Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-641
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Transfer on creation or alteration of county
Official statutory text
Whenever part of a county has been transferred to another
county, or a new county has been created out of an existing county,
as provided by law, all civil, criminal, probate and other causes
pending in the district and county courts of the original county,
shall be transferred to the county as would be proper venue for such
action or proceeding had the same been commenced after attaching
said part of a county to an existing county, or creating said new
county; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not
apply to counties in which there is at present pending a court
action to determine the legality of the transfer or transferring of
any territory from one county to another county, or the creation of
a new county, until the matter has been finally determined by the
courts.
county, or a new county has been created out of an existing county,
as provided by law, all civil, criminal, probate and other causes
pending in the district and county courts of the original county,
shall be transferred to the county as would be proper venue for such
action or proceeding had the same been commenced after attaching
said part of a county to an existing county, or creating said new
county; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not
apply to counties in which there is at present pending a court
action to determine the legality of the transfer or transferring of
any territory from one county to another county, or the creation of
a new county, until the matter has been finally determined by the
courts.
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