Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-722
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Notice of filing
Official statutory text
(a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the
judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk
of the court an affidavit setting forth the name and last-known
post-office address of the judgment debtor, and of the judgment
creditor.
(b) Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the
affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign
judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make
a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the
name and post-office address of the judgment creditor and the
judgment creditor's lawyer, if any, in this state. In addition, the
judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to
the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk.
Lack of notice of filing by the clerk shall not affect the
enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor
has been filed.
(c) No execution or other process for enforcement of a foreign
judgment filed hereunder shall issue until twenty (20) days after
the date the judgment is filed.
judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk
of the court an affidavit setting forth the name and last-known
post-office address of the judgment debtor, and of the judgment
creditor.
(b) Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the
affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign
judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make
a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the
name and post-office address of the judgment creditor and the
judgment creditor's lawyer, if any, in this state. In addition, the
judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to
the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk.
Lack of notice of filing by the clerk shall not affect the
enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor
has been filed.
(c) No execution or other process for enforcement of a foreign
judgment filed hereunder shall issue until twenty (20) days after
the date the judgment is filed.
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