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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1010 By: Murdock
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to small claims procedure; a mending
66	66	12 O.S. 2011, Sections 1751, as l ast amended by
67	67	Section 1, Chapter 39, O.S.L. 2019, and 1759, as last
68	68	amended by Section 3, Chapter 389, O.S.L. 2017 (12
69	69	O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 1751 and 1759), which
70	70	relate to the Small Claims Procedure Act; expan ding
71	71	actions eligible for small claims procedure;
72	72	increasing amount of claim for certain tr ansfer; and
73	73	providing an effective date .
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2011, Section 1751, as
81	81	last amended by Section 1, Chapter 39, O.S.L. 2019 (12 O.S. Supp.
82	82	2020, Section 1751), is amended to read as follows:
83	83	Section 1751. A. The following suits may be brought under th e
84	84	small claims procedure:
85	85	1. Actions for the recovery of money based on contract or tort,
86	86	including subrogation claims, but excluding libel or s lander, in
87	87	which the amount sought to be recovered, exclusive of attorney fees
88	88	and other court costs, does not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars
89	89	($10,000.00) Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ( $12,500.00);
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141	141	2. Actions to replevy personal property the value of which does
142	142	not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00 ) Twelve Thousand Five
143	143	Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) . If the claims for possession of
144	144	personal property and to recover money are pled in the alternativ e,
145	145	the joinder of claims is permissible if neither the value of the
146	146	property nor the total amount of money sought to be recovered,
147	147	exclusive of attorney fe es and other costs, exceeds Ten Thousand
148	148	Dollars ($10,000.00) Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
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150	150	3. Actions in the nature of inter pleader, as provided for in
151	151	Section 2022 of this title, in which the value of the money which is
152	152	the subject of such action does not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars
153	153	($10,000.00) Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00).
154	154	B. No action may be brought un der the small claims procedure by
155	155	any collection agency, collection agent, or assignee of a claim,
156	156	except that an action may be brought against an insurer or third -
157	157	party administrator by a health care prov ider as that term is
158	158	defined in Section 6552 of Tit le 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, who is
159	159	an assignee of benefits available under an accident and health
160	160	insurance policy, trust, plan, or contract.
161	161	C. In those cases which are uncontested:
162	162	1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, the
163	163	amount of attorney fees allowed shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
164	164	of the judgment;
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216	216	2. Upon application to the court supported by sufficient
217	217	documentation, the court may award attorney fees not to exceed
218	218	twenty-five percent (25%) of the judgment.
219	219	Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the
220	220	amount of attorney fees awarded in contested cases. Further,
221	221	nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit an award
222	222	of attorney fees for the defens e of an action brought under the
223	223	small claims procedure.
224	224	D. No action may be brought under the small claims procedure
225	225	for any alleged claim against any city, cou nty or state agency, or
226	226	employee of a city, county or state agency, if the claim alleges
227	227	matters arising from incarceration, probation, parole or community
228	228	supervision.
229	229	E. No action by a plaintiff who is currently incarcerated in
230	230	any jail or prison in the state may be brought against any person or
231	231	entity under the small claims procedure.
232	232	F. A small claims affidavit shall include a statement
233	233	acknowledging that the plaintiff is disclaiming a right to a trial
234	234	by jury on the merits of the case.
235	235	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2011, Section 1759, as
236	236	last amended by Section 3, Cha pter 389, O.S.L. 2017 (12 O.S. Supp.
237	237	2020, Section 1759), is amended to read as follows:
238	238	Section 1759. A. Except as provided by subsection C of this
239	239	section, if a claim, a counterclaim , or a setoff is filed, prior to
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291	291	the expiration of the time prescribed by Section 1758 of this title,
292	292	for an amount in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) Twelve
293	293	Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500 .00), the action shall be
294	294	transferred to another docket of the district court unless both
295	295	parties agree in writing and file the agreement with the papers in
296	296	the action that the claim, counterclaim, or setoff shall be tried
297	297	under the small claims procedure. If such an agreement has not been
298	298	filed, a judgment in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)
299	299	Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) may not be
300	300	enforced for the part that exceeds Ten Thousand Dollars ($10.000.00)
301	301	Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) . If the action is
302	302	transferred to another docket of the district court, the person
303	303	whose claim exceeded Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) Twelve
304	304	Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) shall deposit with the
305	305	clerk the court costs that are charged in other cases, less any sums
306	306	that have been already paid to the clerk, or the cla im shall be
307	307	dismissed and the remaining claims, if any, shall proce ed under the
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309	309	B. If the action is transferred to another docket of the
310	310	district court, the plaintiff shall file a petition that conforms to
311	311	the standards for pleadin gs prescribed by the Oklahoma Pleading
312	312	Code, Section 2001 et seq. o f this title, within twenty (20) days
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365	365	answer of the defendant shall be due within twenty (20) days a fter
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367	367	C. Except as provided by Section 1757 of this title, if a
368	368	defendant does not file a counterclaim within the period prescribed
369	369	by Section 1758 of this title, the action shall not be transferred
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371	371	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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