Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-66: Purpose

The Legislature deems that the needs of the society of this

state require that persons claiming interests in real estate

contrary to the apparent title as shown by the county records and

decrees and judgments of the county courts and courts of general

jurisdiction come forward and make public their claims and the basis

thereof by filing of record a notice of such claim. This act shall

be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of

simplifying real estate transactions by permitting purchasers to

rely upon the status of title as reflected by the county records and

by the decrees and judgments of the aforementioned courts.