Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-402: Definitions

As used in this act:

1. "Amendment" means a document that removes an unlawful

restriction;

2. "Document" means a record recorded or eligible to be

recorded in land records;

3. "Governing instrument" means a document recorded in land

records that:

a. establishes a governing body responsible for

management of common areas or facilities used by more

than one owner of a property interest affected by the

document, and

b. requires contribution, enforceable by a lien on a

separate property interest, of a share of taxes,

insurance premiums, maintenance, or improvement of, or

services or other expenses for the common benefit of,

the real property described in the document;

4. "Index" means a system that enables a search for a document

in land records;

5. "Land records" means documents and indexes maintained by a

recorder;

6. "Owner" means a person that has a fee interest in real

property;

7. "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit

entity, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or

instrumentality, or other legal entity;

8. "Record", used as a noun, means information:

a. inscribed on a tangible medium, or

b. stored in an electronic or other medium and

retrievable in perceivable form;

9. "Recorder" means an officer authorized under other laws of

this state to accept a document for recordation in land records;

10. "Remove" means eliminate any apparent or purportedly

continuing effect on title to real property; and

11. "Unlawful restriction" means a prohibition, restriction,

covenant, or condition in a document that purports to interfere with

or restrict the transfer, use, or occupancy of real property:

a. on the basis of race, color, religion, national

origin, sex, familial status, disability, or other

personal characteristics, and

b. in violation of other laws of this state or federal

law.