Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-66
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Purpose
Official statutory text
The Legislature deems that the needs of the society of this
state require that persons claiming interests in real estate
contrary to the apparent title as shown by the county records and
decrees and judgments of the county courts and courts of general
jurisdiction come forward and make public their claims and the basis
thereof by filing of record a notice of such claim. This act shall
be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of
simplifying real estate transactions by permitting purchasers to
rely upon the status of title as reflected by the county records and
by the decrees and judgments of the aforementioned courts.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 16. Conveyances Page 25
state require that persons claiming interests in real estate
contrary to the apparent title as shown by the county records and
decrees and judgments of the county courts and courts of general
jurisdiction come forward and make public their claims and the basis
thereof by filing of record a notice of such claim. This act shall
be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of
simplifying real estate transactions by permitting purchasers to
rely upon the status of title as reflected by the county records and
by the decrees and judgments of the aforementioned courts.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 16. Conveyances Page 25
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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