1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 565 By: Hamilton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to civil procedure; amending 12 O.S.
7 2021, Section 131, which relate to venue;
8 establishing proper venue for certain actions; and
8 providing an effective date.
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2021, Section 131, is
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13 amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 131. Except as provided in Section 132 of this title or
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15 Section 163 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
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16 1. Actions for the following causes shall be brought in the
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17 county in which the subject of the action is situated:
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18 a. for the recovery of real property, or of any estate,
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19 or interest therein, or the determination in any form
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20 of any such right or interest,
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21 b. for the partition of real property,
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22 c. for the sale of real property under a mortgage, lien,
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23 or other encumbrance or charge, and
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 1 d. to quiet title, to establish a trust in, remove a
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2 cloud on, set aside a conveyance of, or to enforce or
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3 set aside an agreement to convey real property; and
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4 2. For all damages to land, crops, or improvements thereon,
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5 actions shall be brought in the county where the damage occurs; and
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6 3. For disputes related to work performed on real property,
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7 actions shall be brought in the county where the property is located
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8 or in the county where the person or entity providing the work is
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10 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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