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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1692 By: Stanley
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Municipal Code Lien
7 Enforcement Act of 2025; amending Section 6, Chapter
8 334, O.S.L. 2025 (11 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 22-
8 140.5), which relates to notice; requiring
9 notification of mortgage holders prior to filing a
9 petition for foreclosure; updating statutory language
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 6, Chapter 334, O.S.L.
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15 2025 (11 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 22-140.5), is amended to read as
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17 Section 22-140.5. A. After a municipal code lien has been
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18 recorded with the office of the county clerk of the county in which
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19 the real property is located, the code enforcement director may
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20 identify those properties on which to commence a judicial in rem
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21 foreclosure in accordance with this act the Municipal Code Lien
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22 Enforcement Act of 2025, except that those properties the code
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23 enforcement director identifies as owner-occupied shall not be
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1 Code Lien Enforcement Act of 2025. The code enforcement director
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2 shall not file a petition for judicial in rem foreclosure in
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3 accordance with this act the Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of
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4 2025 for a period of six (6) months following the date upon which
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5 the municipal code lien is recorded in the office of the county
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6 clerk. A petition for judicial in rem foreclosure may include any
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7 other municipal code lien that has been filed prior to the date the
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8 petition is filed. After enforcement proceedings have commenced in
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9 accordance with this act the Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of
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10 2025, the enforcement proceedings may be amended to include any
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11 subsequently arising municipal code liens and, if applicable, any
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12 and all taxes as defined in this act the Municipal Code Lien
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13 Enforcement Act of 2025.
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14 B. If the property on which the municipality is seeking to
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15 foreclose under this act the Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of
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17 Lien Enforcement Act of 2025, then, at least sixty (60) days prior
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18 to the filing of the petition, the code enforcement director shall
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19 notify all other taxing agencies within the jurisdiction of the
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20 municipality and the State of Oklahoma this state of the code
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21 enforcement director's intention to file a petition for judicial in
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22 rem foreclosure of the real property on which a municipal code lien
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23 exists.
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1 C. If the property on which the municipality is seeking to
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2 foreclose under this section is subject to a recorded mortgage, at
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3 least sixty (60) days prior to the filing of the petition, the code
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4 enforcement director shall notify all mortgage holders within the
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5 jurisdiction of the municipality and this state of the code
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6 enforcement director's intention to file a petition for judicial in
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7 rem foreclosure of the real property on which a municipal code lien
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8 exists.
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9 D. In the name of the municipality, the code enforcement
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10 director shall, in the appropriate lis pendens record in the office
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11 of the county clerk of the county in which the real property is
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12 located, file a notice of his or her intent to file a judicial in
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13 rem foreclosure action. The notice shall include a legal
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14 description of the property, street address of the property if
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15 available, a statement that the property is subject to judicial in
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16 rem foreclosure proceedings under this act the Municipal Code Lien
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17 Enforcement Act of 2025, and a statement that those proceedings may
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18 extinguish any legal interests in the property.
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19 D. E. Simultaneous with the filing of his or her notice of
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20 intent to file a judicial in rem foreclosure action, the code
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21 enforcement director, in the name of the municipality, shall file a
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22 petition with the clerk of the district court for the district in
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23 which the real property is located.
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1 E. F. The petition shall be filed against the real property
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2 against which the municipal code lien has been recorded and shall
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3 provide all of the following:
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4 1. The identity of the municipality and the name and address of
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5 the code enforcement director;
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6 2. The real property address;
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7 3. A description of the real property;
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8 4. The tax identification number of the real property;
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9 5. The municipal code lien which is being foreclosed;
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10 6. The principal amount of the municipal code lien together
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11 with applicable interest and penalties;
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12 7. The principal amount of any additional municipal code liens
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14 this section, if any;
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15 8. The year or years for which the taxes are delinquent, if
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16 any;
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17 9. The principal amount of the taxes together with interest and
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18 penalties, if any;
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19 10. A statement that upon final sale in accordance with this
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20 act the Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of 2025 and payment of
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21 the amount due for taxes, if applicable, an interested party's
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22 rights of redemption shall be extinguished; and
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1 11. The names and addresses of all interested parties to whom
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2 copies of the petition are to be sent in accordance with subsection
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3 F G of this section.
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4 F. G. The municipality shall mail copies of the petition by
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5 both certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular mail
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6 to all interested parties whose identities and addresses are
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7 reasonably ascertainable. Copies of the petition shall also be
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8 mailed by first-class mail to the real property address to the
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9 attention of the occupants of the property, if any. In addition,
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10 notice shall be physically posted on the real property and shall
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11 include the following statement: "THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO A
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12 JUDICIAL IN REM FORECLOSURE ACTION AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO [NAME
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13 OF MUNICIPALITY] OR ANOTHER PARTY. PERSONS WITH INFORMATION
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14 REGARDING THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT
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15 [NAME OF MUNICIPALITY]."
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16 G. H. Within thirty (30) days of the filing of the petition,
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17 the municipality shall cause a notice of the filing of the petition
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18 to be published once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a
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19 newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property
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20 is located. Such notice shall specify:
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21 1. The name and address of the code enforcement director;
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23 3. A description of the real property;
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1 5. Any applicable municipal code lien which is being foreclosed
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2 upon;
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3 6. The principal amount of any municipal code lien together
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4 with interest and penalties;
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5 7. The applicable period of tax delinquency, if any;
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6 8. The principal amount of taxes, if any;
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7 9. That upon deposit with the appropriate parties by the court
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8 of the tax payoff amount, if any, any and all rights of redemption
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10 10. The date and place of the filing of the petition.
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11 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2027.
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