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29		-	~~BILL NO.~~ ~~1576 By: Howard of the Senate~~
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33		-	Moore of the House
	33	+	SENATE BILL NO. 1576 By: Howard
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38	39		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Discovery Co de;
39	40		amending 12 O.S. 2021, Section 3234, which relates to
40	41		production of documents; imposing limitation upon
41	42		requests to produce certain documents or other items;
42	43		establishing procedures for additional reque sts for
43	44		production; and providing an effective date .
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48	49		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
49	50		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2021, Section 3234 , is
50	51		amended to read as follows:
51	52		Section 3234. A. IN GENERAL. A party may serve on any other
52	53		party a request within the scope of Section 3226 of this title:
53	54		1. To produce and permit the requesting party or its
54	55		representative to inspect, copy, test or s ample the following items
55	56		in the possession, custody or control of the responding party:
56	57		a. any designated documents or ele ctronically stored
57	58		information - including writings, drawings, graphs,
58	59		charts, photographs, sound recordings, images and
59	60		other data or data compilations – stored in any medium
60	61		from which information can be obtained either directly
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87	89		or, if necessary, after translation by the responding
88	90		party into a reasonably usable form, or
89	91		b. any designated tangible things; or
90	92		2. To permit entry onto d esignated land or other property
91	93		possessed or controlled by the responding party so that the
92	94		requesting party may inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test or
93	95		sample the property or any designated obje ct or operation on it.
94	96		B. PROCEDURE. 1. The request :
95	97		a. shall describe with reasonable particularity each item
96	98		or category of items to be inspected,
97	99		b. shall specify a reasonable time, place and manner for
98	100		the inspection and for performing the related acts,
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100	102		c. may specify the form or forms in which ele ctronically
101	103		stored information is to be produced.
102	104		2. The number of requests to produce or permit inspection or
103	105		copying shall not exceed thirty in number. If counsel for a party
104	106		believes that more than thirty requests to produce or permit
105	107		inspection or copying are necessary, counsel shall consult with
106	108		opposing counsel promptly and attempt to reach a written stipulation
107	109		as to a reasonable number of additional requests. Counsel are
108	110		expected to comply with this requirement in good f aith. In the
109	111		event a written stipulation cannot be agreed upon, the party seeki ng
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136	139		to submit such additional requests for production or inspection
137	140		shall file a motion with the court :
138	141		a. showing that counsel have conferred in good faith but
139	142		sincere attempts to resolve the issue have been
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141	144		b. showing reasons establishing good cau se for their use,
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143	146		c. setting forth the proposed additional requests for
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145	148		3. a. The request may be served, without leave of court,
146	149		upon any party after the filing of a pe tition. The
147	150		party to whom the request is directed shall respond in
148	151		writing within thirty (30) days after being served.
149	152		The thirty-day response period shall not commence
150	153		until an answer to the petition is filed. However,
151	154		upon leave of court or otherwise agreed to in writing
152	155		by the parties subject to Section 3229 of this title,
153	156		the response to the request may be required prior to
154	157		the filing of an answer to the pet ition.
155	158		b. For each item or category, the response shall either
156	159		state that inspection and relat ed activities will be
157	160		permitted as requested or state wi th specificity the
158	161		grounds for objecting to the request, including the
159	162		reasons. The responding party may state that it will
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186	190		produce copies of documents or of electronically
187	191		stored information instead of permitting inspection.
188	192		The production shall be completed no later than the
189	193		time for inspection specified in the request, or
190	194		another reasonable time specified in the response.
191	195		c. An objection shall state whether any responsive
192	196		materials are being withh eld on the basis of that
193	197		objection. An objection to par t of a request shall
194	198		specify the part and permit inspection of the rest.
195	199		d. The response may state an objection to a requested
196	200		form for producing electronically stored information.
197	201		If the responding party objects to a requested form,
198	202		or if no form was specified in the request, the party
199	203		shall state the form or forms it intends to use.
200	204		e. Unless otherwise stip ulated or ordered by the court,
201	205		these procedures apply to producing documents or
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203	207		(1) a party shall produce document s as they are kept
204	208		in the usual course of business or shall organiz e
205	209		and label them to correspond to the categories in
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207	211		(2) if a request does not specify a form for
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209	213		party shall produce it in a form or forms in
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236	241		which it is ordinarily maintained or in a
237	242		reasonably usable form or forms, and
238	243		(3) a party need not produce the same electronically
239	244		stored information in more than one form.
240	245		C. NONPARTIES. A nonparty may be compelled to produce
241	246		documents and tangible things or to permit an inspection as provided
242	247		in Section 2004.1 of this title.
243	248		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
244		-	Passed the Senate th e 29th day of February, 2024.
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251		-	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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	249	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
	250	+	February 6, 2024 - DO PASS