Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-21-106
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Failure to grant request in annexation petition -
Official statutory text
Filing in district court.
If the governing body fails to grant the request contained in a
petition for annexation within thirty (30) days after the last
publication of the notice, or refuses to grant the request, the
petitioners may file their petition with the clerk of the district
court in the county in which the situs of the municipal government
is located. Notice of the filing shall be served upon a deputy
municipal clerk and upon the mayor together with a notice of the
time and place that the district court will hear the petition. The
notice must be given at least ten (10) days before the date of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 139
hearing. The hearing on the petition may be held at a regular or
special term of the district court or by the court in vacation.
If the governing body fails to grant the request contained in a
petition for annexation within thirty (30) days after the last
publication of the notice, or refuses to grant the request, the
petitioners may file their petition with the clerk of the district
court in the county in which the situs of the municipal government
is located. Notice of the filing shall be served upon a deputy
municipal clerk and upon the mayor together with a notice of the
time and place that the district court will hear the petition. The
notice must be given at least ten (10) days before the date of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 139
hearing. The hearing on the petition may be held at a regular or
special term of the district court or by the court in vacation.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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