Title 12 — Title 12 — Civil Procedure

The officer receiving such return shall forthwith deposit a copy thereof with the clerk of the court from which the writ issued, and advertise and sell such property, agreeably to the provisions of this article. R.L. 1910, § 5163.

appraised value sufficient to satisfy judgment - Amount for which property sold - Sale for debt or taxes due state. If, upon such return, as aforesaid, it appear, by the inquisition, that two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of said lands and tenements, so levied upon is suffi…

valuation. If the property of any clerk, sheriff, coroner, judge of the district court, constable or any collector of state, county, town or township tax, shall be levied on for, or on account of, any monies that now are, or may hereafter be, by them collected or received in thei…

A. Lands and tenements taken on execution shall not be sold unless the party causing the execution to be issued: 1. Causes a written notice of sale executed by the sheriff containing the legal description of the property to be sold and stating the date, time, and place where the …

A. Upon the return of any writ of execution for the satisfaction of which any lands or tenements have been sold, the party causing the execution to be issued shall: 1. Cause a written notice of hearing on the confirmation of the sale to be mailed, by first-class mail, postage pre…

The sheriff or other officer who, upon such writ or writs of execution, shall sell the said lands and tenements, or any part thereof, at a physical place or by Internet or other electronic means, including an online auction marketplace, shall make to the purchaser as good and suf…

The officer who levies upon goods and chattels, or lands and tenements, or who is charged with the duty of selling the same by virtue of any writ of execution, may refuse to publish a notice of the sale thereof by advertisement in a newspaper until the party for whose benefit suc…

Before any officer shall be excused from giving the notification mentioned in the last section, he shall demand of the party for whose benefit the execution was issued, his agent or attorney provided either of them reside in the county, the fees in said section specified. R.L. 19…

All sales of lands or tenements under execution shall be held at the courthouse in the county in which the lands or tenements are situated, unless some other place within the county is designated by the judge having jurisdiction in the case; or by public auction through the Inter…

A judgment in favor of a party for one delinquency does not preclude the same or another party from an action on the same security for another delinquency. R.L. 1910, § 5350.

If lands or tenements, levied on as aforesaid, are not sold upon one execution, other executions may be issued to sell the property so levied upon. R.L. 1910, § 5172.

In all cases where two or more executions shall be put into the hands of any sheriff or other officer, and it shall be necessary to levy on real estate to satisfy the same, and either of the judgment creditors, in whose favor one or more of said executions are issued, shall requi…

If the term of service of the sheriff or other officer who has made, or shall hereafter make sale of any lands and tenements, shall expire, or if the sheriff or other officer shall be absent, or be rendered unable by death or otherwise, to make a deed of conveyance of the same, a…

If, on any sale made as aforesaid, there shall be in the hands of the sheriff or other officer more money than is sufficient to satisfy the writ or writs of execution, with interest and costs, the sheriff or other officer shall, on demand, pay the balance to the defendant in exec…

If any judgment or judgments, in satisfaction of which any lands or tenements are sold, shall at any time thereafter be reversed, such reversal shall not defeat or affect the title of the purchaser or purchasers; but in such cases, restitution shall be made, by the judgment credi…

state - Resale - Disposition of funds received. In all civil actions wherein the State of Oklahoma, as plaintiff, has heretofore or may hereafter recover judgment, and where, in any such action an execution has or may be issued, the State of Oklahoma, through the officer or offic…

A. In accordance with the provisions of Section 751 et seq. of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, sheriffs may conduct the sale of goods, chattels, or lands and tenements utilizing an online auction marketplace. B. No sheriff or other officer conducting the sale of property or an…

The court, in every stage of action, must disregard any error or defect in the pleadings or proceedings which does not affect the substantial rights of the adverse party; and no judgment shall be reversed or affected by reason of such error or defect. R.L. 1910, § 4791.

12 O.S. § 79 Repealed by Laws 1984, c. 164, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 1984

12 O.S. § 8 Repealed by Laws 1984, c. 164, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 1984

12 O.S. § 80 Repealed by Laws 1984, c. 164, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 1984

In all cases where real estate has been or may hereafter be taken on execution and appraised and twice advertised and offered for sale, and shall remain unsold for the want of bidders it shall be the duty of the court from which such execution issued, on motion of the plaintiff, …

The sheriff or other officer to whom any writ of execution shall be directed, shall return such writ to the court to which the same is returnable, within sixty (60) days from the date thereof. R.L. 1910, § 5178.

surety. In all cases where judgment is rendered in any court of record within this state, upon any instrument of writing in which two or more persons are jointly and severally bound, and it shall be made to appear to the court, by parol or other testimony, that one or more of sai…

Disposition. Where any amount of money not exceeding One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) shall be deposited and paid into any court of record of this state by virtue of any judgment, order, settlement, distribution or decree for the use and benefit of, and to the credit…

A. If any sheriff or other officer shall refuse or neglect to execute any writ of execution to him directed, which has come to his hands, or shall neglect or refuse to sell any goods and chattels, lands and tenements; or shall neglect to call an inquest and return a copy thereof …

pay over money - Notice. A. If any clerk of a court shall neglect or refuse on demand made by the person entitled thereto, his agent or attorney of record, to pay over all money by him received in his official capacity, for the use of such persons, the party aggrieved by the alle…

When the cause of action provided for in Section 811 or 812 of this title is for refusing to pay over money collected, the sheriff or other officer or court clerk shall not be liable for a greater sum than the amount so withheld. R.L. 1910, § 5182. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 185, §…

When execution is issued to the sheriff of any county other than that in which the judgment was rendered, the sheriff shall endorse the date of its reception thereon, and following the time of its levy, shall return any such writ to the clerk of the court from which issued. R.L. …

mailing of return. When execution shall be issued in any county in this state and directed to the sheriff of another county, it shall be lawful for such sheriff having the execution, after having discharged all the duties required of him by law, to inclose such execution, by mail…

No sheriff shall forward, by mail any money made on any such execution, unless he shall be especially instructed to do it by the plaintiff, his agent or attorney of record. R.L. 1910, § 5185. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 185, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.

Attachment. Every surety of any sheriff or other officer may be made party to the judgment rendered as aforesaid, against the sheriff or other officer, by action, to be commenced and prosecuted as in other cases; but the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of any such surety …

refusal to perform certain duties may collect on original judgment. In cases where a sheriff or other officer or court clerk may be subject to an action provided for in Section 811 or 812 of this title, and shall not have collected the amount of the original judgment, he shall be…

12 O.S. § 82 Repealed by Laws 1984, c. 164, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 1984

under eighteen years of age in court proceedings. A. Monies recovered in any court proceeding by a next friend or guardian ad litem for or on behalf of a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age in excess of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) over sums sufficient…

repayment. When property, liable to an execution against several persons, is sold thereon, and more than a due proportion of the judgment is laid upon the property of one of them, or one of them pays, without a sale, more than his proportion, he may regardless of the nature of th…

- Release, covenant not to sue, etc. A. When two or more persons become jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property or for the same wrongful death, there is a right of contribution among them even though judgment has not been recovered against al…

indemnify seller. A. A manufacturer shall indemnify and hold harmless a seller against loss arising out of a product liability action, except for any loss caused by the seller’s negligence, intentional misconduct, or other act or omission, such as negligently modifying or alterin…

12 O.S. § 84 Repealed by Laws 1993, c. 98, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993

At any time after judgment, any property of the judgment debtor, including any equitable interest he may have, unless by law expressly excluded from being reached by creditors shall be subject to the payment of such judgment, by action, or as hereinafter provided. R.L. 1910, § 51…

Subpoena - Contempt citation or bench warrant upon failure to appear - Discovery - Attorney fee. A. At any time after a final judgment, order, or decree is filed, on application of the judgment creditor, a judge of the court in which the final judgment, order, or decree was rende…

12 O.S. § 843 Repealed by Laws 1965, c. 300, § 10

himself or transferring assets - Undertaking - Commitment. When by affidavit of the judgment creditor or otherwise it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the judge of any court of record having civil jurisdiction in a county wherein the defendant may be arrested, that …

prosecution for fraud. No person shall, on examination pursuant to this article, be excused from answering any question on the ground that his examination will tend to convict him of a fraud; but his answer shall not be used as evidence against him in a prosecution for such fraud…

as discharge. After the issuing of execution against property, any person indebted to the judgment debtor may pay to the sheriff the amount of his debt, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the execution; and the sheriff's receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for …

12 O.S. § 847 Repealed by Laws 1965, c. 297, § 17

Witnesses may be required, upon the order of the judge, to appear and testify upon any proceedings herein provided in the same manner as upon the trial of an issue. R.L. 1910, § 5196. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 300, § 4.

The party or witness may be required to attend before the judge, or before a referee appointed by the judge. When a corporation is required to attend, the answers on its behalf shall be made by an officer thereof. All examinations and answers before a judge or a referee must be o…

12 O.S. § 85 Repealed by Laws 1982, c. 290, § 11

judgment - Contempt proceedings - Installment payments from earnings - Modification of order. The judge after the hearing provided herein may order any property of the judgment debtor, not exempt by law, in his possession or under his control to be applied toward the satisfaction…