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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-171. Assignment of liens.

All claims for liens and rights of action to recover therefor hereunder shall be assignable so as to vest in the assignee all rights and remedies herein given, subject to all defenses thereto that might be made if such assignment had not been made. Where a statement has been filed and recorded as provided in Section 142 of this title, such assignment may be made by an entry, on the same page of the mechanics' lien journal containing the record of the lien, signed by the claimant or his lawful representative, and attested by the county clerk; or such assignment may be made by a separate instrument in writing.
R.L. 1910, § 3872; Laws 1977, c. 207, § 12, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-172. Enforcement by civil actions - Limitations - Practice, pleading and proceeding - Amendment of lien statement.

Any lien provided for by this chapter may be enforced by civil action in the district court of the county in which the land is situated, and such action shall be brought within one (1) year from the time of the filing of said lien with the county clerk. The practice, pleading and proceedings in such action shall conform to the rules prescribed by the code of civil procedure as far as the same may be applicable; and in case of action brought, any lien statement may be amended by leave of court in furtherance of justice as pleadings may be in any matter, except as to the amount claimed.
R.L. 1910, § 3873; Laws 1935, p. 226, § 1; Laws 1977, c. 207, § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-173. Parties.

In such actions all persons whose liens are filed as herein provided shall be made parties, and issues shall be made and trials had as in other cases. Where such action is brought by a subcontractor, or other person not the original contractor, such original contractor shall be made a party defendant, and shall at his own expense defend against the claim of every subcontractor, or other person claiming a lien under this chapter, and if he fails to make such defense the owner may make the same at the expense of such contractor; and until all such claims, costs and expenses are finally adjudicated, and defeated or satisfied, the owner shall be entitled to retain from the contractor the amount thereof, and such costs and expenses as he may be required to pay: Provided, that if the sheriff of the county in which such action is pending shall make return that he is unable to find such original contractor, the court may proceed to adjudicate the liens upon the land and render judgment to enforce the same with costs.
R.L. 1910, § 3874; Laws 1977, c. 207, § 14, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-174. Consolidation of actions and stay of trial.

If several actions brought to enforce the liens herein provided for are pending at the time, the court may order them to be consolidated; and in any action brought to enforce a lien, if the building or other improvement is still in course of construction, the court, on application of any party engaged in furnishing labor or materials for such building or improvement, may stay the trial thereof for a reasonable time to permit the filing of a lien statement by such party as herein provided.
R.L. 1910, § 3875.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-175. Sale of property after judgment.

In all cases where judgment may be rendered in favor of any person or persons to enforce a lien under the provisions of this chapter, the real estate or other property shall be ordered to be sold as in other cases of sales of real estate, such sales to be without prejudice to the rights of any prior encumbrancer, owner or other person not a party to the action.
R.L. 1910, § 3876.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-177. Suit by owner to determine lien and cancellation of lien on docket.

If any lien shall be filed under the provisions of this chapter, and no action to foreclose such lien shall have been commenced, the owner of the land may file his petition in the district court of the county in which said land is situated, making said lien claimants defendants therein, and praying for an adjudication of said lien so claimed, and if such lien claimant shall fail to establish his lien, the court may tax against said claimant the whole, or such portion of the costs of such action as may be just. Provided, that if no action to foreclose or adjudicate any lien filed under the provisions of this chapter shall be instituted within one (1) year from the filing of said lien, the lien is canceled by limitation of law. If a lien is canceled by limitation of law, the owner of the land may file an affidavit attesting to the cancellation with the county clerk of the county in which the land is located. Upon receipt of the affidavit, the county clerk shall attach the affidavit to the original lien document in the lien docket file and enter a notation of the filing in the mechanics' lien journal. The affidavit shall be on a form prescribed by the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts.
R.L. 1910, § 3878. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 207, § 15, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1995, c. 338, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-180. Liens against manufactured homes – Repossession - Notice.

A. Unless the owner of the real property on which a manufactured home is located has a possessory lien with priority over a creditor having a perfected security interest or a lien recorded on the document of title issued on the manufactured home, it shall be unlawful for the owner of the real property to refuse to allow the secured creditor to repossess and move the manufactured home. If the owner of the real property on which a manufactured home is located has a possessory lien pursuant to Section 91 or Section 91A of this title, and a creditor with a perfected security interest in that manufactured home pays to the owner of real property that portion of the possessory lien having priority over the creditor, the owner of the real property must allow the creditor to repossess and move the manufactured home. If the owner of the real property refuses to allow the creditor to repossess and move the manufactured home as required by this subsection, that owner of real property shall be liable to the creditor for each day that the owner of the real property unlawfully maintains possession of the manufactured home at a daily rate equal to one-thirtieth (1/30) of the monthly rental or storage payment last paid by the consumer to the owner of the real property, or if no payment has been made, the payment required pursuant to the contract between the secured creditor and the consumer. The prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs.
B. Upon the bankruptcy of a consumer owning a manufactured home located on real property owned by another person and subject to rental or storage charges, the secured creditor shall, within five (5) days after receipt of notice of the bankruptcy, give notice to the owner of the real estate by certified mail, return receipt requested, if the location of the manufactured home is known. If the secured creditor fails to give required notice to the owner of the real estate, the creditor will be liable for post-bankruptcy-filing storage or rental charges not paid by the trustee in bankruptcy.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 226, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 366, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 2003, c. 409, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2006, c. 77, § 3, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2006, c. 247, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-192. Definitions.

As used in the Self-Service Storage Facility Lien Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Default" means the failure by the occupant to perform in a timely manner any obligation or duty set forth in this act or the rental agreement;
2. "Last-known address" means that address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in the latest rental agreement or the address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address;
3. "Occupant" means a person, or his sublessee, successor, or assign, entitled to the use of the storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others;
4. "Owner" means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, his agent, or any other person authorized by him to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement;
5. "Personal property" means movable property not affixed to land and includes, but is not limited to, goods, merchandise, and household items;
6. "Rental agreement" means any written agreement or lease which establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy at a self-service storage facility and which contains a notice stating that all articles stored under the terms of such agreement will be sold or otherwise disposed of if no payment has been received for a continuous thirty-day period;
7. "Self-service storage facility" means any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to such facility for the purpose of storing and removing personal property;
8. "Electronic mail" means an electronic message or an executable program or computer file that contains an image of a message that is transmitted between two or more computers or electronic terminals and includes electronic messages that are transmitted within or between computer networks;
9. "Sale" means a sale made after public notice and includes but is not limited to a sale at the self-service storage facility or a sale conducted online at a publicly accessible website; and
10. "Verified mail" means any method of mailing that is offered by the United States Postal Service or private delivery service that provides evidence of mailing.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 306, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 160, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-193. Applicability of Article 7 of Commercial Code.

If an owner issues any warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored, the owner and the occupant are subject to the provisions of Article 7 of Title 12A of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the provisions of this act are not applicable.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 306, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-194. Duty of care - Disclosure.

A. The duty of care an owner must exercise with respect to personal property located in a self-service storage facility is ordinary care only.
B. Each owner of a self-service storage facility shall provide a disclosure in the rental agreement, in conspicuous terms and in a conspicuous manner, that the occupant has a duty to safeguard the personal property located in a self-service storage facility from losses and that the owner has no legal obligation to provide insurance to protect the personal property from loss.
C. No owner of a self-service storage facility shall be liable for loss sustained by an occupant as a result of theft committed by a third party provided that ordinary care was exercised.
D. If the rental agreement contains a limit on the value of property stored in an occupant's space, such limit shall be deemed to be the maximum value of the stored property and the maximum liability of the owner for any claim for loss of or damage to stored property.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 306, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 160, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-195. Default by occupant - Prevention of access - Liability for damage to property.

A. An owner shall have the right to take such action as may be required to prevent an occupant who has committed an act of default pursuant to the rental agreement from gaining access to the self-service storage facility or any specific location at which personal property is stored by an occupant. The owner of a self-service storage facility shall not be liable for damages sustained by an occupant, if any, alleged to result from action taken by the owner to prevent access to the self-service storage facility after the occupant has committed an act of default pursuant to the rental agreement.
B. If an occupant damages any real or personal property of the owner in order to attempt to regain access to a self-service storage facility, or any component of a self-service storage facility, including but not limited to the destruction of a padlock or similar device, in addition to criminal liability, the occupant shall be liable for the damage caused and the owner of the self-service storage facility may add the damages or expenses incurred as a result of the action taken by the occupant to the amount of unpaid storage charges for purposes of enforcing the lien authorized by Section 6 of this act.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 306, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-196. Lien - Date of attachment - Disclosure of other lienholders.

A. Where a rental agreement, as defined in Section 192 of this title, is entered into between the owner and the occupant, the owner of a self-service storage facility and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns have a lien upon all personal property located at the self-service storage facility for rent, late fees, labor, or other charges, present or future, in relation to the personal property and for expenses necessary for its preservation or expenses reasonably incurred in its sale or other disposition pursuant to the Self-Service Storage Facility Lien Act.
B. The lien attaches as of the date the personal property is brought to the self-service storage facility and continues so long as the owner retains possession and until the default is corrected, or a sale is conducted, or the property is otherwise disposed of to satisfy the lien.
C. A facility or unit owner may charge a tenant a reasonable late fee for each period that the tenant does not pay rent due under the rental agreement. The amount of the late fee and the conditions for imposing such a fee shall be stated in the rental agreement or in an addendum to the agreement. For purposes of this subsection, a late fee not to exceed the greater of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) or twenty percent (20%) of unpaid rent is considered reasonable.
D. The rental agreement shall contain a provision directing the occupant to disclose any lienholders with an interest in property that is or will be stored in a self-service storage facility.
E. If the personal property is a vehicle, watercraft or trailer and rent and other charges remain unpaid for sixty (60) days, the facility owner may have the vehicle, watercraft or trailer towed from the self-service storage facility. If the vehicle, watercraft or trailer is towed from the self-service storage facility, the facility owner shall not be liable for the vehicle, watercraft or trailer or for any damages to the vehicle, watercraft or trailer once the towing company takes possession of the property.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 306, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 160, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-197.1. Abandonment or surrender – Possession – Disposal – Notice.

A. If the occupant abandons or surrenders possession of the self-service storage facility and leaves household goods, furnishings, fixtures, or any other personal property in the self-service storage facility, the owner may take possession of the property, and if, in the judgment of the owner, the property has no ascertainable or apparent value, the owner may dispose of the property without any duty of accounting or any liability to any party.
B. If the occupant abandons or surrenders possession of the self-service storage facility and leaves household goods, furnishings, fixtures, or any other personal property in the self-service storage facility, the owner may take possession of the property, and if, in the judgment of the owner the property has an ascertainable or apparent value, such property left with the owner for a period of thirty (30) days or longer shall be conclusively determined to be abandoned and as such the owner may dispose of said property in any manner which he deems reasonable and proper without liability to the occupant or any other interested party; however, before the property is disposed of, the owner shall provide written notice to the occupant, by certified mail with return receipt requested, and the owner may dispose of the property fifteen (15) days after the owner receives the return receipt document or fifteen (15) days after the owner receives a communication from the United States Post Office that the written notice was not claimed by the addressee, whichever period occurs first.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 212, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-199. Other rights not impaired or affected.

Nothing in this act shall be construed as in any manner impairing or affecting the right of parties to create liens by special contract or agreement, nor shall it in any manner affect or impair other liens arising at common law in equity, or by any statute of this state.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 306, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-200. Publication of act.

The Oklahoma Real Estate Commission shall cause the "Self-Service Storage Facility Lien Act" to be reproduced in a publication together with other statutes of the State of Oklahoma as are ordinarily reproduced by the Commission for distribution to the public.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 306, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-202. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. “Commercial real estate” means any real estate other than:
a.
real estate containing one to four residential units, or
b.
real estate on which no buildings or structures are located and which is zoned for single-family residential use.
Commercial real estate shall not include single-family residential units such as condominiums, town houses, or homes in a subdivision when sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed on a unit-by-unit basis, even though these units may be a part of a larger building or parcel of real estate containing more than four residential units;
2. “Commission” means any and all compensation which may be due a broker for performance of licensed services; and
3. “Real estate broker” shall be defined pursuant to Section 858-102 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 166, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-204. Notice of lien - Mailing.

The broker shall, within ten (10) days of recording its notice of lien, either mail a copy of the notice of lien to the owner of record on the commercial real estate by registered or certified mail at the address of the owner stated in the written instrument on which the claim for lien is based, or if no such address is given, then to the address of the commercial real estate on which the claim of lien is based. Mailing of the copy of the notice of lien is effective when deposited in a United States mailbox with postage prepaid. The broker’s lien shall be unenforceable if mailing or service of the copy of notice of lien does not occur at the time and in the manner required by this section.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 166, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-205. Suit to enforce lien - Extinguishment of lien.

A. A broker claiming a lien under this act shall, within two (2) years after recording the notice of lien, bring suit to enforce the lien in the district court in the county where the property is located. Failure to commence proceedings as required herein within two (2) years after recording the notice of lien shall extinguish the lien. No subsequent notice of lien may be given for the same claim nor may that claim be asserted in any proceedings under this act.
B. A broker claiming a lien based upon an option or other right to purchase or lease shall, within two (2) years after the transfer or conveyance of the commercial real estate under the exercise of the option to purchase or lease, commence proceedings by filing a complaint. Failure to commence proceedings within this time shall extinguish the lien. No subsequent notice of lien may be given for the same claim nor may that claim be asserted in any proceedings under this act.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 166, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-206. Notice of lien - Contents.

The notice of lien shall state the name of the claimant, the name of the owner, a description of the property upon which the lien is being claimed, the amount for which the lien is claimed, and the license number of the real estate broker. The notice of lien shall recite that the information contained in the notice is true and accurate to the knowledge of the signators. The notice of lien shall be signed by the broker or by a person authorized to sign on behalf of the broker and shall be notarized.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 166, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-207. Release or satisfaction of lien - Demand for suit to enforce lien - Alternate dispute resolution - Attorneys' fees, costs and interest.

A. Whenever a notice of lien has been filed with the county clerk and a condition occurs that would preclude the broker from receiving compensation under the terms of the written agreement on which the lien is based, the broker shall provide to the owner of record a written release or satisfaction of the lien.
B. An owner, lienee, or other authorized agent may serve written demand on the broker claiming the lien requiring the broker to file suit to enforce the lien. Upon receipt of the written demand, the broker shall file suit within thirty (30) days, or the lien shall be extinguished. Service of such written demand may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service.
C. Whenever a notice of lien has been filed with the county clerk and such claimed commission has been paid to the broker claiming the lien, or where there is failure to institute a suit to enforce the lien within the time provided by this act, the broker shall acknowledge satisfaction or release of the notice of lien in writing, on written demand of the owner within five (5) days after payment or within five (5) days of expiration of the time in which the notice of lien was to be filed.
D. If the broker and the party or parties from whom the commission is claimed agree to alternative dispute resolution, the claim shall be heard and resolved in the forum on which these parties have agreed. The court before which the lien foreclosure proceeding is brought shall retain jurisdiction to enter judgment on the award or other result made or reached on alternative dispute resolution on all parties to the foreclosure. The broker’s notice of lien shall remain of record and the foreclosure proceeding shall be stayed during the pendency of the resolution process.
E. The cost of proceedings brought under this act, including reasonable attorney fees, costs, and prejudgment interest due to the prevailing party, shall be borne by the nonprevailing party or parties. When more than one party is responsible for costs, fees, and prejudgment interest, the costs, fees, and prejudgment interest shall be equitably appointed by the court or tribunal among those responsible parties.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 166, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-208. Priority of lien.

Prior valid recorded liens, mortgages, and other encumbrances shall have priority over a broker’s lien. Such prior recorded liens, mortgages, and encumbrances shall include, without limitation:
1. A valid mechanic’s lien claim that is recorded after the broker’s notice of lien but which relates back to a date prior to the recording date of the broker’s notice of lien; and
2. Prior recorded liens securing revolving credit and future advances or construction loans.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 166, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 42. Liens › §42-209. Lien on escrow account.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever a claim for lien has been filed with the county clerk, and an escrow account has been established either from the proceeds from the transaction or any other source of funds in an amount equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the amount of the claim for lien, then the lien against the commercial real estate shall be extinguished and become a lien on the funds contained in the escrow account. The establishment of an escrow account, as provided for in this section, shall not be cause for any party to refuse to close the transaction.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 166, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-2. Consanguinity.

Marriages between ancestors and descendants of any degree, of a stepfather with a stepdaughter, stepmother with stepson, between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, except in cases where such relationship is only by marriage, between brothers and sisters of the half as well as the whole blood, and first cousins are declared to be incestuous, illegal and void, and are expressly prohibited. Provided, that any marriage of first cousins performed in another state authorizing such marriages, which is otherwise legal, is hereby recognized as valid and binding in this state as of the date of such marriage.
R.L.1910, § 3884; Laws 1965, c. 101, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 344, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 139, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1969.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-4. License required.

No person shall enter into or contract the marriage relation, nor shall any person perform or solemnize the ceremony of any marriage in this state without a license being first issued by the judge or clerk of the district court, of some county in this state, authorizing the marriage between the persons named in such license.
R.L.1910, § 3886.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-5.1. Premarital counseling.

A. The clerk of the district court shall reduce the fee for a marriage license as prescribed by Section 31 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes to persons who have successfully completed a premarital counseling program meeting the conditions specified by this section.
B. 1. A premarital counseling program shall be conducted by a health professional, an official representative of a religious institution, or a person trained by the principal authors or duly authorized agents of the principal authors of nationally recognized marriage education curriculum including, but not limited to, Prevention & Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). Upon successful completion of the program, the counseling program provider shall issue to the persons a certificate signed by the instructor of the counseling program. The certificate shall state that the named persons have successfully completed the premarital counseling requirements. A minimum of four (4) hours of education or counseling shall be necessary for successful completion of the marriage education curriculum.
2. For purposes of this subsection, the term “health professional” means a person licensed or certified by this state to practice psychiatry or psychology; a licensed social worker with experience in marriage counseling; a licensed marital and family therapist; or a licensed professional counselor.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 174, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 206, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-6. License - Contents.

A. The marriage license provided for in this title shall contain:
1. The date of its issuance;
2. The name of the court issuing the license, and the name of the city or town and county in which the court is located;
3. The full legal names of the persons authorized to be married by the license, the full legal names by which the persons will be known after the marriage, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this title, their ages, and their places of residence;
4. Directions to any person authorized by law to perform and solemnize the marriage ceremony;
5. The number of days by which the marriage ceremony shall be completed and the number of days by which the certificate, along with the marriage license, shall be returned to the court clerk, as provided in Section 20 of this title; and
6. Any other information, declarations, seals and signatures, as required by law.
B. The marriage certificate provided for in this title shall contain appropriate wording and blanks to be completed and endorsed, as required by Section 8 of this title, by the person solemnizing or performing the marriage ceremony, the witnesses, and the persons who have been married.
R.L. 1910, § 3888. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2006, c. 311, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006; Laws 2022, c. 241, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-7. Solemnization of marriages.

A. All marriages must be contracted by a formal ceremony performed or solemnized in the presence of at least two adult, competent persons as witnesses, by a judge or retired judge of any court in this state, or an ordained or authorized preacher or minister of the Gospel, priest or other ecclesiastical dignitary of any denomination who has been duly ordained or authorized by the church to which he or she belongs to preach the Gospel, or a rabbi and who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
B. 1. The judge shall place his or her order of appointment on file with the office of the court clerk of the county in which he or she resides.
2. The preacher, minister, priest, rabbi, or ecclesiastical dignitary shall certify on the marriage certificate that he or she holds credentials or authority from his or her church or synagogue authorizing him or her to solemnize marriages.
C. No person herein authorized to perform or solemnize a marriage ceremony shall do so unless he or she has good reason to believe the persons presenting themselves before him or her for marriage are the identical persons named in the license, and for whose marriage the same was issued, and that there is no legal objection or impediment to such marriage.
D. Marriages between persons belonging to the society called Friends, or Quakers, the spiritual assembly of the Baha'is, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which have no ordained minister, may be solemnized by the persons and in the manner prescribed by and practiced in any such society, church, or assembly.
R.L. 1910, § 3889. Amended by Laws 1951, p. 113, § 1; Laws 1961, p. 285, § 1; Laws 1971, c. 298, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971; Laws 1986, c. 24, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1989, c. 333, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1998, c. 214, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 305, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 1999; Laws 2022, c. 241, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-7.1. Refusal to solemnize or recognize marriage by religious organization officials - Definitions.

A. No regularly licensed, ordained or authorized official of any religious organization shall be required to solemnize or recognize any marriage that violates the official's conscience or religious beliefs. A regularly licensed, ordained or authorized official of any religious organization shall be immune from any civil claim or cause of action based on a refusal to solemnize or recognize any marriage that violates the official's conscience or religious beliefs.
B. As used in this section:
1. "Recognize" means to provide religious-based services that:
a.
are delivered by a religious organization or by an individual who is managed, supervised or directed by a religious organization, and
b.
are designed for married couples or couples engaged to marry and are directly related to solemnizing, celebrating, strengthening or promoting a marriage, such as religious counseling programs, courses, retreats and workshops; and
2. "Religious organization" means any church, seminary, synagogue, temple, mosque, religious order, religious corporation, association or society, whose identity is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs, doctrines, practices or rituals of any faith or denomination, including any organization qualifying as a church or religious organization under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(d) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 204, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-8. Endorsement and return of license.

A. The person performing or solemnizing the marriage ceremony shall, immediately upon the completion of the ceremony, endorse upon the license authorizing the marriage:
1. His or her name and official or clerical designation;
2. The court of which he or she is the judge, or the congregation or body of which he or she is pastor, preacher, minister, priest, rabbi or dignitary; provided, that the authority to perform or solemnize marriages shall be coextensive with the congregation or body of which he or she is pastor, preacher, minister, priest, rabbi or dignitary; provided further, that all marriages solemnized among the society called Friends or Quakers, the spiritual assembly of the Baha'is, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in the form heretofore practiced and in use in their meetings shall be good and valid. One person chosen by such society, assembly, or church shall be responsible for completing the marriage certificate pursuant to this section in the same manner as a minister or other person authorized to perform marriages;
3. The town or city and county where the court, congregation, body, society, assembly, or church is located; and
4. His or her signature along with his or her official or clerical designation.
B. The witnesses to the ceremony shall endorse the marriage certificate, attesting to their presence at the ceremony, with their names and post office addresses.
C. The persons who have been married in the ceremony shall endorse the marriage certificate with the names by which they are to be known from the time of the marriage, as evidenced on the marriage license.
D. The marriage license, along with the completed marriage certificate shall be transmitted to the court clerk who issued the license and certificate for recording within the time period required in Section 20 of this title.
R.L. 1910, § 3890. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 298, § 2, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971; Laws 1989, c. 333, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 2006, c. 311, § 4, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006; Laws 2022, c. 241, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-9. Records - Return of original.

The judge or clerk of the district court issuing any marriage license shall make a complete record of the application, license, and certificate thereon, on an optical disc, microfilm, microfiche, imaging, in a book kept by the judge or clerk for that purpose, properly indexed, or by electronic means using any method approved by the Supreme Court; and the record of the license shall be made before it is delivered to the person procuring the same, and the record of the certificate shall be made upon the return of the license; provided, that all records pertaining to the issuance of such license shall be open to public inspection during office hours; provided further, that after recording of the original license and completed certificate as hereinbefore required, it shall be returned to the persons to whom the same was issued, with the issuing officer's certificate affixed thereon showing the book and page or case number where the same has been recorded.
R.L.1910, § 3891. Amended by Laws 1945, p. 139, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1945; Laws 1947, p. 301, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1947; Laws 1998, c. 310, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2005, c. 192, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2012, c. 278, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-10. Evidence before issue of license.

If the judge or clerk of the district court before whom application for a marriage license is made shall be in doubt of the legal capacity of the parties for whose marriage a license is sought, to enter into the marriage relation, such judge or clerk shall require additional evidence to that contained in the application, and may swear and examine witnesses or require affidavits in proof of the legality of such marriage, and unless satisfied of the legality thereof, he shall not issue a license therefor.
R.L.1910, § 3892.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-14. Penalty for performing unlawful marriage.

Any minister of the Gospel, or other person authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony within this state, who shall knowingly solemnize the rites of matrimony between persons prohibited by this chapter, from intermarrying shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
R.L. 1910, § 3896. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 461, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 335, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 461 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-15. Miscellaneous offenses - Penalties.

Any judge of the district court, or clerk of the district court, knowingly issuing any marriage license, or concealing any record thereof, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or any person knowingly performing or solemnizing the marriage ceremony contrary to any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L.1910, § 3897.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-16. Soliciting in or near court house or grounds prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit directly or indirectly within any courthouse, premises or grounds or lots on which a courthouse may be located in any county within the State of Oklahoma for himself or for and on behalf of any minister of the Gospel or other person, the performance of a marriage ceremony.
Laws 1941, p. 169, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-17. Punishment for violations.

Any person violating this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the first conviction, and for any second or subsequent conviction by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Laws 1941, p. 170, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-18. Injunction against violations.

In addition to the penalty provided in Section 2 hereof for a violation of this act, a cause of action shall exist in favor of any citizen of any county, or in favor of the State of Oklahoma on the relation of the district attorney of any county where the offense is committed to apply to the district court of the county for an injunction restraining the violation of this act.
Laws 1941, p. 170, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-20. Computation of time.

A. Marriage licenses shall be issued to all applicants who are entitled under the laws of the State of Oklahoma to apply for a marriage license and contract matrimony. Once issued, the marriage license shall be valid for thirty (30) days and the marriage ceremony shall be performed no later than thirty (30) days from the date the license is issued. The marriage license and completed marriage certificate shall be returned to the court clerk for recording no later than thirty (30) days from the date the license was issued.
B. The time within which an act is to be done, as provided for in Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day. If the last day is a legal holiday as defined by Section 82.1 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, it shall be excluded. The provisions of this section are hereby declared to be a clarification of the law as it existed prior to June 1, 2000, and shall not be considered or construed to be a change of the law as it existed prior to June 1, 2000. Any action or proceeding arising under Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes prior to June 1, 2000, for which a determination of the period of time prescribed by this section is in question or has been in question due to the enactment of Section 2006 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be governed by the method for computation of time as prescribed by this section.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 260, § 4, emerg. eff. June 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 241, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-101. Grounds for divorce.

The district court may grant a divorce for any of the following causes:
First. Abandonment for one (1) year.
Second. Adultery.
Third. Impotency.
Fourth. When the wife at the time of her marriage was pregnant by another than her husband.
Fifth. Extreme cruelty.
Sixth. Fraudulent contract.
Seventh. Incompatibility. Provided, however, where the interest of a child under eighteen (18) years of age is involved, the adult parties shall attend an educational program concerning the impact of divorce on children as provided in subsection B of Section 107.2 of this title.
Eighth. Habitual drunkenness.
Ninth. Gross neglect of duty.
Tenth. Imprisonment of the other party in a state or federal penal institution under sentence thereto for the commission of a felony at the time the petition is filed.
Eleventh. The procurement of a final divorce decree without this state by a husband or wife which does not in this state release the other party from the obligations of the marriage.
Twelfth. Insanity for a period of five (5) years, the insane person having been an inmate of a state institution for the insane in the State of Oklahoma, or inmate of a state institution for the insane in some other state for such period, or of a private sanitarium, and affected with a type of insanity with a poor prognosis for recovery; provided, that no divorce shall be granted because of insanity until after a thorough examination of such insane person by three physicians, one of whom shall be a superintendent of the hospital or sanitarium for the insane in which the insane defendant is confined, and the other two to be appointed by the court before whom the action is pending, and any two of such physicians shall agree that such insane person, at the time the petition in the divorce action is filed, has a poor prognosis for recovery; provided, further, however, that no divorce shall be granted on this ground to any person whose husband or wife is an inmate of a state institution in any other than the State of Oklahoma, unless the person applying for such divorce shall have been a resident of the State of Oklahoma for at least five (5) years prior to the commencement of an action; and provided further, that a decree granted on this ground shall not relieve the successful party from contributing to the support and maintenance of the defendant. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the insane defendant, which appointment shall be made at least ten (10) days before any decree is entered.
R.L. 1910, § 4962. Amended by Laws 1947, p. 79, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1947; Laws 1953, p. 59, § 1; Laws 1955, p. 141, § 1, emerg. eff. March 3, 1955. Renumbered from § 1271 of Title 12 by Laws 1989, c. 333, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 428, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-102. Residence of plaintiff or defendant.

A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section, the petitioner or the respondent in an action for divorce or annulment of a marriage must have been an actual resident, in good faith, of the state, for six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
B. Any person who has been a resident of any United States army post or military reservation within the State of Oklahoma, for six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition, may bring action for divorce or annulment of a marriage or may be sued for divorce or annulment of a marriage.
R.L. 1910, § 4963. Amended by Laws 1939, p. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1939; Laws 1957, p. 82, § 2; Laws 1961, p. 64, § 1, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961; Laws 1965, c. 284, § 1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1965. Renumbered from § 1272 of Title 12 by Laws 1989, c. 333, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 400, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-103. Venue for any action for divorce, annulment of a marriage or legal separation.

A. The venue of any action for divorce, annulment of a marriage or legal separation may be in the following counties:
1. An action for divorce or annulment of a marriage may be filed in the county in which the petitioner has been a resident for the thirty (30) days immediately preceding the filing of the petition or in the county in which the respondent is a resident; provided, the action may be assigned for trial in any county within the judicial district by the chief judge of the district; and
2. An action for legal separation may be brought in the county in which either party is a resident at the time of the filing of the petition.
B. The court may, upon application of a party, transfer an action for divorce, annulment of marriage or legal separation at any time after filing of the petition to any county where venue would be proper under subsection A of this section if the requirements of subsection C or D of this section are met.
C. The court shall grant a party’s application for change of venue when the other party is not a resident of this state at the time the application for change of venue is filed, or the plaintiff has departed from this state and has been absent for more than six (6) months preceding the date the application for change of venue is filed, and transfer is requested to the county where the applying party resides in this state.
D. The court shall grant a party’s application for change of venue when the court determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and the court in another county is a more appropriate forum consistent with the factors in subsection B of Section 551-207 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act after substitution of the word "county" for the word "state" in such section of the act, and transfer is requested to the county where the applying party resides in the state.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 23, § 1, emerg. eff. March 22, 1971. Renumbered from § 1272.1 of Title 12 by Laws 1989, c. 333, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 310, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 308, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 400, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 43. Marriage and Family › §43-104. Personal jurisdiction in certain divorce actions.

A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person, whether or not a resident of this state, who lived within this state in a marital or parental relationship, or both, as to all obligations for alimony and child support where the other party to the marital relationship continues to reside in this state. When the person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the court has departed from the state, he may be served outside of the state by any method that is authorized by the statutes of this state.
Laws 1973, c. 21. § 2, emerg. eff. April 12, 1973. Renumbered from Title 12, § 1272.2 by Laws 1989, c. 333, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. ec=1>