Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-934
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Lien for fees - Perfecting - Notice - Indexing - Release
Official statutory text
Fees which are due and unpaid shall be a first and perpetual
lien upon all of the property of the operator against whom the fees
are assessed, subject to any tax liens imposed by the state. The
liens shall be perfected by the filing and recording of a notice of
lien with the county clerk in the county in which the operator
resides or has property and shall thereafter constitute constructive
notice to purchasers of the existence and superiority of the lien.
Said notice of lien shall contain the name of the operator, the
amount of fees claimed to be due, and a description of the property
against which the lien is claimed. The county clerk of any county
in which such lien is filed shall index the lien in the same form
and manner and in the same book as provided for the indexing of
income tax liens, except that the said entry in the said index shall
show that the lien is a coal or mineral fee lien. Upon payment of
the fee the Chief Mine Inspector shall release the lien.
lien upon all of the property of the operator against whom the fees
are assessed, subject to any tax liens imposed by the state. The
liens shall be perfected by the filing and recording of a notice of
lien with the county clerk in the county in which the operator
resides or has property and shall thereafter constitute constructive
notice to purchasers of the existence and superiority of the lien.
Said notice of lien shall contain the name of the operator, the
amount of fees claimed to be due, and a description of the property
against which the lien is claimed. The county clerk of any county
in which such lien is filed shall index the lien in the same form
and manner and in the same book as provided for the indexing of
income tax liens, except that the said entry in the said index shall
show that the lien is a coal or mineral fee lien. Upon payment of
the fee the Chief Mine Inspector shall release the lien.
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