Oklahoma County District Court Document Format Requirements

All victim-protective-order forms must be completed in black ink.

All forms must be completed in BLACK ink.

Every order, journal entry, or other instrument must bear a compliant wet or electronic signature from at least one representative for each party, including each pro se party.

Every Order, Journal Entry, or other instrument shall be physically signed by a wet signature or electronically signed in accordance with the ESIGN Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act by at least one attorney of record for each party or a pro se party.

Motions and briefs must be typewritten in clear type of at least 12 points, with quoted matter single-spaced and unquoted matter double-spaced.

All motions and briefs shall be typewritten in clear type not less than 12-point, with single spaced lines of quoted matter and double-spaced lines of unquoted matter.

Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, right 1 in

Printed motions and briefs must have a 1.25-inch left margin and one-inch margins on the top, bottom, and right.

The margins of the printed page shall be one and one-quarter (1 ¼) inches on the left side and one (1) inch on the other three sides.

Paper pleadings and documents filed with the Court Clerk should be typewritten on good-grade white paper measuring 8½ by 11 inches or 8½ by 14 inches.

In addition to complying with the provisions of 12 O.S. Section 2011, paper pleadings and documents, filed in the office of the Court Clerk should be typewritten on a good grade of white paper size 8 ½ inches by 11 inches or 8 ½ inches by 14 inches.

Blank spaces may not be completed with “NA,” “NONE,” or similar placeholder expressions.

No blank spaces filled in with the words or expression “NA”, “NONE”, or similar terms are permitted.

The court reporter will retain only specified two-dimensional exhibits no larger than 8½ by 14 inches and certain electronic media, while counsel must substitute a compliant copy of each oversized exhibit and remove other oversized exhibits from the record after trial.

B. Only two-dimensional exhibits, eight and one-half (8 ½) inches by fourteen (14) inches or smaller, videotapes, audiotapes, CDs, DVDs, and USB/flash drives admitted into evidence will be retained by the court reporter following the trial. Counsel shall substitute a copy, meeting these size restrictions, of any oversized exhibit. Other exhibits, including oversized exhibits, shall be withdrawn from the record at the conclusion of the trial and retained by the party/counsel presenting the same at trial.

Additional attorneys of record and pro se parties may attach a photocopy or image of their signature.

Other attorneys of record or pro se parties may attach a photocopy or image of their signature.