Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 588 (2026)

Recording of grand or petit jury proceedings - Listening

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or observing - Penalty. If any person, firm or corporation shall knowingly and willfully, by means of any device whatsoever, records or attempts to record the proceedings of any grand or petit jury in any court of the State of Oklahoma while such jury is deliberating or voting or listens to or observes, or attempts to listen to or observe, the proceedings of any grand or petit jury of which he is not a member in any court of the State of Oklahoma while such jury is deliberating or voting shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or both. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the taking of notes by a grand juror in any court of the State of Oklahoma in connection with and solely for the purpose of assisting him in the performance of his duties as such juror. Added by Laws 1957, p. 160, § 1. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 215, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 123, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 387, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 215 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Mccauley v. State, 2024 OK CR 8, 548 P.3d 461.
Mccauley v. State, 2024 OK CR 8, 548 P.3d 461. · cites it 6× “21 O.S.2021, § 588 . 6 ¶16 No doubt error occurred in this case both when the jury deliberations were recorded by the courtroom security camera and when the video feed was briefly viewed by one of the prosecutors.”
State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oba v. Shields, 2025 OK 20, 567 P.3d 361. · cites it 6× “21 O.S.2011, § 588 See 1957 Okla. Sess. Laws 160; see also 1997 Okla.”
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