Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-937
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Attorney fees taxed as costs in actions to collect on
Official statutory text
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In any civil action to enforce payment of or to collect upon a
check, draft or similar bill of exchange drawn on a bank or
otherwise, payment upon which said instrument has been refused
because of insufficient funds or no account, the party prevailing on
such cause of action shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee,
such fee to be assessed by the court as costs against the losing
party; provided, that said fee shall not be allowed unless the
plaintiff offers proof during the trial of said action that prior to
the filing of the petition in the action demand for payment of the
check, draft or similar bill of exchange had been made upon the
defendant by registered or certified mail not less than ten (10)
days prior to the filing of such suit.
In any civil action to enforce payment of or to collect upon a
check, draft or similar bill of exchange drawn on a bank or
otherwise, payment upon which said instrument has been refused
because of insufficient funds or no account, the party prevailing on
such cause of action shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee,
such fee to be assessed by the court as costs against the losing
party; provided, that said fee shall not be allowed unless the
plaintiff offers proof during the trial of said action that prior to
the filing of the petition in the action demand for payment of the
check, draft or similar bill of exchange had been made upon the
defendant by registered or certified mail not less than ten (10)
days prior to the filing of such suit.
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