Okla. Stat. tit. 46, § 46-1
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Absolute deed as mortgage
Official statutory text
Every instrument purporting to be an absolute or qualified
conveyance of real estate or any interest therein, but intended to
be defeasible or as security for the payment of money, shall be
deemed a mortgage and must be recorded and foreclosed as such either
in an action to enforce the mortgage or pursuant to a power of sale
as provided for in the Oklahoma Power of Sale Mortgage Foreclosure
Act.
R.L. 1910, § 1156; Laws 1986, c. 319, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
conveyance of real estate or any interest therein, but intended to
be defeasible or as security for the payment of money, shall be
deemed a mortgage and must be recorded and foreclosed as such either
in an action to enforce the mortgage or pursuant to a power of sale
as provided for in the Oklahoma Power of Sale Mortgage Foreclosure
Act.
R.L. 1910, § 1156; Laws 1986, c. 319, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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