Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-63
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Notice of claim
Official statutory text
(a) The notice of claim required to be filed in Section 2 hereof
shall contain an accurate and full description of all land affected
by such notice, which description shall be set forth in particular
terms and not by general inclusions; but, if said claim is founded
upon a recorded instrument, then the description in such notice may
be the same as that contained in such recorded instrument. The
notice shall set forth clearly the basis for and the extent or
nature of the claimant's alledged interest, and be signed,
acknowledged and filed for record in the county clerk's office of
the county or counties where the land described therein is situated.
The county clerk of each county shall accept all such notices
presented to him which describe land located in the county in which
he serves, and shall enter, record, and index the same in the same
way that deeds are recorded, and each county clerk shall be entitled
to charge the same fees for the recording thereof as are charged for
recording deeds. In indexing such notices in his office, each
county clerk shall enter such notices in the index of deeds and in
the numerical index of deeds. The names of the claimants appearing
in such notices are to be entered as grantees in such indexes. (b)
Recording of such notice after a purchase for value has been
effected shall not impair the rights of the purchaser for value or
the rights of the heirs, successors and assigns of such purchaser.
(c) If any person required under this act to file a notice to
protect his rights as against a purchaser for value is a minor or
incompetent or unborn contingent remainderman, such notice may be
filed by his guardian, person having custody of him, his next friend
or any person interested in his estate or any person who represents
him as attorney, agent, or in another capacity. Minority,
incompetency or other disability shall not suspend the operation of
this act.
shall contain an accurate and full description of all land affected
by such notice, which description shall be set forth in particular
terms and not by general inclusions; but, if said claim is founded
upon a recorded instrument, then the description in such notice may
be the same as that contained in such recorded instrument. The
notice shall set forth clearly the basis for and the extent or
nature of the claimant's alledged interest, and be signed,
acknowledged and filed for record in the county clerk's office of
the county or counties where the land described therein is situated.
The county clerk of each county shall accept all such notices
presented to him which describe land located in the county in which
he serves, and shall enter, record, and index the same in the same
way that deeds are recorded, and each county clerk shall be entitled
to charge the same fees for the recording thereof as are charged for
recording deeds. In indexing such notices in his office, each
county clerk shall enter such notices in the index of deeds and in
the numerical index of deeds. The names of the claimants appearing
in such notices are to be entered as grantees in such indexes. (b)
Recording of such notice after a purchase for value has been
effected shall not impair the rights of the purchaser for value or
the rights of the heirs, successors and assigns of such purchaser.
(c) If any person required under this act to file a notice to
protect his rights as against a purchaser for value is a minor or
incompetent or unborn contingent remainderman, such notice may be
filed by his guardian, person having custody of him, his next friend
or any person interested in his estate or any person who represents
him as attorney, agent, or in another capacity. Minority,
incompetency or other disability shall not suspend the operation of
this act.
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