Okla. Stat. tit. 67, § 67-42
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Owner of lands may petition for confirmation of title
Official statutory text
It shall be lawful for any person claiming title to any lands in
such county at the time of the destruction of such records, and for
all claiming under any such person, to file a petition in the
district court in such county, praying for a decree establishing and
confirming his said title. Any number of parcels of land may be
included in one petition, or separate petitions may be filed, as the
petitioner may elect. Said petition shall state clearly the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 67. Records Page 10
description of said lands, the character and extent of the estate
claimed by the petitioner, and from whom, and when, and by what mode
he derived his title thereto. It shall give the names of all
persons owning or claiming any estate in fee in said lands, or any
part thereof, and also all persons in possession of said lands, or
any part thereof, and also all persons to whom any such lands shall
have been conveyed, and the deeds of such conveyances recorded in
the office of the register of deeds of such county, since the time
of the destruction of such records as aforesaid, and prior to the
time of filing of such petition, and their residences, so far as the
same are known to said petitioner; and if no such persons are known
to said petitioner, it shall be so stated in said petition. All
persons so named in said petition shall be made defendants, and
shall be notified of said suit by summons, if residents of this
state, in the same manner as required in civil proceedings by the
laws of this state: Provided, that the notice specified in Sections
7287 and 7288 shall be the only publication notice required, either
in case of residents, nonresidents or otherwise; all other persons
shall be deemed and taken as defendants, by the name or designation
of "All whom it may concern". Said petition shall be verified by
the affidavit of the petitioner, or by the agent of said petitioner;
and any party so swearing falsely shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and punished accordingly and shall be liable in damages to any
person injured by such false statement, to be recovered in an action
on the case in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
R.L. 1910, § 7286.
such county at the time of the destruction of such records, and for
all claiming under any such person, to file a petition in the
district court in such county, praying for a decree establishing and
confirming his said title. Any number of parcels of land may be
included in one petition, or separate petitions may be filed, as the
petitioner may elect. Said petition shall state clearly the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 67. Records Page 10
description of said lands, the character and extent of the estate
claimed by the petitioner, and from whom, and when, and by what mode
he derived his title thereto. It shall give the names of all
persons owning or claiming any estate in fee in said lands, or any
part thereof, and also all persons in possession of said lands, or
any part thereof, and also all persons to whom any such lands shall
have been conveyed, and the deeds of such conveyances recorded in
the office of the register of deeds of such county, since the time
of the destruction of such records as aforesaid, and prior to the
time of filing of such petition, and their residences, so far as the
same are known to said petitioner; and if no such persons are known
to said petitioner, it shall be so stated in said petition. All
persons so named in said petition shall be made defendants, and
shall be notified of said suit by summons, if residents of this
state, in the same manner as required in civil proceedings by the
laws of this state: Provided, that the notice specified in Sections
7287 and 7288 shall be the only publication notice required, either
in case of residents, nonresidents or otherwise; all other persons
shall be deemed and taken as defendants, by the name or designation
of "All whom it may concern". Said petition shall be verified by
the affidavit of the petitioner, or by the agent of said petitioner;
and any party so swearing falsely shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and punished accordingly and shall be liable in damages to any
person injured by such false statement, to be recovered in an action
on the case in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
R.L. 1910, § 7286.
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