Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.
Rule 26 - PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL MEDIA EXHIBITSA. Video and audio exhibits, video and audio depositions, photographs, and other electronic or digital media products offered at trial are "exhibits" and must be endorsed on pleadings and exchanged with all other parties as specified in Rule 19(E) and Rule 19(F).B.1. Video exhibits and video depositions may be submitted to the Court on DVD. The Court shall maintain video equipment capable of playback of DVD Video. DVDs shall be created in a manner which will allow playback, fast forward and rewind on standard DVD Video players and the format used to create the DVD, for example, .mpeg, .avi, .wmv, etc., must be stated on the DVD. If a DVD is presented to the Court as an exhibit or deposition which is not able to be played back on the Court's DVD Video equipment, the party submitting the DVD shall provide, at the party's expense, the appropriate equipment for playback.2. Audio exhibits and audio depositions may be submitted to the Court on an Audio CD or CD-R in either .mp3 or .wav format. The Court shall maintain equipment capable of audio playback of Audio CDs and CD-Rs in .mp3 or .wav format. If any other type of audio recording is presented to the Court which cannot be played back on the equipment maintained by the Court, the party submitting the audio recording shall provide, at the party's expense, the appropriate equipment for playback.C. An opposing party who receives a sponsoring party's exhibit may object to its identification or authentication by giving written notice of the objection to the sponsoring party within ten (10) days of its receipt, or the objections shall be deemed waived.D. No party may present an exhibit to the Court appointed independent medical examiner or Court appointed vocational evaluator for review without prior Court approval or agreement of all parties. A prehearing conference may be requested if presentation is not agreed upon by the parties. The exhibit(s) in question must be exchanged with all opposing parties at least three (3) calendar days before the prehearing conference.E. The charges of the independent medical examiner for reviewing the exhibits for preparation of reports or at a deposition or for review in preparation for a deposition are subject to and controlled by Rule 44.F. If a party is found to have willfully violated this rule, the Court may exclude the party's exhibits, the independent medical examiner's report and/or deposition, and may impose other appropriate penalties or sanctions requested by opposing parties.Okla. Stat. tit. 85, § 26
Adopted by order of the Supreme Court, 1997 OK 130 , eff. 11/1/1997; Renumbered from fomer Rule 55 and amended by order of the Supreme Court, 2006 OK 6, eff. 1/30/2006. Amended by order of the Supreme Court, 2012 OK 19, eff. 3/6/2012.