Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3298: Civil procedure; Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act; terms; scope; judicial officer; judicial interview; considerations; training; procedure; record; codification; effective date.
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to civil procedure; creating the Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act; providing short title; defining terms; providing scope of act; permitting judicial officer to conduct judicial interview under certain circumstances; permitting certain parties to request judicial interview; providing considerations for the judicial officer; requiring certain training for a judicial officer who conducts a judicial interview; establishing procedures for conducting judicial interview; directing judicial officer to grant access to interview record under certain circumstances…
From the enrolled text, May 6, 2026:
An Act relating to civil procedure; creating the Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act; providing short title; defining terms; providing scope of act; permitting judicial officer to conduct judicial interview under certain circumstances; permitting certain parties to request judicial interview; providing considerations for the judicial officer; requiring certain training for a judicial officer who conducts a judicial interview; establishing procedures for conducting judicial interview; directing judicial officer to grant access to interview record under certain circumstances; directing a court to consider uniformity in applying and construing act; specifying applicability of provisions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Civil procedure SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3401 of Title 12, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act". SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3402 of Title 12, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: As used in the Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act: 1. "Child" means an unemancipated individual who is under eighteen (18) years of age and includes an adult who, because of physical or mental incapacity, …