Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-818
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Officer or court clerk subject to action for neglect or
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refusal to perform certain duties may collect on original judgment.
In cases where a sheriff or other officer or court clerk may be
subject to an action provided for in Section 811 or 812 of this
title, and shall not have collected the amount of the original
judgment, he shall be permitted to sue out an execution and collect
the amount of said judgment, in the name of the original plaintiff,
for his use.
R.L. 1910, § 5187. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 185, § 6, eff. Sept. 1,
1990.
In cases where a sheriff or other officer or court clerk may be
subject to an action provided for in Section 811 or 812 of this
title, and shall not have collected the amount of the original
judgment, he shall be permitted to sue out an execution and collect
the amount of said judgment, in the name of the original plaintiff,
for his use.
R.L. 1910, § 5187. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 185, § 6, eff. Sept. 1,
1990.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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