Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-47-116
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Unapproved plats not entitled to record
Official statutory text
A. No plat, replat, or subdivision of land within the
jurisdiction of the commission shall be entitled to record unless it
bears the written approval of the commission. No deed referring to
the unapproved plat shall be entitled to record and, if recorded,
shall not import notice.
B. No deed describing land by metes and bounds which conveys
land within the jurisdiction of the commission in a tract of five
(5) acres or less shall be entitled to record and, if recorded,
shall not import notice, unless one of the following conditions is
met:
1. The deed bears the written approval of the commission; or
2. A preceding title transaction of record bears the written
approval of the commission of the metes and bounds description in
the subsequent deed.
C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall
not apply to any plat, replat, subdivision or deed which has been
recorded prior to annexation by the municipality, or to any deed or
other conveyance of unplatted property covering all of the unplatted
property acquired by the grantor in a single conveyance if the
grantor's deed has been filed of record for five (5) years or more.
jurisdiction of the commission shall be entitled to record unless it
bears the written approval of the commission. No deed referring to
the unapproved plat shall be entitled to record and, if recorded,
shall not import notice.
B. No deed describing land by metes and bounds which conveys
land within the jurisdiction of the commission in a tract of five
(5) acres or less shall be entitled to record and, if recorded,
shall not import notice, unless one of the following conditions is
met:
1. The deed bears the written approval of the commission; or
2. A preceding title transaction of record bears the written
approval of the commission of the metes and bounds description in
the subsequent deed.
C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall
not apply to any plat, replat, subdivision or deed which has been
recorded prior to annexation by the municipality, or to any deed or
other conveyance of unplatted property covering all of the unplatted
property acquired by the grantor in a single conveyance if the
grantor's deed has been filed of record for five (5) years or more.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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