§ 60.28 Uniformity of application and construction.

This rule is about keeping laws consistent across different states. Many states have adopted similar versions of this law, and courts in Oklahoma are told to keep that in mind when they interpret it.

The idea is simple. If judges in Oklahoma read this law in a totally different way than judges in other states, it creates confusion. People and businesses that deal with more than one state need to know the law will work about the same way everywhere. So when a judge in Oklahoma is deciding what a part of this law means, they should look at how other states have understood it and try to stay in line with that, instead of coming up with an interpretation that only makes sense in Oklahoma.

For someone involved in a case, this means the law is meant to be applied the same way it would be in another state that has the same statute. Courts are not supposed to twist the meaning just to fit local preferences. They are expected to follow a shared understanding that other states share too.