Memorandum To: All Court Clerks From: Court Administrator Re: Jury Oath 38 O.S. §20.1 requires that each member of the general jury panel, when reporting to the chief judge for jury duty, is to sign an oath which is in substantially the following form: Oath I, the undersigned, do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Oklahoma, County of __________________. I further swear or affirm that I am eighteen years of age or older. I further swear or affirm that I have not been convicted of a felony for which a period of time equal to the original judgment and sentence has not expired, or for which I have not been pardoned. I further swear or affirm that I am not now adjudicated as being mentally incompetent and that I am not mentally retarded. (Signature or mark of general jury panel member) ________________________________ Court Clerk ________________________________ Date The oath is to be administered by the chief judge, and once subscribed to, is to be maintained in the court clerk’s office as a judicial record. AOC Form 12 Revised 7/05 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com