OSCN Found Document:Qualifications and Exemptions
Title 38. Jurors

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 38. Jurors
        Section 28 - Qualifications and Exemptions


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A. All citizens of the United States, residing in this state, having the qualifications of electors of this state, who are of sound mind and discretion and of good moral character are competent jurors to serve on all grand and petit juries within their counties; provided, that persons over seventy (70) years of age and persons who have served as a grand or petit juror during the last two (2) immediately preceding calendar years shall not be compelled to serve as jurors in this state and the court may excuse or discharge any juror drawn and summoned as a grand or petit juror if jury service would result in substantial hardship to the prospective juror.

B. Persons who are not qualified to serve as jurors are:

1. Justices of the Supreme Court or the Court of Civil Appeals;

2. Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals or the district court;

3. Sheriffs or deputy sheriffs;

4. Jailers or law enforcement officers, state or federal, having custody of prisoners;

5. Licensed attorneys engaged in the practice of law;

6. Persons who have been convicted of any felony or served a term of imprisonment in any penitentiary, state or federal, for the commission of a felony; provided, any such citizen convicted, who has been fully restored to his civil rights, shall be eligible to serve as a juror; and

7. Legislators during session of the Legislature or involved in state business.

Historical Data


Laws 1949, SB 155, § 11, emerg. eff. June 2, 1949; Amended by Laws 1951, HB 145, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1951; Amended by Laws 1953, HB 841, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1953; Amended by Laws 1957, HB 748, § 1; Amended by Laws 1959, HB 636, § 1; Amended by Laws 1971, HB 1467, § 1, eff. October 1, 1971; Amended by Laws 1973, SB 227, c. 204, § 3, emerg. eff. May 17, 1973; Amended by Laws 1975, HB 1230, c. 302, § 1, eff. October 1, 1975; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 73, c. 184, § 1; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 1076, c. 343, § 21, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 1036, c. 97, § 17, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1436, c. 2, § 3, emerg. eff. February 26, 1997.

Citationizer® Summary of Documents Citing This Document
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Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinions
 CiteNameLevel
 1981 OK AG 235, Question Submitted by: Mr. Warren Henderson, Director, Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics & Dangerous DrugsCited
 1996 OK AG 112, Question Submitted by: Tom Cole, Secretary of StateCited
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
 CiteNameLevel
 1988 OK CR 57, 753 P.2d 359, ROJEM v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 153, 759 P.2d 1033, DAVIS v. STATECited
 1988 OK CR 242, 764 P.2d 197, JOHNSON v. STATEDiscussed
 1988 OK CR 290, 767 P.2d 60, CRAWFORD v. STATECited
 1989 OK CR 51, 779 P.2d 562, FOX v. STATECited
 1989 OK CR 52, 779 P.2d 580, FOWLER v. STATECited
 1991 OK CR 41, 809 P.2d 676, SELLERS v. STATEDiscussed
 1992 OK CR 45, 867 P.2d 1289, ELLIS v. STATECited
 1992 OK CR 80, 844 P.2d 159, CASTRO v. STATECited
 1993 OK CR 8, 847 P.2d 368, ROMANO v. STATECited
 1993 OK CR 19, 853 P.2d 203, TRICE v. STATECited
 1994 OK CR 62, 882 P.2d 1086, HOWELL v. STATECited
 1994 OK CR 73, 885 P.2d 670, NICKELL v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1995 OK CR 61, 919 P.2d 7, DUCKETT v. STATECited
 1995 OK CR 74, 909 P.2d 92, ROMANO v. STATECited
 1995 OK CR 79, 913 P.2d 1356, PENNINGTON v. STATECited
 1996 OK CR 5, 910 P.2d 348, WOODRUFF v. STATECited
 2001 OK CR 11, 29 P.3d 569, 72 OBJ 1205, WARNER v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 2001 OK CR 34, 37 P.3d 908, 72 OBJ 3509, FREDERICK v. STATECited
 1974 OK CR 160, 525 P.2d 1362, ESTES v. STATEDiscussed
 1974 OK CR 176, 529 P.2d 510, HUGHES v. STATECited
 2002 OK CR 40, 60 P.3d 4, McELMURRY v. STATECited
 1955 OK CR 62, 283 P.2d 856, ACUFF v. STATECited
 1958 OK CR 6, 320 P.2d 719, STATE v. SMITHDiscussed at Length
 1959 OK CR 34, 337 P.2d 1097, HAMMERS v. STATEDiscussed
 1962 OK CR 39, 370 P.2d 567, WAGERS v. STATEDiscussed
 1964 OK CR 107, 396 P.2d 889, FENNELL v. STATECited
 1964 OK CR 122, 397 P.2d 686, GANN v. STATEDiscussed
 1953 OK CR 48, 256 P.2d 469, 97 Okl.Cr. 23, HILL v. STATECited
 1953 OK CR 144, 262 P.2d 483, 97 Okl.Cr. 271, WORLEY v. STATEDiscussed
 1953 OK CR 174, 267 P.2d 175, 97 Okl.Cr. 377, RIDINGER v. STATEDiscussed at Length
 1997 OK CR 55, 947 P.2d 535, 68 OBJ 3218, Le v. StateCited
 1997 OK CR 62, 947 P.2d 1074, 68 OBJ 3542, Willingham v. StateCited
 1998 OK CR 33, 965 P.2d 955, 69 OBJ 2028, Turrentine v. StateCited
 1998 OK CR 39, 964 P.2d 875, 69 OBJ 2421, Jackson v. StateCited
 1998 OK CR 41, 963 P.2d 583, 69 OBJ 2672, Ochoa v. StateDiscussed
 1998 OK CR 70, 973 P.2d 315, 70 OBJ 165, Salazar v. StateCited
 1985 OK CR 11, 695 P.2d 1357, BEWLEY v. STATECited
 1974 OK CR 15, 519 P.2d 538, THOMPSON v. STATECited
 1985 OK CR 105, 707 P.2d 35, ROUBIDEAUX v. STATECited
 1987 OK CR 8, 731 P.2d 993, JOHNSON v. STATECited
 1987 OK CR 68, 736 P.2d 161, MOORE v. STATECited
 1976 OK CR 238, 555 P.2d 63, JONES v. STATECited
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
 CiteNameLevel
 1993 OK 104, 857 P.2d 74, 64 OBJ 2309, Reynolds v. Beacon Well Services, Inc.Cited
 1971 OK 40, 483 P.2d 1141, LINDSAY v. SIKESCited
 1973 OK 148, 519 P.2d 1346, McALESTER URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY v. LORINCECited
 1977 OK 173, 571 P.2d 1200, GRAND JURY OF SEMINOLE CTY. v. DYECited
 2000 OK 30, 3 P.3d 154, 71 OBJ 960, Towne v. HubbardCited
 1951 OK 288, 237 P.2d 624, 205 Okla. 364, In re HOUSE BILL NO. 145Cited
Title 28. Fees
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 28 O.S. 86, Jurors' Fees - ParkingCited
Title 38. Jurors
 CiteNameLevel
 38 O.S. 28, Qualifications and ExemptionsCited
Citationizer: Table of Authority
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