Oklahoma § 69-653 - Numerical designation of section lines - System
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 69-653 — Numerical designation of section lines - System, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-653. Numerical designation of section lines - System
The State Highway Department shall numerically designate each
section line in the State of Oklahoma according to the following
system:
The first section line running north and south at the west end
of the State shall be designated NS1, each succeeding section line
shall have the number changed in numerical order, the prefix NS
remaining the same, until a number has been assigned to the last
section line paralleling the Arkansas border. In like manner the
first section line running east and west below the northern border
of Oklahoma shall be designated EW1 and each succeeding section line
shall be changed in numerical sequence, the prefix EW remaining the
same until the last section line north of the Red River has been
designated.
Laws 1968, c. 237, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1968.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 69-653 ("Numerical designation of section lines - System") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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