Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-26-111
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Lien on cemetery lots for upkeep charges - Enforcement
Official statutory text
A. Any municipality which owns a cemetery, or any board of
cemetery trustees of a cemetery owned by an association incorporated
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 236
for cemetery purposes under the laws of Oklahoma, shall have a lien
on any unused lot when a written contract provides for upkeep
payments on such lot and the upkeep payments have been unpaid for a
continuous period of five (5) years. Where more than one lot has
been purchased in a group of lots, and at least one of the lots has
been used in that group of lots, the provisions of this section
shall not apply.
B. After filing the lien with the clerk of the district court
in the county in which the cemetery lot is situated, the lien may be
enforced by civil action. The practice, pleading and proceedings
for foreclosure in such action shall conform to the rules prescribed
by the code of civil procedure as far as they may be applicable.
cemetery trustees of a cemetery owned by an association incorporated
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 236
for cemetery purposes under the laws of Oklahoma, shall have a lien
on any unused lot when a written contract provides for upkeep
payments on such lot and the upkeep payments have been unpaid for a
continuous period of five (5) years. Where more than one lot has
been purchased in a group of lots, and at least one of the lots has
been used in that group of lots, the provisions of this section
shall not apply.
B. After filing the lien with the clerk of the district court
in the county in which the cemetery lot is situated, the lien may be
enforced by civil action. The practice, pleading and proceedings
for foreclosure in such action shall conform to the rules prescribed
by the code of civil procedure as far as they may be applicable.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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