Oklahoma § 12-771 - Levy on realty under several executions

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 12-771 — Levy on realty under several executions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 12-771. Levy on realty under several executions

In all cases where two or more executions shall be put into the

hands of any sheriff or other officer, and it shall be necessary to

levy on real estate to satisfy the same, and either of the judgment

creditors, in whose favor one or more of said executions are issued,

shall require the sheriff or other officer to levy said executions,

or so many thereof as may be required, on separate parcels of the

real property of the judgment debtor or debtors, giving to the

officer making the levy on behalf of the creditors, whose execution

may, by the provisions of this article, be entitled to a preference,

the choice of such part of the real property of the judgment debtor

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure

or debtors, as will be sufficient, at two-thirds (2/3) of the

appraised value, to satisfy the same; and in all cases where two or

more executions, which are entitled to no preference over each

other, are put in the hands of the same officer, it shall be the

duty of the officer, when required, to levy the same on separate

parcels of the real property of the judgment debtor or debtors,

when, in the opinion of the appraisers, the same may be divided

without material injury; and if the real property of said debtors

will not be sufficient, at two-thirds (2/3) of its appraised value,

to satisfy all the executions chargeable thereon, such part of the

same shall be levied on, to satisfy each execution, as will bear the

same proportion in value to the whole, as the amount due to the

execution bears to the amount of all the executions chargeable

thereon, as near as may be according to the appraised value of each

separate parcel of said real property.

R.L. 1910, § 5173.

Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 12-771

What does Oklahoma Statutes § 12-771 cover?

Section 12-771 ("Levy on realty under several executions") 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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