Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-73
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Claims prior to date of root title as null and void
Official statutory text
Subject to matters stated in Section 2 hereof, such marketable
record title shall be held by its owner and shall be taken by any
person dealing with the land free and clear of all interests, claims
or charges whatsoever, the existence of which depends upon any act,
transaction, event or omission that occurred prior to the effective
date of the root of title. All such interests, claims or charges,
however denominated, whether legal or equitable, present or future,
whether such interests, claims or charges are asserted by a person
sui juris or under a disability, whether such person is within or
without the state, whether such person is natural or corporate, or
is private or governmental, are hereby declared to be null and void.
record title shall be held by its owner and shall be taken by any
person dealing with the land free and clear of all interests, claims
or charges whatsoever, the existence of which depends upon any act,
transaction, event or omission that occurred prior to the effective
date of the root of title. All such interests, claims or charges,
however denominated, whether legal or equitable, present or future,
whether such interests, claims or charges are asserted by a person
sui juris or under a disability, whether such person is within or
without the state, whether such person is natural or corporate, or
is private or governmental, are hereby declared to be null and void.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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