicable,” matters: provisions written only for a jury's presence, such as ones addressing jury misconduct, wouldn't carry over to a trial the court conducts alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do jury-trial rules apply to bench trials in Oklahoma?
Yes, so far as they're applicable in their nature, Section 662 extends this article's jury-trial provisions to trials by the court.
Does every jury-trial provision apply to a bench trial?
No, only those that fit a trial without a jury; provisions inherently tied to a jury's presence wouldn't apply.
Why doesn't Oklahoma have a separate, complete set of rules for bench trials?
Section 662 avoids duplicating the article by extending the existing jury-trial provisions instead, wherever they naturally fit.
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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