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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 27, 2024
SENATE BILL NO. 565 By: Hamilton
An Act relating to civil procedure; amendin g 12 O.S.
2021, Section 131, which relates to venue;
establishing proper venue for certain actions; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2021, Section 131, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 131. Except as provided in Section 132 of this title or
Section 163 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
1. Actions for the following causes shall be brought in the
county in which the subject of the action is situated:
a. for the recovery of real property, or of any estate,
or interest therein, or the determination in any form
of any such right or interest,
b. for the partition of real property,
c. for the sale of real property under a mortgage, lien,
or other encumbrance or charge, and
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d. to quiet title, to establish a trust in, remove a
cloud on, set aside a conveyanc e of, or to enforce or
set aside an agreement to convey real property; and
2. For all damages to land, crops, or improvements thereon,
actions shall be brought in the count y where the damage occurs ; and
3. For disputes related to work performed on real property,
actions shall be brought in the county where the property is located
or in the county where the p erson or entity providing the work is
located.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAR Y
February 27, 2024 - DO PASS