Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1151.21

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Contract cancellation

Official statutory text

A. When a person indicates a residential contractor will be

paid by the proceeds of a property and casualty insurance policy and

the person enters into a written contract with a residential

contractor to provide goods and services with the understanding the

insured is to pay from the proceeds of a property and casualty

insurance policy claim, the person may cancel the contract within

seventy-two (72) hours after the insured has received written notice

from the insurer that all or any part of the claim has been denied.

Cancellation is evidenced by the insured giving written notice of

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cancellation to the residential contractor at the address stated in

the contract. Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is

effective upon deposit into the United States mail, postage prepaid

and properly addressed to the contractor. Notice of cancellation

need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates,

by any form of written expression, the intention of the insured not

to be bound by the contract.

B. Before entering into a contract referred to in subsection C

of this section, the residential contractor shall:

1. Furnish the insured a statement in boldface letters in a

minimum size of twelve-point type, in substantially the following

form: “You may cancel this contract at any time within seventy-two

(72) hours after you have received written notification from your

insurer that your claim to pay for the goods and services to be

provided under this contract has been denied. See attached Notice

of Cancellation for an explanation of this right.”; and

2. Furnish the insured a Notice of Cancellation form, fully

completed in duplicate, attached to the contract, but easily

detachable, containing a statement in boldface letters in a minimum

size of ten-point type, containing the following statement:

“NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

If your insurer denies all or any part of your claim to pay for

goods and services to be provided under this contract, you may

cancel the contract by mailing or delivering a signed and dated

copy of this cancellation notice or any other written notice to

______ (name of contractor) at _______ (address of contractor’s

place of business) at any time within seventy-two (72) hours

after you have received written notice that your claim has been

denied. If you cancel, any payments made by you under the

contract will be returned to you within ten (10) business days

following receipt by the contractor of your cancellation notice.

I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION

______________________

(date)

______________________

(insured’s signature)”

C. Within ten (10) days after a contract referred to in

subsection A of this section has been cancelled, the contractor

shall tender to the insured any payments made by the insured and any

note or other evidence of indebtedness. If, however, the contractor

has performed any emergency services, acknowledged by the insured in

writing to be necessary to prevent damage to the premises, the

contractor is entitled to the reasonable value of such services.

D. Any violation of this section by a residential contractor

shall be considered a violation of the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act, and shall be subject to the misdemeanor penalties

prescribed in Section 1151.3 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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