Okla. Stat. tit. 84, § 84-274
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Summons - Notification to Attorney General
Official statutory text
Upon the filing of the petition in an action authorized to be
brought pursuant to Section 271.1 or 273 of this title, the clerk of
the court shall issue summons as in other civil cases, requiring the
persons named to appear and answer as in other civil cases, and in
like manner the clerk shall also issue a summons for publication,
setting forth briefly the contents of the petition, for all persons
interested in the property to appear and answer within thirty (30)
days from the date of first publication, which summons shall be
published as required in other civil suits except that it shall not
be required to be published exceeding thirty (30) days before answer
required. If the petition has been filed by the district attorney
for the county where the property is located, a summons and a copy
of the petition shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the Attorney General of this state.
brought pursuant to Section 271.1 or 273 of this title, the clerk of
the court shall issue summons as in other civil cases, requiring the
persons named to appear and answer as in other civil cases, and in
like manner the clerk shall also issue a summons for publication,
setting forth briefly the contents of the petition, for all persons
interested in the property to appear and answer within thirty (30)
days from the date of first publication, which summons shall be
published as required in other civil suits except that it shall not
be required to be published exceeding thirty (30) days before answer
required. If the petition has been filed by the district attorney
for the county where the property is located, a summons and a copy
of the petition shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the Attorney General of this state.
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