Oklahoma County District Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

Applies to

VPO

Service

Personal service

A VPO becomes effective only after personal service by the sheriff's office.

To become effective, the VPO must be personally served by the sheriff's office.

Civil actions are commenced by filing the original petition with the Court Clerk, and the petition and summons must be served as required by law.

C. All civil actions, other than the Affidavit filed in Small Claims cases, are commenced by filing the original petition with the Court Clerk. The petition and summons shall be served as required by law.

Service

Personal service to opposing party

Copies of motions, pleadings, orders, and journal entries filed after the petition must be served on opposing counsel of record by hand delivery, mail, or fax on the same day, with a certificate of service noted on the filed original.

D. Parties or attorneys filing motions, pleadings, orders or journal entries after the petition has been filed shall serve copies by hand delivery, by mail or by facsimile transmission (FAX) to opposing counsel of record on the same day. A certificate of service shall be noted on the original instrument filed.

Applies to

Motion

A motion must be filed with the Court Clerk’s Office and served as required by Local Court Rule 10.

The motion shall be filed with the Court Clerk’s office and served as required by Local Court Rule 10.

Applies to

Hearing date notice

The presenting party is responsible for notifying all other parties or counsel of record of the hearing date.

The presenting party shall be responsible for notifying all other parties or counsel of record of the hearing date.

If the defaulting party has filed a document, appeared in open court, or communicated with the requesting party, a hearing must be set and notice must be provided to the defaulting party.

B. If the defaulting party has filed a pleading/document, has appeared in open court, or has had communication with the party requesting default, a hearing must be set and notice must be provided to the defaulting party.

Applies to

Constitutionality challenge

A party challenging the constitutionality of a state statute must serve the Attorney General's office with the motion and brief and certify that service on the original filed document.

Any party that seeks to challenge the constitutionality of a state statute shall serve the office of the Attorney General with a copy of the motion and brief challenging the statute and shall certify this service on the original document filed.

The expungement petition must be accompanied by a certificate of service on every affected law enforcement agency, including the OSBI.

a certificate of service on all affected law enforcement agencies, including the OSBI, shall accompany the Petition.

Applies to

Designation of record

A certified copy of a designation of record must be served on the recording court reporters on the same day the designation is filed.

Upon filing a designation of record, counter designation of record, or designation of record by stipulation with the Court Clerk, a certified copy shall be served the same day on the court reporter(s) who recorded the proceeding(s) being appealed.

Applies to

Entry of appearance

Copies of the Entry of Appearance must be served on all other parties of record.

Copies shall be served on all other parties of record.

Applies to

Motion to withdraw

The counsel filing a motion to withdraw must serve a copy on the client and all attorneys of record.

The counsel filing the Motion to Withdraw shall serve a copy of the motion on the client and all attorneys of record.

Applies to

Notice of change of address

A Notice of a Change of Address must be served on all counsel and unrepresented parties.

The attorney or unrepresented party must, in all cases pending before the Court involving the attorney or party, file with the Court Clerk and serve upon all counsel and unrepresented parties a Notice of a Change of Address.

Applies to

Notice of change of address

A Notice of Change of Address must be served on every party and a copy must be provided to the assigned judge.

The Notice of Change of Address shall be served on all parties, and a copy provided to the assigned judge.

The opposing party must receive adequate notice of an Application for Payment of Expenses filed and set for hearing before the assigned judge.

Parties in a family and domestic case finding it necessary to incur expenses and costs in preparation of the case, and desiring that the expenses and costs be paid by the opposing party, must file an Application for Payment of Expenses and set it for a hearing before the assigned judge, with adequate notice to the opposing party.