Oklahoma § 19-268 - Liens against government officials or employees based on
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-268 — Liens against government officials or employees based on, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-268. Liens against government officials or employees based on
performance or nonperformance of duties.
A. The county clerk shall not accept for filing any claim of
lien against a federal, state, or local official or employee based
on the performance or nonperformance of that official's or
employee's duties unless accompanied by a specific order from a
court of competent jurisdiction, recognized by the laws of this
state, authorizing the filing of such lien.
B. If a claim of lien as described in subsection A of this
section has been accepted for filing, the county shall accept for
filing a notice of invalid lien signed and submitted by the
assistant United States attorney representing the federal agency of
which the individual is an official or employee, the assistant
attorney general representing the state agency, board, commission,
department, or institution of higher education of which the
individual is an official or employee, or the attorney representing
the school district, political subdivision, or unit of local
government of this state of which the individual is an official or
employee. A copy of the notice of invalid lien shall be mailed by
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers
the attorney to the person who filed the claim of lien at his or her
last-known address. No clerk or county shall be liable for the
acceptance for filing of a claim of lien as described in subsection
A of this section, nor for the acceptance for filing of a notice of
invalid lien pursuant to this subsection.
C. This section shall not be construed to permit rejection of a
document that is shown to be authorized by contract, lease or
statute or imposed by a state or federal court of competent
jurisdiction or filed by a licensed attorney, financial institution
including, but not limited to, any commercial bank, savings and loan
association, credit union, mortgage company or mortgage broker.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 405, § 4, emerg. eff. June 13, 1997.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-268 ("Liens against government officials or employees based on") 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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