Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1148.5A
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Constructive service of summons
Official statutory text
If, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, service cannot be
made upon the defendant personally nor upon any person residing upon
the premises over fifteen (15) years of age, then in lieu of service
by certified mail, service may be obtained for the sole purpose of
adjudicating the right to restitution of the premises by the
sheriff's posting or by private process service posting of said
summons conspicuously on the building on the premises, and, if there
be no building on said premises, then by posting the same at some
conspicuous place on the premises sought to be recovered at least
five (5) days prior to the date of trial, and by the claimant's
mailing a copy of said summons to the last-known address of the
defendant by certified mail at least five (5) days prior to said
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 225
date of trial. Such service shall confer no jurisdiction upon the
court to render any judgment against the defendant for the payment
of money nor for any relief other than the restoration of possession
of the premises to the claimant, unless the defendant appears at
trial. If the court only renders a judgment for restoration of
possession of the premises, the claimant shall not be precluded from
pursuing a subsequent action for the payment of rent. A judgment
for forcible entry and detainer shall not preclude the property
owner from pursuing a subsequent action for other monetary relief.
Such service shall not be rendered ineffectual by the failure of the
defendant to actually see or receive such posted process nor by the
failure of the defendant to actually receive or sign a return
receipt for such mailed process.
made upon the defendant personally nor upon any person residing upon
the premises over fifteen (15) years of age, then in lieu of service
by certified mail, service may be obtained for the sole purpose of
adjudicating the right to restitution of the premises by the
sheriff's posting or by private process service posting of said
summons conspicuously on the building on the premises, and, if there
be no building on said premises, then by posting the same at some
conspicuous place on the premises sought to be recovered at least
five (5) days prior to the date of trial, and by the claimant's
mailing a copy of said summons to the last-known address of the
defendant by certified mail at least five (5) days prior to said
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 225
date of trial. Such service shall confer no jurisdiction upon the
court to render any judgment against the defendant for the payment
of money nor for any relief other than the restoration of possession
of the premises to the claimant, unless the defendant appears at
trial. If the court only renders a judgment for restoration of
possession of the premises, the claimant shall not be precluded from
pursuing a subsequent action for the payment of rent. A judgment
for forcible entry and detainer shall not preclude the property
owner from pursuing a subsequent action for other monetary relief.
Such service shall not be rendered ineffectual by the failure of the
defendant to actually see or receive such posted process nor by the
failure of the defendant to actually receive or sign a return
receipt for such mailed process.
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