Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-451
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Notice to true owner of wrongful detention
Official statutory text
A bailee who believes that a thing deposited with him is
wrongfully detained from its true owner may give him notice of the
bailment; and if, within a reasonable time afterwards, he does not
claim it, and sufficiently establish his right thereto, and
indemnify the bailee against the claim of the bailor, the bailee is
exonerated from liability to the person to whom he gave the notice,
upon returning the thing to the bailor, or assuming, in good faith,
a new obligation changing his position in respect to the thing, to
his prejudice.
wrongfully detained from its true owner may give him notice of the
bailment; and if, within a reasonable time afterwards, he does not
claim it, and sufficiently establish his right thereto, and
indemnify the bailee against the claim of the bailor, the bailee is
exonerated from liability to the person to whom he gave the notice,
upon returning the thing to the bailor, or assuming, in good faith,
a new obligation changing his position in respect to the thing, to
his prejudice.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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