Code of Civil Procedure Article 122
Except as required by this Code to be made in pleadings, any motion or statement concerning the action outside the oral-argument sessions may be made orally before the court clerk.In the case provided in the preceding paragraph, the court clerk shall record it in the court record and sign therein.The provisions of Article 116, Articles 118 to 120 inclusive shall apply mutatis mutandis to the court record provided in the preceding paragraph.